Companions,Wanderers, and Wives. Oh my! [UPDATED 2024]

An attempt at a comprehensive guide for companion, wanderer, and spouse skills.

Rewritten in Feb 2024 by Matti! Huge thanks to him :)

If you have any critiques, additions, or questions feel free to ask in comments. I am very active! Apologies in advance for the garbage humor found inside.

Introduction

PLEASE READ THE GUIDE AND CAREFULLY READ FAQ BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS.

This guide provides information on wanderers in Mount & Blade: Bannerlord, organized by their respective cultures. A wanderer's surname indicates their base skill set. To find a specific character or skill, use ctrl+f.

Wanderers can be found in-game at:

Encyclopedia (N key) → Heroes → Occupation, Wanderer

Note: Locations may change, so check multiple times to avoid unnecessary travel across Calradia.

All wanderers are listed in the following format:

Name or Epithet

Level Gender, Age, Traits
List of the preselected skill values, but only those with values are listed.

Possible Skills

• Vigor: One Handed, Two Handed, Polearm
  
• Control: Bow, Crossbow, Throwing
  
• Endurance: Riding, Athletics, Smithing
  
• Cunning: Scouting, Tactics, Roguery
  
• Social: Charm, Leadership, Trade
  
• Intelligence: Steward, Medicine, Engineering

Attribute values and levels might be off by 1 sometimes. Since any skill not listed is randomly assigned a number which might have an impact on the levels and stats.
Try to avoid wanderers with levels 8, 12 and 16. These are having one less attribute point in the current version of the game.

Additional details include Traits, Gender, and starting Age (if applicable). Wanderers may express dissatisfaction with certain actions based on their Traits.

Traits:

• Cruel: Displeasure with Merciful behavior.
  
• Daring: Dislike for tactical retreats and troop sacrifices.
  
• Generous: Disapproval of troop starvation due to insufficient food supplies.

Aserai Wanderers

of the Wastes

L16 Male, 31, Devious, Closefisted
Vigor 3 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 20, Polearm 60
Control 5 - Bow 125, Crossbow 50, Throwing 110
Endurance 3 - Riding 70, Athletics 80
Cunning 4 - Scouting 170
Social 2 - Trade 30
Intelligence 2

the Engineer

L10 Male, 26, Daring, Honest, Impulsive
Vigor 3 - One Handed 20, Two Handed 10, Polearm 30
Control 4 - Bow 60, Crossbow 20, Throwing 30
Endurance 3 - Riding 40, Athletics 20
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Engineering 100

the Falcon

L18 Male, 25, Daring, Generous
Vigor 5 - One Handed 160, Two Handed 90, Polearm 150
Control 2 - Bow 40, Crossbow 10, Throwing 45
Endurance 4 - Riding 130, Athletics 70
Cunning 3 - Tactics 110
Social 3 - Leadership 145
Intelligence 2

the Golden

L18 Male, 23, Closefisted, Impulsive
Vigor 5 - One Handed 150, Two Handed 60, Polearm 150
Control 2 - Bow 40, Crossbow 15, Throwing 15
Endurance 4 - Riding 160, Athletics 70
Cunning 3 - Tactics 140
Social 3 - Leadership 100
Intelligence 2

the Hyena

L16 Male, 27, Cruel, Devious, Closefisted
Vigor 5 - One Handed 125, Two Handed 45, Polearm 140
Control 3 - Bow 50, Crossbow 10, Throwing 70
Endurance 4 - Riding 50, Athletics 150
Cunning 3 - Roguery 110
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Leopardess

L13 Female, 22, Daring, Generous
Vigor 3 - One Handed 50, Two Handed 10, Polearm 60
Control 3 - Bow 30, Crossbow 10, Throwing 80
Endurance 3 - Riding 10, Athletics 70
Cunning 3 - Roguery 120
Social 4 - Leadership 40, Trade 90
Intelligence 2

the Prince

L15 Male, 25, Devious, Merciful, Generous
Vigor 4 - One Handed 35, Two Handed 110, Polearm 70
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 20, Throwing 120
Endurance 3 - Riding 30, Athletics 70
Cunning 3 - Roguery 100
Social 3 - Charm 110
Intelligence 2

the Scholar

L14 Male, 26, Merciful, Closefisted
Vigor 3 - One Handed 50, Two Handed 10, Polearm 10
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 20, Throwing 10
Endurance 3 - Riding 20, Athletics 70
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Trade 50
Intelligence 4 - Medicine 180

the Spicevendor

L14 Female, 28, Honest, Merciful
Vigor 2 - One Handed 20, Two Handed 10, Polearm 10
Control 4 - Bow 20, Crossbow 120, Throwing 10
Endurance 3 - Riding 40, Athletics 90
Cunning 2
Social 4 - Leadership 30, Trade 110
Intelligence 3 - Steward 90

the Swordsman

L13 Male, 33, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 110, Two Handed 70, Polearm 50
Control 3 - Bow 15, Crossbow 15, Throwing 70
Endurance 4 - Riding 15, Athletics 120
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Charm 70
Intelligence 2

the Wanderer

L15 Female, 25, Daring, Calculating
Vigor 4 - One Handed 110, Two Handed 10, Polearm 125
Control 3 - Bow 20, Crossbow 10, Throwing 50
Endurance 3 - Riding 120, Athletics 40
Cunning 3 - Scouting 50, Tactics 60
Social 3 - Charm 40, Leadership 120
Intelligence 2

