Hunting bandits is much more agreeable, so make it a part of your daily grind. It isn’t however the best route, as looting or attacking villages will hinder your relationship with the owner, and it will come back to bite you in the rear at a later date. Another way to get your mitts on some loot is by looting villages, which churn up all sorts of valuable items and gold. You’ll find plenty of bandits on your journey through Bannerlord and it’s always worth killing them, they provide a lot of loot you can later sell and they’re pretty easy to take down.
