The Caravans
In the early days of The Barren Age, the Ashen paladins assisted the four trade kings, House Tulip, House Juren, House Wacha, and House Beret, in forming a caravan network. This was instrumental in beginning to provide support to each village and town, providing stability essential to prolonging the current age.
Each caravan is headed by a Vagrus, a hardened, cold-willed leader willing to make the tough decisions that will ensure the survival of the caravan across the ashen lands. The more succesful caravans may employ Mekillots for hauling larger, heavier cargo. The network, supported by trade between the villages and towns, utilizes trade posts along the more-established trade routes - Caravanserais, as a means of ensuring the caravans are stocked for the long travels. One may also at times find caravanserais headquartered in the townsquare of the more prominent towns and villages in which trade is more heavily conducted. The caravan, and the caravanserais, are often protected by a unit or small group of Ashen paladins