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* TheArcher: Starts with a bow and points in Power Draw, which allows her to use strong bows from the start.
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* KnifeNut: Starts with both a regular dagger and ones for throwing. It is implied they were her favorite means of conducting her job, too.
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* CrutchCharacter: Starts out as the highest-leveled hero in the game with the highest weapon proficiencies and even comes with some rudimentary medical skills which allow you to turn him into a CombatCleric if you want.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Most of them start with a sword.
* MagikarpPower: Pretty much all of them. Only around half of them come with decent weapons, 80% wear civilian clothes, and a single one comes with his own horse, and all of them are completely reliant on you to outfit them with better gear. A good suit of armor typically costs between 6000 and 12000 denars, a helmet another 2000, gauntlets and boots together also 5000, a melee weapon anything between 3000 and 7000, a good shield another 2000 and a horse also 2000. This is typically an investment between 15000 and 25000 denars, before you can start comparing them to a Swadian knight, which you may not have on hand for most of the game, especially since outfitting your main character typically takes precedence. Thus, they will probably wear stuff you salvaged from random sea raiders for much of the game, and be distinctly inferior in combat compared to an unnamed knight who automatically gets [[InfinityMinusOneSword coat of plates armor, an arming sword and a charger]]. Late-game, once you can afford to buy them plate armor and unique weapons, and have optimized their stats and skills, they will likely become your best fighters.
* MultinationalTeam: There are two Swadians (Firentis & Katrin), two Vaegirs (Alayen & Klethi), two Khergits (Baheshtur & Borcha), two Nords (Deshavi & Matheld) and two Rhodoks (Bunduk & Ymira). Of each of these pairs, one has an upper-class upbringing, while the other has a lower-class background, to further contrast with each other. The rest of the heroes has an even more exotic background, so your party will almost certainly be this.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: Each hero has two other ones they don't get along with. Keeping two heroes that dislike each other around can sometimes be possible with careful party management, keeping them around with both their disliked ones is impossible.
* RagsToRiches: It is possible to give all of them fiefs as your vassals, if you decide to become king or queen. For most of the low-born ones in particular this is a massive jump in status.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: And how. A significant amount of them even join up to get out of trouble with local authorities.
* TheSmartGuy: This is their principal use, since the fighting can be done just as well (and in some cases better) by your RedShirtArmy. Fittingly, pretty much all of them have above average intelligence. In fact, Alayen and Bunduk are the only ones to not have Intelligence as their best or second-best stat.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: All of them are found in taverns.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Most of them start with a sword.
* MagikarpPower: Pretty much all of them. Only around half of them come with decent weapons, 80% wear civilian clothes, and a single one comes with his own horse, and all of them are completely reliant on you to outfit them with better gear. A good suit of armor typically costs between 6000 and 12000 denars, a helmet another 2000, gauntlets and boots together also 5000, a melee weapon anything between 3000 and 7000, a good shield another 2000 and a horse also 2000. This is typically an investment between 15000 and 25000 denars, before you can start comparing them to a Swadian knight, which you may not have on hand for most of the game, especially since outfitting your main character typically takes precedence. Thus, they will probably wear stuff you salvaged from random sea raiders for much of the game, and be distinctly inferior in combat compared to an unnamed knight who automatically gets [[InfinityMinusOneSword coat of plates armor, an arming sword and a charger]]. Late-game, once you can afford to buy them plate armor and unique weapons, and have optimized their stats and skills, they will likely become your best fighters.
* MultinationalTeam: There are two Swadians (Firentis & Katrin), two Vaegirs (Alayen & Klethi), two Khergits (Baheshtur & Borcha), two Nords (Deshavi & Matheld) and two Rhodoks (Bunduk & Ymira). Of each of these pairs, one has an upper-class upbringing, while the other has a lower-class background, to further contrast with each other. The rest of the heroes has an even more exotic background, so your party will almost certainly be this.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: Each hero has two other ones they don't get along with. Keeping two heroes that dislike each other around can sometimes be possible with careful party management, keeping them around with both their disliked ones is impossible.
* RagsToRiches: It is possible to give all of them fiefs as your vassals, if you decide to become king or queen. For most of the low-born ones in particular this is a massive jump in status.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: And how. A significant amount of them even join up to get out of trouble with local authorities.
* TheSmartGuy: This is their principal use, since the fighting can be done just as well (and in some cases better) by your RedShirtArmy. Fittingly, pretty much all of them have above average intelligence. In fact, Alayen and Bunduk are the only ones to not have Intelligence as their best or second-best stat.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: All of them are found in taverns.
* DumbMuscle: He starts with the second-highest strength of all heroes, right after Bunduk (and Bunduk is level 9, whereas Alayen starts at level 2). He has also the lowest intelligence of all of them.
* UpperClassTwit: And how.
--> '''Alayen:''' And before I join, can you lend me 300 denars, so that I can buy some proper clothing that befits a gentleman of noble birth such as myself. The coat on me has been worn down badly due to my recent bad fortune, and I cannot let common soldiers mistake me as one of their own.
--> '''Alayen:''' And before I join, can you lend me 300 denars, so that I can buy some proper clothing that befits a gentleman of noble birth such as myself. The coat on me has been worn down badly due to my recent bad fortune, and I cannot let common soldiers mistake me as one of their own.
* TooCleverByHalf: He is an educated man and considers himself as much. However, his dogmatic adherence to established teachings means he sometimes falls into the same traps as those he considers beneath him. For example, he dismisses Katrin's palm readings as superstitious nonsense, because... to cast a genuine horoscope you would need properly educated astrologists.
* LovableCoward: He actually likes it when you run away from battle.
* LovableRogue: Or at least Marnid thinks so.
* LovableRogue: Or at least Marnid thinks so.
** Not only is he the best pathfinder in the game in absolute terms due to his high intelligence, but he is also the only of the three to be able to ride (in fact, Deshavi and Klethi are the only heroes unable to ride a horse). This means that if you run an all-cavalry army, he will be one of your most important assets. Deshavi and Klethi (the two heroes that are redundant to have, if you have him) also just so happen to be the ones he doesn't get along with, allowing him to fit into a very wide range of parties.
* JustTheFirstCitizen: He calls himself Tribune instead of Lord, if you give him a fief.
* TeamDad: He is one of the older heroes, as he mentions having been a soldier for at least 20 years, and he and Katrin are together supposedly almost 100 years old. That said, he will adress you as "Brother" or "Sister" (unlike the other party members, who tend to call you "Captain" or "Sir".
* BlackVikings: Almost literally. Despite being from a Nord village, she has rather dark skin and wiry hair. It is implied that her family isn't ethnically Nord, though, and that her village merely has Nord overlords.
* TheCynic: By far the most bitter and resentful companion in the game. Talking to her will be mostly about how much she hates her hometown, how much she hates Calradia, and especially how much she hates bandits.
* TheCynic: By far the most bitter and resentful companion in the game. Talking to her will be mostly about how much she hates her hometown, how much she hates Calradia, and especially how much she hates bandits.
* BeardOfSorrow: Has a rather unkempt appearance. He also has the lowest Charisma of all heroes in the game.
* HairTriggerTemper: His FatalFlaw. It is implied he gets angry very easily and becomes uncontrollable in such situations.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Despite not being one (it is unknown whether Calradia even has a religious system), he looks exactly like a stereotypical Catholic monk with his pilgrim clothes, his staff and his tonsured head. He even acts like a confessor in his relationship with Firentis.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She had two sons, who both died young.
* TeamMom: Strongly implied to be the oldest hero in the game. She even calls you "laddie".
* TeamMom: Strongly implied to be the oldest hero in the game. She even calls you "laddie".
* EvilRedhead
* FiveFingerDiscount: This was her preferred way of pepping up her income, and also the reason she got into trouble with her last employer.
* FiveFingerDiscount: This was her preferred way of pepping up her income, and also the reason she got into trouble with her last employer.
* KnifeNut: Starts with both a regular dagger and ones for throwing. It is implied they were her favorite means of conducting her job, too.
* BadBoss: He ''likes'' it when your army suffers hunger or sustains heavy losses.
* DrowningMySorrows: What he's doing when you meet him.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: He was proud to be an honest merchant. He still stays honest when fighting for you, he just isn't a merchant any longer.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: He was proud to be an honest merchant. He still stays honest when fighting for you, he just isn't a merchant any longer.
