Manifold
Recruit

I think the current way of escorting caravans needs some improvement. There's usually a significant speed difference between the caravan and your party, so I propose one of two solutions:
1) RTS-Style- Instead of having the caravan follow the player, the caravan can be commanded by the user as well. Use right click to select a party, or right-drag a box to select both. You can, for example, order them both to the destination. When you order both to move, the parties will move at the speed of the slower one.
2) Combine both parties into the player party icon, give it a crappy speed, and put some info about the caravan in the party information screen.
I like the first option, myself, but it will obviously mean some changes to the interface.
1) RTS-Style- Instead of having the caravan follow the player, the caravan can be commanded by the user as well. Use right click to select a party, or right-drag a box to select both. You can, for example, order them both to the destination. When you order both to move, the parties will move at the speed of the slower one.
2) Combine both parties into the player party icon, give it a crappy speed, and put some info about the caravan in the party information screen.
I like the first option, myself, but it will obviously mean some changes to the interface.