Battanian Wanderers

Blacktooth

L14 Male, 22, Cruel, Devious, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 75, Two Handed 60, Polearm 50
Control 4 - Bow 90, Crossbow 5, Throwing 120
Endurance 3 - Riding 25, Athletics 90
Cunning 3 - Scouting 90, Tactics 30
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Cowthief

L12+ Female, 22, Daring, Generous, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 60, Two Handed 90, Polearm 55
Control 3 - Bow 40, Crossbow 10, Throwing 30
Endurance 3 - Riding 90, Athletics 50
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Charm 45, Trade 45
Intelligence 3 - Steward 80

Fairhair

L15 Male, 28, Daring, Generous
Vigor 5 - One Handed 125, Two Handed 70, Polearm 50
Control 3 - Bow 25, Crossbow 5, Throwing 120
Endurance 4 - Riding 25, Athletics 140
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Horsethief

L16 Male, 27, Devious, Generous
Vigor 5 - One Handed 100, Two Handed 45, Polearm 110
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 5, Throwing 140
Endurance 4 - Riding 135, Athletics 70
Cunning 3 - Tactics 30, Roguery 95
Social 2 - Charm 30
Intelligence 2

Ironbelly

L14 Male, 35, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 105, Two Handed 55, Polearm 30
Control 4 - Bow 75, Crossbow 5, Throwing 130
Endurance 4 - Riding 25, Athletics 115
Cunning 2 - Tactics 25
Social 2 - Leadership 45
Intelligence 2

the Healer

L13 Female, 30, Calculating, Devious
Vigor 3 - One Handed 55, Two Handed 40, Polearm 35
Control 3 - Bow 95, Crossbow 5, Throwing 5
Endurance 4 - Riding 30, Athletics 115
Cunning 3 - Scouting 45, Tactics 25
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Medicine 95

the Ill-Starred

L13 Female, 26, Daring, Honest, Merciful
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 90, Polearm 50
Control 3 - Bow 50, Crossbow 5, Throwing 20
Endurance 5 - Riding 5, Athletics 120, Smithing 90
Cunning 2
Social 2 - Trade 15
Intelligence 2

the Ragged

L14 Male, 24, Honest, Merciful, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 60, Polearm 35
Control 4 - Bow 135, Crossbow 5, Throwing 70
Endurance 3 - Riding 65, Athletics 90
Cunning 3 - Scouting 70, Tactics 35
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Red

L12 Male, 28, Daring, Devious, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 45, Two Handed 110, Polearm 15
Control 3 - Bow 85, Crossbow 5, Throwing 15
Endurance 3 - Riding 5, Athletics 75
Cunning 2
Social 4 - Charm 65, Leadership 45
Intelligence 2

the Wanderer

L15 Female, 21, Daring, Calculating
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 45, Polearm 90
Control 4 - Bow 85, Crossbow 5, Throwing 90
Endurance 3 - Riding 25, Athletics 135
Cunning 3 - Scouting 70, Tactics 15, Roguery 95
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Empire Wanderers

of the Hills

L13 Male, 22, Daring, Honest, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 30, Polearm 60
Control 4 - Bow 90, Crossbow 100
Endurance 3 - Riding 10, Athletics 60
Cunning 3 - Scouting 75, Tactics 15, Roguery 40
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Black

L13 Female, 21, Daring, Generous
Vigor 3 - One Handed 90, Two Handed 20, Polearm 10
Control 4 - Bow 40, Crossbow 40, Throwing 90
Endurance 4 - Riding 10, Athletics 120
Cunning 3 - Scouting 20, Roguery 80
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Boar

L15 Male, 40, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 5 - One Handed 140, Two Handed 75, Polearm 105
Control 3 - Crossbow 20, Throwing 40
Endurance 3 - Riding 15, Athletics 105
Cunning 3 - Scouting 45, Tactics 90
Social 2 - Leadership 60
Intelligence 2

the Bull

L15 Male, 29, Daring, Devious, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 105, Two Handed 95, Polearm 60
Control 4 - Bow 20, Crossbow 60, Throwing 80
Endurance 3 - Riding 40, Athletics 120
Cunning 3 - Tactics 80
Social 2 - Leadership 60
Intelligence 2

the Butcher

L16 Male, 30, Cruel, Devious, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 105, Two Handed 50, Polearm 100
Control 5 - Bow 120, Crossbow 60, Throwing 105
Endurance 3 - Riding 20, Athletics 90
Cunning 3 - Roguery 110
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Dispossessed

