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[SirAaronIII]

Okay, so there's a bunch of dwarven merchants. They're just kind of standing around outside. Yes, I do have an accessible depot.
Earlier, they were attacked by an ambush. Maybe that has something to do with it?

[psychologicalshock]

Yep merchants just don't trade right when they're attacked, I had the same happen with humans - they came later that season and pulled in even more ambushed however they managed to get to the depot before the ambushes began so we managed to finish the transaction.

[Merkuri]

I had a group of merchants mauled by a goblin invasion.  I was surprised and pleased when I still got the message that the merchants were unloading in my depot, thinking maybe some had miraculously survived.  I zoomed to the depot to see... no merchants.

Yet I still got the "merchants are leaving soon" and "merchants have left" messages a bit later. 

[psychologicalshock]

I had a group of merchants mauled by a goblin invasion.  I was surprised and pleased when I still got the message that the merchants were unloading in my depot, thinking maybe some had miraculously survived.  I zoomed to the depot to see... no merchants.

Yet I still got the "merchants are leaving soon" and "merchants have left" messages a bit later. 

You might get my luck and see a new caravan from the same civ soon

[SirAaronIII]

They eventually got up and left with the normal message.
Related: the civ does send a new outpost liaison if the old one gets killed, right?

[AdeleneDawner]

Depends on the civ.

Humans tend to send a siege instead, last I heard.

[Merkuri]

I had a group of merchants mauled by a goblin invasion.  I was surprised and pleased when I still got the message that the merchants were unloading in my depot, thinking maybe some had miraculously survived.  I zoomed to the depot to see... no merchants.

Yet I still got the "merchants are leaving soon" and "merchants have left" messages a bit later. 

You might get my luck and see a new caravan from the same civ soon

I believe I've had caravans from all three civs (humans, elves, dwarves) slaughtered by goblin raids.  It was so bad that at one point I cheered out loud when a caravan (I think it was the humans) made it inside of my walls without getting attacked.  Yet they still keep coming.

[synkell]

Well... Dont know about dorfs and elves , but I think that humans tend to siege after their diplomat gets killed . Been killing elves for a long time now , they still come to trade. Never tried killing dorf caravans though , need the metals .