THE CITY

Buildings

Every building, what it costs, what it makes, and what it needs.

Nineteen buildings are designed; these stand in the prototype. Each is a shell + one function at construction, then modules (capability) and quest-taught recipes (knowledge). Costs are paid from your bag and the Storehouse. A building past the city's chartered era shows "needs the charter" until the Town Hall issues it.

Copper Forge · Wayside Shrine · Valley Farm · Roadside Rest · Felling Crew · Valley Shaft · Storehouse · Town Hall · Trading Post · Alchemist's Lab · Drill Yard · Fishing Dock · Herb Garden · Mason's Yard · Grist Mill · Weaver's Loom · Engineer's Workshop · Gem Bench · Enchanting Circle · Scriptorium

Era 1

Copper Forge in the prototype

Orrin's forge. Repairs are instant; crafts take time and land in your bag when done.


Keeper	Orrin the Smith (Journeyman, Builder)
Build	4 Stone, 6 Timber · 20s
Services	Repair All Gear — 5 gold

Craft

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Copper Mace	3 Copper Ore, 1 Timber	12s	—
Copper Mail	1 Boar Tusk, 4 Copper Ore	15s	taught by "Break the Camp" (Orrin)
Fine Copper Sword	2 Copper Ore, 1 Timber	10s	module: Grindstone

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Grindstone	4 Stone, 2 Timber	10s	Cheaper repairs, and Orrin can put a keener edge on copper (Q2 recipes). (cheaper: repair 2g)

Wayside Shrine in the prototype

Ansel's shrine. Prayer mends the body; ordination shapes the hero. (Chapel = health, Inn = stamina.)


Keeper	Ansel the Priest (Apprentice, Loremaster)
Build	6 Stone, 4 Timber · 30s
Services	Pray For Healing — 4 gold

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Bell Tower	4 Stone, 3 Timber	10s	A louder alarm: raid warnings come half again as early.
Healing Font	2 Bitterleaf, 4 Stone	10s	Blessed water: prayer costs half. (cheaper: pray 2g)
Reliquary	1 Boar Tusk, 3 Stone, 3 Timber	12s	Relics of the old callings: you may change your class here, for a fee.

Valley Farm in the prototype

Tamsin's field. Greens grow into the yard on their own; a coop adds birds. The Inn cooks both.


Keeper	Tamsin the Farmer (Apprentice, Shepherd)
Build	2 Stone, 4 Timber · 20s
Produces	2 Cabbage, 1 Grain every 40s — the yard holds 8 of each

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Chicken Coop	1 Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Hens in the yard: a bird with every harvest — the second food type. (+1 Fowl per haul)
Well	5 Stone, 1 Timber	10s	Water close at hand: harvests come around faster. (cycle ×0.7)

Roadside Rest in the prototype

Marla's inn. A room refills your stamina on the spot; meals from the kitchen buff you for a good while.


Keeper	Marla the Innkeeper (Apprentice, Shepherd)
Build	2 Stone, 8 Timber · 25s
Services	Take A Room — 3 gold

Cook

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Boar Stew	1 Bitterleaf, 2 Meat	8s	module: Kitchen, taught by "A Proper Stew" (Marla)
Farm Supper	2 Cabbage, 1 Fowl	8s	module: Kitchen, taught by "A Hen House" (Tamsin)
Fish Stew	1 Cabbage, 2 Fish	8s	module: Kitchen, taught by "The First Catch" (Tarn)
Shepherd's Pie	1 Bread, 1 Cabbage, 1 Meat	10s	module: Kitchen, taught by "The First Grind" (Osk)

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Kitchen	2 Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Marla can cook: meals grant a food buff (the first compounding layer).

Felling Crew in the prototype

Hollis's camp. Logs stack in the yard on their own; the yard holds only so much, so come haul.


Keeper	Hollis the Woodcutter (Apprentice, Steward)
Build	3 Stone, 4 Timber · 20s
Produces	2 Timber every 30s — the yard holds 8 of each

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Charcoal Kiln	4 Stone, 2 Timber	12s	Slow-burned offcuts: a sack of charcoal every haul — fuel for later forges, coin for now. (+1 Charcoal per haul)
Sawpit	2 Copper Ore, 3 Timber	10s	A pit saw squares the logs: an extra length of timber every haul. (+1 Timber per haul)

Valley Shaft in the prototype

Bram's shaft. Ore and stone pile up in the yard on their own — the yard holds only so much, so come collect.