L15 Female, 28, Honest
Vigor 4 - One Handed 80, Two Handed 20, Polearm 110
Control 3 - Bow 50, Crossbow 20, Throwing 20
Endurance 4 - Riding 140, Athletics 70
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Charm 90, Leadership 60
Intelligence 2 - Steward 80

the Exile

L13 Female, 23, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 3 - One Handed 30, Two Handed 15, Polearm 20
Control 3 - Bow 20, Crossbow 30
Endurance 3 - Riding 50, Athletics 40
Cunning 3 - Roguery 70
Social 3 - Trade 120
Intelligence 3 - Steward 105

the Robber

L16 Male, 22, Devious, Merciful, Generous
Vigor 3 - One Handed 85, Two Handed 70, Polearm 40
Control 5 - Bow 150, Crossbow 40, Throwing 100
Endurance 3 - Riding 20, Athletics 80
Cunning 4 - Scouting 85, Roguery 120
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Scholar

L13 Male, 29, Merciful, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 80, Two Handed 30, Polearm 40
Control 4 - Bow 50, Crossbow 60, Throwing 80
Endurance 3 - Riding 15, Athletics 80, Smithing 30
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Engineering 120

the Silent

L15 Male, 26, Daring, Merciful, Generous
Vigor 4 - One Handed 85, Two Handed 35, Polearm 120
Control 3 - Bow 20, Crossbow 40, Throwing 40
Endurance 3 - Riding 115, Athletics 35
Cunning 3 - Tactics 90
Social 3 - Leadership 120
Intelligence 2

the Surgeon

L11 Male, 31, Honest, Calculating, Generous, Merciful
Vigor 3 - One Handed 20, Two Handed 10, Polearm 50
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 30, Throwing 60
Endurance 3 - Riding 50, Athletics 30
Cunning 3 - Scouting 40
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Medicine 120

the Wanderer

L12 Female, 24, Daring, Calculating
Vigor 5 - One Handed 75, Two Handed 20, Polearm 105
Control 3 - Bow 20, Crossbow 40
Endurance 4 - Riding 15, Athletics 80, Smithing 70
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Khuzait Wanderers

Ironeye

L14 Male, 32, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 115, Two Handed 5, Polearm 95
Control 3 - Bow 75, Crossbow 5, Throwing 50
Endurance 4 - Riding 55, Athletics 95
Cunning 2 - Tactics 40
Social 3 - Leadership 55
Intelligence 2

the Alone

L8+ Female, 29, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 3 - One Handed 35, Two Handed 5, Polearm 10
Control 3 - Bow 50, Crossbow 5, Throwing 10
Endurance 3 - Riding 35, Athletics 45
Cunning 4 - Scouting 75, Tactics 20
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Fatherless

L13 Male, 22, Daring, Merciful, Generous, Calculating
Vigor 3 - One Handed 55, Two Handed 5, Polearm 55
Control 3 - Bow 95, Crossbow 5, Throwing 10
Endurance 4 - Riding 105, Athletics 55
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Charm 90, Leadership 40
Intelligence 3 - Steward 50

the Grey Falcon

L16 Male, 20, Honest, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 10, Polearm 125
Control 4 - Bow 105, Crossbow 5, Throwing 45
Endurance 4 - Riding 160, Athletics 55
Cunning 3 - Scouting 30, Tactics 90
Social 2 - Leadership 40
Intelligence 2

the Hawk

L16 Male, 27, Daring, Devious, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 95, Two Handed 20, Polearm 95
Control 4 - Bow 165, Crossbow 5, Throwing 10
Endurance 5 - Riding 145, Athletics 75
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Knowing

L11 Male, 29, Closefisted, Merciful
Vigor 3 - One Handed 45, Two Handed 20, Polearm 10
Control 3 - Bow 50, Crossbow 10, Throwing 10
Endurance 3 - Riding 95, Athletics 30
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Trade 65
Intelligence 3 - Engineering 90

the Mad

L14 Male, 21, Calculating, Devious
Vigor 4 - One Handed 85, Two Handed 5, Polearm 95
Control 3 - Bow 75, Crossbow 15, Throwing 50
Endurance 4 - Riding 135, Athletics 60
Cunning 3 - Scouting 30, Roguery 85
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Outcast

