
Higher Trade skill decreases your trade penalty. The more profit you make, the more experience you gain towards Trade. Trade skill increases when you sell goods you bought for a profit.

You can get further rumors-often for far away places you’ve never been-by asking people in villages, town streets, or caravans on the world map for “news of the markets.” You can get them from going to the market in a town and checking the trade goods prices. Trade rumors are the information about the recent cost and selling price of goods in place you've visited. Trade rumors, trade penalties, and how to increase the trade skill Shops also have limited gold to buy goods, which you can check in the top left corner. When you’re looking at a shop’s inventory you can mouse over it for either buy, or sell, information based on where you’ve been. You can also see your collected trade rumors by highlighting a good, on a per-product basis.

Note: This information is more accurate and more clearly signposted as your character’s trade skill improves. Beige: Closer to the average, or base, price.Scout will let them see other parties to run from early enough to escape. Tactics will make their caravan more likely to win battles you’re not there for. Trade will see them make more money from transactions, Steward gives caravans more guards. The most important skill for a caravan leader is Trade, followed by Steward, Tactics, and Scout. Use the in-game Encyclopedia (N) to search for wanderers with those tags to recruit. Pay your money and pick a capable trader as your caravan’s leader.Ĭompanions with the epithets Spicevendor, Swift, and Bitterdraught are the best companions to lead a caravan, because they have the trade skill.

Tell them “I want to start a caravan in this town.”.In your chosen town, mouse over the important people in the top-right and choose a merchant.Find a town as your caravan base, preferable one you own.Find a free NPC companion and 15000 denars of seed money.To start your own NPC caravan, do the following: Just remember I'm not responsible for any of your precious goods getting pinched by bandit chancers. If you're ready to lay your money on the line, this guide will take you through the basics of caravan escorts, trading for profit, what to trade, and how to start your own caravans.