Keeper	Bram the Miner (Apprentice, Steward)
Build	2 Stone, 6 Timber · 25s
Produces	1 Copper Ore, 1 Stone every 30s — the yard holds 6 of each

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Gem Seam	3 Cut Stone, 2 Timber	15s	Bram follows the quartz: a rough gem with every haul. (+1 Rough Gem per haul)
Lamp Room	1 Bitterleaf, 2 Copper Ore, 2 Timber	8s	Light deeper in the seam: an extra chunk of ore every haul. (+1 Copper Ore per haul)
Cart Rails	2 Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Carts run the shaft: hauls come nearly twice as often. (cycle ×0.6)

Storehouse in the prototype

The city's stockpile. Buildings draw materials from here as well as your bag. Assign a villager as a hauler and the yards empty themselves.


Keeper	unstaffed
Build	5 Stone, 5 Timber · 25s
Capacity	40 goods (the economy's ceiling)

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Racks	2 Stone, 6 Timber	10s	Shelving and hooks: the storehouse holds twice as much. (+40 capacity)
Tally Board	1 Charcoal, 3 Timber	8s	Chalked routes: haulers make their rounds nearly twice as fast. (haul legs ×0.6)

Town Hall in the prototype

The city's hall. The ledger is its report; the board posts bounties; the mayor lends the city a lens of its own; the charter opens the next era.


Keeper	unstaffed
Build	8 Stone, 8 Timber · 30s
Charter fee	40 gold + 3 Charcoal — every building of the current era must stand

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Notice Board	4 Timber	8s	Bounties, posted and paid in gold — work without a face attached.
Mayor's Office	4 Stone, 6 Timber	12s	Appoint a recruit as mayor: the city's class — one civic passive, scaled by their quality.

Trading Post in the prototype

Wren's post. Sells only goods of the chartered era — money never skips exploration (design rule). Buys anything.


Keeper	Wren the Trader (Apprentice, Merchant)
Build	3 Stone, 5 Timber · 20s
Sells	Bitterleaf 2g, Copper Ore 5g, Healing Potion 8g, Stone 3g, Timber 3g, Wildberries 2g; Era 2: Charcoal 2g, Cloth 4g, Iron Mail 40g, Iron Sword 30g; Era 3: Rough Gem 15g — never above the chartered era; buys anything at half value

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Ledger Desk	2 Stone, 3 Timber	8s	Wren keeps books: better prices both ways. (buy ×0.85, sell ×1.25)

Era 2

Alchemist's Lab in the prototype

Ysolde's lab. Potions to order from Nell's herbs; tonics are the potion buff layer and stack with a meal.


Keeper	Ysolde the Alchemist (Journeyman, Loremaster)
Build	1 Cut Stone, 5 Stone, 5 Timber · 25s

Brew

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Healing Potion	2 Bitterleaf, 1 Wildberries	8s	—
Ironbark Tonic	1 Charcoal, 2 Sunroot	10s	module: Ingredient Cabinet, taught by "Bitter Work" (Ysolde)
Stamina Draught	1 Bitterleaf, 1 Sunroot	8s	taught by "Herb Lore" (Nell)

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Ingredient Cabinet	1 Cut Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Sorted shelves: tonics — the potion buff, which stacks with your meal.
Still	2 Charcoal, 3 Stone	10s	A copper still: every brew makes two. (+1 per order)

Drill Yard in the prototype

Hesk's drill yard. He teaches PASSIVES: habits that stay with you. Learn as many as you pay for; carry two at a time (ABILITIES screen).


Keeper	Hesk the Drillmaster (Journeyman, Marshal)
Build	1 Boar Hide, 2 Stone, 8 Timber · 25s

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Straw Dummies	2 Cloth, 3 Timber	8s	Something to hit: lessons cost half the gold.
Sparring Ring	1 Cloth, 2 Boar Hide, 6 Timber	12s	Ropes and a proper floor: Hesk teaches the advanced habits (Frugal, Keen Eye, Gourmand).