L14 Male, 22, Devious, Generous
Vigor 3 - One Handed 95, Two Handed 5, Polearm 55
Control 3 - Bow 75, Crossbow 5, Throwing 35
Endurance 4 - Riding 105, Athletics 60
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Leadership 75
Intelligence 3 - Steward 90

the Ragged

L14 Male, Daring, Devious, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 75, Two Handed 5, Polearm 85
Control 3 - Bow 85, Crossbow 5, Throwing 10
Endurance 5 - Riding 140, Athletics 105, Smithing 40
Cunning 2
Social 2 - Trade 60
Intelligence 2

the She-Wolf

L15 Female, 28, Daring, Devious, Calculating
Vigor 5 - One Handed 105, Two Handed 15, Polearm 135
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 5, Throwing 55
Endurance 4 - Riding 50, Athletics 150
Cunning 2 - Scouting 20, Tactics 45
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Swift

L15 Female, 21, Daring, Generous, Merciful
Vigor 4 - One Handed 100, Two Handed 15, Polearm 110
Control 3 - Bow 105, Crossbow 5, Throwing 10
Endurance 4 - Riding 90, Athletics 120
Cunning 3 - Scouting 50, Tactics 40
Social 2 - Trade 90
Intelligence 2

Sturgian Wanderers

Bloodaxe

L18 Male, 35, Honest, Calculating
Vigor 6 - One Handed 150, Two Handed 210, Polearm 95
Control 3 - Bow 15, Crossbow 5, Throwing 75
Endurance 4 - Riding 20, Athletics 155
Cunning 2 - Scouting 15, Tactics 55
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Breakskull

L12 Male, 27, Daring, Impulsive, Cruel
Vigor 5 - One Handed 90, Two Handed 110, Polearm 30
Control 4 - Bow 15, Crossbow 5, Throwing 80
Endurance 3 - Riding 35, Athletics 50
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Coalbiter

L14 Male, 30, Daring, Generous, Cruel, Impulsive
Vigor 5 - One Handed 90, Two Handed 140, Polearm 35
Control 2 - Bow 10, Crossbow 5, Throwing 40
Endurance 5 - Riding 35, Athletics 125, Smithing 70
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Frostbeard

L12 Male, 24, Daring, Generous, Merciful, Impulsive
Vigor 3 - One Handed 50, Two Handed 20, Polearm 10
Control 4 - Bow 90, Crossbow 20, Throwing 25
Endurance 4 - Riding 90, Athletics 50
Cunning 3 - Scouting 110
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Longknife

L12 Female, 26, Devious, Calculating, Generous
Vigor 4 - One Handed 105, Two Handed 10, Polearm 70
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 5, Throwing 65
Endurance 3 - Riding 35, Athletics 70
Cunning 4 - Scouting 50, Roguery 85
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Accursed

L9+ Female, 24, Daring, Honest, Merciful, Closefisted
Vigor 3 - One Handed 20, Two Handed 20, Polearm 10
Control 4 - Bow 35, Crossbow 25, Throwing 70
Endurance 3 - Riding 25, Athletics 70
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Engineering 70

the Fish

L14 Male, 23, Generous, Devious
Vigor 4 - One Handed 90, Two Handed 25, Polearm 20
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 5, Throwing 120
Endurance 4 - Riding 55, Athletics 130
Cunning 3 - Scouting 90, Tactics 45
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Lucky

L12 Male, 21, Daring, Generous
Vigor 4 - One Handed 100, Two Handed 60, Polearm 15
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 5, Throwing 50
Endurance 3 - Riding 20, Athletics 95
Cunning 2 - Tactics 20
Social 4 - Charm 70, Leadership 60
Intelligence 2

the Shieldmaiden

L17 Female, 29, Daring, Honest, Cruel
Vigor 6 - One Handed 175, Two Handed 20, Polearm 155
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 5, Throwing 80
Endurance 4 - Riding 25, Athletics 155
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 2

Willowbark

L9 Female, 28, Calculating, Merciful
Vigor 3 - One Handed 40, Two Handed 10, Polearm 25
Control 4 - Bow 35, Crossbow 15, Throwing 60
Endurance 3 - Riding 15, Athletics 40
Cunning 2
Social 2
Intelligence 3 - Medicine 90

Vlandian Wanderers

Barrelchest

L12 Male, 24, Honest, Generous
Vigor 4 - One Handed 35, Two Handed 85, Polearm 70
Control 3 - Bow 15, Crossbow 15, Throwing 30
Endurance 3 - Riding 35, Athletics 80
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Trade 90
Intelligence 3 - Steward 60

Bellowsbreath

L13 Male, Devious, Calculating
Vigor 4 - One Handed 80, Two Handed 110, Polearm 20
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 100, Throwing 20
Endurance 4 - Riding 45, Athletics 70, Smithing 55
Cunning 3 - Tactics 65
Social 2 - Leadership 35
Intelligence 2

