How to get Bannerlord caravans up and running

Struggling to make your Bannerlord caravans work for you? If it's not profitable yet and you've sunk time, money, and resources into making it work, here's where you could be going wrong.

Bannerlord caravans are non-controlled AI that travel across trade routes selling goods to cities and towns. If you want to find out a bit more about caravans before you send them off into the big wide world of Bannerlord, then we don't blame you - they're costly, after all. A caravan will set you back around 15,000 denar and you'll need 29 caravan guards to run one, which will have varied daily upkeep.

You can unlock caravans by speaking with merchants in villages by introducing yourself and choosing the option 'I wish to form a caravan in this town'. Caravans can be a very lucrative business, with the added benefit of when you send them off into the wild, they're almost not your problem anymore - you've just got to hope they'll bring back the dollar.

Read the rest of the story...