Buildings

Every settlement rises from bare ground and ambition. The structures a Governor raises determine what the island can produce, who it can shelter, and how fiercely it can defend itself. This chapter catalogues every structure known to the archipelago, from the humblest mine to the tallest watch-tower.

Resources & Economy

Production rates and storage limits that govern what can be built.

Units

Military forces trained in Barracks and Harbour structures.

Research

Advancements conducted in the Laboratory.

The Workyard

Only one structure may be raised or improved at a time. The workyard handles a single project. Governors who plan their build order carefully will outpace those who do not. The Main House is the great standing accelerator: each level shaves another 5% off the remaining build time, compounding as it rises. By Level 12 a project runs in roughly half its base duration. The build times listed under each structure are those base durations, before the Main House takes its cut. The Main House never hastens its own works: its times stand as listed.

For a one-off push, goods can speed up a project too. When starting a build, spend repair timber from the stores to cut the construction time. Each crate shaves a slice off, though no amount will buy away the whole job. The same trick hastens troop training, ship-building, and research, each with its own fitting goods.

Master Quill: Margin note

The Main House governs the pace of all works and the size of the coin vault. A Governor who upgrades it early will see every subsequent project completed in shorter order, and can hold more coin reserves for the Bazaar.

The Settlement

The backbone of any domain. The Main House stands at the centre of every settlement. It unlocks new structures and speeds construction across the board. Around it rise the civic works that keep a population housed, fed, and productive: Housing provides roofs for workers and soldiers, the Farm sustains food supply, the Church slowly gathers Lumen, the Storehouse guards the treasury from raiders, and the Marketplace opens the door to trade with neighbouring Governors. A Workshop turns the settlement toward durable goods, storing what you craft and loot and working the benches that make it. And when the day's work is done, the Tavern opens its games of nerve: every level of the tavern earns a table credit, and each table costs one to open for good. The games pay nothing and cost nothing to play. They are for pride, best scores, and passing the tide. The same room holds the Harbour Watch's wall of leads; see The Tavern.

Main House

infrastructure

The governor's seat, where every work order is signed. A grander hall keeps the crews moving and opens the way to greater works.

What does each Main House level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Coin vault
1	100	80	40	2m	862
2	150	120	60	3m	991
3	225	180	90	4m 30s	1,140
4	337	270	135	6m 45s	1,311
5	506	405	202	10m 7s	1,508
6	759	607	303	15m 11s	1,734
7	1,139	911	455	22m 46s	1,995
8	1,708	1,366	683	34m 10s	2,294
9	2,562	2,050	1,025	51m 15s	2,638
10	3,844	3,075	1,537	1h 16m	3,034
11	5,766	4,613	2,306	1h 55m	3,489
12	8,649	6,919	3,459	2h 52m	4,012
13	12,974	10,379	5,189	4h 19m	4,614
14	19,461	15,569	7,784	6h 29m	5,306
15	29,192	23,354	11,677	9h 43m	6,102
16	43,789	35,031	17,515	14h 35m	7,018
17	65,684	52,547	26,273	21h 53m	8,070
18	98,526	78,820	39,410	32h 50m	9,281
19	147,789	118,231	59,115	49h 15m	10,673
20	221,683	177,347	88,673	73h 53m	12,274
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	26,601	21,281	10,640	82h 45m	14,116
22	29,262	23,409	11,704	92h 41m	16,233
23	32,188	25,750	12,875	103h 48m	18,668
24	35,407	28,325	14,162	116h 16m	21,468
25	38,947	31,158	15,579	130h 13m	24,689
26	42,842	34,274	17,137	145h 51m	28,392
27	47,126	37,701	18,850	163h 21m	32,651
28	51,839	41,471	20,735	182h 57m	37,549
29	57,023	45,619	22,809	204h 54m	43,181
30	62,726	50,180	25,090	229h 30m	49,658

Storehouse

infrastructure

Deep cellars and barred doors for the settlement's stores. Every new vault fits more under lock — and less walks off when raiders land.