Bitterdraught

L12 Male, 31, Merciful, Closefisted
Vigor 4 - One Handed 70, Two Handed 30, Polearm 50
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 30, Throwing 35
Endurance 2 - Riding 10, Athletics 50
Cunning 2
Social 3 - Charm 65, Trade 50
Intelligence 4 - Steward 75, Medicine 75

of the Hills

L16 Male, 27, Merciful, Cautious
Vigor 4 - One Handed 85, Two Handed 45, Polearm 80
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 135, Throwing 25
Endurance 4 - Riding 40, Athletics 150
Cunning 4 - Scouting 110, Tactics 60
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Black

L13 Female, 24, Daring, Generous, Cruel
Vigor 3 - One Handed 20, Two Handed 30, Polearm 55
Control 4 - Bow 55, Crossbow 85, Throwing 35
Endurance 3 - Riding 30, Athletics 90
Cunning 4 - Scouting 95, Roguery 110
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Brave

L14 Male, 21, Daring, Honest
Vigor 4 - One Handed 80, Two Handed 30, Polearm 90
Control 3 - Bow 15, Crossbow 25, Throwing 10
Endurance 4 - Riding 140, Athletics 30
Cunning 3 - Scouting 85
Social 2 - Leadership 45
Intelligence 2

the Grizzled

L15 Male, 27, Honest, Merciful
Vigor 5 - One Handed 95, Two Handed 60, Polearm 120
Control 3 - Bow 5, Crossbow 115, Throwing 5
Endurance 3 - Riding 50, Athletics 90
Cunning 3 - Scouting 50, Tactics 85
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Huntress

L16 Female, 26, Daring, Calculating
Vigor 4 - One Handed 75, Two Handed 45, Polearm 80
Control 5 - Bow 155, Crossbow 65, Throwing 60
Endurance 3 - Riding 40, Athletics 150
Cunning 3 - Scouting 90, Tactics 60
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Loud

L13 Male, 25, Daring, Closefisted, Impulsive
Vigor 5 - One Handed 80, Two Handed 40, Polearm 125
Control 2 - Bow 5, Crossbow 5, Throwing 5
Endurance 4 - Riding 110, Athletics 40
Cunning 2 - Tactics 45
Social 3 - Leadership 65
Intelligence 2

the Shark

L14 Male, 27, Devious, Closefisted, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 95, Two Handed 35, Polearm 70
Control 4 - Bow 20, Crossbow 45, Throwing 105
Endurance 3 - Riding 20, Athletics 120
Cunning 3 - Scouting 30, Roguery 80
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Smith

L11 Female, 24, Generous, Merciful, Impulsive
Vigor 4 - One Handed 45, Two Handed 75, Polearm 40
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 30, Throwing 20
Endurance 4 - Riding 20, Athletics 55, Smithing 95
Cunning 2 - Tactics 30
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Tracker

L15 Male, Merciful
Vigor 4 - One Handed 95, Two Handed 55, Polearm 110
Control 3 - Bow 10, Crossbow 75, Throwing 55
Endurance 4 - Riding 45, Athletics 110
Cunning 3 - Scouting 120, Tactics 35
Social 2
Intelligence 2

the Wainwright

L12 Female, 26, Calculating, Generous, Cruel
Vigor 4 - One Handed 60, Two Handed 20, Polearm 25
Control 4 - Bow 30, Crossbow 80, Throwing 10
Endurance 3 - Riding 10, Athletics 90
Cunning 2
Social 2 - Trade 25
Intelligence 3 - Engineering 95

Smiths and Crafters

These Wanderers either start with points in Smithing, or have enough Endurance so they can reach Smithing 275 by level 20.

Smithing Skill

the Smith (Vlandia): Smithing 95
the Ill-Starred (Battania): Smithing 90
Coalbiter (Sturgia): Smithing 70
the Wanderer (Empire): Smithing 70
Bellowsbreath (Vlandia): Smithing 55
the Ragged (Khuzait): Smithing 40
the Scholar (Empire): Smithing 30

Endurance

Coalbiter (Sturgia): Smithing 70
the Ill-Starred (Battania): Smithing 90
the Ragged (Khuzait): Smithing 40
the Smith (Vlandia): Smithing 95

Quartermasters and Stewards

These characters have a high steward skill and can be used as quartermasters for the players party, if you decide to forego leveling the Steward skill yourself.

Steward Skill

the Exile (Empire): Steward 105
the Outcast (Khuzait): Steward 90
the Spicevendor (Aserai): Steward 90
Cowthief (Battania): Steward 80
the Dispossessed (Empire): Steward 80
Bitterdraught (Vlandia): Steward 75
Barrelchest (Vlandia): Steward 60
the Fatherless (Khuzait): Steward 50

Intelligence

No wanderers start with a high enough Intelligence to hit Steward 275 by level 20.

