
The chaos creates a dangerous world, with opportunities to capitalise on the uncertainty of the future. The empire of Calradia is plagued by inner conflict, tearing the structure of the old order as new lines are drawn on the map. Your strengths will vary depending on the attribute, skill and perk choices that you’ve made, but you will be able to see your best chances of success based on each dialogue option once you begin a conversation with them, as shown below. When you find and speak with a noble, you will need to use your strengths in speech to persuade them to hire the mercenaries.

You can also track the location that specific nobles were last seen at from the encyclopedia.

When you’re on the page for a particular noble, you will be able to check where they were last seen in Calradia, providing you with an indication of where to begin your search. If you’re having trouble finding anyone, you can use the encyclopedia by pressing and select Heroes or Clans to search for specific nobles. You may be able to find some within settlements, but they are more often found on the road, especially at the borders between kingdoms. The best way to find other nobles is by roaming the map in search of their parties. This will have a demoralising influence on you regular troops, eventually causing them to abandon your party.

You should prioritise this quest once you have it the longer the mercenaries remain in your party, the more food supplies and denars they will steal.