What does each Storehouse level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Capacity
1	80	120	60	1m 30s	51,000
2	120	180	90	2m 15s	101,000
3	180	270	135	3m 22s	151,000
4	270	405	202	5m 3s	201,000
5	405	607	303	7m 35s	251,000
6	607	911	455	11m 23s	301,000
7	911	1,366	683	17m 5s	351,000
8	1,366	2,050	1,025	25m 37s	401,000
9	2,050	3,075	1,537	38m 26s	451,000
10	3,075	4,613	2,306	57m 39s	501,000
11	4,613	6,919	3,459	1h 26m	551,000
12	6,919	10,379	5,189	2h 9m	601,000
13	10,379	15,569	7,784	3h 14m	651,000
14	15,569	23,354	11,677	4h 51m	701,000
15	23,354	35,031	17,515	7h 17m	751,000
16	35,031	52,547	26,273	10h 56m	801,000
17	52,547	78,820	39,410	16h 25m	851,000
18	78,820	118,231	59,115	24h 37m	901,000
19	118,231	177,347	88,673	36h 56m	951,000
20	177,347	266,020	133,010	55h 25m	1,001,000
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	21,281	31,922	15,961	62h 4m	1,051,000
22	23,409	35,114	17,557	69h 31m	1,101,000
23	25,750	38,626	19,313	77h 51m	1,151,000
24	28,325	42,488	21,244	87h 12m	1,201,000
25	31,158	46,737	23,368	97h 40m	1,251,000
26	34,274	51,411	25,705	109h 23m	1,301,000
27	37,701	56,552	28,276	122h 31m	1,351,000
28	41,471	62,207	31,103	137h 13m	1,401,000
29	45,619	68,428	34,214	153h 41m	1,451,000
30	50,180	75,271	37,635	172h 7m	1,501,000

Housing

infrastructure

Rows of cottages climbing back from the waterfront. Each new row makes room for more hands and more spears.

Requires: main house Level 2

What does each Housing level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Population
1	60	80	100	1m 30s	125
2	90	120	150	2m 15s	173
3	135	180	225	3m 22s	220
4	202	270	337	5m 3s	266
5	303	405	506	7m 35s	310
6	455	607	759	11m 23s	353
7	683	911	1,139	17m 5s	395
8	1,025	1,366	1,708	25m 37s	435
9	1,537	2,050	2,562	38m 26s	474
10	2,306	3,075	3,844	57m 39s	512
11	3,459	4,613	5,766	1h 26m	549
12	5,189	6,919	8,649	2h 9m	585
13	7,784	10,379	12,974	3h 14m	619
14	11,677	15,569	19,461	4h 51m	653
15	17,515	23,354	29,192	7h 17m	686
16	26,273	35,031	43,789	10h 56m	717
17	39,410	52,547	65,684	16h 25m	748
18	59,115	78,820	98,526	24h 37m	778
19	88,673	118,231	147,789	36h 56m	807
20	133,010	177,347	221,683	55h 25m	835
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	15,961	21,281	26,601	62h 4m	1,252
22	17,557	23,409	29,262	69h 31m	1,878
23	19,313	25,750	32,188	77h 51m	2,818
24	21,244	28,325	35,407	87h 12m	4,227
25	23,368	31,158	38,947	97h 40m	6,340
26	25,705	34,274	42,842	109h 23m	9,511
27	28,276	37,701	47,126	122h 31m	14,266
28	31,103	41,471	51,839	137h 13m	21,400
29	34,214	45,619	57,023	153h 41m	32,100
30	37,635	50,180	62,726	172h 7m	48,150

Farm

infrastructure

Terraced fields and pens that keep the table set. Sow wider and the larder outlasts lean seasons and hungry mouths.

