Compendium

Hearthold

The town you build between runs. Buildings cost gold and the materials you salvage; each level unlocks something new. Hardcore heroes build their own town.

Buildings

Smithy

Salvage, upgrade (up to +10) and enchant your gear.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	100 gold + 5 Iron Scrap	Salvage gear into materials; upgrade gear up to +3.
2	400 gold + 10 Iron Scrap + 2 Arcane Essence	Upgrade gear up to +5 — Awakening at +5 grants +1 magic bonus.
3	1,200 gold + 6 Arcane Essence + 2 Void Crystal	Upgrade up to +7; Enchant: reroll a single affix.
4	3,000 gold + 5 Void Crystal + 1 Forgotten Soul	Upgrade gear up to +9.
5	7,000 gold + 3 Forgotten Soul + 1 Starshard	Upgrade up to +10 — second Awakening; salvage yields a bonus material.

Merchant

Potions, party scrolls, sales, and the Mystery Caches gamble.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	100 gold	Buy Healing Draughts and Scrolls of Mending; sell unwanted gear.
2	350 gold + 8 Iron Scrap	Mystery Caches and Scrolls of Raising (a fallen ally rises — or you do).
3	900 gold + 4 Arcane Essence	Greater Healing potions; carry 3 Mending scrolls.
4	2,200 gold + 4 Void Crystal	Superior Healing potions; Scrolls of Mass Resurrection; better cache odds.
5	5,500 gold + 2 Forgotten Soul	Supreme Healing potions; carry more of every scroll; best cache odds.

Stash

Shared storage that survives every rebirth.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	100 gold	1 stash tab (50 slots).
2	500 gold + 10 Iron Scrap	2 stash tabs.
3	1,400 gold + 6 Arcane Essence	3 stash tabs.
4	3,500 gold + 4 Void Crystal	4 stash tabs.
5	8,000 gold + 3 Forgotten Soul	5 stash tabs.

Temple

Respec your build and upgrade your potions.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	100 gold	Respec ability scores, subclass and Legend points for a gold fee.
2	400 gold + 6 Iron Scrap	+1 potion charge.
3	1,100 gold + 5 Arcane Essence	+1 potion charge.
4	2,800 gold + 3 Void Crystal	Respec fee reduced.
5	6,500 gold + 2 Forgotten Soul	+1 potion charge; respec fee reduced further.

Tavern

Hire sellswords, take work from the bounty board, and send crews out from the Expedition Table.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	free	Hire 1 companion; the Expedition Table (1 crew, Act I); tavern takings while you're away.
2	1,500 gold + 3 Arcane Essence	More sellswords to choose from; crews reach Act II; better takings.
3	3,500 gold + 3 Void Crystal	Party of 2 companions; 2 expedition crews; crews reach Act III.
4	7,000 gold + 6 Void Crystal	Crews reach Act IV; even better takings.
5	14,000 gold + 4 Forgotten Soul	Party of 3 companions; 3 expedition crews to every act; maximum takings.

Guild Hall

Rebirth into a new legend, and spend Renown on permanent boons.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	2,000 gold + 2 Forgotten Soul	Rebirth unlocked; spend Renown on permanent boons.
2	5,000 gold + 4 Forgotten Soul + 1 Starshard	A grander hall — your legend echoes further.
3	10,000 gold + 6 Forgotten Soul + 2 Starshard	Renowned adventurers now seek you out.
4	18,000 gold + 8 Forgotten Soul + 3 Starshard	Your hall's fame spreads across the realm.
5	30,000 gold + 12 Forgotten Soul + 5 Starshard	A true legend's hall, spoken of in every tavern in the land.

Training Grounds

A fenced drill yard by the wall and the old hall under the barracks: beat on dummies and read your numbers.

Level	Cost	Unlocks
1	150 gold + 4 Iron Scrap	The drill hall: three straw dummies and the live damage meter.
2	450 gold + 10 Iron Scrap	Dummy levers: call a single dummy or a pack of five, and clear the hall.
3	1,200 gold + 4 Arcane Essence	The plated elite dummy (pick its affixes) and a resistance selector for every dummy.
4	2,600 gold + 3 Void Crystal	The Siege Effigy (boss hitbox and boss bar); dummies can hit back — lightly, and nobody falls.
5	5,000 gold + 2 Forgotten Soul	Moving dummies on patrol paths and timed burst parses (10 / 30 / 60 s) with a results card; your best is kept.