Fishing Dock in the prototype

Tarn's dock. Fish come off the lines on their own; a smokehouse turns them into rations that keep.


Keeper	Tarn the Fisher (Apprentice, Shepherd)
Build	2 Stone, 8 Timber · 25s
Produces	1 Fish every 40s — the yard holds 6 of each

Smoke

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Smoked Fish	2 Fish	8s	module: Smokehouse

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Net Loft	3 Cloth, 2 Timber	10s	Proper nets from Brida's cloth: the catch comes in faster. (cycle ×0.7)
Smokehouse	2 Charcoal, 4 Stone	10s	Smoke over charcoal: fish that keeps — the ration you carry into the wilds.

Herb Garden in the prototype

Nell's garden. Bitterleaf grows into the yard; seed beds add sunroot. Ysolde brews with both.


Keeper	Nell the Herbalist (Apprentice, Loremaster)
Build	3 Stone, 4 Timber · 20s
Produces	1 Bitterleaf every 40s — the yard holds 6 of each

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Drying Racks	3 Timber	8s	Nothing spoils: an extra bitterleaf every harvest. (+1 Bitterleaf per haul)
Seed Beds	2 Stone, 2 Timber	10s	Cultivation beds: sunroot, the second herb, with every harvest. (+1 Sunroot per haul)

Mason's Yard in the prototype

Gerd's yard. Stone from the quarry face, cut stone to order — and the palisade that keeps raiders at the gate.


Keeper	Gerd the Mason (Journeyman, Builder)
Build	8 Stone, 6 Timber · 30s
Produces	1 Stone every 45s — the yard holds 6 of each

Cut

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Cut Stone	3 Stone	6s	—

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Mortar Shed	4 Stone, 2 Timber	10s	Lime and sand: footings for a watchtower on the wall.
Quarry Pit	2 Stone, 3 Timber	10s	A proper pit: an extra stone every haul. (+1 Stone per haul)

The walls track


Palisade	4 Cut Stone, 10 Timber · 40s · gate 240 hp — raiders must break it before the road
Watchtower	2 Cut Stone, 6 Timber · needs the Mortar Shed · +20s raid warning
Repair the gate	2 Timber — back to full

Grist Mill in the prototype

Osk's mill. Grain from Tamsin's field becomes flour; a bakehouse makes it bread — the staple every real meal starts from.


Keeper	Osk the Miller (Apprentice, Steward)
Build	2 Cut Stone, 6 Stone, 6 Timber · 30s

Grind

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Bread	1 Flour	8s	module: Bakehouse
Flour	2 Grain	6s	—

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Bakehouse	2 Charcoal, 5 Stone	12s	An oven: flour becomes bread — food on its own, and the base of Marla's best meal.
Grain Lift	1 Cut Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Sacks up to the hopper without stopping the stones: every grind makes two. (+1 per order)

Weaver's Loom in the prototype

Brida's loom. Cloth comes off it on its own; she sews light armor to order, and the tannery turns boar hides into leather.


Keeper	Brida the Weaver (Apprentice, Merchant)
Build	1 Cut Stone, 3 Stone, 6 Timber · 25s
Produces	1 Cloth every 45s — the yard holds 6 of each

Weave

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Dyed Cloak	2 Bitterleaf, 4 Cloth	12s	module: Dye Vat
Leather	2 Boar Hide	6s	module: Tannery
Leather Jerkin	1 Cloth, 3 Leather	14s	module: Tannery, taught by "Hides for the Vat" (Brida)
Quilted Coat	3 Cloth	10s	—

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Dye Vat	3 Bitterleaf, 3 Stone	8s	Bitterleaf dye: a finer grade of cloth work (Q2).
Tannery	2 Stone, 4 Timber	10s	Vats and scrapers: boar hides become leather — medium armor.

Era 3

Engineer's Workshop in the prototype

Tovik's workshop. Fittings for everything mechanical; traps and a ballista for the wall; smoke for the quiet way in.


