Even at level 18, Alayen is outpacing Katrin in trade if comparing level to level, 8 to 6. In fact, Alayen equals Katrin in trade at level 7 with 3 trade while Katrin starts at level 8 with 3 trade. I realize that Katrin would start out higher and have a level headstart over Alayen but once you get into the high teens or low 20's, leveling is
I am 10+ hours into a playthrough and yet to see a single companion ever level. Sure, they still gain skills but not levels (and stats/focus points). This makes gear as the only path to upgrading your companions. Also, I have not encountered any merchant or stewardship companions. I expect assigning stewardship-focused companion to govern should increase bonuses to holdings. Likewise with There is absolutely no point to have a highly skilled trader companion at the moment. Trading level bonus is only taken into account from the Clan Leader. Trading perks are for the vaste majority Clan Leader and Governor related, the personal ones the AI can't use anyway. Setting a companion to Governor breaks their perks (they lose all of them).Originally posted by Tuidjy: The objectively best companion group to keep in your party at all times is: - Alayan, Firentis, Bunduk (heavy cavalry) - Deshavi, Baheshtur (horse archers) - Ymira (strategist: tactics, engineering; training) - Jeremus (medic: surgery, wound treatment, first aid; training). 535 682 257 956 862 847 794 6