Requires: main house Level 2

What does each Farm level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Food per hour
1	70	60	110	1m 40s	16
2	105	90	165	2m 30s	32
3	157	135	247	3m 45s	48
4	236	202	371	5m 37s	64
5	354	303	556	8m 26s	80
6	531	455	835	12m 39s	96
7	797	683	1,252	18m 59s	112
8	1,196	1,025	1,879	28m 28s	128
9	1,794	1,537	2,819	42m 42s	144
10	2,691	2,306	4,228	1h 4m	160
11	4,036	3,459	6,343	1h 36m	176
12	6,054	5,189	9,514	2h 24m	192
13	9,082	7,784	14,272	3h 36m	208
14	13,623	11,677	21,408	5h 24m	224
15	20,435	17,515	32,112	8h 6m	240
16	30,652	26,273	48,168	12h 9m	256
17	45,978	39,410	72,252	18h 14m	272
18	68,968	59,115	108,378	27h 22m	288
19	103,452	88,673	162,568	41h 3m	304
20	155,178	133,010	243,852	61h 34m	320
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	18,621	15,961	29,262	68h 58m	336
22	20,483	17,557	32,188	77h 14m	352
23	22,531	19,313	35,407	86h 30m	368
24	24,785	21,244	38,948	96h 53m	384
25	27,263	23,368	42,842	108h 31m	400
26	29,989	25,705	47,127	121h 32m	416
27	32,988	28,276	51,839	136h 7m	432
28	36,287	31,103	57,023	152h 27m	448
29	39,916	34,214	62,726	170h 45m	464
30	43,908	37,635	68,998	191h 15m	480

Marketplace

infrastructure

Stalls and weighing scales where island trade changes hands. A busier square means the factors take a thinner cut of every deal.

Requires: main house Level 2

What does each Marketplace level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	150	120	100	2m 30s
2	225	180	150	3m 45s
3	337	270	225	5m 37s
4	506	405	337	8m 26s
5	759	607	506	12m 39s
6	1,139	911	759	18m 59s
7	1,708	1,366	1,139	28m 28s
8	2,562	2,050	1,708	42m 42s
9	3,844	3,075	2,562	1h 4m
10	5,766	4,613	3,844	1h 36m
11	8,649	6,919	5,766	2h 24m
12	12,974	10,379	8,649	3h 36m
13	19,461	15,569	12,974	5h 24m
14	29,192	23,354	19,461	8h 6m
15	43,789	35,031	29,192	12h 9m
16	65,684	52,547	43,789	18h 14m
17	98,526	78,820	65,684	27h 22m
18	147,789	118,231	98,526	41h 3m
19	221,683	177,347	147,789	61h 34m
20	332,525	266,020	221,683	92h 22m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	39,903	31,922	26,601	103h 27m
22	43,893	35,114	29,262	115h 51m
23	48,282	38,626	32,188	129h 46m
24	53,110	42,488	35,407	145h 20m
25	58,421	46,737	38,947	162h 47m
26	64,264	51,411	42,842	182h 19m
27	70,690	56,552	47,126	204h 11m
28	77,759	62,207	51,839	228h 41m
29	85,535	68,428	57,023	256h 8m
30	94,089	75,271	62,726	286h 52m

Tavern

infrastructure

Ale, dice and a table sticky with old wagers. The barkeep hosts games of nerve for governors with coins to spare, and a higher roof draws bolder tables.

Requires: main house Level 3

What does each Tavern level cost?10 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	120	140	160	3m
2	180	210	240	4m 30s
3	270	315	360	6m 45s
4	405	472	540	10m 7s
5	607	708	810	15m 11s
6	911	1,063	1,215	22m 46s
7	1,366	1,594	1,822	34m 10s
8	2,050	2,392	2,733	51m 15s
9	3,075	3,588	4,100	1h 16m
10	4,613	5,382	6,150	1h 55m

Workshop

infrastructure

A craftsman's hall of benches, racks and patient hands. More benches, fuller shelves — and raid boats bring salvaged cargo home.

