Company of Trouble

Learn how to start and complete the Company of Trouble quest in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Find nobles, persuade them to hire mercenaries, and get the best rewards.

Alright, so you've stumbled upon the 'Company of Trouble' quest in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Don't worry, it's a pretty straightforward one, but it can be a bit of a pain if you don't know what you're doing. Basically, some noble is fed up with a group of mercenaries causing a ruckus and wants you to take them off their hands. Your job is to find another noble who's willing to hire these guys, or at least get rid of them.

How to Start the Quest:

You'll get this quest by chatting with any noble you bump into while you're out and about in Calradia. They'll tell you about these troublesome mercenaries and ask you to find someone else to employ them. Easy enough, right?

Finding Other Nobles:

This is where the real work comes in. You need to find another noble who's willing to take these mercenaries off your hands. The best way to do this is to just roam the map and look for other noble parties. Sometimes you'll find them hanging around in towns, but more often than not, they're out on the roads, especially near the borders between different kingdoms.

If you're really struggling to find anyone, don't forget about the encyclopedia! Just press [N], and then go to 'Heroes' or 'Clans'. Find the noble you're looking for, and you'll be able to see where they were last spotted on the map. This gives you a good starting point for your search. You can track their last known location right from the encyclopedia, which is super handy.

Once you find a noble, you'll need to use your speech skills to convince them to hire the mercenaries. You'll see your best chances of success pop up as dialogue options when you start talking to them. Your character's attribute, skill, and perk choices will all play a role here, so pay attention to what the game suggests.

The Ideal Outcome:

Persuading a noble to recruit the mercenaries is definitely the way to go. It gets you the maximum reward in Denars and also improves your relationship with both the noble who gave you the quest and the one you're 'selling' the mercenaries to. It's a win-win!

What if Persuasion Fails?

So, you've tried talking to a noble, and they just won't budge. Don't sweat it. Your first move should be to reload your game to an earlier save and try persuading them again. If you're still having no luck, just find a different noble and try your luck with them. It's worth putting in the effort to get that persuasion right because of the extra rewards.

However, if you're completely fed up with trying to find a noble and just want these mercenaries gone, there's a more direct, albeit less rewarding, method. You can simply enter into a battle with some enemies. Then, you can send your troublesome mercenaries into the fight first. They'll gradually get whittled down as they take casualties. It's not the cleanest solution, but it gets them out of your hair.