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* CoolHorse: He comes with his own courser, which may be worth more than he himself is at low levels.
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* WeakButSkilled: His strength and agility are actually very low for a combat-focused character, but he compensates with high skill scores.
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* CrutchCharacter: Starts out as the highest-leveled hero in the game with the highest weapon proficiencies and even comes with some rudimentary medical skills which allow you to turn him into a CombatCleric if you want.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Strongly implied to be the youngest hero in the game, given her naiveté even by the standards of her sheltered upbringing and the fact that girls in medieval times were usually married off at the age of 15 or 16.
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* PatheticallyWeak: Jeremus is notorious for his physical weakness and his ability to be knocked out easily, so much so that even significantly low damage can render him unconscious in battle. There have even been speedruns to see how fast he could get knocked out, with the current World Record topping at 1:19 minutes.
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* PatheticallyWeak: Jeremus is notorious for his physical weakness, weakness and his ability to be knocked out easily, so much so that even significantly low damage can render him unconscious in battle. There have even been speedruns to see how fast he could get knocked out, with the current one World Record topping at 1:19 minutes.
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* PatheticallyWeak: Jeremus is notorious for his physical weakness, so much so that even significantly low damage can render him unconscious in battle. There have even been speedruns to see how fast he could get knocked out, with the current one topping at 1:19 minutes.
** "Jeremus knocked unconscious" will be something you'll hear a lot if you have him fight in battles.
** "Jeremus knocked unconscious" will be something you'll hear a lot if you have him fight in battles.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mostly averted, though in terms of companion likes/dislikes he is Klethi with a few minor tweaks.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Averted; his story is unlike any of the base game's characters.
** However, if you ask him about Right to Rule and try to land him with a fief, he will default to Marnid's dialogue and he fills a similar spot in the likes/dislikes lineup.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Averted; his PlayedWith. His story is unlike any of the base game's characters.
**characters. However, if you ask him about Right to Rule and try to land him with a fief, he will default to Marnid's dialogue and he fills a similar spot in the likes/dislikes lineup.
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* ChristmasCake: Is a middle aged, unmarried female. She shows interest in Bunduk.
** Worth noting that she had two sons, both of whom were killed in Calradia's wars.
** Worth noting that she had two sons, both of whom were killed in Calradia's wars.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: His name is a combination of Beheshti, an Iranian word meaning 'from paradise' and Bahahdur, the Turkish (and Mongolian) word for 'badass warrior'.
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* [[ProudMerchantRace Proud Merchant Race Guy]]: While he does join your party as a soldier, he is by trade a merchant and butts heads with Bashetur because the latter often speaks of raiding caravans.
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* MisterExposition: In-universe, he writes the Beda Chronicle which is used as interludes and as the epilogue for the story mode.
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List of heroes in ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade''.
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!!Original and Warband
[[folder:Alayen]]
!! Alayen
A Vaegir noble who has decided to earn his fortune as a mercenary.
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* BattleCouple: With Ymira.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Both he and Ymira were disinherited by their fathers, and they get along quite well.
* BlueBlood: Again, he's a Vaegir noble. It's also what stops him from truly proposing to Ymira.
* HeroicLineage: His father earned his reputation as a hero for defending Rivacheg against a Nord invasion.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Turned to mercenary work because he was barred from inheriting the family estates by his father.
* {{Pride}}: Takes his status as a nobleman seriously.
** This puts him at odds against Marnid, who views him as nothing more than a mere merchant, something Marnid gets annoyed with even though he's saved his life once.
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[[folder:Artimenner]]
!! Artimenner
An experienced engineer who seeks an escort out of town after a contract goes bad.
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* BadassBookworm: The best Engineer in the game, to start, as well as a reasonably competent soldier.
* TheEngineer: As noted above.
* IgnoredExpert: In his backstory, he told his last employer that the tower he was working on would collapse if he cut corners, but the latter insisted on doing things his own way. Then the tower collapsed, killing the employer to boot.
** Klethi believes him to be a sorcerer because of his engineering schematics.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He is also familiar with medical texts of a historical doctor named Galerian, which becomes a source of friction with Jeremus who disagrees with the ancient texts on many matters.
* TheSmartGuy: Starts with high Intelligence.
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[[folder:Baheshtur]]
!! Baheshtur
A proud Khergit lord who is on the run.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: His name is a combination of Beheshti, an Iranian word meaning 'from paradise' and Bahahdur, the Turkish (and Mongolian) word for 'badass warrior'.
* BarbarianHero: Somewhat, with all the raiding and pillaging he speaks fondly of. Ironically, he does call you a barbarian in his first encounter.
** This also leads to his friction with Marnid, because Marnid was a merchant of the kind that Baheshtur used to raid and hopes to raid in the future.
* BloodKnight: At least, he takes pleasure in killing his family's ancient rivals.
* BlueBlood: Again, he's a Khergit lord.
* BornInTheSaddle: He's a Khergit.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Starts out highly proficient with all forms of weapons, though does not begin with a bow.
* CulturedBadass: He's quite eloquent for a steppe nomad and has high Intelligence when you first recruit him.
* FeudingFamilies: Took up being a mercenary because he sought to continue his family's feud against the Khan's wishes.
* HorseArcher: As befitting his heritage as a Khergit noble, he starts out with high levels in Horse Archery.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He believes that the Khergits' decision to settle down and tie themselves to cities and the comforts of civilization will make them weak and easy prey for the next wave of conquerors from the steppes.
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[[folder:Borcha]]
!! Borcha
A would-be horse thief who enjoys plundering innocents. Also a Khergit, but quite different from Baheshtur.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He enjoys looting and killing, but he considers killing downed enemies to be a step too far. This leads to problems with Klethi, who does just that.
* HorseArcher: In earlier versions.
* TheRustler: He's in trouble because someone else in the town you meet him in accused him of being a horse thief. He insists that it was just an honest mistake, and the horse closely resembled his own.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Has spotting, tracking and path finding as his initial skills.
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a long time when the game was in beta, he and Marnid were the only recruitable companions.
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[[folder:Bunduk]]
!! Bunduk
A former Rhodok sharpshooter turned mercenary and wandering drunkard.
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* AntiHero: One of the more ... violent companions.
* ColdSniper: Really doesn't like nobles. Really loves his crossbow.
* AFatherToHisMen: He comes into conflict with Lezalit over styles of leadership: Bunduk believing in this trope, Lezalit believing a soldier should be more scared of his commander than his enemy.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: How he ends his long career.
* UnfriendlyFire: He will threaten to shoot Lezalit with his crossbow, but never carries through.
* WorkingClassHero: Even if promoted to a vassal and given a fief, he insists on being called 'Tribune'. He also dislikes raiding villages and, if chosen as a herald to gain Right to Rule, he'll claim you'll protect the rights of the commoners. Deshavi objects to that, though.
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[[folder:Deshavi]]
!! Deshavi
A woman who was sold into marriage, kidnapped by bandits, but is now a free woman.
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* AbusiveParents: They sold her into an ArrangedMarriage she strongly objected to.
* TheArcher: Starts with a bow and points in Power Draw, which allows her to use strong bows from the start.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: How she builds support for your bid for kingship - by promising that you would erect gallows across Calradia and hang any bandit as a warning to others. Ymira objects to this.
** Worth noting that this is also why she objects to Bunduk's claim for bolstering your Right to Rule: she knows Bunduk means well but believes that no bandit should have the right to appeal to the king and escape justice that way.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Has spotting, tracking and path finding as her initial skills.
* TraumaCongaLine: Has had a really tough life before joining you, which leads to her aforementioned hatred of bandits.
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[[folder:Firentis]]
!! Firentis
An honorable knight, attempting to find redemption for killing his brother.
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* AccidentalMurder: Killed his brother in a drunken rage when they were quarrelling over the same woman.
* TheAtoner: The reason he joins your party is to help atone for killing his brother.
* BlueBlood: He's from a noble house in Suno, whose lords seem to consider themselves a cut above even other Swadian nobility.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He sees delivering justice to Calradia as part of his process of atonement and doesn't like dishonorable actions such as robbing villages.
** He also believes that this is how a King should rule; preventing violence from being required. Matheld objects to the idea.
* NecessaryEvil: Considers killing to be this.
* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Although he does not complain about heavy action and understands that it is necessary to humble warlords and kill bandits to give Calradia peace, he does have a distaste for killing.
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[[folder:Jeremus]]
!! Jeremus
A skilled surgeon and "natural philosopher" with a penchant for overly-fancy terms.
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* CombatMedic: Not too fond of violence, but you can make him one.
* IgnoredExpert: He mentions in his backstory that one of his patients died from fevers after the family refused to give him the medication Jeremus recommended, which was "a tincture of willow bark". Willow bark is the base ingredient of aspirin.
* InsufferableGenius: While most scholars are this to a degree, he's the worst by ''far''.
** BunnyEarsLawyer: He is, however, a damned good medic even early on; once levelled up properly he's still pretty damn insufferable but undoubtedly a genius.
* TheMedic: Starts with points in all medical skills, making him ideal for the role, and went to a university to learn such.
* ThatOldTimePrescription: See IgnoredExpert.
** He also tends to go against ancient texts by a figure named Galerian, saying that most of it was junk, but there is kernels of truth there. His disregard for the ancient texts where they are wrong causes Artimenner to assume him to be a fraud.
* TheSmartGuy: He's a "natural philosopher" (i.e. a scientist) by training, which is reflected by his high Intelligence.
* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Dislikes fighting too often. However, this does help him bond with Firentis, and both would like Calradia to eventually have peace.
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[[folder:Katrin]]
!! Katrin
An unsuccessful merchant looking for a new life.
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* ArmsDealer: Got her experience by dealing to armies.
* ChristmasCake: Is a middle aged, unmarried female. She shows interest in Bunduk.
** Worth noting that she had two sons, both of whom were killed in Calradia's wars.
* FortuneTeller: To bolster your Right to Rule, Katrin takes a look at your palm and claims that your "King's Line"/"Emperor's Line" is very long, and indicates there is some prophecy associated with it. Artimenner objects to using this to bolster your right to rule, however.
* JokeCharacter: Kinda sorta started as one during the early build of the game. Of the skills she has, the only useful one is "Inventory Management", which is of no use to her, since she's a follower and not a leader.
** The ''[[http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/board,328.0.html Silverstag]]'' mod averts this. It adds several special abilities (granting some passive bonus to the party) to hirable companions. Katrin has one which is calculated from her Inventory Management, which makes her automatically resupply the ammunitions of the allied units.
*** In the latest builds following the addition of the party roles and traits systems, she is now the best possible Supply Master in the game, With her Chef trait double the duration of spoiling foods allowing them to actually be useful, vastly improving the morale bonus from foods, and her ridiculous +7 Inventory management means her personal inventory is large enough to literally carry a massive army's worth of food from the moment you pick her up. Can also make a decent quartermaster as well if she's given some trade skill but Marnid is still the best for that role.
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[[folder:Klethi]]
!! Klethi
A sociopathic girl who needs to get out of town - fast.
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* AntiHero: Yup.
* DarkActionGirl: Was an assassin before joining up with you.
* DecadentCourt: Encourages this when promoting your Right to Rule.
* KnifeNut: Comes with a dagger and throwing knives, and also likes to slit throats of wounded enemies.
* ProfessionalKiller: Ex-professional killer, anyways.
* SociopathicHero: She does show great loyalty to you for one, though.
* TokenEvilTeammate: [[http://mountandblade.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_tactics This wiki article about planning a party of heroes]] includes a guide suggesting two companions setups (built accordingly to their mutual like-dislike relations): one for early game, one for later in the campaign. The early party is especially made of heroes not relucting to raid villages or caravans (which is an easy way to gain money in early parts of a campaign), the second includes more honourable heroes who dislike those actions. Despite her background and not disliking raid actions, she appears in the suggestions of "good" party members.
** She also is noted by Borcha to slit the throats of defeated enemies. She claims it's to find "hidden contraband" (IE: money).
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[[folder:Lezalit]]
!! Lezalit
A strict swordsman who specializes in TrainingFromHell.
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* BloodKnight: A subdued example. He believes that if you are worthy of being King of Calradia, you should not only be able to unite the six nations in game, but also conquer the further out parts of the former Calrad Empire. Katrin objects to this, however.
* BlueBlood: He's a nobleman from [[HufflepuffHouse Geroia]].
* DrillSergeantNasty: His last job was training peasants into soldiers for the Vaegirs. He was fired because the lord who employed him thought he was too brutal. This leads him into conflict with Ymira, who dislikes liberal use of flogging and hanging to keep order.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Puts a facade to make the troops more efficient. However, Ymira believes that it may not be a façade at all and that he genuinely enjoys his punishments.
* HobbesWasRight: A firm believer of this, thinking that a commander must be feared by his subordinates. He also objects to Borcha's recommendation of gaining right to rule by saying that people must be kept in check with an iron fist - "with whips and nooses if necessary".
* TheStrategist: Notably, he chooses a strategy nearly identical to generally-accepted "best" army composition - Rhodok spears for the center, Nord infantry on the flanks, Vaegir archers, Swadian and Sarranid melee cavalry to smash the enemy, and Khergit horse archers for mobile support. He even says he would serve an army like that free of charge.
** However, he does not employ it himself as a Lord, instead recruiting troops based on the culture of his fiefs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marnid]]
!! Marnid
A brilliant merchant from Geroia who ran afoul of misfortune.
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* IntrepidMerchant: He's apparently been all over for trading. He is also the best trader in the game, at first.
* MagikarpPower: Starts at level 1 with terrible equipment and mediocre abilities outside of intelligence. If you're willing to invest in him, he can surpass Artimenner or Jeremus as an engineer or a medic
* [[ProudMerchantRace Proud Merchant Race Guy]]: While he does join your party as a soldier, he is by trade a merchant and butts heads with Bashetur because the latter often speaks of raiding caravans.
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a long time when the game was in beta, he and Borcha were the only recruitable companions. Both of them also like each other, though Marnid feels the need to keep an eye on his purse around Borcha.
[[folder:Matheld]]
!! Matheld
A Nord widow looking to reclaim her rightful lands from her opportunistic brother-in-law.
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* ActionGirl: She's very proficient with a wide array of weapons and has points in Athletics and Power Strike.
** AffirmativeActionGirl: Calradia is a sexist land, remember? She was basically shafted by her brother-in-law for being a woman, in fact, despite having apparently proven herself to be her husband's equal in all matters.
* ArrangedMarriage: Offers to help Ymira find one, which causes friction between them.
* BattleCouple: She formed one with her husband in the backstory.
** She does have a liking to Nizar, though.
* BloodKnight: Face battle with relish and dislikes retreating. This puts her at odds with Firentis' advice on ruling Calradia.
* BlueBlood: She's a Nord noblewoman.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She offers to, once she had retaken her inheritance, arrange a marriage for Ymira with one of the household warriors. Matheld meant it as a way to help her, believing Ymira would have few prospects after being disinherited by her father. Ymira simply walks away.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The most intense in the game. She's proud of her Nord heritage, with all that that implies.
* WarriorPoet: According to Nizar, she sings Nord battle songs when fighting, which helps them become friends.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nizar]]
!! Nizar
A famous swordsman, horseman and poet.
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* BattleCouple: With Matheld.
* BloodKnight: Basically decides to take up arms with your company because he's bored.
* BoisterousBruiser: Faces battle with relish and dislikes retreating.
* TheCasanova: According to him, at least. He claims to be on the run from a cuckolded husband and in need of a convenient exit when you first find him. This also causes friction with Alayen, who considers him as having no respect for a woman's honor.
* MilesGloriosus: probably a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, but his combats stats are nowhere near the level his boasting suggests they should be.
* WarriorPoet: Professes to be skilled at both war and poetry, and his starting stats certainly back him up. This also helps him become friends with Matheld.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rolf]]
!! Rolf
A member of the House of Rolf. Allegedly.
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* GentlemanAdventurer: According to himself, anyway.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: He comes from the "noble and puissant" House of Rolf. Or so he claims.
* SmallNameBigEgo: It's likely he's just a bandit with delusions of grandeur; especially since his right to rule advice is to basically fake a lineage giving you a claim by blood to be Calradia's king.
** Deshavi claims that he was part of a group called the "Brethren of the Woods", a bandit group, and is quite familiar with the Woods of Ehlerdah which are said to be thick with bandits.
