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Ambitions

Basic Information

All ambitions give 100 renown (which boosts contract payout) and lift the mood of the entire company. Some offer other rewards. An ambition can be cancelled at any time but it comes at the cost of a morale hit for the company. Abandoned ambitions will not be available the next time an ambition is chosen, though subsequently can appear again.

After several ambitions have been completed, an option to select "No Ambition" will begin appearing. Selecting "No Ambition" means not getting to pick another ambition until a week (~7 days) has passed. Cancelling an ambition only results in waiting a day or two before getting to choose again.

Ambition unavailability is usually temporary. For example: if you have 3 helms with 230+ durability when choosing an ambition, the heavy armor ambition will never be an option, but if you sell one, you can once again receive the heavy armor ambition as a choice.

List of Ambitions

Allied Civilians Ambition goal Get to 'Friendly' relations with a civilian faction
Event 65 "We need allies. Forging a bond of friendship and trust with one of the towns will get the company better prices, more volunteers and more steady work."


Instructions
  • Increase the relation with a civilian faction of one of the world's villages or towns to 'Friendly' by fulfilling contracts given in the faction's settlement. Failing contracts or betraying their trust will lower your relations. Increasing relations with city states takes longer than increasing relations with small villages. Noble houses do not count as civilian factions.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, relations with any settlement or city-state are at 'Friendly' or higher


Allied Nobles Ambition goal Get to 'Allied' relations with a noble house
Event 78 "We shall earn the trust of a noble house and become their ally. Surely they will share the fruits of their well-stocked armories with good friends."


Instructions
  • Increase the relation with any noble house to 'Allied' by fulfilling contracts given by members of the faction. Failing contracts or betraying their trust will lower your relations.



Requirements
  • campaign needs to be at least 30 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • no noble house already has 'Allied' relations
  • 'Open' or higher relations with at least one noble house


Armor Mastery Ambition goal Have 3 pieces of armor and 3 helmets with 230+ durability
Event 35 "We shall outfit a contingent of at least three men with heavy armor to act as a bulwark against dangerous opponents."


Instructions
  • Have 3 pieces of body armor, and 3 helmets, each with 230 durability or more. Whether you buy them or loot them off of the battlefield, they will protect your men equally well.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 40 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • have at most 2 pieces of armor and 2 helmets with 230 durability or more


Cart Ambition goal Have at least 7,500 Crowns (cost 5,000 Crowns)
Dlc 6 sw Do not have Blazing Deserts DLC
Event 158 "We can barely carry any more equipment or spoils of war. Let us save up 7,500 crowns to buy us a cart and relieve our backs!"


Instructions
  • Gather the amount of 7,500 crowns or more, so that you can afford to buy a cart for additional inventory space. You can make money by completing contracts, looting camps and ruins, or trading.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • 27 additional inventory slots


Requirements

Defeat Civilwar

Defeat Goblin Location Ambition goal Destroy 4 locations controlled by goblins
Event 83 "Only the most daring take on goblins in larger numbers. We shall burn some of their fetid camps to the ground, and word of it will travel!"


Instructions
  • Destroy four locations controlled by goblins to prove the company's prowess, whether as part of a contract or by heading out on your own. You'll also need space enough in your inventory for a new item.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • Goblin trophy Goblin Trophy (grants immunity to being rooted by nets or grasping vines)


Requirements


Defeat Greenskins Ambition goal Defeat the Greenskin Invasion
Event 81 "The Greenskin Invasion is threatening to sweep away our world. We shall stand strong and fend it off, for this is how legends are born!"


Instructions
  • Defeat the Greenskin Invasion! Every contract against them, and every army or location destroyed, will bring you closer to saving the world of man.
  • status of the crisis is visible: "Losing", "Undecided", "Winning Slightly", "Winning"


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Defeat Kraken Ambition goal Defeat a Kraken
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Event 89 "There are rumors about a colossal beast that lurks in the swamps. If we find and slay it, eternal fame will be our reward!"


Instructions
  • Defeat a Kraken in battle. You'll find it somewhere out there, in the wild.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 100 days old
  • must have completed at least 20 ambitions
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and a Kraken has already been slain this campaign


Defeat Mercenaries Ambition goal Defeat another mercenary company
Event 87 "The best way to prove that we are the strongest company around is to defeat another mercenary band in battle!"


Instructions
  • Defeat another mercenary company that is roaming the lands. If you have no enemies that will hire another mercenary company, you can always press CTRL + Left Click to attack anyone - provided you are currently not employed.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Defeat Orc Location Ambition goal Destroy 4 locations controlled by orcs
Event 81 "Besting orcs in battle and burning down some of their camps would make people recognize the company's ability on the battlefield. Let us do so!"