Requires: main house Level 4

What does each Workshop level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	220	180	160	3m 30s
2	330	270	240	5m 15s
3	495	405	360	7m 52s
4	742	607	540	11m 48s
5	1,113	911	810	17m 43s
6	1,670	1,366	1,215	26m 34s
7	2,505	2,050	1,822	39m 52s
8	3,758	3,075	2,733	59m 48s
9	5,638	4,613	4,100	1h 29m
10	8,457	6,919	6,150	2h 14m
11	12,686	10,379	9,226	3h 21m
12	19,029	15,569	13,839	5h 2m
13	28,544	23,354	20,759	7h 34m
14	42,816	35,031	31,139	11h 21m
15	64,224	52,547	46,708	17h 1m
16	96,336	78,820	70,063	25h 32m
17	144,504	118,231	105,094	38h 18m
18	216,757	177,347	157,641	57h 28m
19	325,136	266,020	236,462	86h 12m
20	487,704	399,030	354,694	129h 18m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	58,524	47,883	42,563	144h 49m
22	64,376	52,671	46,819	162h 12m
23	70,814	57,939	51,501	181h 40m
24	77,896	63,733	56,651	203h 28m
25	85,685	70,106	62,316	227h 53m
26	94,254	77,117	68,548	255h 14m
27	103,679	84,828	75,403	285h 52m
28	114,047	93,311	82,943	320h 10m
29	125,452	102,642	91,238	358h 36m
30	137,997	112,907	100,361	401h 38m

Church

resource

Gathers Lumen — the sacred light that fuels the shrine's blessings — and guards it within its reliquary. Raise the church to draw Lumen faster and hold more before the surplus spills away.

Requires: main house Level 4

What does each Church level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Per Hour
1	180	130	140	2m 50s	0.2
2	261	188	203	4m 6s	0.41
3	378	273	294	5m 57s	0.64
4	548	396	426	8m 38s	0.87
5	795	574	618	12m 31s	1.12
6	1,153	833	897	18m 9s	1.38
7	1,672	1,208	1,301	26m 19s	1.65
8	2,425	1,751	1,886	38m 10s	1.94
9	3,517	2,540	2,735	55m 21s	2.23
10	5,100	3,683	3,966	1h 20m	2.54
11	7,395	5,341	5,751	1h 56m	2.86
12	10,723	7,744	8,340	2h 48m	3.19
13	15,548	11,229	12,093	4h 4m	3.54
14	22,545	16,282	17,535	5h 54m	3.89
15	32,690	23,609	25,426	8h 34m	4.26
16	47,401	34,234	36,867	12h 26m	4.64
17	68,732	49,639	53,458	18h 1m	5.03
18	99,661	71,977	77,514	26h 8m	5.44
19	144,509	104,368	112,396	37h 54m	5.85
20	209,538	151,333	162,974	54h 58m	6.28

Treasurer Mora: Treasury habit

The Storehouse is the silent partner of every mine. Without adequate storage, surplus production spills into the dirt, and without protection, raiders will strip the rest. Build it early, build it tall.

The Mines

Gold, stone, and lumber are the three pillars of the material economy. Each has its own extraction site: the Gold Mine, the Stone Quarry, and the Lumber Mill. The land provides a modest trickle even without a mine, but a well-developed extraction operation dwarfs the passive yield many times over. Most experienced Governors raise all three early and keep them climbing. A high-level mine is the foundation of everything that follows.

Gold Mine

resource

Shafts and sluices sunk into the island's gold seam. Dig deeper and the carts come up heavier each day.

