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[[Image:Mount&Blade town icon.jpg|thumb|right|A town icon as seen on the world map.]]
All towns share some common elements.
All towns share some common elements.__TOC__
 
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==Town menu==
==Town menu==
Whenever you enter a town you will be presented with a menu of various options: from this menu you can trade directly with merchants as well as assess trade prices (see [[Mount&Blade/Trade|Trade]]) or jump to various locations in the town. You can also choose to go to these places on foot.  If you choose to 'Wait here for some time' it will cost you a certain amount of denars per night (depending on your army size).  During this time you must still supply your troops with food (unless ownership of the town belongs to you) and there is no reduction in wages that are paid, but if you and/or any of your units are wounded, healing occurs faster.
Whenever you enter a town (other than Zendar) you will be presented with a menu of various options: from this menu you can trade directly with merchants as well as assess trade prices (see [[Mount&Blade/Trade|Trade]]) or jump to various locations in the town. You can also choose to go to these places on foot.


==Merchants==
==Merchants==
[[Image:Mount&Blade merchant sign.jpg|right]]
Every town has two dealers located somewhere along its streets. One sells [[Mount&Blade/Armor|armor]] while the other sells [[Mount&Blade/Weapons|weapons]] and [[Mount&Blade/Shields|shields]]. They are usually located close together. Unlike the merchant, they can be accessed at any time.
Every town has four dealers located somewhere along its streets. There is a merchant who sells [[Mount&Blade/Armor|armor]], a merchant who sells [[Mount&Blade/Weapons|weapons]] and [[Mount&Blade/Shields|shields]], a merchant who sells [[../Horses|Horses]], and a merchant who sells [[../Goods|Goods]]. They are usually located near to each other in the same section of a town.  


Unlike the goods and horse merchants, the arms and armor merchants can be accessed at any time of day—Mount&Blade employs an in-game time-of-day system (ex. Dawn, Morning, Noon, Dusk, Evening, Midnight, Late Night)—while walking around the town streets. However, whether by mistake or by design, one can still access all four merchants at any time of day via the text menu that is shown upon entering a town or when {{kbd|Tab}} is pressed (the default key for leaving a location).
The merchant is inside his shop and deals in [[../Goods|Goods]] and [[../Horses|Horses]]. His shop is locked after dark and does not open again until the morning. His shop is clearly marked with a sign depicting a money bag.
 
The [[../Goods|Goods]] merchant is located inside an actual shop, which is indicated by a sign depicting a bag of what is presumably money or perhaps one of the various goods that are traded in Calradia, such as spices, salt, and wheat grain, etc. This is as opposed to the other vendors which sell their merchandise from the streets, but interacting with the door leading to this "shop" merely brings you to the trading interface (i.e., the shop is not an actual enclosure that can be entered, unlike the Lord's Hall or Prison of a town or castle).  (Note that in previous versions of the game, the goods merchant also sold horses, and a separate horse merchant did not exist.)
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==Tavern==
==Tavern==
[[Image:Mount&Blade tavern sign.jpg|right]]
The tavern is the place to recruit men and hear a few tales. The tavern keeper has nothing to say in this version, but the others do. The patrons are random, so you may find one or more of the following:
The tavern is the place to recruit men and hear a few tales. The patrons are random, so you may find one or more of the following:
* A Watchman, Caravan Guard, Mercenary, or Hired Blade; talk to him to find how many comrades he has with him, and how much it costs to recruit them. If your party is too full or you do not have enough money you will have the option of only recruiting some of them. Hired Blades are the toughest neutral troops you can acquire and can withstand a good deal of damage, so invest in a few if you can afford their weekly wages.
* A [[Mount&Blade/Neutral|mercenary]] soldier; talking to him allows you to find how many comrades he has with him seeking commission, and how much it costs to recruit them. If your party is too full to hire all of them or if you do not have enough money, you will have the option of recruiting the maximum number that you can afford or accommodate (but not less). Hired Blades and Mercenary Cavalry are among the toughest neutral units (units belonging to no particular faction) that can be found in the game and thus are generally considered good investments.
* A Traveler, who will update you on what has happened in Calradia, for a small fee of course.
* A Traveller, who will update you on what has happened in Calradia and explain various opportunities that can be found. For a small fee, he can also tell you where the [[Mount&Blade/Companions|companions]] are, assuming they have joined your party at least once and subsequently left for some reason (ex. sometimes you and one or more of your companions become separated if you get captured by an enemy).
* A Minstrel, who currently informs you that he is "not implemented in this version".
* A Minstrel, who can tell you about the ladies of the faction that owns the town.  He can also teach you poems and tell you about ongoing feasts.
* A Slave Trader, who will buy prisoners for 20 denars a piece, no questions asked.
* A Ransom Broker, who will buy prisoners for an amount determind by their social status, equipment and weapons they possess (oddly, these are retained by the unit even after being captured by you), or level of combat experience (ex. knight versus recruit). Additionally, Lords/Vassals cannot be sold to the ransom broker.
* A Hero, who will gladly join you at no cost and can be equipped, trained, and completely customised in the same manner as your own character. There are four heroes to be found. See [[Mount&Blade/Heroes|Heroes]] for more information.
* Ramun, a slave trader who gives you some advice on capturing prisoners; he is not functionally identical to the Ransom broker as he buys prisoners off you for the same price regardless of their social status etc. He can only be found in the Nord Town of Tihr in all versions after 0.960 (This includes the retail/Steam versions, version 1.00 and later patches). He used to be found in the neutral town of Zendar, which has been removed from the game.
Tavern patrons change regularly, so check back every few days to see if anyone interesting has turned up.
* A [[Mount&Blade/Companions|companion]], who is willing to join your party, and can be equipped, trained, and completely customized in the same manner as your own character. See [[Mount&Blade/Companions|Companions]] for more information.
* One of two Book Vendors, who sell [[Mount&Blade/Books|Books]] which can be read in order to permanently enhance your character's [[Mount&Blade/Skills|skills]]. Each vendor has a different set of books. Several of the books merely need to be in one's inventory and not actually read in order to receive their benefit.
* A Farmer, who offers you the [[Mount&Blade/Special quests#Save the Village of ______ from Marauding Bandits|Save the Village of ______ from Marauding Bandits]] quest.
* The tavern keeper. You can pay him 1000 denars to allow everyone to drink at your expense the entire evening, increasing your relation with the town by 1.
Tavern patrons change almost every day, so check back every few days to see if anyone interesting has turned up.


