Vehicles/Mounts, Caravans and Slave Runners

[Uno]

Really enjoying the game so far (Even if my town got raided by bandits twice in 10 minutes finishing off all my guys :C)

Moving takes a long time, since there is mining, presumably there would be some sort of Coal-powered truck which would power along the dunes, allowing quicker commutes from point A to point B. Ofcourse, Vehicles would take a lot of work to make, suppose the cheaper alternative like Salamanders (or Horses) would be more adequate when you're in a pinch.

I would like to see wandering Merchants, who go from city to city trading goods.
Obviously you would be able to try and coerce them into handing over their goods, but if all else fails, use brute force to overwhelm them and take what should've been yours!

Slave Runners, with all these bandits running around, surely they would make half-decent slaves once they've been disciplined, allowing you to buy them from the Slave Driver for a pretty penny.

[RyanPM]

It would be nice if your truck could get stuck in the sand :p maybe you should make treads on it instead of tires.
Maybe a vehicle could have a turret, to utilize that turret skill

[Blackbird]

I don't think there are going to be mounts or vehicles, however it has been confirmed that there will be pack animals.