Keeper	Tovik the Engineer (Journeyman, Marshal)
Build	4 Copper Ore, 4 Cut Stone, 6 Timber · 35s

Make

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Breaching Charge	3 Charcoal, 2 Fittings	10s	module: Demolition Bench
Fittings	2 Copper Ore, 1 Timber	6s	—
Grappling Hook	2 Cloth, 3 Fittings	12s	module: Gadget Bench
Lockpick	1 Cut Gem, 1 Fittings	8s	module: Gadget Bench
Smoke Bomb	1 Bitterleaf, 1 Charcoal, 1 Fittings	8s	module: Gadget Bench, taught by "Eyes on the Road" (Tovik)
Spike Trap	1 Fittings, 2 Timber	8s	module: Trap Shop

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Ballista Platform	3 Cut Stone, 3 Fittings, 4 Timber	15s	An emplacement on the palisade: fires at raiders outside the gate on its own.
Demolition Bench	2 Charcoal, 3 Fittings	12s	Breaching charges: the loud way into a rival's city.
Gadget Bench	1 Cut Stone, 2 Fittings	10s	The stealth line: smoke bombs, and the gadgets that follow.
Trap Shop	2 Fittings, 4 Timber	10s	Spikes and snares: traps you set at the gate — automated defenses fight while you run over.

Gem Bench in the prototype

Vesna's bench. Rough gems from the seam become cut gems; cut gems become rings — or go into a socket, and come out again. Gems travel.


Keeper	Vesna the Jeweler (Journeyman, Merchant)
Build	2 Charcoal, 4 Cut Stone, 6 Timber · 35s

Cut

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Copper Ring	2 Copper Ore, 1 Cut Gem	10s	—
Cut Gem	2 Rough Gem	8s	—
Amulet of Ward	2 Cut Gem, 1 Cut Stone	12s	taught by "Rough Stones" (Vesna)

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Cutting Wheel	2 Cut Stone, 2 Timber	10s	A true wheel: every rough pair cuts into two gems, not one. (+1 Cut Gem per order)
Setting Kit	3 Copper Ore, 2 Cut Stone	10s	Sockets: set a cut gem into your weapon or armor — and pry it out to move it.

Era 4

Enchanting Circle in the prototype

Wyn's circle. Raw essence off raiders becomes essence; essence and gold bind an enchant to a piece — bound, unlike a gem.


Keeper	Wyn the Enchanter (Journeyman, Loremaster)
Build	4 Charcoal, 6 Cut Stone, 4 Timber · 40s

Refine

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Essence	2 Raw Essence	8s	module: Essence Forge

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Disenchant Font	4 Cut Stone, 1 Essence	12s	Grind unwanted gear into raw essence — raids first, this second.
Essence Forge	3 Charcoal, 3 Cut Stone	12s	Refine raw raid essence into essence — the enchanting currency.
Rune Library	2 Cloth, 1 Essence, 4 Timber	12s	More runes on the shelf: the Hungry enchant.

Enchants

Bound to the equipped piece: one per piece, re-enchanting replaces, and it stays with that piece when you swap. Gems travel; enchants don't.

Enchant	On	Effect	Costs	Needs
Hungry	weapon	every kill mends 5 HP	3 Essence + 30 gold	module: Rune Library
Keen	weapon	+12% power	2 Essence + 20 gold	—
Warding	armor	+12% protection	2 Essence + 20 gold	taught by "First Light" (Wyn)

Scriptorium in the prototype

Aldous's scriptorium. Tomes come out of the wilds damaged; he makes them readable. The Athenaeum fuses loose fragments into a tome of your choosing.


Keeper	Aldous the Scribe (Journeyman, Loremaster)
Build	3 Cloth, 4 Cut Stone, 6 Timber · 35s

Restore

Makes	Costs	Time	Needs
Tome of Second Wind	1 Cloth, 1 Torn Tome (Second Wind)	12s	—
Tome of Whirlwind	1 Cloth, 1 Torn Tome (Whirlwind)	12s	—

Modules

Module	Costs	Time	What it does
Athenaeum	3 Cloth, 4 Cut Stone, 2 Essence	15s	Research: fuse two tome fragments into a tome of a school you choose — targeted skill acquisition.
Restoration Desk	2 Cloth, 4 Timber	10s	Good light and a steady hand: restorations take half the time.

Beyond the shells

Every designed building stands. What each one becomes — the tier ladders, Journeyman and Master gates, and the top modules — is written in Building ladders, the Blacksmith template, the Inn and the Engineer. planned