Wealth Statues
Some governors hoard coin. Others turn it into something the rest of the realm has to look at. A wealth statue is the second kind. Coin goes in, a monument grows, and the island wears the choice forever.
Settlement & Life
Coin
RankingsOne Choice, One Statue, One Side
Each island can hold a single statue, and the choice cannot be undone. You pick one of four archetypes once your Main House reaches level 15, and the moment you confirm it, two things lock together for good. The archetype is fixed, and so is the side it answers to.
Golden Parrot and Marble Lighthouse stand with the Bright Coast. Obsidian Kraken and Black Idol are sworn to the Black Tide. Choosing a statue chooses an alignment, and the alignment shows on the island header and on your profile from that hour onward.
What You Are Buying
The statue grows in three visible steps. Bronze takes a modest tithe and gives the island a silhouette that did not exist before. Silver asks ten times more and gives the monument real presence. Gold asks ten times again and finishes the piece. After Gold there is nothing more to feed.
You feed the statue from the island's own treasury, in whatever amounts you can spare. The lifetime total is what counts, not how cleanly the offerings line up with the tier thresholds. A single 50,000-coin pour and fifty thousand single coins both reach Bronze the same way.
Coin That Will Not Come Back
Wealth statues are a sink, not an investment. Coin poured into the monument is gone. There is no refund, no later payout, no resource bonus to compensate. What you get is the standing, the alignment, and a place on the Wealthiest leaderboard. If those are not worth real coin to you, do not start one.
A Conquered Statue Becomes a Trophy
Statues do not refund and they do not move. When an island changes hands, the monument stays exactly where it stood, but the new owner inherits everything the previous governor poured into it. The lifetime coin total, the alignment line, and the Wealthiest leaderboard credit all follow the harbour, not the original chooser.
The archetype itself is still locked from the day it was first chosen. A new owner cannot swap a Bright Coast statue for a Black Tide one, or the other way around. They can only keep feeding what they captured, adding their own coin to a tally someone else started.
Reference
What do the three tiers cost and what do they mean?3 tiers
| Tier | Lifetime coin banked | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 50,000 | The foundation has weight. Visitors notice the silhouette. |
| Silver | 500,000 | The piece has presence. The realm starts to know whose island this is. |
| Gold | 2,000,000 | The monument is finished. Its weight is felt across the realm. |
Which archetype belongs to which side?4 archetypes
| Archetype | Alignment | In-world |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Parrot | Bright Coast | A grinning bird cast in coin. Visitors hear it laugh; rivals hear it crow. |
| Marble Lighthouse | Bright Coast | A beacon paid for in pure marble. Ships set their bearing by your wealth. |
| Obsidian Kraken | Black Tide | Tentacles set with onyx. Tribute to the patient hunger beneath the waves. |
| Black Idol | Black Tide | Gold pours through a hollow hand and is heard no more. The Tide always takes its share. |
When is the choose option unlocked?gate
An island can choose a statue once its Main House reaches level 15. Until then, the monument tab shows the gate and the level you still need. The gate disappears the moment Main House 15 is complete.
The gate only protects the initial choice. Once an archetype is chosen, feeding more coin is not blocked even if the Main House is later razed or downgraded.
Common questions
Can I switch sides later by choosing a different statue on another island?
Each island carries its own statue and its own alignment, so a governor with two islands could in theory fly both colours. The profile reflects what your islands have committed to. Mixing the two sides is unusual, and most governors commit to one.
Does feeding the statue help my island in any way?
No. The statue gives no production bonus, no defensive benefit, and no resource yield. It is purely a coin sink that shows the rest of the realm what you can afford to throw away.
What happens if I am raided while feeding the monument?
Coins already banked into the statue are not part of the treasury, so a raid cannot plunder them. Only the coins still sitting in the island's coffers are at risk. A full conquest is a different story: if you lose the island itself, the statue and its credit go with it.
Can I feed a statue I captured from another player?
Yes. Once the island is yours, the monument is yours to keep feeding, even though someone else chose the archetype. The lifetime tally and the leaderboard credit follow the island, not the original chooser.
Is there a tier above Gold?
No. Gold is the final tier. The monument is finished, the alignment line on your profile reads at its full strength, and further coin cannot be fed in.