Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – How to Recruit Troops
Recruitment can be done in various villages and towns. You simply need to select the “Recruit Troops” option when you arrive at a given area.
A window will open displaying the available soldiers, and each volunteer’s price will also be shown. You can also execute forced recruitment in a village, but doing so will damage your relations with that village.
The villages and towns will not only offer basic Level 1 soldiers for you to recruit, but you will also come across more seasoned warriors. During the recruitment process, you’ll encounter two categories of soldiers.
The first category is available for purchase at any time, while the second category, which includes more experienced soldiers, can only be recruited after you achieve the required amount of reputation in a specific location.
To learn the requirements, you can hover the cursor over a particular warrior. You can gain reputation by completing related missions and by clearing nearby bandit hideouts.