Retinue

Retinue is a gameplay mechanic introduced with the Blazing Deserts DLC.

Here you can see your retinue of non-combat followers that grant various advantages outside combat and upgrade your cart for more inventory space.

Followers

The Agent密探	Cost: 4.000
	The Agent has eyes and ears everywhere and knows where to go for current events to take advantage of and well-paying contracts both. Reveals available contracts and active situations in the tooltip of settlements no matter where you are
Have 90 Relations关系 (allied) with a noble house or city state

The Alchemist炼金术士

Cost: 2.500

The Alchemist is knowledgeable in crafting all kinds of mysterious contraptions and concoctions from exotic ingredients when given access to taxidermist equipment, and uses less material to do so.

Has a 25% chance of not consuming crafting components used by you

Unlocks Snake Oil蛇油 recipe to earn money by crafting from various low tier components

Craft 15 items at the Taxidermist剥制工坊
Have the Beasts & Exploration DLC installed

The Blacksmith铁匠

Cost: 3.000

Mercenaries are good at getting arms and armor destroyed, but not at maintaining them. The Blacksmith will take care of this tedious task quickly and efficiently, and can mend even equipment otherwise thought lost.

Repairs all Body Armor身体护甲, Headgear, Weapons and Shields worn by your men even if they're broken or lost because your man died

Increases repair speed by 20%

Reduces tool consumption by 20%

Repair 5 items at the smith in a settlement (Alt Key + Right Mouse Button at the Weaponsmith or Armorer)

The Bounty Hunter赏金猎人

Cost: 4.000

This colorful Bounty Hunter has a pocket full of contracts on the most dangerous individuals. He knows how to get them from hiding and will pay handsomely for any bounty fulfilled.

Significantly increases the chance of encountering Champions (+3%)

Pays between 300 and 750 for every Champion精英勇士 slain

Have 3 Named or Legendary items in your possession
Have the Warriors of the North DLC installed

The Brigand山贼	Cost: 2.500
	The Brigand may be old and weak now, but at one point his name was feared across the land. In exchange for a hot meal he happily shares with you what he learns from his contacts about caravans on the road. Makes you see the position of some caravans at all times and even if outside your sight radius
Raid 4 caravans

The Cartographer制图师	Cost: 2.500
	The Cartographer is a man of culture and knowledge, but he also realizes that traveling in the company of well-armed mercenaries is one of the best ways to safely see the world and explore places that few visited before. Pays you between 100 and 400 for every location you discover on your own. The further away from civilization, the more you're paid. Legendary Locations pay double.
Discover 1 of the Legendary Locations

The Cook厨师

Cost: 2.000

A good warm meal goes a long way towards healing body and mind. The Cook makes sure that no provisions go to waste, and provides the men with invigorating meals.

Makes all Provisions口粮 last 3 extra days

Increases hitpoint healing rate by 1 per hour

Have 8 different Provisions口粮 with you

The Drill Sergeant训练教官

Cost: 3.500

The Drill Sergeant was a mercenary once, but an injury ended his career prematurely. Now he drills discipline into your men and yells a lot to make sure that everyone learns from their mistakes.

Makes your men gain 20% more experience at level 1, with 2% less at each further level

Makes men in reserve never lose Mood from not taking part in battles

Retired a brother with a Permanent Injury

The Lookout瞭望员

Cost: 2.500

Having a quick Lookout with sharp eyes travel in advance of the company can prove invaluable in being aware of dangers and points of interests before others become aware of the company.

Increases your sight radius by 25%

Reveals extended information about footprints

Discovered 10 locations on your own

The Minstrel吟游诗人

Cost: 2.000

A good song and story play a large part in creating the reputation of a company. The Minstrel is a master of these crafts and will help to spread the word about your deeds to all ears - willing to hear them or not.

Makes you earn 15% more Renown with every action

Makes Tavern Rumors more likely to contain useful information

Visit every settlement on the map

The Tavern Rumors will only contain Contract Rumors, Location Rumors and Named Item Rumors

The Negotiator谈判专家

Cost: 3.000

The Negotiator is home to noble courts and fancy halls, and not used to travelling with a band of sellswords with muddy boots, but he is an expert on traversing the mire of social relations and contract negotiations.

Allows for more rounds of Contract negotiations with your potential employers before they abort, and without any hit to Relations关系

Makes good Relations关系 with any faction decay slower and bad Relations关系 recover faster by 15%

Complete 15 Contracts

You are 50% less likely to fail a negotiation for better payment
You are 25% less likely to fail a negotiation for payment in advance
The Relations关系 decay / recovery will be improved by 15%

The Paymaster军饷官

Cost: 3.500

The Paymaster takes care of all the day-to-day financial and organizational aspects of running a mercenary company, like paying out wages.

