Escort merchant caravan is a quest that can be given by the Guild Masters in towns.
In With Fire & Sword, it is given by mayors.
Briefing[]
Escort the merchant caravan to the town of (town).
Walkthrough[]
It consists of accompanying a caravan to a specified town. The caravan will follow you, but may be slower and can be left behind if you don't wait for them to catch up. This quest is fairly straightforward and easy to accomplish, but can take a long time depending on the distance, and the reward is somewhat meager.
This quest has an indefinite time limit, which "ends" upon being completed or the caravan being defeated.
Transcript[]
Quest Briefing[]
I am going to send a caravan of goods to (town). However with all those bandits and deserters on the roads. I don't want to send them out without an escort. If you can lead that caravan to (town) in (amount) days, you will earn (amount) denars. Of course your party needs to be at least (amount) strong to offer them any protection.
- Alright. I will escort the caravan.
- Excellent. I am counting on you then. Good luck.
- Sorry. I can't do that right now.
- Well the job will be available for few more days I guess. Tell me if you decide to take it.
Meeting Caravan[]
Caravan Master; "Greetings. You must be our escort, right?"
Player: "Yes. My name is (player). I will lead you to (town)."
Caravan Master: "Well, It is good to know we won't travel alone. What do you want us to do now?
- You follow my lead. I'll take you through a safe route.
- You stay here for a while. I'll go ahead and check the road.
Quest Completed[]
Well, we have almost reached (town). We can cover the rest of the way ourselves. Here's your pay... (amount) denars. Thanks for escorting us. Good luck.