Instructions
  • Destroy four locations controlled by orcs to prove the company's prowess, whether as part of a contract or by heading out on your own. You'll also need space enough in your inventory for a new item.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • Orc trophy Orc Trophy (grants immunity to being stunned)


Requirements


Defeat Undead Ambition goal Defeat the Undead Scourge
Event 73 "The Undead are rising all over the lands, killing and devouring at sight. We need to put an end to this, or soon there will be no world as we know it left!"


Instructions
  • Defeat the Undead Scourge! Every contract against them, and every army or location destroyed, will bring you closer to saving the world of man.
  • status of the crisis is visible: "Losing", "Undecided", "Winning Slightly", "Winning"


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Defeat Undead Location Ambition goal Destroy 4 locations beset by undead
Event 46 "The walking dead are a terrible curse upon man. Let us burn some of their lairs to the ground and earn the respect of all decent folk!"


Instructions
  • Destroy four locations beset by undead to prove the company's prowess, whether as part of a contract or by heading out on your own. You'll also need space enough in your inventory for a new item.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • Undead trophy Undead Trophy (unit's Resolve is doubled when defending against fear and mind control)


Requirements


Discover All Unique Locations Ambition goal Discover all legendary locations in the world
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Event 45 "Places of legend dot the world, hiding wonderous secrets within. Let's not rest until we've found every last one of them!"


Instructions
  • Discover all legendary treasures that exist in the world by going off on your own and exploring the wilds. Make sure to stock up on provisions before heading out!


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Discover Locations Ambition goal Discover 8 hidden locations by exploring the world
Event 54 "Great explorers become men of legend. Going into the wild lands is a dangerous business, but the tales we'll tell afterward will surely increase our renown."


Instructions
  • Discover 8 hidden locations, like ruins or hostile camps, by going off on your own and exploring the world. Make sure to stock up on provisions before heading out!


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Discover Unique Locations Ambition goal Discover 3 legendary locations by exploring the world
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Event 41 "The wilds are teeming with hidden treasures that others are not bold enough to claim. This is our chance, so let us head out there and find three legendary places!"


Instructions
  • Discover 3 legendary locations by going off on your own and exploring the world. Make sure to stock up on provisions before heading out!


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • Discover Locations ambition is completed
  • at least 4 undiscovered legendary locations remaining in the world


Find and Destroy Location Ambition goal Discover a ruin or hostile camp, and destroy it
Event 65 "Let us set out into the wilderness, discover the unknown, and plunder it. Be it a wizard's tomb, goblin camp, or aught else we may find."


Instructions
  • Discover a ruin, camp or other hostile location on your own by exploring the land, destroy it, and take the plunder.
  • contracts to destroy a location cannot complete this ambition


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • most recent destroyed location must have been the target of a contract


Hammer Mastery Ambition goal Have 2 men with the hammer mastery perk
Event 82 "Our company is ill-prepared to fight armored opponents. We shall train two men to master the hammer in combat, and no knight will be safe from us."


Instructions
  • Have 2 men with the hammer mastery perk.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 30 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • no more than 1 brother with a hammer mastery perk


Have All Provisions Ambition goal Have one of each provision type there is
Event 61 "I know you are weary of our bad fortune and the stale fare day after day. We shall get food and drink from all over the land and have a feast!"


Instructions
  • Have one of each provision type there is in your stash to hold a feast.
  • the required provisions are:
    Beer Bread Cured Venision Dried Fish Dried Fruits
    Goat Cheese Ground Grains Mead Mushrooms
    Roots and Berries Smoked Ham Wine Masterfully Cured Rations
  • Blazing Deserts DLC Blazing Deserts DLC also requires:
    Dates Rice Dried Lamb


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • all brothers get "Feasted with the company" Good mood mood increase


Requirements
  • the average mood state of your brothers must be Dissatisfied or worse
  • Player Banner ambition is completed
  • do not already carry all the required provision types


Have Armor Upgrades Ambition goal Have at least 6 armors with attachments
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Event 82 "Mundane armors won't do for a real mercenary outfit. We should adorn our gear with trophies of our deeds!"


Instructions
  • Have at least 6 armors with attachments in your possession. Buy them, loot them, or have a taxidermist craft them for you, then combine them with the armor of your men.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 20 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and the company owns 7 or more armors with attachments


Have 10000 Crowns Ambition goal Have at least 10,000 Crowns
Event 04 "Should a battle or two go against us we may find ourselves out of pocket and short of equipment. The company will therefore build a reserve of 10,000 crowns."