What does each Gold Mine level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Per Hour
1	50	40	30	1m	8
2	75	60	45	1m 30s	16.48
3	112	90	67	2m 15s	25.44
4	168	135	101	3m 22s	34.88
5	253	202	151	5m 3s	44.8
6	379	303	227	7m 35s	55.2
7	569	455	341	11m 23s	66.08
8	854	683	512	17m 5s	77.44
9	1,281	1,025	768	25m 37s	89.28
10	1,922	1,537	1,153	38m 26s	101.6
11	2,883	2,306	1,729	57m 39s	114.4
12	4,324	3,459	2,594	1h 26m	127.68
13	6,487	5,189	3,892	2h 9m	141.44
14	9,730	7,784	5,838	3h 14m	155.68
15	14,596	11,677	8,757	4h 51m	170.4
16	21,894	17,515	13,136	7h 17m	185.6
17	32,842	26,273	19,705	10h 56m	201.28
18	49,263	39,410	29,557	16h 25m	217.44
19	73,894	59,115	44,336	24h 37m	234.08
20	110,841	88,673	66,505	36h 56m	251.2
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	13,300	10,640	7,980	41h 22m	268.8
22	14,631	11,704	8,778	46h 20m	286.88
23	16,094	12,875	9,656	51h 54m	305.44
24	17,703	14,162	10,622	58h 8m	324.48
25	19,473	15,579	11,684	65h 6m	344
26	21,421	17,137	12,852	72h 55m	364
27	23,563	18,850	14,138	81h 40m	384.48
28	25,919	20,735	15,551	91h 28m	405.44
29	28,511	22,809	17,107	102h 27m	426.88
30	31,362	25,090	18,817	114h 45m	448.8

Stone Quarry

resource

Terraced cliffs where the island gives up its stone. Cut higher terraces and the block-carts roll down fuller.

What does each Stone Quarry level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Per Hour
1	40	30	40	1m	7
2	60	45	60	1m 30s	14.42
3	90	67	90	2m 15s	22.26
4	135	101	135	3m 22s	30.52
5	202	151	202	5m 3s	39.2
6	303	227	303	7m 35s	48.3
7	455	341	455	11m 23s	57.82
8	683	512	683	17m 5s	67.76
9	1,025	768	1,025	25m 37s	78.12
10	1,537	1,153	1,537	38m 26s	88.9
11	2,306	1,729	2,306	57m 39s	100.1
12	3,459	2,594	3,459	1h 26m	111.72
13	5,189	3,892	5,189	2h 9m	123.76
14	7,784	5,838	7,784	3h 14m	136.22
15	11,677	8,757	11,677	4h 51m	149.1
16	17,515	13,136	17,515	7h 17m	162.4
17	26,273	19,705	26,273	10h 56m	176.12
18	39,410	29,557	39,410	16h 25m	190.26
19	59,115	44,336	59,115	24h 37m	204.82
20	88,673	66,505	88,673	36h 56m	219.8
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	10,640	7,980	10,640	41h 22m	235.2
22	11,704	8,778	11,704	46h 20m	251.02
23	12,875	9,656	12,875	51h 54m	267.26
24	14,162	10,622	14,162	58h 8m	283.92
25	15,579	11,684	15,579	65h 6m	301
26	17,137	12,852	17,137	72h 55m	318.5
27	18,850	14,138	18,850	81h 40m	336.42
28	20,735	15,551	20,735	91h 28m	354.76
29	22,809	17,107	22,809	102h 27m	373.52
30	25,090	18,817	25,090	114h 45m	392.7

Lumber Mill

resource

Saw pits and drying racks at the treeline. More blades at work, and the timber stacks climb quicker.

What does each Lumber Mill level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Per Hour
1	40	40	30	1m	6
2	60	60	45	1m 30s	12.36
3	90	90	67	2m 15s	19.08
4	135	135	101	3m 22s	26.16
5	202	202	151	5m 3s	33.6
6	303	303	227	7m 35s	41.4
7	455	455	341	11m 23s	49.56
8	683	683	512	17m 5s	58.08
9	1,025	1,025	768	25m 37s	66.96
10	1,537	1,537	1,153	38m 26s	76.2
11	2,306	2,306	1,729	57m 39s	85.8
12	3,459	3,459	2,594	1h 26m	95.76
13	5,189	5,189	3,892	2h 9m	106.08
14	7,784	7,784	5,838	3h 14m	116.76
15	11,677	11,677	8,757	4h 51m	127.8
16	17,515	17,515	13,136	7h 17m	139.2
17	26,273	26,273	19,705	10h 56m	150.96
18	39,410	39,410	29,557	16h 25m	163.08
19	59,115	59,115	44,336	24h 37m	175.56
20	88,673	88,673	66,505	36h 56m	188.4
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	10,640	10,640	7,980	41h 22m	201.6
22	11,704	11,704	8,778	46h 20m	215.16
23	12,875	12,875	9,656	51h 54m	229.08
24	14,162	14,162	10,622	58h 8m	243.36
25	15,579	15,579	11,684	65h 6m	258
26	17,137	17,137	12,852	72h 55m	273
27	18,850	18,850	14,138	81h 40m	288.36
28	20,735	20,735	15,551	91h 28m	304.08
29	22,809	22,809	17,107	102h 27m	320.16
30	25,090	25,090	18,817	114h 45m	336.6

