Two Ensign Questions

General
#1

Gents,

Ensign question #1:
Excluding the NE palantir, can “un-owned” artifacts start off in hexes with popcenters?

Ensign question #2:
If my army with WM picks up transports, do the WM travel with the ships?

Thanks in advance,

Pearly

#2
  1. don’t know
  2. yes, baggage train - build them in Cardolan and blow up the QA with them, all good.

You back in the country now???

#3

I have never seen an initially un-owned artifact show up in a starting pop center, either in 1650 or FA. So I think John that the answer to #1 is likely “no.”

#4

1 – I have never seen one yet – so No – but can start in a ruins as i have had this happen before

2 – Brad answered this already

#5

Thanks for the answers gents. BB I am still on the road, but thanks for asking!