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title: "Governor"
description: "The most common role, ideal for beginners"
url: https://support.kingdoms.com/en/articles/34-governor
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updated: 2026-11-10
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# Governor

The most common role, ideal for beginners

### The role of the governor

The governor is the most common role in a Travian Kingdoms game world.

It is ideal for beginners and for players who want to be part of a kingdom without the responsibilities of leadership.

Governors support their kingdom’s growth, defend its members, and contribute to its economy.

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### Governor Features

-   Robber hideouts will appear around your capital village from time to time.
    
-   You can obtain stolen goods and resources from them. They are not visible to any other player.
    
-   Stolen goods can be sold to your king, Vice King, or duke in exchange for resources.
    
-   If your village is outside any kingdom borders, you can sell them to the Bandit Chief.  
    However, it is strongly recommended to sell stolen goods inside your own kingdom:
    
    -   Only then will you receive crop as part of the reward.
        
    -   Only then will the stolen goods be converted into treasures, which increase your kingdom’s victory points.
        
-   Governors generate tributes for their kingdom’s leadership (king, Vice King, or duke).
    
-   These tributes are collected from the tribute fund of the governor’s village.
    
-   If a governor village is attacked, the tribute stock is looted first, before the village’s own warehouse.
    

### The Governor’s role in the Kingdom

The governor helps the king and contributes to the expansion of the kingdom by:

-   Attacking robbers and selling stolen goods to the kingdom.
    
-   Selling stolen goods within the kingdom ensures you receive crop and that the goods are converted into treasures.
    
-   Producing tributes that the king, Vice King, or duke can collect.
    
-   Cooperating with the other kingdom's members.
    
-   Taking part in the offensive and defensive actions of the kingdom.
    

### Switching Kingdoms

A governor can change kingdoms in the following ways:

1.  Influence-based invitation  
    If at least one of your villages lies within the borders of another kingdom, its king can send you an invitation to join.
    
2.  Menhir relocation  
    A foreign king can invite you to relocate your village into their kingdom using the menhir system.
    

To switch kingdoms, you must accept the invitation in your embassy.