Treasurer Mora: Treasury habit

Gold is always the first shortage. Every wall, every ship, every research project demands it. Raise the Gold Mine first and keep it a level ahead of the others. The rest follows from there.

Arms & Fleet

When diplomacy fails and walls are not enough, a Governor must muster forces. The Barracks trains land units, stone throwers, spearfighters, archers, and siege catapults, while the Harbour launches warships, merchant vessels, and colonisation fleets. Both require a developed Main House before they can be established: the Barracks opens at Level 2, the Harbour at Level 5. Higher levels of each reduce training times and unlock access to stronger forces. The Barracks also gates how many catapults an island can stockpile (see Combat), and the Harbour gates the size of your fleet: each level adds ship berths, and bigger hulls take more of them (see Harbour berths).

Barracks

military

Drill yards and bunkrooms for the island's levy. Widen the yards and sterner companies muster to your banner.

Requires: main house Level 2

What does each Barracks level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	150	100	80	2m 30s
2	225	150	120	3m 45s
3	337	225	180	5m 37s
4	506	337	270	8m 26s
5	759	506	405	12m 39s
6	1,139	759	607	18m 59s
7	1,708	1,139	911	28m 28s
8	2,562	1,708	1,366	42m 42s
9	3,844	2,562	2,050	1h 4m
10	5,766	3,844	3,075	1h 36m
11	8,649	5,766	4,613	2h 24m
12	12,974	8,649	6,919	3h 36m
13	19,461	12,974	10,379	5h 24m
14	29,192	19,461	15,569	8h 6m
15	43,789	29,192	23,354	12h 9m
16	65,684	43,789	35,031	18h 14m
17	98,526	65,684	52,547	27h 22m
18	147,789	98,526	78,820	41h 3m
19	221,683	147,789	118,231	61h 34m
20	332,525	221,683	177,347	92h 22m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	39,903	26,601	21,281	103h 27m
22	43,893	29,262	23,409	115h 51m
23	48,282	32,188	25,750	129h 46m
24	53,110	35,407	28,325	145h 20m
25	58,421	38,947	31,158	162h 47m
26	64,264	42,842	34,274	182h 19m
27	70,690	47,126	37,701	204h 11m
28	77,759	51,839	41,471	228h 41m
29	85,535	57,023	45,619	256h 8m
30	94,089	62,726	50,180	286h 52m

Harbour

military

Cranes, pitch-pots and timber yards where your fleet takes shape. Lengthen the slipways and greater hulls leave the yards.

