artisan

Hello, I'm currently playing on a save game from a previous edition (about 1.5.4) that I chose to import to the latest version for some time now, and in almost every town I go to at this stage of the game, the artisan type notables' power is in the negatives and just keeps on decreasing even...

I just realized that purchasing a caravan from a town artisan or merchant gave them a modest (+4?) to their power. I thought it was restricted to quests but apparently not... Anyone know what makes their power go up? Or down, that helps too.Because I definitely want to do everything possible to...