** [[TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight The Cloudcuckoolander May Be Right]]: However, he is listed as a noble in the game files, possibly lending some credence to his claims.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ymira]]
!! Ymira
A gentle girl who fled from her ArrangedMarriage.
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* HairOfGold: She's a mostly kind-hearted blonde.
* MagikarpPower: Starts at level 1 with terrible equipment and mediocre abilities outside of intelligence. If you're willing to invest in her, she can surpass Artimenner or Jeremus as an engineer or a medic.
* RunawayFiance: She's on the run from an arranged marriage with a man she's disgusted by.
* TheSmartGuy: Starts with high Intelligence.
* WideEyedIdealist: She basically becomes a mercenary to demonstrate she can take care of herself and because it's sounds fun, with hardly a clue as to what that really entails. She also objects to Deshavi's suggestion for gaining support on the grounds of needing to leave room for mercy.
** This also causes friction between her and Lezalit, as while she understands that military life is difficult, she thinks he genuinely takes pleasure in his cruelty.
[[/folder]]
!!Viking Conquest
[[folder: In General]]
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: Partially averted. While most of them are of low level (6 to 12) when recruited, if they are a specialist in an area expect at the very least 7 or even 9 points in the relevant skills. For example, Agathinos starts with engineering ''9''.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Mixed. In story mode, it may be necessary to kill them or they may choose to leave on their own accord at certain points. However, if the story campaign is continued into Sandbox, they can be recruited again even if you had personally killed them as if nothing had happened but the usual instances of companions leaving the party.
* SupportingLeader: Unlike the base game, the leadership skill is useful to companions as they can contribute to your party size with it.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: All of them are based on the companions from the base game, though how much this applies varies per companion. Some such as Reginhard have been completely reinvented from their base character, others have similarities but also enough differences like Brunhild, and others just had the names changes like Clovis.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Played (mostly) straight in sandbox mode as in the base game, but in the story mode this only really applies to optional companions.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Aganthinos]]
!! Aganthinos
A Christian engineer from Constantinople kidnapped by some Varangian Guardsmen who was sold to the Jarl of Hordaland, who managed to buy his freedom.
In story mode, he approaches the player while they are in the area after clearing Odin's Cave, and is an optional companion. In sandbox mode he can be found in any city at random.
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* TheEngineer: Basically what he specializes in, joining the player shortly before they are to head to England where sieges will be required.
* TheSmartGuy: He begins with a whopping ''18'' Intelligence when recruited, amongst the highest values available.
* SquishyWizard: Well, squishy ''engineer'', but the trope remains as Agathinos is not very good in a fight.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's basically Arteminner from the base game.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ailchu]]
!! Ailchu
An Irish peasant with high agility and skirmishing talent, Ailchu thinks extremely highly of himself and his skills as both a warrior and a poet.
In story mode, he is an optional hero who can be recruited in Caiseal, while in sandbox he can be found anywhere.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He has Nizar's backstory and dialogue, though in terms of likes and dislikes he actually fills Lezalit's position, the dialogues for which have been customized.
* WarriorPoet: Really confident in his skills as a warrior, and really wants to be sung of.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Asbjorn]]
!! Asbjorn
A Danish doctor who served as one of the judges at the Thing near Ribe, Asbjorn has taken an interest in the player as they seem to be wrapped up in the goings-on of the northlands and what is to come, and lends his services rather than returning home.
In story mode, he can join the player after the Thing in Ribe has ended and, if needed, a holmgang completed. In sandbox, he can appear in any mead hall.
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* TheMedic: His primary role, beginning with seven points in each of the relevant skills.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with West Seaxe against the Norse, he will leave the party.]]
* SquishyWizard: Thoroughly averted; he begins just as strong as he is intelligent, allowing him to use the heaviest armor from the get-go and he can level up further to increase his toughness in combat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Jeremus, particularly noticeable in his right-to-rule and fief dialogues.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Beda]]
!! Beda
A Christian priest from East Engle, Beda was captured by Sven Bull-Neck and made a slave to [[spoiler:assist the player's mother, also in his captivity]] and is eventually sent to meet with the player in the Boar Grove, and joins the party afterwards.
In Sandbox mode, the above does not happen but he can still join for free if found in any tavern to aid the player.
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* ButThouMust: He is an obligatory recruit for the player's party during story mode, though luckily he doesn't intrude on anything the way Reginhard does.
* KnightTemplar: Extremely zealous about his Christian faith, which causes problems with multiple companions.
** Ironically, he has no problems assisting a player that chose to join Northumbyre and the Norse invasion, though his recruitment occurs well after that event.
* MadeASlave: Though he's gotten over it rather quickly.
* MisterExposition: In-universe, he writes the Beda Chronicle which is used as interludes and as the epilogue for the story mode.
* SquishyWizard: The above comes at cost of his combat statistics being utterly terrible - he does have a passable Ironflesh and Power Throw score, but lacks the strength to use heavy armor.
* SupportPartyMember: He is not as good an engineer as Agathinos, nor as skilled a medic as Asbjorn, and he isn't as much of a secondary leader as Solvieg, but he has a strong mix of Intelligence and Charisma that lets him fill both roles at once or as a backup.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mostly averted, though in terms of companion likes/dislikes he is Klethi with a few minor tweaks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bodo]]
!! Bodo
A man of the Kingdom of Asturias (in the Cantabrian region of modern-day Spain), Bodo is one of the most important characters in the story mode having become the player character's friend during their journey to Friese, and then by revealing that [[spoiler: the player's mother survived Sven's attack.]] He remains with the player for the rest of the campaign [[spoiler:unless the player sides with the Norse.]]
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* DeathSeeker: Mild case after surviving the raid on the Woden Ric; he knows he should be dead but understands he has to make his second chance count. [[spoiler: He will get his wish when the story returns to his home, though whether it is in vain or not depends on which side the player fights for.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Technically, his first appearance in the prologue, but he does not become a companion until later.
* JackOfAllStats: He has a very even distribution of attributes, though oriented towards combat and leadership rather than intelligence skills. Ultimately though, he is better as a warrior than a support party member.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with the Norse when the option to leave for West Seaxe comes, he will leave the party.]]
* SupportingLeader: His skillset puts him pretty firmly into this role, with both combat and Leadership skills to be useful in a fight and to boost the party size.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Firentis, as repentance seeking warriors, though the similarities end there.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: For the player, at least. [[spoiler: The fact that he is an agent for the King of Asturias and carrying a letter about and army to fight the Great Army led by the sons of Ragnar is the reason the Woden Ric is attacked in the first place.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Brunhild]]
!! Brunhild
A Frisian woman originally from Doccinga, Brunhild was taken by the Jarl of Kennemer to be a maid (or at least that was what her father, Thonkirk, was told), but she was ultimately made a slave by the Jarl, instilling in her a hate for the Danish. She joins the player as they leave Friese behind them as part of escaping. Her story remains the same in the Sandbox mode, though she can be encountered in any tavern instead.
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* BlueBlood: Despite being a former slave, she is considered to be a noble for the purposes of being granted a fief should the players become an independent ruler.
* MadeASlave: Which has traumatized her to no end and instilled in her a hatred for the Danish.
* MagikarpPower: Similar to Ymira in the base game, she has a high intelligence and can become a capable healer or other support character given enough time. However as attribute points are much rarer in Viking Conquest, she is limited to being a light skirmisher or providing support skills.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with the Norse when the option to leave for West Seaxe comes, she will leave the party.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ymira, though their similarities end at being young women with little combat skills entering adventure. For one, Brunhild begins with some combat points invested rather than having absolutely none as Ymira does.
* UndyingLoyalty: Puts a lot in it with the player at first, as the player assists them in escaping from a life of slavery, which is why Solvieg likes her. [[spoiler: Make sure it absolutely is undying via the relation score, or if you stay with the Norse when the option to turn on them comes up she will leave.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Caio]]
!! Caio
A Roman-Briton who lived in Hardian's Wall along with his father and brothers, Caio is released to join the player if they bring eight units of wheat to the refugees living in its shadows. An expert tracker, he can be an invaluable addition to the party. His recruitment remains the same in both Sandbox and Story mode.