Requires: main house Level 5

What does each Harbour level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	250	200	200	4m
2	375	300	300	6m
3	562	450	450	9m
4	843	675	675	13m 30s
5	1,265	1,012	1,012	20m 15s
6	1,898	1,518	1,518	30m 22s
7	2,847	2,278	2,278	45m 33s
8	4,271	3,417	3,417	1h 8m
9	6,407	5,125	5,125	1h 42m
10	9,610	7,688	7,688	2h 33m
11	14,416	11,533	11,533	3h 50m
12	21,624	17,299	17,299	5h 45m
13	32,436	25,949	25,949	8h 38m
14	48,654	38,923	38,923	12h 58m
15	72,982	58,385	58,385	19h 27m
16	109,473	87,578	87,578	29h 11m
17	164,210	131,368	131,368	43h 47m
18	246,315	197,052	197,052	65h 41m
19	369,472	295,578	295,578	98h 31m
20	554,209	443,367	443,367	147h 47m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	66,505	53,204	53,204	165h 31m
22	73,155	58,524	58,524	185h 23m
23	80,471	64,376	64,376	207h 37m
24	88,518	70,814	70,814	232h 32m
25	97,370	77,896	77,896	260h 27m
26	107,107	85,685	85,685	291h 42m
27	117,817	94,254	94,254	326h 42m
28	129,599	103,679	103,679	365h 55m
29	142,559	114,047	114,047	409h 49m
30	156,815	125,452	125,452	459h

Marshal Voss: Field order

The Barracks come first. Land forces defend the island before any fleet is built. Once the Harbour opens, a Governor gains reach, but reach without a garrison at home is an invitation.

Fortifications

Walls, watchers, and war hounds are the three layers of island defence. The Stone Wall multiplies the defensive strength of every defender on the island, including standing settlement defenses. The Watch-Tower spots approaching fleets at a distance, giving the Governor precious time to prepare or call for aid. The Kennels house scent-ward patrols that make the island harder to spy upon. Together, they turn a settlement from an easy target into a fortress worth avoiding.

Kennels

defense

Raised runs and handlers for the island's war hounds. Build out the pens and the packs grow larger, with keener noses on the watch.

Requires: main house Level 3

What does each Kennels level cost?10 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	90	70	80	1m 50s
2	135	105	120	2m 45s
3	202	157	180	4m 7s
4	303	236	270	6m 11s
5	455	354	405	9m 16s
6	683	531	607	13m 55s
7	1,025	797	911	20m 52s
8	1,537	1,196	1,366	31m 19s
9	2,306	1,794	2,050	46m 59s
10	3,459	2,691	3,075	1h 10m

Stone Wall

defense

A ring of dressed stone between the settlement and the shore. Set it higher and every defender behind it stands harder to break.

Requires: main house Level 2

What does each Stone Wall level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	100	200	60	2m
2	150	300	90	3m
3	225	450	135	4m 30s
4	337	675	202	6m 45s
5	506	1,012	303	10m 7s
6	759	1,518	455	15m 11s
7	1,139	2,278	683	22m 46s
8	1,708	3,417	1,025	34m 10s
9	2,562	5,125	1,537	51m 15s
10	3,844	7,688	2,306	1h 16m
11	5,766	11,533	3,459	1h 55m
12	8,649	17,299	5,189	2h 52m
13	12,974	25,949	7,784	4h 19m
14	19,461	38,923	11,677	6h 29m
15	29,192	58,385	17,515	9h 43m
16	43,789	87,578	26,273	14h 35m
17	65,684	131,368	39,410	21h 53m
18	98,526	197,052	59,115	32h 50m
19	147,789	295,578	88,673	49h 15m
20	221,683	443,367	133,010	73h 53m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	26,601	53,204	15,961	82h 45m
22	29,262	58,524	17,557	92h 41m
23	32,188	64,376	19,313	103h 48m
24	35,407	70,814	21,244	116h 16m
25	38,947	77,896	23,368	130h 13m
26	42,842	85,685	25,705	145h 51m
27	47,126	94,254	28,276	163h 21m
28	51,839	103,679	31,103	182h 57m
29	57,023	114,047	34,214	204h 54m
30	62,726	125,452	37,635	229h 30m

Watch-Tower

defense

A high lookout with a bell that has ended many surprises. From a taller perch, hostile sails show sooner and in sharper detail.