Scouts and Wayfinders

Increases party speed, Line of sight, and adds footprints to the overworld map. Recommended to have in your party, if your main character does not level it.

Scouting Skill

of the Wastes (Aserai): Scouting 170
the Tracker (Vlandia): Scouting 120
Frostbeard (Sturgia): Scouting 110
of the Hills (Vlandia): Scouting 110
the Black (Vlandia): Scouting 95
Blacktooth (Battania): Scouting 90
the Fish (Sturgia): Scouting 90
the Huntress (Vlandia): Scouting 90
the Brave (Vlandia): Scouting 85
the Robber (Empire): Scouting 85
of the Hills (Empire): Scouting 75
the Alone (Khuzait): Scouting 75
the Ragged (Battania): Scouting 70
the Wanderer (Battania): Scouting 70
Longknife (Sturgia): Scouting 50
the Grizzled (Vlandia): Scouting 50
the Swift (Khuzait): Scouting 50
the Wanderer (Aserai): Scouting 50
the Boar (Empire): Scouting 45
the Healer (Battania): Scouting 45
the Surgeon (Empire): Scouting 40
the Grey Falcon (Khuzait): Scouting 30
the Mad (Khuzait): Scouting 30
the Shark (Vlandia): Scouting 30
the Black (Empire): Scouting 20
the She-Wolf (Khuzait): Scouting 20
Bloodaxe (Sturgia): Scouting 15

Cunning

No wanderers start with a high enough Cunning to hit Scouting 275 by level 20.

Surgeons and Healers

Increases healing rate and decreases chance of a kill upon troops falling in combat. Good to always have one in your party to save on recruitment costs and time. Their perks are also pretty good for being a governer if you have some high level healers. Careful, they might get handsy with you.

Medicine Skill

the Scholar (Aserai): Medicine 180
the Surgeon (Empire): Medicine 120
the Healer (Battania): Medicine 95
Willowbark (Sturgia): Medicine 90
Bitterdraught (Vlandia): Medicine 75

Intelligence

No wanderers start with a high enough Intelligence to hit Medicine 275 by level 20.

Engineers and Architects

Going to be good at Sieges and construction. If you need to rapidly rebuild a settlement these guys are going to be your go to governors. Recommend having one in your party. These guys never had any friends in high school so they thought "I bet I can make a machine to launch a 90kg projectile 300 meters accurately into Chads face" and feckin did it. Medieval version of a school shooter.

Engineering Skills

the Scholar (Empire): Engineering 120
the Engineer (Aserai): Engineering 100
the Wainwright (Vlandia): Engineering 95
the Knowing (Khuzait): Engineering 90
the Accursed (Sturgia): Engineering 70

Intelligence

No wanderers start with a high enough Intelligence to hit Engineering 275 by level 20.

Alleyleaders and Rogues

The dishonorable bandits. These people can be used as Alley leaders, should you one over. Only the towns prosperity affects the denars you get.

the Leopardess (Aserai): Roguery 120
the Black (Vlandia): Roguery 110
the Butcher (Empire): Roguery 110
the Hyena (Aserai): Roguery 110
Horsethief (Battania): Roguery 95
the Wanderer (Battania): Roguery 95
Longknife (Sturgia): Roguery 85
the Mad (Khuzait): Roguery 85
the Black (Empire): Roguery 80
the Shark (Vlandia): Roguery 80
the Exile (Empire): Roguery 70
of the Hills (Empire): Roguery 40

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MultiSkilled Wanderers - 4 Surnames

A few wanderers in this game seem to have multiple main skill sets which leads to them being very good at very specific roles (such as party leaders). Overachievers if you ask me.

the Black - (Vlandian)
Vig: 0 120 0
Ctr: 160 0 0
End: 0 90 0
Scouting: 80
Roguery: 120

the Gray Falcon
the Grey Falcon (Depending on how you spell it just so people who Ctrl+F find this)
VIG: 90 0 0
CTR: 105 0 0
END: 100 0 0
Scouting: 40
Tactics: 40

Bitterdraught
VIG: 70 0 0
CTR: 0 0 70
END: 0 70 0
Medicine: 60
Charm: 80
Trade & Steward: 40

Tacticians - 6 Surnames

Tacticians do good at auto resolve battles as well as giving bonuses to troop morale, and debuffs to enemy morale. Personally I see no use for them other than party leaders. You really shouldn't grab these guys up unless you really want a specific companion to lead another army in your empire as tactics and leadership should be skills your main player character is specialized in. Offspring and spouses will be better suited for this. The inventors of the term "Broken Arrow"

The Golden
VIG: 180 0 190
CTR: 0 0 150
END: 190 0 0
Tactics: 100

The Falcon
VIG: 120 0 130
CTR: 0 0 110
END: 130 0 0
Tactics: 100

The Silent,
Vig 130 120 140
Ctr 0 0 0
End 130 90 0
Tactics 60

The Brave
VIG: 100 90 110
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 110 70 0
Tactics: 60

The Outcast
VIG: 90 0 0
CTR: 105 0 0
END: 100 0 0
Tactics: 60

The Lucky
Vig 90 140 110
Ctr 0 0 0
End 0 70 0
Tactics 60

Note: There is a lot of overlap between tacticians and good warriors. I did my best to sensibly split them based on tactical skill.