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* ArmyScout: His role in the party, with extremely high Pathfinding and Spotting from the get-go. Tracking is not his forte, however.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Borcha in terms of team role and likes/dislikes.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ceawlin]]
!! Ceawlin
A Saxon warrior who hires on with the player's shield wall if found and recruited in a tavern. He really hates Britons and Picts, seeing them as inferior.
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* AmazonChaser: He likes Solvieg for her toughness.
* TheBigGuy: He has a starting strength of ''twenty'', meaning he can max out all strength based skills like Ironflesh and Power Strike and with one additional attribute point he can use the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Troll's Axe]] to cut his way through any opposition on the player's behalf.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Bunduk, if you replace a hatred for the nobility with a hatred of Britons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clovis]]
!! Clovis
A Frankish nobleman living in exile who can join the player's shield wall as a way to keep some dignity in his life. In campaign he is recruited in Cantwaraburgh, while in sandbox he can be found in any mead hall.
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* TheBigGuy: Though Cealwin is much stronger than him, Clovis dwarfs almost every other character and still remains one of the stronger recruitable heroes, though he is a bit more well rounded in his skills.
* BlueBlood: He is a Frankish nobleman in exile, so this comes with the territory.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Though he seems to be an arrogant noble warrior, he has a rather high intelligence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's Alayen with the serial numbers filed off, right down to his dialogue.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Donnchadh]]
!! Donnchadh
A laconic Gael with no tolerance for Picts.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Fills the role of Rolf in the original game, including companions doubting his nobility.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: On recruitment, at least. His starting armor consists of little more than pants.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dwywei]]
!! Dwywei
A Pict woman who was separated from her warband on a scouting mission and was blamed for its failure, forcing her to flee from her people. She eventually took up residence in the Stone Circle within modern-day Wales under the protection of a druid, but seeks to leave as he is crazy.
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* ActionGirl: Of the sniper variety with her crossbow, though she begins with enough points in power draw that she can use a longbow instead.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Where Caio handles Pathfinding and Spotting, Dwywei handles the actual Tracking skill.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Deshavi, though without the murderous hatred of bandits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Egil]]
!! Egil
A bastard son of Horik Gottfredsson who joins the player's party to get out from that shadow and make a name for himself. [[spoiler: He is actually a spy sent by his father to keep tabs on your adventures, and serves as your link to him after an ambush at Ulf's farmstead.]]
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* BlueBlood: Averted; though his backstory makes a point of him being the son of a king, he is also a ''bastard'' son and is not considered a noble, meaning that landing him will anger vassals.
* JumpedAtTheCall: He was really eager to get out of his father's shadow and start fighting to earn a name for himself, rather than just being a bastard son serving as a Huscarl for that reason alone.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:be forced to duel him in a Holmgang, it will require them to kill him.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Averted; his story is unlike any of the base game's characters.
** However, if you ask him about Right to Rule and try to land him with a fief, he will default to Marnid's dialogue and he fills a similar spot in the likes/dislikes lineup.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Helgi]]
!! Helgi
A Sviar (Swedish) warrior who had come to Bebbanburh to train warriors, but was discharged due to how harsh his training is.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Lezalit, though in terms of companion likes/dislikes he is closer to Nizar and unlike Lezalit is not a noble companion.
* TrainingFromHell: He's based on Lezalit, what did you expect?
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Morgant]]
!! Morgant
A Welsh Briton who killed a rival and had to flee.
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* StayInTheKitchen: He has a rather firm idea of what roles a woman should have, which causes friction with Solvieg who refuses to be ordered around like a tavern wench. Does not come up at all with a female player character, though.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Baheshtur in both story and being built as a riding skirmisher.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Reginhard]]
!! Reginhard
A Frisian traitor who first betrayed the brother of a Frisian rebel leader to the Jarl of Kennemer, and then again betrays the aforementioned leader to the player to kill him.
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* ButThouMust: You can tell him that he'll be leaving after his relevance to the story passes, but you don't get to remove him until [[spoiler: the Holmgang, should he betray you.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He has the most dislikes of any companion in Viking Conquest - most only have two dislikes and a few have three, but Reginhard sits at ''five'' total, all of which are mutual in dislike. While Story Mode prevents companions from leaving to maintain the integrity of the plot, in sandbox mode this makes Reginhard more trouble than he's worth in most parties.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:be forced to duel him in a Holmgang after he sells you out to Sigurd Ragnarson, you will have to kill him in single combat.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The most notable aversion of the roster; while he fills Matheld's role in the lineup of heroes the only thing he shares with her is being a warrior.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Solveig]]
!! Solveig
A Norse warrior woman who has been shadowing the player for some time. In story mode, she will assist the player when he or she is ambushed in Denmark while separated from the party and should she survive the encounter she will offer her service. In sandbox mode, she can be recruited in any tavern.
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* ActionGirl: Of the three female companions she is the one who takes this furthest, barring a female player character built for combat.
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: As a warrior, she is rather average and her starting equipment means she is highly likely to die during her introduction in story mode. As a supporting leader and skill with words, by contrast, she is the best companion available.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, if she dies in her introduction (or the player is defeated), she cannot be recruited. Even if she is, should the player [[spoiler:join with West Seaxe against the Norse, she will leave the party.]]
* SupportingLeader: Her primary role as she has a Charisma of ''18'' on recruitment and her Leadership is almost maxed out as well, increasing your party size.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Matheld in terms of being a Norse warrior woman, but primarily fills Katrin's role in terms of likes and dislikes.
[[/folder]]
'''Heroes''' | [[Characters/MountAndBladeFactions Factions]] ([[Characters/MountAndBladeWarbandVikingConquestFactions Viking Conquest Factions]])]] -]]]
List of heroes in ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade''.
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[[foldercontrol]]
[[header:Heroes]]
!Heroes
!!Original and Warband
[[folder:Alayen]]
!! Alayen
A Vaegir noble who has decided to earn his fortune as a mercenary.
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* BattleCouple: With Ymira.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Both he and Ymira were disinherited by their fathers, and they get along quite well.
* BlueBlood: Again, he's a Vaegir noble. It's also what stops him from truly proposing to Ymira.
* HeroicLineage: His father earned his reputation as a hero for defending Rivacheg against a Nord invasion.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Turned to mercenary work because he was barred from inheriting the family estates by his father.
* {{Pride}}: Takes his status as a nobleman seriously.
** This puts him at odds against Marnid, who views him as nothing more than a mere merchant, something Marnid gets annoyed with even though he's saved his life once.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Artimenner]]
!! Artimenner
An experienced engineer who seeks an escort out of town after a contract goes bad.
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* BadassBookworm: The best Engineer in the game, to start, as well as a reasonably competent soldier.
* TheEngineer: As noted above.
* IgnoredExpert: In his backstory, he told his last employer that the tower he was working on would collapse if he cut corners, but the latter insisted on doing things his own way. Then the tower collapsed, killing the employer to boot.
** Klethi believes him to be a sorcerer because of his engineering schematics.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He is also familiar with medical texts of a historical doctor named Galerian, which becomes a source of friction with Jeremus who disagrees with the ancient texts on many matters.
* TheSmartGuy: Starts with high Intelligence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Baheshtur]]
!! Baheshtur
A proud Khergit lord who is on the run.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: His name is a combination of Beheshti, an Iranian word meaning 'from paradise' and Bahahdur, the Turkish (and Mongolian) word for 'badass warrior'.
* BarbarianHero: Somewhat, with all the raiding and pillaging he speaks fondly of. Ironically, he does call you a barbarian in his first encounter.
** This also leads to his friction with Marnid, because Marnid was a merchant of the kind that Baheshtur used to raid and hopes to raid in the future.
* BloodKnight: At least, he takes pleasure in killing his family's ancient rivals.
* BlueBlood: Again, he's a Khergit lord.
* BornInTheSaddle: He's a Khergit.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Starts out highly proficient with all forms of weapons, though does not begin with a bow.
* CulturedBadass: He's quite eloquent for a steppe nomad and has high Intelligence when you first recruit him.
* FeudingFamilies: Took up being a mercenary because he sought to continue his family's feud against the Khan's wishes.