Requires: main house Level 3

What does each Watch-Tower level cost?20 levels, 30 with a steward

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time
1	120	150	100	2m 30s
2	180	225	150	3m 45s
3	270	337	225	5m 37s
4	405	506	337	8m 26s
5	607	759	506	12m 39s
6	911	1,139	759	18m 59s
7	1,366	1,708	1,139	28m 28s
8	2,050	2,562	1,708	42m 42s
9	3,075	3,844	2,562	1h 4m
10	4,613	5,766	3,844	1h 36m
11	6,919	8,649	5,766	2h 24m
12	10,379	12,974	8,649	3h 36m
13	15,569	19,461	12,974	5h 24m
14	23,354	29,192	19,461	8h 6m
15	35,031	43,789	29,192	12h 9m
16	52,547	65,684	43,789	18h 14m
17	78,820	98,526	65,684	27h 22m
18	118,231	147,789	98,526	41h 3m
19	177,347	221,683	147,789	61h 34m
20	266,020	332,525	221,683	92h 22m
With a steward: levels 21 to 30 open only on an island whose steward raises this building.
21	31,922	39,903	26,601	103h 27m
22	35,114	43,893	29,262	115h 51m
23	38,626	48,282	32,188	129h 46m
24	42,488	53,110	35,407	145h 20m
25	46,737	58,421	38,947	162h 47m
26	51,411	64,264	42,842	182h 19m
27	56,552	70,690	47,126	204h 11m
28	62,207	77,759	51,839	228h 41m
29	68,428	85,535	57,023	256h 8m
30	75,271	94,089	62,726	286h 52m

Marshal Voss: Field order

A wall without a garrison is decoration. A garrison without a wall is a sacrifice. Build both, and your enemies will look elsewhere.

The Laboratory

Knowledge compounds. The Laboratory is where scholars work the island's research tree: four branches of study, Warfare, Seafaring, the Shadow Arts, and Prosperity, whose advancements permanently strengthen the settlement that studies them. The tree is arranged in tiers, and each tier waits on the bench itself: a modest Laboratory opens the first studies of every branch, while the deepest tiers and the branch-crowning Great Works demand a Laboratory of the highest orders. Consult the Research chapter for the full tree.

A taller bench also works faster. Each Laboratory level trims research time by 1%, up to a saving of 15%, so levels raised beyond the tier gates still earn their stone.

Scholars also quicken the pace at which charts are read. The Laboratory level on a Governor's capital island shortens the scouting delaybetween regions on the world chart, useful when chasing treasure islands before a rival reaches them.

Laboratory

research

Scholars, smiths and sailmakers trading notes under one roof. Give them room and deeper studies open to your craftsmen.

Requires: main house Level 3

What does each Laboratory level cost?20 levels

Lv	Gold	Stone	Lumber	Base time	Scouting delay	Research time saved
1	200	150	100	3m	2.9s	1%
2	300	225	150	4m 30s	2.7s	2%
3	450	337	225	6m 45s	2.6s	3%
4	675	506	337	10m 7s	2.4s	4%
5	1,012	759	506	15m 11s	2.3s	5%
6	1,518	1,139	759	22m 46s	2.1s	6%
7	2,278	1,708	1,139	34m 10s	2.0s	7%
8	3,417	2,562	1,708	51m 15s	1.8s	8%
9	5,125	3,844	2,562	1h 16m	1.7s	9%
10	7,688	5,766	3,844	1h 55m	1.6s	10%
11	11,533	8,649	5,766	2h 52m	1.4s	11%
12	17,299	12,974	8,649	4h 19m	1.3s	12%
13	25,949	19,461	12,974	6h 29m	1.1s	13%
14	38,923	29,192	19,461	9h 43m	1.0s	14%
15	58,385	43,789	29,192	14h 35m	0.8s	15%
16	87,578	65,684	43,789	21h 53m	0.7s	15%
17	131,368	98,526	65,684	32h 50m	0.5s	15%
18	197,052	147,789	98,526	49h 15m	0.4s	15%
19	295,578	221,683	147,789	73h 53m	0.2s	15%
20	443,367	332,525	221,683	110h 50m	0.1s	15%

Master Quill: Margin note

Research cannot be rushed, but neither should it be delayed. Every day without a Laboratory is a day your rivals grow sharper while your forces remain unchanged.

Common questions