==Arena==
==Arena==
The [[Mount&Blade/Arena|arena]] is a safe way of gaining combat experience and a bit of money (the tournament master explains the rewards system; see [[Mount&Blade/Arena|Arena]] for more details), and it's a good place to start learning how combat works. You may also participate in the [[Mount&Blade/Tournaments|tournaments]] that take place in random towns every few days. The Tournament Master will inform you of the towns in which tournaments are going to be held in the near future (if any) when asked.
The arena is a safe way of making money and gaining combat experience, and it's a good place to start learning how combat works. See [[Mount&Blade/Arena|Arena]] for more.
 
==Town ownership==
You can rest in a town you own for free. Your men will draw food from the town during this time. Each town you own has a chest you can access for storing items (not horses).


===Prosperity===
==Zendar-only features==
Town prosperity relies on arriving caravans ONLY. Ensure that caravans going to your town reach it safely. Caravans that leave a town will only affect the prosperity of their destination towns, not their towns of origin.
Zendar is the first town you will encounter, and it has a couple of unique features. Unlike all other towns you leave when you hit {{kbd|Tab}} rather than getting a destination menu (which allows you to jump directly to the merchant/castle/etc.) and you also can't ride your horse in town.


===Garrisoning===
===Trainer===
You can place or modify a garrison by choosing the "Station a garrison" option. In this interface, you can also place enemies you have captured (including Lords) in the town prison, or conversely, remove them from the dungeon and place them in your party as captives. Companions can not be garrisoned. Garrisoned troops draw their food from the town and the surrounding lands and thus do not require you to supply them with food.
The trainer offers free fighting tips and practice. You'll have to listen to the combat basics before being able to train. The training is set up in tiers, with three fighters per tier.  If you beat three fighters in a tier, you will go up a tier. Every time you go up a tier you'll get 100 EXP (when you talk to the trainer the next time), so it's good to run through this for some easy EXP even if you already know how to play. There are four tiers (12 fights total), two and then Veteran, then Champion; by beating the final tier (the champions) and then talking to the trainer you will receive 300 EXP.


Men left in a town are paid only half wages as they are not on active duty, and their wages are automatically deducted (along with those of the men in your party) at the end of each week. (Note that these wages are not accounted for in the 'Weekly Wages' amount shown in the 'Party' screen; this quantity only shows the wages that you will pay to the active service units currently in your party.)
After finishing the training you can return at any time to do more (but without the EXP bonuses), and all opponents will be Champion Fighters.


If you place your entire party in a town's garrison before the day you pay wages, you will end up giving all your men only half the wages they would normally earn for active service. A much less tedious alternative is to simply invest in building a Manor in a [[Mount&Blade/Villages|village]] (see improvements) if you own one and to rest there at the end of a pay week. Allowing one's troops to rest at the end of a week forestalls having to pay them full wages each week, which can become quite significant as the size of one's party increases.
===Constable Hareck===
The constable will reward you for hunting down river pirates in the area around Zendar. If you accept he will give you a basic shield to help on your mission. You receive 20 gold for each group of pirates destroyed.


===Declaring independence===
===The Happy Boar (Tavern)===
Under certain conditions, a town that has just changed hands may declare that it is independent. Despite this the town will be granted to a vassal within a few days. You can still interact with the town normally during this time.
The arena fighters (Kradus, Xerina, and Dranton) loiter here and talk about their victories. Unlike the other taverns in Calradia, random patrons do not appear here.


===Improvements===
There's also a chest that you can use to store extra items. Don't bother exploring the Happy Boar beyond the first floor (the stairs behind the bar), it's three stories tall and there is nothing to interact with.
The "Manage this town" menu option lets you build several improvements to enhance your town's effectiveness. The cost and construction time will be decreased if you or your [[Mount&Blade/Companions|companions]] have points in [[Mount&Blade/Skills#Engineer|Engineer]].
* Building a Messenger Post will let you be informed about enemy activity near your town even if you are far away. The Messenger Post has a base cost of 4000 denars and 43 days.
* A Prisoner Tower significantly reduces the chance of imprisoned lords escaping. The escape chance is normally 30%, but a Prisoner Tower reduces it to 5%. The Prisoner Tower has a base cost of 7000 denars and 73 days.


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===Slave Trader Ramun===
Ramun buys captured prisoners for 20 gold each, regardless of their status.
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