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v0.13.0 · 4 October 2026

The Company: muster, the Coffer, writs and boons

How guilds work in The Ember Depths: weekly muster from every run, the five-chest Company Coffer, writs on the company board, Company Boons and Standing.

Every run you play musters points for your guild's week. On Monday (00:00 UTC, with the Rites) the Company Coffer opens at whatever tier the company reached, and every member who mustered claims a chest for each tier. Nothing decays and nobody is punished for a quiet week.

Muster

  • Each floor 2, dungeon 6, elite 1, boss 10, arena win 4, new Descent depth 4 — plus finished writs.
  • Up to 600 of yours count toward the Coffer each week; past that you still earn guild XP.
  • Full share: muster 150+ in a week and your claim gets one bonus roll (a rare item, or epic at the Crown Coffer).
  • A member adds at most 2,500 guild XP a week, and companies below level 5 earn ×2 guild XP.

The Company Coffer

Tier thresholds scale with the company's active members (at least 3), so a company of three and a company of thirty face the same effort per head. Gold is scaled to your hero level. Each tier reached also adds 1 seal to the treasury. You only claim tiers the company reached after you joined.

ChestMuster per active memberAdds to your claim
Copper Coffer401× gold · 3 Iron Scrap
Silver Coffer1001× gold · 2 Arcane Essence
Gilded Coffer1802× gold · 1 Void Crystal · a rare item
Ember Coffer2802× gold · 1 Forgotten Soul
Crown Coffer4003× gold · 1 Starshard · a epic item

Writs

Townsfolk post contracts on the company board. Hold up to 3; taking one takes it off the board for everyone, and it counts from the moment you take it. Unfinished writs vanish on Monday.

WritPosted byTaskMusterGuild XP
Cull the ChampionsThe WatchSlay 12 elite foes.25180
Map the DeepThe CartographersClear 8 floors.25180
Clear the WarrensMayor's OfficeClear 3 dungeons, start to finish.30220
Fell the TyrantsThe TempleDefeat 2 bosses.30240
Thin the RabbleThe TavernSlay 150 foes of any kind.15120
Bouts for the BannerThe Sparring YardWin 3 arena bouts.25160
Bring Back a RelicThe AntiquarianFind 1 legendary item.40300

Company Boons

Officers spend seals to light a boon for the whole company until Monday. A company starts with 3 seals and gains 2 per guild level. Boons never apply in the arena.

BoonTier ITier II
Purse of the Company+10% gold found (2 seals)+20% gold found (4 seals)
Delver's Lantern+10% magic find (2 seals)+20% magic find (4 seals)
Scholar's Lamp+5% hero XP (2 seals)+10% hero XP (4 seals)
Road-Worn Boots+4% move speed (2 seals)+8% move speed (4 seals)
Hearth Draught+10% potion healing (2 seals)+20% potion healing (4 seals)

Guild levels

LevelOpens
1The Company Coffer, the writ board (4) and one Company Boon
3Banner fields: Saltire and Paly
5Writ board: 5 writs
8A second Company Boon
10Banner charges: Key, Anvil, Sun and Wolf
12Tier II boons (double strength)
15Writ board: 6 writs
16A third Company Boon
20Writ board: 7 writs · a gilded banner
25The banner's crown — an Ember-Sworn Company

Standing

Your lifetime muster across every company you've served: Hearthkin (0) → Delver (500) → Warden (2,500) → Lodge-Captain (8,000) → Ember-Sworn (20,000). It follows you if you move on, and shows on the roster.

See also