Reduces the daily wage of each man by 15%

Reduces the chance of Desertion by 50%

Prevents men demanding more pay in Events

Have a roster of 16 men

Prevents the following events from happening:
- Greedy Demands Raise, Noble More Pay Lowborn, Player Is Rich and Sellsword Gets Better Deal

The Quartermaster军需官

Cost: 3.000

With years of experience from traveling with caravans, the Quartermaster is able to squeeze and rotate any piece of gear, luggage or armor into the perfect spot to use space as efficiently as possible.

Increases the amount of Ammunition弹药 you can carry by 100

Increases the amount of Medical Supplies医疗物资 and Tools and Supplies工具与修缮物资 you can carry by 50 each

Complete 5 Escort Caravan护送商队 Contracts

Escort Envoy护送使者 Contracts don't work for this requirement

The Recruiter招募官

Cost: 3.000

The Recruiter is a sleazy jawsmith that tricks desperate people into joining a mercenary company to escape their poor lives, only to find their demise. Quite useful for anyone running a mercenary company.

Makes you pay 10% less up front for hiring new men, and 50% less for tryouts

Makes between 2 and 4 additional men available to recruit in every settlement

Recruit 12 men

The Scavenger拾荒者

Cost: 3.000

Whether the son of one of your men or an urchin you took pity on, the Scavenger pulls his weight by collecting bits and pieces from every battlefield.

Recovers a part of all ammo you use during battle

Recovers Tools and Supplies工具与修缮物资 from every armor destroyed by you during battle

Have a heart

Recovers 10-20% of spent ammo.
Only fully destroyed (not just damaged) enemy body armor and helmets are eligible for tools recovery.
Recovers up to 15% of tools needed to repair destroyed armor, capped at 60 tools. The actual amount recovered can be as low as half of that. In other words, the number of tools recovered is equal to 0.5-1% of maximum durability of destroyed enemy armor.

The Scout斥候

Cost: 2.500

The Scout is an expert in finding mountain passes, navigating through treacherous swamps, and guiding anyone safely through the darkest of forests.

Makes the company travel 15% faster on any terrain

Prevents Sickness疾病流行 and accidents due to terrain

Win 5 battles against Beasts

Prevents the following events from happening:
- Desert Bugbite, Desert Fall, Desert Feet, Desert Heat, Desert Sand, Mountains Are Dangerous and Sickness疾病流行

The Surgeon外科医生

Cost: 3.500

The Surgeon is a walking tome of anatomical knowledge. A mercenary company seems the perfect place both to apply that knowledge in healing, but also to learn more about how the insides of men are made up.

Makes every man without a Permanent Injury guaranteed to survive an otherwise fatal blow

Makes every Injury take one less day to heal

Treat 5 men with Injuries at a temple

The Trader商人	Cost: 3.500
	Southern traders are renowned for their bartering skills. Lucky you that you could convince one such master of haggling to join your company. And at such a bargain! Increases the amount of Trade Goods for sale by 1 for each location that produces them, like salt near salt mines, allowing you to trade at higher volumes
Sell 25 Trade Goods

Cart Upgrades

Free inventory slots - sometimes one is enough - are required to complete some ambitions or trigger certain events.

Donkey
This is your donkey. You start with 99 inventory slots. More or less depending on the chosen Origin.

Cart	Cost: 5.000
You can choose to buy a cart in order to gain 27 more inventory slots.

Wagon货车	Cost: 10.000
You can choose to buy a wagon in order to gain 27 more inventory slots.

Big Wagon大型货车	Cost: 20.000
You can choose to buy a big wagon in order to gain 27 more inventory slots.

Unlocking Follower Slots

Follower slots are unlocked when you reach a certain Renown level.

Renown Level	Renown Score	Number of Slots
Treacherous背信弃义	-500	0
Incompetent无能	-250	0
Unreliable不可靠	-100	0
Unknown未知	0	0
Recognized广受认可	250	1
Reliable可靠	500	1
Competent称职	750	2
Professional专业	1050	2
Reputable信誉良好	1400	3
Famed声名远扬	1800	3
Great伟大的	2250	4
Glorious荣耀	2750	4
Fabled传说中的	3350	5
Legendary传奇	4000	5
Invincible无敌	8000	5
Immortal不朽	14000	5