* HorseArcher: As befitting his heritage as a Khergit noble, he starts out with high levels in Horse Archery.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He believes that the Khergits' decision to settle down and tie themselves to cities and the comforts of civilization will make them weak and easy prey for the next wave of conquerors from the steppes.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Borcha]]
!! Borcha
A would-be horse thief who enjoys plundering innocents. Also a Khergit, but quite different from Baheshtur.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He enjoys looting and killing, but he considers killing downed enemies to be a step too far. This leads to problems with Klethi, who does just that.
* HorseArcher: In earlier versions.
* TheRustler: He's in trouble because someone else in the town you meet him in accused him of being a horse thief. He insists that it was just an honest mistake, and the horse closely resembled his own.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Has spotting, tracking and path finding as his initial skills.
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a long time when the game was in beta, he and Marnid were the only recruitable companions.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bunduk]]
!! Bunduk
A former Rhodok sharpshooter turned mercenary and wandering drunkard.
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* AntiHero: One of the more ... violent companions.
* ColdSniper: Really doesn't like nobles. Really loves his crossbow.
* AFatherToHisMen: He comes into conflict with Lezalit over styles of leadership: Bunduk believing in this trope, Lezalit believing a soldier should be more scared of his commander than his enemy.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: How he ends his long career.
* UnfriendlyFire: He will threaten to shoot Lezalit with his crossbow, but never carries through.
* WorkingClassHero: Even if promoted to a vassal and given a fief, he insists on being called 'Tribune'. He also dislikes raiding villages and, if chosen as a herald to gain Right to Rule, he'll claim you'll protect the rights of the commoners. Deshavi objects to that, though.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Deshavi]]
!! Deshavi
A woman who was sold into marriage, kidnapped by bandits, but is now a free woman.
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* AbusiveParents: They sold her into an ArrangedMarriage she strongly objected to.
* TheArcher: Starts with a bow and points in Power Draw, which allows her to use strong bows from the start.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: How she builds support for your bid for kingship - by promising that you would erect gallows across Calradia and hang any bandit as a warning to others. Ymira objects to this.
** Worth noting that this is also why she objects to Bunduk's claim for bolstering your Right to Rule: she knows Bunduk means well but believes that no bandit should have the right to appeal to the king and escape justice that way.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Has spotting, tracking and path finding as her initial skills.
* TraumaCongaLine: Has had a really tough life before joining you, which leads to her aforementioned hatred of bandits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Firentis]]
!! Firentis
An honorable knight, attempting to find redemption for killing his brother.
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* AccidentalMurder: Killed his brother in a drunken rage when they were quarrelling over the same woman.
* TheAtoner: The reason he joins your party is to help atone for killing his brother.
* BlueBlood: He's from a noble house in Suno, whose lords seem to consider themselves a cut above even other Swadian nobility.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He sees delivering justice to Calradia as part of his process of atonement and doesn't like dishonorable actions such as robbing villages.
** He also believes that this is how a King should rule; preventing violence from being required. Matheld objects to the idea.
* NecessaryEvil: Considers killing to be this.
* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Although he does not complain about heavy action and understands that it is necessary to humble warlords and kill bandits to give Calradia peace, he does have a distaste for killing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jeremus]]
!! Jeremus
A skilled surgeon and "natural philosopher" with a penchant for overly-fancy terms.
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* CombatMedic: Not too fond of violence, but you can make him one.
* IgnoredExpert: He mentions in his backstory that one of his patients died from fevers after the family refused to give him the medication Jeremus recommended, which was "a tincture of willow bark". Willow bark is the base ingredient of aspirin.
* InsufferableGenius: While most scholars are this to a degree, he's the worst by ''far''.
** BunnyEarsLawyer: He is, however, a damned good medic even early on; once levelled up properly he's still pretty damn insufferable but undoubtedly a genius.
* TheMedic: Starts with points in all medical skills, making him ideal for the role, and went to a university to learn such.
* ThatOldTimePrescription: See IgnoredExpert.
** He also tends to go against ancient texts by a figure named Galerian, saying that most of it was junk, but there is kernels of truth there. His disregard for the ancient texts where they are wrong causes Artimenner to assume him to be a fraud.
* TheSmartGuy: He's a "natural philosopher" (i.e. a scientist) by training, which is reflected by his high Intelligence.
* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Dislikes fighting too often. However, this does help him bond with Firentis, and both would like Calradia to eventually have peace.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Katrin]]
!! Katrin
An unsuccessful merchant looking for a new life.
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* ArmsDealer: Got her experience by dealing to armies.
* ChristmasCake: Is a middle aged, unmarried female. She shows interest in Bunduk.
** Worth noting that she had two sons, both of whom were killed in Calradia's wars.
* FortuneTeller: To bolster your Right to Rule, Katrin takes a look at your palm and claims that your "King's Line"/"Emperor's Line" is very long, and indicates there is some prophecy associated with it. Artimenner objects to using this to bolster your right to rule, however.
* JokeCharacter: Kinda sorta started as one during the early build of the game. Of the skills she has, the only useful one is "Inventory Management", which is of no use to her, since she's a follower and not a leader.
** The ''[[http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/board,328.0.html Silverstag]]'' mod averts this. It adds several special abilities (granting some passive bonus to the party) to hirable companions. Katrin has one which is calculated from her Inventory Management, which makes her automatically resupply the ammunitions of the allied units.
*** In the latest builds following the addition of the party roles and traits systems, she is now the best possible Supply Master in the game, With her Chef trait double the duration of spoiling foods allowing them to actually be useful, vastly improving the morale bonus from foods, and her ridiculous +7 Inventory management means her personal inventory is large enough to literally carry a massive army's worth of food from the moment you pick her up. Can also make a decent quartermaster as well if she's given some trade skill but Marnid is still the best for that role.
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[[folder:Klethi]]
!! Klethi
A sociopathic girl who needs to get out of town - fast.
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* AntiHero: Yup.
* DarkActionGirl: Was an assassin before joining up with you.
* DecadentCourt: Encourages this when promoting your Right to Rule.
* KnifeNut: Comes with a dagger and throwing knives, and also likes to slit throats of wounded enemies.
* ProfessionalKiller: Ex-professional killer, anyways.
* SociopathicHero: She does show great loyalty to you for one, though.
* TokenEvilTeammate: [[http://mountandblade.wikia.com/wiki/Hero_tactics This wiki article about planning a party of heroes]] includes a guide suggesting two companions setups (built accordingly to their mutual like-dislike relations): one for early game, one for later in the campaign. The early party is especially made of heroes not relucting to raid villages or caravans (which is an easy way to gain money in early parts of a campaign), the second includes more honourable heroes who dislike those actions. Despite her background and not disliking raid actions, she appears in the suggestions of "good" party members.
** She also is noted by Borcha to slit the throats of defeated enemies. She claims it's to find "hidden contraband" (IE: money).
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[[folder:Lezalit]]
!! Lezalit
A strict swordsman who specializes in TrainingFromHell.
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* BloodKnight: A subdued example. He believes that if you are worthy of being King of Calradia, you should not only be able to unite the six nations in game, but also conquer the further out parts of the former Calrad Empire. Katrin objects to this, however.
* BlueBlood: He's a nobleman from [[HufflepuffHouse Geroia]].
* DrillSergeantNasty: His last job was training peasants into soldiers for the Vaegirs. He was fired because the lord who employed him thought he was too brutal. This leads him into conflict with Ymira, who dislikes liberal use of flogging and hanging to keep order.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Puts a facade to make the troops more efficient. However, Ymira believes that it may not be a façade at all and that he genuinely enjoys his punishments.
* HobbesWasRight: A firm believer of this, thinking that a commander must be feared by his subordinates. He also objects to Borcha's recommendation of gaining right to rule by saying that people must be kept in check with an iron fist - "with whips and nooses if necessary".
* TheStrategist: Notably, he chooses a strategy nearly identical to generally-accepted "best" army composition - Rhodok spears for the center, Nord infantry on the flanks, Vaegir archers, Swadian and Sarranid melee cavalry to smash the enemy, and Khergit horse archers for mobile support. He even says he would serve an army like that free of charge.
** However, he does not employ it himself as a Lord, instead recruiting troops based on the culture of his fiefs.
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[[folder:Marnid]]
!! Marnid
A brilliant merchant from Geroia who ran afoul of misfortune.
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* IntrepidMerchant: He's apparently been all over for trading. He is also the best trader in the game, at first.
