Raiding Villages and Caravans

November 21, 2025

High-risk, high-reward raiding tactics and consequences.

Raiding Villages and Caravans

War in Calradia isn't just about glorious field battles; it's about logistics and economy. Raiding is a brutal but effective way to cripple your enemy's economy and feed your own army.

Village Raid in Progress

Why Raid?

Raiding serves three main purposes:

  1. Loot & Food: Desperate times call for desperate measures. A raided village yields grain, livestock, and trade goods.

  2. Economic Warfare: A raided village cannot pay taxes or produce food for its bound town, lowering the town's prosperity and food stocks.

  3. Provocation: Raiding a village is an act of war.

Consequences

Be warned: Raiding is not without cost.

  • Relation Loss: You will lose significant relation with the village notables and the owning clan. See Reputation & Relations.

  • Honor: Your character's Honor trait will decrease.

  • Criminal Rating: You will be marked as a criminal in that kingdom.

If you want to embrace this life, consider the Crime & Roguery Playstyle.

Raiding Villages

You have two options when approaching a hostile village:

Force Supplies to be Given

This is a "lite" raid. You demand goods. If they refuse, you fight the militia.

  • Pros: Faster, less relation penalty.

  • Cons: Less loot.

Raid and Burn

The full commitment. You strip the village bare and set it on fire.

  • Pros: Maximum loot, destroys village hearths (economy damage).

  • Cons: Takes time (during which you are vulnerable), massive relation penalty.

Raiding Caravans

Caravans are floating loot piñatas, but they bite back. Caravan Guards are heavily armored and mounted.

Caravan Ambush

  • Target: Look for caravans from factions you are at war with.

  • Loot: High-value trade goods (Velvet, Spice, Tools) and warhorses.

  • Speed: You need high Party Speed Mechanics to catch them.

Loot Tables & Strategy

Different cultures produce different goods.

  • Aserai: Dates, Horses.

  • Battania: Wood, Clay, Grapes.

  • Sturgia: Furs, Flax.

Knowing Economy & Trade Basics helps you choose the juiciest targets.

Looting Strategy

Hit and Run: Use cavalry-heavy parties to strike deep into enemy territory, burn a village, and flee before their army catches you.