Items & Food

Everything that goes in the bag, what it does, and where it comes from.

Materials

Gathered, mined, grown or made — the currency of every build and order. STOW puts them in the Storehouse; the Trading Post buys them at half value.

Item		Effect	Value	Where it comes from
Bitterleaf	A pungent herb — the alchemist's first ingredient	—	2g	Herb Garden yard, Herb Garden · Drying Racks, Trading Post, herb patch
Boar Tusk	A crafting material — the blacksmith will want these	—	4g	boar remains
Charcoal	Kiln-burned offcuts — fuel for hotter forges later, coin now	—	2g	Felling Crew · Charcoal Kiln, Trading Post
Cloth	A bolt off the loom — light armor starts here	—	4g	Trading Post, Weaver's Loom yard
Copper Ore	Era-1 ore — the forge turns it into bars	—	4g	Valley Shaft yard, Valley Shaft · Lamp Room, Trading Post, copper vein
Cut Gem	Set it in a ring, or socket it into gear — and pry it out again	—	12g	Gem Bench (cut)
Cut Stone	Dressed blocks from the Mason's Yard — walls and footings want these	—	5g	Mason's Yard (cut), quest: Timber for the Gate, quest: Quarry Rights
Essence	Refined at the essence forge; two of these bind an enchant to a piece of gear	—	14g	Enchanting Circle (refine), quest: Bones of a Raid, quest: First Light, quest: The Lost Shelf
Fittings	Copper brackets and pins from the Engineer — traps, emplacements and gadgets start here	—	6g	Engineer's Workshop (make), quest: Brass Tacks
Flour	Milled grain — bread starts here	—	4g	Grist Mill (grind), quest: The First Grind, quest: Millstones
Grain	Sheaves from the farm — the Mill grinds them	—	2g	Valley Farm yard
Boar Hide	Raw hide off a boar — the Weaver's tannery turns it to leather	—	3g	quest: The First Bolt, boar remains
Leather	Tanned hide — medium armor	—	5g	Weaver's Loom (weave)
Raw Essence	Torn off raiders, or ground out of old gear — the Enchanter refines it	—	5g	loot
Rough Gem	A crystal out of the seam — the Jewelcrafter cuts it	—	6g	Valley Shaft · Gem Seam, Trading Post
Spike Trap	Set at the gate by the Engineer: bites every raider that stands there	—	8g	Engineer's Workshop (make)
Stone	Good building stone, pried from a pile	—	2g	Mason's Yard yard, Mason's Yard · Quarry Pit, Valley Shaft yard, Trading Post, stone pile, quest: Pit Props
Sunroot	A cultivated herb — the Alchemist's second ingredient	—	3g	Herb Garden · Seed Beds, quest: Garden Walls, quest: Herb Lore
Timber	Split deadfall — every building starts with this	—	2g	Felling Crew yard, Felling Crew · Sawpit, Trading Post, deadfall, quest: An Axe Worth Swinging
Tome Fragment	Loose pages of unknown lineage — two fuse into a tome at the Athenaeum	—	4g	quest: Torn Pages
Torn Tome (Second Wind)	Water-stained and missing pages — the Scribe can restore it	—	8g	loot
Torn Tome (Whirlwind)	Half a binding and a burnt cover — the Scribe can restore it	—	8g	loot

Food

Eat with Q. Hunger drains over time; at zero it eats your health. No stamina regenerates on its own — rest, or a draught.

Item		Effect	Value	Where it comes from
Bread	A loaf from the bakehouse: restores 6 HP and 40 food	+6 HP, +40 food	4g	Grist Mill (grind)
Cabbage	Farm greens — a snack raw, a supper cooked	+3 HP, +12 food	2g	Valley Farm yard, quest: Wall the Field
Fish	Fresh from the pond — restores 6 HP and 25 food	+6 HP, +25 food	3g	Fishing Dock yard, quest: Twine for the Nets
Fowl	A coop bird — restores 8 HP and 25 food	+8 HP, +25 food	3g	Valley Farm · Chicken Coop, quest: A Hen House
Meat	Restores 10 HP and 30 food	+10 HP, +30 food	3g	quest: Boar in the Cut, quest: Boar Trouble, quest: Straw and Rope, boar remains
Smoked Fish	Travel rations: restores 8 HP and 50 food	+8 HP, +50 food	6g	Fishing Dock (smoke), quest: The First Catch
Wildberries	Restores 5 HP and 15 food	+5 HP, +15 food	1g	Trading Post, berry bush, quest: Firewood, quest: Stock the Shelves, quest: A Proper Stew

Meals

Cooked at the Inn's kitchen. One food buff at a time — a meal replaces the last. They stack with a tonic.

Item		Effect	Value	Where it comes from
Boar Stew	Fills you up and lends +10% power for two minutes (food buff)	+15 HP, +100 food, +10% power for 120s	6g	Roadside Rest (cook)
Farm Supper	Greens and a roast bird: +6% power for four minutes (food buff)	+12 HP, +100 food, +6% power for 240s	7g	Roadside Rest (cook)
Fish Stew	Pond fish and greens: +5% power for six minutes (food buff), and a good deal of mending	+25 HP, +100 food, +5% power for 360s	8g	Roadside Rest (cook)
Shepherd's Pie	Bread, meat and greens — three ingredients: +8% power for five minutes (food buff)	+20 HP, +100 food, +8% power for 300s	9g	Roadside Rest (cook)

Potions & tonics

From the Alchemist. Tonics are the potion buff layer: one at a time, and it stacks with your meal.

Item		Effect	Value	Where it comes from
Healing Potion	Restores 35 HP	+35 HP	6g	Alchemist's Lab (brew), Trading Post, quest: Bitterleaf for the Altar, quest: Break the Camp, quest: Copper for the Forge, quest: The First Haul, quest: Glass and Fire, quest: Rest the Fallen, quest: Find the Others, quest: Tusks for Handles
Ironbark Tonic	Take 15% less damage for two minutes (potion buff — stacks with food)	−15% damage taken for 120s	9g	Alchemist's Lab (brew)
Stamina Draught	Refills stamina on the spot — the only thing besides rest that does	+100 stamina	6g	Alchemist's Lab (brew)

Gathering nodes

Hold R within reach. Nodes regrow.