* MagikarpPower: Starts at level 1 with terrible equipment and mediocre abilities outside of intelligence. If you're willing to invest in him, he can surpass Artimenner or Jeremus as an engineer or a medic
* [[ProudMerchantRace Proud Merchant Race Guy]]: While he does join your party as a soldier, he is by trade a merchant and butts heads with Bashetur because the latter often speaks of raiding caravans.
* ThoseTwoGuys: For a long time when the game was in beta, he and Borcha were the only recruitable companions. Both of them also like each other, though Marnid feels the need to keep an eye on his purse around Borcha.
[[folder:Matheld]]
!! Matheld
A Nord widow looking to reclaim her rightful lands from her opportunistic brother-in-law.
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* ActionGirl: She's very proficient with a wide array of weapons and has points in Athletics and Power Strike.
** AffirmativeActionGirl: Calradia is a sexist land, remember? She was basically shafted by her brother-in-law for being a woman, in fact, despite having apparently proven herself to be her husband's equal in all matters.
* ArrangedMarriage: Offers to help Ymira find one, which causes friction between them.
* BattleCouple: She formed one with her husband in the backstory.
** She does have a liking to Nizar, though.
* BloodKnight: Face battle with relish and dislikes retreating. This puts her at odds with Firentis' advice on ruling Calradia.
* BlueBlood: She's a Nord noblewoman.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She offers to, once she had retaken her inheritance, arrange a marriage for Ymira with one of the household warriors. Matheld meant it as a way to help her, believing Ymira would have few prospects after being disinherited by her father. Ymira simply walks away.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The most intense in the game. She's proud of her Nord heritage, with all that that implies.
* WarriorPoet: According to Nizar, she sings Nord battle songs when fighting, which helps them become friends.
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[[folder:Nizar]]
!! Nizar
A famous swordsman, horseman and poet.
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* BattleCouple: With Matheld.
* BloodKnight: Basically decides to take up arms with your company because he's bored.
* BoisterousBruiser: Faces battle with relish and dislikes retreating.
* TheCasanova: According to him, at least. He claims to be on the run from a cuckolded husband and in need of a convenient exit when you first find him. This also causes friction with Alayen, who considers him as having no respect for a woman's honor.
* MilesGloriosus: probably a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, but his combats stats are nowhere near the level his boasting suggests they should be.
* WarriorPoet: Professes to be skilled at both war and poetry, and his starting stats certainly back him up. This also helps him become friends with Matheld.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rolf]]
!! Rolf
A member of the House of Rolf. Allegedly.
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* GentlemanAdventurer: According to himself, anyway.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: He comes from the "noble and puissant" House of Rolf. Or so he claims.
* SmallNameBigEgo: It's likely he's just a bandit with delusions of grandeur; especially since his right to rule advice is to basically fake a lineage giving you a claim by blood to be Calradia's king.
** Deshavi claims that he was part of a group called the "Brethren of the Woods", a bandit group, and is quite familiar with the Woods of Ehlerdah which are said to be thick with bandits.
** [[TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight The Cloudcuckoolander May Be Right]]: However, he is listed as a noble in the game files, possibly lending some credence to his claims.
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[[folder:Ymira]]
!! Ymira
A gentle girl who fled from her ArrangedMarriage.
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* HairOfGold: She's a mostly kind-hearted blonde.
* MagikarpPower: Starts at level 1 with terrible equipment and mediocre abilities outside of intelligence. If you're willing to invest in her, she can surpass Artimenner or Jeremus as an engineer or a medic.
* RunawayFiance: She's on the run from an arranged marriage with a man she's disgusted by.
* TheSmartGuy: Starts with high Intelligence.
* WideEyedIdealist: She basically becomes a mercenary to demonstrate she can take care of herself and because it's sounds fun, with hardly a clue as to what that really entails. She also objects to Deshavi's suggestion for gaining support on the grounds of needing to leave room for mercy.
** This also causes friction between her and Lezalit, as while she understands that military life is difficult, she thinks he genuinely takes pleasure in his cruelty.
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!!Viking Conquest
[[folder: In General]]
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: Partially averted. While most of them are of low level (6 to 12) when recruited, if they are a specialist in an area expect at the very least 7 or even 9 points in the relevant skills. For example, Agathinos starts with engineering ''9''.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Mixed. In story mode, it may be necessary to kill them or they may choose to leave on their own accord at certain points. However, if the story campaign is continued into Sandbox, they can be recruited again even if you had personally killed them as if nothing had happened but the usual instances of companions leaving the party.
* SupportingLeader: Unlike the base game, the leadership skill is useful to companions as they can contribute to your party size with it.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: All of them are based on the companions from the base game, though how much this applies varies per companion. Some such as Reginhard have been completely reinvented from their base character, others have similarities but also enough differences like Brunhild, and others just had the names changes like Clovis.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Played (mostly) straight in sandbox mode as in the base game, but in the story mode this only really applies to optional companions.
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[[folder:Aganthinos]]
!! Aganthinos
A Christian engineer from Constantinople kidnapped by some Varangian Guardsmen who was sold to the Jarl of Hordaland, who managed to buy his freedom.
In story mode, he approaches the player while they are in the area after clearing Odin's Cave, and is an optional companion. In sandbox mode he can be found in any city at random.
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* TheEngineer: Basically what he specializes in, joining the player shortly before they are to head to England where sieges will be required.
* TheSmartGuy: He begins with a whopping ''18'' Intelligence when recruited, amongst the highest values available.
* SquishyWizard: Well, squishy ''engineer'', but the trope remains as Agathinos is not very good in a fight.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's basically Arteminner from the base game.
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[[folder:Ailchu]]
!! Ailchu
An Irish peasant with high agility and skirmishing talent, Ailchu thinks extremely highly of himself and his skills as both a warrior and a poet.
In story mode, he is an optional hero who can be recruited in Caiseal, while in sandbox he can be found anywhere.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He has Nizar's backstory and dialogue, though in terms of likes and dislikes he actually fills Lezalit's position, the dialogues for which have been customized.
* WarriorPoet: Really confident in his skills as a warrior, and really wants to be sung of.
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[[folder:Asbjorn]]
!! Asbjorn
A Danish doctor who served as one of the judges at the Thing near Ribe, Asbjorn has taken an interest in the player as they seem to be wrapped up in the goings-on of the northlands and what is to come, and lends his services rather than returning home.
In story mode, he can join the player after the Thing in Ribe has ended and, if needed, a holmgang completed. In sandbox, he can appear in any mead hall.
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* TheMedic: His primary role, beginning with seven points in each of the relevant skills.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with West Seaxe against the Norse, he will leave the party.]]
* SquishyWizard: Thoroughly averted; he begins just as strong as he is intelligent, allowing him to use the heaviest armor from the get-go and he can level up further to increase his toughness in combat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Jeremus, particularly noticeable in his right-to-rule and fief dialogues.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Beda]]
!! Beda
A Christian priest from East Engle, Beda was captured by Sven Bull-Neck and made a slave to [[spoiler:assist the player's mother, also in his captivity]] and is eventually sent to meet with the player in the Boar Grove, and joins the party afterwards.
In Sandbox mode, the above does not happen but he can still join for free if found in any tavern to aid the player.
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* ButThouMust: He is an obligatory recruit for the player's party during story mode, though luckily he doesn't intrude on anything the way Reginhard does.
* KnightTemplar: Extremely zealous about his Christian faith, which causes problems with multiple companions.
** Ironically, he has no problems assisting a player that chose to join Northumbyre and the Norse invasion, though his recruitment occurs well after that event.
* MadeASlave: Though he's gotten over it rather quickly.
* MisterExposition: In-universe, he writes the Beda Chronicle which is used as interludes and as the epilogue for the story mode.
* SquishyWizard: The above comes at cost of his combat statistics being utterly terrible - he does have a passable Ironflesh and Power Throw score, but lacks the strength to use heavy armor.
* SupportPartyMember: He is not as good an engineer as Agathinos, nor as skilled a medic as Asbjorn, and he isn't as much of a secondary leader as Solvieg, but he has a strong mix of Intelligence and Charisma that lets him fill both roles at once or as a backup.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mostly averted, though in terms of companion likes/dislikes he is Klethi with a few minor tweaks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bodo]]
!! Bodo
A man of the Kingdom of Asturias (in the Cantabrian region of modern-day Spain), Bodo is one of the most important characters in the story mode having become the player character's friend during their journey to Friese, and then by revealing that [[spoiler: the player's mother survived Sven's attack.]] He remains with the player for the rest of the campaign [[spoiler:unless the player sides with the Norse.]]