Generic Warriors - 21 Surnames

Note: There is a lot of overlap between tacticians and good warriors. I did my best so sensibly split them based on tactical skill. I have had some changes of opinion after playing this game more. These guys after leveling up can literally make or break battles. Considering how absurd some of the high level perks are having an extra warrior or two on your front line that have very high swing speed weapons smithed by the player character will turn the tides of a battle.

These guys are good at one thing. Chopping the heads off of greedy landlords. Viva La Revolution ☭!

the She-Wolf,
Bloodaxe,
The Swordsman
VIG: 150 200 170
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 110 0
Tactics: 30Bloodaxe)

the Shieldmaiden,
the Red,
the Bull,
BreakSkull
VIG: 120 170 140
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 90 0
Tactics: 40 (the Bull)

the Loud
VIG: 130 120 140
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 130 90 0
Tactics: 40

the Boar,
Ironeye
VIG: 160 0 170
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 0 0
Tactics: 30

Fairhair
VIG: 130 0 140
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 0 0

Wronged - (Vlandian)
VIG: 120 0 130
CTR: 0 0 110
END: 130 0 0

the Wanderer - (Aserai)
VIG: 120 0 130
CTR: 0 0 110
END: 130 0 0
Leadership: 50

Barrelchest
VIG: 90 140 110
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 70 0

the Wanderer - (Imperial)
VIG: 100 0 110
CTR: 0 0 0
END: 0 0 0

IronBelly
VIG: 160 0 0
CTR: 0 0 130
END: 0 130 0
Tactics: 30

The Grizzled
VIG: 120 0 0
CTR: 0 140 0
END: 0 0 0
Tactics: 30

The Hawk
VIG: 120 0 0
CTR: 130 0 0
END: 120 0 0

The Fatherless
VIG: 90 0 0
CTR: 105 0 0
END: 100 0 0

The Wronged - (Battanian)
VIG: 130 0 0
CTR: 0 0 110
END: 0 110 0

The Wronged - (Vlandian)
VIG: 120 0 130
CTR: 0 0 110
END: 130 0 0

Best Wives and Suitors (OUTDATED)

This category will be the top 2-5 of each available gender. If you want to marry one of the B tier or lower wives feel free but I am not planning on listing them here.

Wives

Best Wives IMO

Arwa (Aserai)
Arwa is the baddest ♥♥♥♥♥ in town. You got some big cahoneys if you think you can control her. The kind of girl that makes everybody scream "yes queen" when she sacks the entirety of Calradia single handed.
VIG: 210 190 220
CNT: 160 100 170
END: 210 130 0
Tactics: 120
Charm: 140
Trade: 40
Steward: 100


Liena and Silvind (Vlandia)
Liena is first and foremost a leader. Whether you want her to lead an army or a settlement she will take them to victory. Her army of Simps can win any auto resolve battle you send them into.
VIG: 180 180 180
CNT: 150 120 120
END: 140 120 0
Tactics: 160 100 (Silvind)
Charm: 80 140 (Silvind)
Trade: 120 80 (Silvind)
Steward: 110 120 (Silvind)

Yana
VIG: 120 120 120
CNT: 100 80 80
END: 100 80 0
Tactics 140
Charm 60
Trade 120
Steward 140

Sora (N. Empire)
What Sora lacks in Fighting skills she makes up for in governance. The kind of girl you bring home and then never let leave the keep because she rakes in too much money. Remember this is 1085 AD kidnapping hasn't been invented yet.
(All other skills are 0)
Riding: 90
Charm: 60
Trade: 140
Steward: 160

Liena Template is used for all 8 upper level (20+) wives except for Arwa. Again they all have variations on the non combat skills. I believe Silvind has the best alternative skill set to this template. The rest either have far lower skills or worse combinations of these skills. None have leadership or Roguery unfortunately.

Sora template is used for all 15 low level (0-20) wives. They have 0 combat skills and then various combinations of the above skills. The only one who breaks this is Idrun who gets 140 Roguery and 80 leadership. Still not a good set of skills considering the other wives available are far better.

