Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Village Escorts
Protect village trade with a kingdom policy that assigns foot guards to villager parties. Escort strength grows with the owning clan's tier and reflects its culture.
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Make it your own
What it brings to your game
Guards for villager parties
Clan-tier scaling
Culture-specific soldiers
Player guide
Make the most of your mod
Requirements
For Bannerlord single-player. Requires Harmony; MCM is not required.
Installation
- Install Harmony. Subscribe on Steam, install and deploy the Nexus download through Vortex, or place the complete WPS_VillageEscorts folder inside Modules.
- Enable Village Escorts after Harmony and start or load a campaign.
Protect village parties
Enact WPS Village Escorts through Kingdom → Policies. A village party receives three escort guards per tier of its owning clan; a tier-3 clan supplies nine guards.
Guards match the village culture and appropriate troop tier. Escorts use infantry and ranged foot troops, not cavalry. Ordinary villagers do not count against the guard quota.
Escorts refresh when parties spawn, the policy is enacted, clan tier increases, or a save loads. They also refresh hourly while a village party is in a settlement.
Policy costs and support
The ruler pays 5% more for recruitment, and village-owning clans pay 5% more in garrison wages.
Landed clans weigh the benefit against their finances. Landless clans abstain unless their relationship is above 50, when they support it.
Before removing the mod
Repeal WPS Village Escorts and make a backup save before uninstalling. The mod can be added to an existing campaign.
If a party has no guards
Confirm that the kingdom has enacted the policy and check the owning clan’s tier. Allow an escort refresh, such as a settlement visit or party spawn.
Other mods that change recruitment costs, garrison wages, or policy voting can overlap. Include the village, clan tier, policy state, and game version when requesting help.
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Release notes
Version 1.1.8Nexus Mods
- Updates support and listed requirements for Bannerlord 1.4.8.
- Removes outdated launcher warnings.
- Refreshes the player download and WPS artwork.
Version 1.1.5Nexus Mods
- 1.1.5: Requires the standard Harmony add-on instead of bundling a copy.
- 1.1.4: Fixes escort quotas so ordinary villagers do not reduce the number of policy guards.
- 1.1.3: Temporarily disables village guard-count tooltips to restore save-loading stability.
- 1.1.2: Improves save-loading reliability for the guard-count tooltips.
- 1.1.1: Keeps existing-save recognition stable while using guard-count tooltips.
- 1.1.0: Adds a Village Guards tooltip showing current and expected escort numbers.
- 1.0.0: Introduces culture-specific foot escorts based on clan tier, with recruitment and garrison wage costs.
Version 1.1.8August 25, 2026Steam Workshop
- Updated for Bannerlord 1.4.8 stable and removed incorrect launcher version warnings.
- Refreshed the download and WPS presentation.
UpdateMay 27, 2026Steam Workshop
- Updated the download's game and required-mod information for Bannerlord 1.4.5.
Version 1.1.6May 27, 2026Steam Workshop
- First Steam Workshop release of version 1.1.6.