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* DeathSeeker: Mild case after surviving the raid on the Woden Ric; he knows he should be dead but understands he has to make his second chance count. [[spoiler: He will get his wish when the story returns to his home, though whether it is in vain or not depends on which side the player fights for.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Technically, his first appearance in the prologue, but he does not become a companion until later.
* JackOfAllStats: He has a very even distribution of attributes, though oriented towards combat and leadership rather than intelligence skills. Ultimately though, he is better as a warrior than a support party member.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with the Norse when the option to leave for West Seaxe comes, he will leave the party.]]
* SupportingLeader: His skillset puts him pretty firmly into this role, with both combat and Leadership skills to be useful in a fight and to boost the party size.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Firentis, as repentance seeking warriors, though the similarities end there.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: For the player, at least. [[spoiler: The fact that he is an agent for the King of Asturias and carrying a letter about and army to fight the Great Army led by the sons of Ragnar is the reason the Woden Ric is attacked in the first place.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Brunhild]]
!! Brunhild
A Frisian woman originally from Doccinga, Brunhild was taken by the Jarl of Kennemer to be a maid (or at least that was what her father, Thonkirk, was told), but she was ultimately made a slave by the Jarl, instilling in her a hate for the Danish. She joins the player as they leave Friese behind them as part of escaping. Her story remains the same in the Sandbox mode, though she can be encountered in any tavern instead.
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* BlueBlood: Despite being a former slave, she is considered to be a noble for the purposes of being granted a fief should the players become an independent ruler.
* MadeASlave: Which has traumatized her to no end and instilled in her a hatred for the Danish.
* MagikarpPower: Similar to Ymira in the base game, she has a high intelligence and can become a capable healer or other support character given enough time. However as attribute points are much rarer in Viking Conquest, she is limited to being a light skirmisher or providing support skills.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:join with the Norse when the option to leave for West Seaxe comes, she will leave the party.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ymira, though their similarities end at being young women with little combat skills entering adventure. For one, Brunhild begins with some combat points invested rather than having absolutely none as Ymira does.
* UndyingLoyalty: Puts a lot in it with the player at first, as the player assists them in escaping from a life of slavery, which is why Solvieg likes her. [[spoiler: Make sure it absolutely is undying via the relation score, or if you stay with the Norse when the option to turn on them comes up she will leave.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Caio]]
!! Caio
A Roman-Briton who lived in Hardian's Wall along with his father and brothers, Caio is released to join the player if they bring eight units of wheat to the refugees living in its shadows. An expert tracker, he can be an invaluable addition to the party. His recruitment remains the same in both Sandbox and Story mode.
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* ArmyScout: His role in the party, with extremely high Pathfinding and Spotting from the get-go. Tracking is not his forte, however.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Borcha in terms of team role and likes/dislikes.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ceawlin]]
!! Ceawlin
A Saxon warrior who hires on with the player's shield wall if found and recruited in a tavern. He really hates Britons and Picts, seeing them as inferior.
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* AmazonChaser: He likes Solvieg for her toughness.
* TheBigGuy: He has a starting strength of ''twenty'', meaning he can max out all strength based skills like Ironflesh and Power Strike and with one additional attribute point he can use the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Troll's Axe]] to cut his way through any opposition on the player's behalf.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Bunduk, if you replace a hatred for the nobility with a hatred of Britons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clovis]]
!! Clovis
A Frankish nobleman living in exile who can join the player's shield wall as a way to keep some dignity in his life. In campaign he is recruited in Cantwaraburgh, while in sandbox he can be found in any mead hall.
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* TheBigGuy: Though Cealwin is much stronger than him, Clovis dwarfs almost every other character and still remains one of the stronger recruitable heroes, though he is a bit more well rounded in his skills.
* BlueBlood: He is a Frankish nobleman in exile, so this comes with the territory.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Though he seems to be an arrogant noble warrior, he has a rather high intelligence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's Alayen with the serial numbers filed off, right down to his dialogue.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Donnchadh]]
!! Donnchadh
A laconic Gael with no tolerance for Picts.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Fills the role of Rolf in the original game, including companions doubting his nobility.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: On recruitment, at least. His starting armor consists of little more than pants.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dwywei]]
!! Dwywei
A Pict woman who was separated from her warband on a scouting mission and was blamed for its failure, forcing her to flee from her people. She eventually took up residence in the Stone Circle within modern-day Wales under the protection of a druid, but seeks to leave as he is crazy.
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* ActionGirl: Of the sniper variety with her crossbow, though she begins with enough points in power draw that she can use a longbow instead.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Where Caio handles Pathfinding and Spotting, Dwywei handles the actual Tracking skill.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Deshavi, though without the murderous hatred of bandits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Egil]]
!! Egil
A bastard son of Horik Gottfredsson who joins the player's party to get out from that shadow and make a name for himself. [[spoiler: He is actually a spy sent by his father to keep tabs on your adventures, and serves as your link to him after an ambush at Ulf's farmstead.]]
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* BlueBlood: Averted; though his backstory makes a point of him being the son of a king, he is also a ''bastard'' son and is not considered a noble, meaning that landing him will anger vassals.
* JumpedAtTheCall: He was really eager to get out of his father's shadow and start fighting to earn a name for himself, rather than just being a bastard son serving as a Huscarl for that reason alone.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:be forced to duel him in a Holmgang, it will require them to kill him.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Averted; his story is unlike any of the base game's characters.
** However, if you ask him about Right to Rule and try to land him with a fief, he will default to Marnid's dialogue and he fills a similar spot in the likes/dislikes lineup.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Helgi]]
!! Helgi
A Sviar (Swedish) warrior who had come to Bebbanburh to train warriors, but was discharged due to how harsh his training is.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Lezalit, though in terms of companion likes/dislikes he is closer to Nizar and unlike Lezalit is not a noble companion.
* TrainingFromHell: He's based on Lezalit, what did you expect?
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Morgant]]
!! Morgant
A Welsh Briton who killed a rival and had to flee.
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* StayInTheKitchen: He has a rather firm idea of what roles a woman should have, which causes friction with Solvieg who refuses to be ordered around like a tavern wench. Does not come up at all with a female player character, though.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Baheshtur in both story and being built as a riding skirmisher.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Reginhard]]
!! Reginhard
A Frisian traitor who first betrayed the brother of a Frisian rebel leader to the Jarl of Kennemer, and then again betrays the aforementioned leader to the player to kill him.
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* ButThouMust: You can tell him that he'll be leaving after his relevance to the story passes, but you don't get to remove him until [[spoiler: the Holmgang, should he betray you.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He has the most dislikes of any companion in Viking Conquest - most only have two dislikes and a few have three, but Reginhard sits at ''five'' total, all of which are mutual in dislike. While Story Mode prevents companions from leaving to maintain the integrity of the plot, in sandbox mode this makes Reginhard more trouble than he's worth in most parties.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, should the player [[spoiler:be forced to duel him in a Holmgang after he sells you out to Sigurd Ragnarson, you will have to kill him in single combat.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The most notable aversion of the roster; while he fills Matheld's role in the lineup of heroes the only thing he shares with her is being a warrior.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Solveig]]
!! Solveig
A Norse warrior woman who has been shadowing the player for some time. In story mode, she will assist the player when he or she is ambushed in Denmark while separated from the party and should she survive the encounter she will offer her service. In sandbox mode, she can be recruited in any tavern.
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* ActionGirl: Of the three female companions she is the one who takes this furthest, barring a female player character built for combat.
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: As a warrior, she is rather average and her starting equipment means she is highly likely to die during her introduction in story mode. As a supporting leader and skill with words, by contrast, she is the best companion available.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: In story mode, if she dies in her introduction (or the player is defeated), she cannot be recruited. Even if she is, should the player [[spoiler:join with West Seaxe against the Norse, she will leave the party.]]
* SupportingLeader: Her primary role as she has a Charisma of ''18'' on recruitment and her Leadership is almost maxed out as well, increasing your party size.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Matheld in terms of being a Norse warrior woman, but primarily fills Katrin's role in terms of likes and dislikes.
[[/folder]]