All Credit for Husbands goes to Maverick on steam. He compiled the data for us to use.

Top 2 Suitors: More will be added at the full release of the game.

Fenagan
Burly and strong. This man drinks from skulls most days and saves fair maidens on the weekends.
VIG: 270 270 270
CNT: 225 180 180
END: 200 180 0
Tactics: 140
Charm: 80
Trade: 60
Steward: 80

Temion
The kind of guy you bring home to your folks. Has a way with words and will rake in relations with nobles faster than you could ever hope to.
VIG: 160 150 170
CNT: 95 70 70
END: 170 110 0
Tactics: 140
Charm: 180
Trade: 100
Steward: 150

FAQ

How can I help?

If you are interested in contributing to the project then please feel free to add me on steam and send a message.

I found a companion that is not on your list?

Most likely it is an old companion that has not despawned from your save. If you find a companion that is not on my list on a FRESH SAVE then feel free to let me know.

Check the version the guide is up to date for and the version you are running before commenting that you found a companion that we missed.

You forgot to add Companion attribute points?!?!

Companions will sometimes have unspent perk points, trait points, or attribute points. These are not consistent enough for me to list them as it seems to solely be effected by the companions r.n.g. and/or the game forgetting to autoset them sometimes so the AI takes over.

It seems that the base character attributes (VIG CTR etc) are randomized for wanderers after some testing. There is currently no way to accurately predict what a companions attributes will be when you hire them. This guide is currently just for a general outline on their actual skills. I will be updating it as time goes by and if we find a way to determine this.

Why won't you add traits?

Traits are currently barely functional. I have no motivations to go through and change all these values when they inevitably get changed. I will be waiting for either a trait overhaul update or the full release of the game to do all this work. Feel free to PM me if you want to compile the traits yourselves and I will allow you to add them to the guide.

The game updated and added new companions/wanderers. Do I need to start a new campaign to get them?

Upon new updates to the companion lists you have two options.

1.Start a new campaign to get immediate access to a fresh group of companions.
2. Wait for them to very slowly pop into an existing save. It seems that the Wanderers slowly get replaced over time. Emphasis on slowly.

What if a wanderer didn't RNG do I need to start a new game to get them?

Read above question

The encyclopedia is showing inaccurate locations?

It is bugged and/or not even supposed to show locations in general. it seems that taverns r.n.g. the companions that spawn at them weekly or else whenever you first enter the tavern.

How was this guide made?

Currently the methodology is to go to the gamefiles to find out how many different wanderer surnames there are and then spend time in game restarting campaigns to get all their skills. It can be is a pain in the booty.


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[Brutalus]

I have kept this guide up in a tab as I play since I found it. I have used it for ever companion I have recruited for the entire game until I just hit tier 6.

[Gitsmasher]

Its irrelevant, but i think multi talented companions are sectrely a bast**d. Inherited their Fathers many skills yet none the privileges. "The Brave" , a vlandian companion make no secret of this .

[Matti]

I forgot to list companions for Alleys / Rogue stuff.

Need at least 30 Roguery, not the Mercy trait; other helpful skills: Tactics, Leadership, Steward. But which scales what how, no idea.

[Matti]

Personaly I'd probably recommend splitting it up by:
* Governors
* Captains
* Party Leaders
* Caravan Leaders
* Party Functionality: Scouts / Medics / Quartermaster / Engineers.
and just listing maybe the top 2-3 per culture for these roles (after possible respec).

My favorite is probably the tank captain build: 250 Athletics or Riding + 225 Engineering. That is +10 armor to each equipped armor piece of the troops... basically upgrading the defenses of all troops by at least a tier. But the rng leveling engineering is painful af.

[Odin]

Insert genuine shock emoji. Matti you may have just saved this guide lmao. They must have made these files accessible sometime around launch.

[Matti]

From the files. Names, ages and cultures of the wanderers are in Sandbox/ModuleData/spspecialcharacters.xml

Skills are listed in SandboxCore/ModuleData/sandboxcore_skill_sets.xml

[Odin]

@Matti

Are you getting your Data from playing the game or are you using a tool to extract the data? Either way I state in the guides description that it is currently abandoned because the tools I used to use to get all the data don't work anymore.

[Matti]

This is not up to date anymore:

Smithing Companions are:
* Empire: The Scholar (30), The Wanderer (70)
* Sturgia: Coalbiter (70)
* Vlandia: The Smith (95), Bellowsbreath (55)
* Battania: The Ill-Starred (90)
* Khuzait: The Ragged (40)
* Aserai: None

Would probably have to redo all the lists. Since there have been massive changes. Also I count up to 26 companions with Scouting higher than 0. Probably could tierlist them.

[Troubles The Cat]

Although I suppose that means I can just fill my party with women companions

[Troubles The Cat]

Damn that sucks