Instructions
  • Have at least 10,000 crowns as a reserve, in order to persevere when things may turn bad in the future. You can make money by completing contracts, looting camps and ruins, or trading.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements


Have 50000 Crowns Ambition goal Have at least 50,000 Crowns
Event 04 "Crowns mean power and influence, and we can never have enough of either. Let us gather 50,000 crowns and earn our seat amongst noblemen and kings!"


Instructions
  • Have at least 50,000 crowns to be counted among the wealthy. You can make money by completing contracts, looting camps and ruins, or trading.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be at least 25 days old
  • must have less than 45,000 Crowns
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • Have 10000 Crowns ambition is completed, unless have more than 10,000 Crowns


Have 2750 Renown Ambition goal Reach 'Glorious' Renown
Event 82 "Already we are known in some parts of the land, yet we are still far from being a legendary company. We shall increase our renown further!"


Instructions
  • Become known as 'Glorious' (2,750 renown) throughout the land. You can increase your renown by completing contracts and winning battles.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be at least 30 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and the company has at least 2,650 Renown


Have 8000 Renown Ambition goal Reach 'Invincible' Renown
Event 82 "There were few legendary mercenary companies throughout history. We are close to having our name become immortal and be counted among them!"


Instructions
  • Become known as 'Invincible' (8,000 renown) and leave your mark in history. You can increase your renown by completing contracts and winning battles.


Rewards


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be at least 60 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • must have more than 4,000 renown
  • must have less than 7,800 renown


Make Nobles Aware Ambition goal Reach 'Professional' Renown
Event 31 "We need to catch the eye of one of the noble houses for more profitable work. They play their own dangerous game, but what does it matter as long as the pay is good?"


Instructions
  • Become known as 'Professional' (1,050 renown) in order to catch the attention of the noble houses. You can increase your renown by completing contracts and winning battles.


Rewards


Requirements
  • must have completed at least 2 ambitions
  • must have at least 800 Renown
  • Player Banner ambition is completed
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and a late game crisis has begun and the company has at least 1,050 Renown


Named Item Ambition goal Have at least 1 famed piece of equipment
Event 28 "A respectable company is recognized by their equipment. We should head out and claim either a famed weapon, shield, armor or helmet to increase our renown."


Instructions
  • Have at least 1 famed piece of equipment in your possession - weapon, shield, armor or helmet. Follow rumors in taverns to learn where famed items can be found, purchase them at specialized shops in large cities and castles, or go out on your own to explore and raid ruins and camps. The further away from civilization, the higher the chance of finding rare items.


Rewards
  • 250 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 30 days old
  • must have completed at least 3 ambitions
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and a famed item is in the company's possession


Named Item Set Ambition goal Have a famed weapon, shield, armor and helmet
Warriors of the North DLC Warriors of the North DLC
Event 82 "A famed company is recognized by their equipment. We should head out and claim a prestigious weapon, shield, armor and helmet to increase our renown."


Instructions
  • Have at least one famed weapon, shield, armor and helmet each in your possession. Follow rumors in taverns to learn where famed items can be found, purchase them at specialized shops in large cities and castles, or go out on your own to explore and raid ruins and camps. The further away from civilization, the higher the chance of finding rare items.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 50 days old
  • must have completed at least 5 ambitions
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • have a famed item in the company's possession
  • company does not own a famed weapon or a famed shield or a famed armor or a famed helmet


Player Banner Ambition goal Have at least 2,000 Crowns (cost 1,000 Crowns)
Event 65 "We need a battle standard so that we're recognized from afar! Having one be made is costly, so we shall gather 2,000 crowns for this."


Instructions
  • Gather the amount of 2,000 crowns or more, so that you can afford to have a battle standard made for the company. You can make money by completing contracts, looting camps and ruins, or trading. You'll also need space enough in your inventory for a new item.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • Banner 20 Battle Standard (allies at a range of 4 tiles or less receive 10% of the Resolve of the character holding this standard as a bonus, up to a maximum of the standard bearer's Resolve)


Requirements
  • must have completed an ambition
  • repeatable if battle standard is lost or sold


Ranged Mastery Ambition goal Have 3 men with the bow or crossbow mastery perk
Event 10 "The company lacks competent archers, limiting our tactical options. We shall train three men to master bow or crossbow and be deadly from afar!"


Instructions
  • Have 3 men with the bow or crossbow mastery perk.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 25 days old
  • must have completed at least 2 ambitions
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • no more than 2 brothers with a bow or crossbow mastery perk


Roster of 12 Ambition goal Have a roster of at least 12 men
Event 80 "We shall get the company strength to a dozen men! It will make us a formidable force and will allow us to take on more profitable work."


