The list of features being added to Final Fantasy XIV in patch 1.19
just keeps growing. Not only will players be able to ride on the back
of a chocobo, but a new set of missions for caravan defense will let
players beat marauding fiends away from those selfsame yellow birds.
And there are even Grand Company seals to be obtained in the exchange,
which just sweetens the deal for players investing time and effort into
the system.

Each of the Grand Companies will have a different caravan to protect and
will enlist the aid of full members in ensuring the caravan's safety
during its march from an aetheryte camp to one of the nearby hamlets.
Monsters will attack the caravan in turn, sometimes driving off birds
and sometimes outright damaging the cargo, and it will be up to players
to feed, calm, and protect the chocobos laden with supplies. Once the
caravan arrives at its destination, players will receive seals based on
how much cargo actually made it to its objective -- a chance to earn
more currency and get some nice experience out of the event.