Cathayan Caravan

Cathayan Caravan is an unusual location in Total War: WARHAMMER III. It can trigger caravan events that award items or treasury and may apply long-term regional effects.

Cathayan Caravan

Mementoes of innumerable roads threaten to topple over the entire caravan – a living, breathing travelogue imbued with the impressions of distant lands.

Chance for events to trigger related to this location
Control: +2 (local province)
Growth: +3 (local province)
Income from all buildings: +1% (local region)
Small chance for this Caravan to depart each turn

Location Discovery

This unusual location can be discovered:

From Turn: 5
Discovery Chance: 5% per turn.
Regions: In any region.

Event: Caravan Removal

Caravan Removal
Slowed to a crawl, beleaguered oxen strain under the procession of wagons overflowing with the keepsakes of hard bargaining. Some of them have left the caravan brimming with stock too exotic to put a price on; others have scarred the road-worn timbers beyond simple mending. And sure as day, none of this fits these cobbled roads. The throng has been silenced, and the city's arteries now flow freely once more.

Take their cargo
These are our lands, your Caravans aren't welcome.
- Treasury: +2000- Statue of Zharr- Experimental Explosive- Caravan Raided

Force toll payment
Pay the toll and move along.

Treasury: +1000

If you do decide to take their cargo, this will apply the following global effect for 15 turns:

Caravan Raided
You raided the Caravan and in return gained some of their goods, but all of their ire.

Diplomatic relations: -100 with Grand Cathay

Leadership: -5 when fighting against Cathay (all armies)

Items

By taking the caravan's cargo, you can gain the following unique items:

Type: Weapon

This compound of highly volatile powder ignites with the slightest jostle – perfectly suitable for the battlefield if you can get it there unexploded!

Ability: "Experimental Explosive"
Explosive missile damage +10% (all units in army)
Missile explosion radius: +10% (all units in army)