Instructions
  • Hire enough men to have a full roster of at least 12 men. Visit settlements across the lands to find recruits that suit your needs. Having a full roster will allow you to take on more dangerous and better paying contracts.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • does not have Peasant Militia company origin
  • must have completed an ambition, unless Deserters or Northern Raiders origin
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and the company already has 12 or more brothers


Roster of 16 Ambition goal Have a roster of at least 16 men
Event 80 "We shall get the company strength to sixteen men! It will make us a formidable force and will allow us to take on more profitable work."


Instructions
  • Hire enough men to have a full roster of at least 16 men. Visit settlements across the lands to find recruits that suit your needs. Having a full roster will allow you to take on more dangerous and better paying contracts.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • must have Peasant Militia company origin
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and the company already has 16 or more brothers


Roster of 20 Ambition goal Have a roster of 20 men
Event 80 "Let's build up our numbers to twenty good men so that the wounded may rest and the weary regain their strength between skirmishes."


Instructions
  • Hire enough men to have a full roster of 20 men. Visit settlements across the lands to find recruits that suit your needs.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 15 days old
  • must have completed at least 2 ambitions
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and the company already has 20 or more brothers
  • company max roster size must be at least 20
  • company has less than 15 brothers
  • Roster of 12 ambition is completed
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed


Sergeant Sash Ambition goal Have one man with the 'Rally the Troops' perk
Event 64 "We fight well, but we need to be better organized in case things get dire. I shall name a sergeant to rally you on the battlefield."


Instructions
  • Have at least one man with the 'Rally the Troops' perk. You'll also need space enough in your inventory for a new item.


Rewards


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 15 days old
  • Player Banner ambition is completed
  • repeatable if sergeant's sash is lost or sold


Taxidermist Crafting Ambition goal Craft 12 items at the taxidermist
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Event 97 "Nothing commands respect as a trophy of a giant beast of the frozen wastes. Let's go hunt and get the taxidermist some work!"


Instructions
  • Have at least 12 items crafted from beast trophies at the taxidermist. A taxidermist can be found in settlements mostly near woods and swamp, and can craft useful items from trophies dropped by beasts, such as the unusually large wolf pelts dropped by direwolves.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • permanently marked as already completed if, when ambition selection screen displayed, all above requirements are met and 12 or more items have already been crafted at the taxidermist


Visit Settlements Ambition goal Visit every town and fortification in the world
Event 16 "I know the soles of your feet are itchy for the open road, and we need to spread word about the company. Let us pay visit to every settlement far and wide!"


Instructions
  • Enter each village, city, fortification and castle there is in the world to learn about their goods and services, and spread word about the company.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • must have completed at least 2 ambitions
  • at least 4 unvisited settlements remaining in the world


Wagon Ambition goal Have at least 15,000 Crowns (cost 10,000 Crowns)
Beasts & Exploration DLC Beasts & Exploration DLC
Dlc 6 sw Do not have Blazing Deserts DLC
Event 158 "A cart to carry our things is fine and all, but it won't do. Let's save up 15,000 crowns and buy us a real wagon!"


Instructions
  • Gather the amount of 15,000 crowns or more, so that you can afford to buy a wagon for additional inventory space. You can make money by completing contracts, looting camps and ruins, or trading.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown
  • 27 additional inventory slots


Requirements
  • must have completed at least 4 ambitions
  • Cart ambition is completed


Weapon Mastery Ambition goal Have 5 men with a weapon mastery perk each
Event 50 "Imagine the trail of terror we could blaze if your skills matched your bravery. We shall train five men to master their weapons so that they may act as a vanguard!"


Instructions
  • Have 5 of your men with a weapon mastery perk each, no matter which one.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
  • campaign needs to be more than 15 days old
  • Make Nobles Aware ambition is completed
  • no more than 2 brothers with a weapon mastery perk


Win Against 12 Ambition goal Win a battle against 12 or more enemies
Event 22 "Let us set aside skirmishes for now and seek to defeat a group of at least a dozen opponents. That is how our name will become known throughout the land!"


Instructions
  • Win a battle against 12 or more enemies, whether by killing them or having them scatter and flee. You can do so as part of a contract or by fighting on your own terms.


Rewards
  • 250 Renown


Requirements
  • the most recent victory was against less than 12 enemies
  • Player Banner ambition is completed


Win Against 24 Ambition goal Win a battle against 24 or more enemies
Event 22 "We achieved some renown, but now you can see real fame on the horizon. Let us defeat a formidable force of two dozen opponents in battle!"


Instructions
  • Win a battle against 24 or more enemies, whether by killing them or having them scatter and flee. You can do so as part of a contract or by fighting on your own terms.


Rewards
  • 100 Renown


Requirements
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