Build it after clearing the first dungeon. No loot, no XP, no deaths; dummies reset 5 s after the last hit. Features by level: Dummy levers (level 2), Elite dummy (level 3), Resistances (level 3), Siege Effigy (level 4), Dummies hit back (level 4), Moving dummies (level 5), Burst parses (level 5).

Lever	What it's for
One dummy	A single dummy on the target line — single-target damage.
Pack of five	Five dummies packed shoulder to shoulder — cleave, chains and area damage.
Elite dummy	A plated elite with affixes (Warded, Vengeful, Vampiric) — its ward re-forms after 5 s out of combat.
Siege Effigy	A boss-sized effigy with a huge hitbox and a boss bar — big-target and boss damage.
Clear the hall	Take every dummy away.

Resistance selector: None, Physical, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Poison, Necrotic, Radiant, Arcane.

Factions & reputation

Every quest earns standing with the faction that posted it. See Quests for the work each one posts.

The Watch
Hearthold's guards: a spear, a lantern and a strong opinion about monsters.
Led by Osric · posts: Hunts, bounties, culls, defending wards, Hard+ contracts
The Chapel
Sister Maren's flock. Heals for free; the candles cost extra.
Led by Sister Maren · posts: Rescues, the restless dead, secrets and old glyphs, clean clears
The Guild
Mayor Brammle's merchants' guild (payroll: Pipsnizzle, regrettably).
Led by Mayor Brammle · posts: Relics, chests, surveys, speed and no-potion wagers, Wren's pet errands

Reputation per quest: 20 + 5 per act (featured ×2); story steps +60, a story's last step +150
Standing	Needs	The Watch	The Chapel	The Guild
Friendly	150	Smithy upgrades cost 10% less gold (the Watch's armoury deal).	Potion refills cost 25% less.	Mystery caches cost 10% less; board rerolls half price.
Honoured	450	+1 standing offer on the board; hunts pay +15% gold.	+1 standing offer on the board; injured sellswords heal twice as fast.	+1 standing offer on the board; a second featured contract every day.
Revered	1000	Reputation shop: the Watch-Captain's Greatcloak and the Night-Lantern.	Reputation shop: Maren's Censer and the Bell-Bronze Band.	Reputation shop: the Delver's Lucky Coin and Pipsnizzle's Borrowed Satchel.
Exalted	2000	Town: the Watch's standards fly over the gate. Hunt trophies get a proper rack.	Town: candle-lit shrines and stained-glass light at the Chapel.	Town: Guild pennants and paper lanterns over the market stalls.

Reputation shop (Revered)

Item	Faction	Slot	Cost at level 1 → 20
Watch-Captain's Greatcloak	The Watch	cloak	780 → 4,200 gold + 4 essence	Red wool, gold thread, one arrow hole Osric insists is 'ventilation'.
The Night-Lantern	The Watch	amulet	900 → 4,700 gold + 2 crystal	Dunstan's spare. It has never once gone out, including underwater.
Maren's Censer	The Chapel	amulet	840 → 4,450 gold + 4 essence	Smells of cedar and certainty. The dead find it rude.
Bell-Bronze Band	The Chapel	ring	780 → 4,200 gold + 2 crystal	Cast from a crack in the chapel bell. Hums a note when trouble's near.
Delver's Lucky Coin	The Guild	ring	840 → 4,450 gold + 4 essence	Heads you win, tails you win. The Guild has asked you to stop using it at cards.
Pipsnizzle's Borrowed Satchel	The Guild	belt	780 → 4,200 gold + 2 crystal	"Borrowed." From whom, he won't say. It has a lot of pockets and one of them bites.

Exalted: The Watch: The Watch's Standards · The Chapel: Chapel Candlelight · The Guild: Guild Lanterns.

The Hearthfire

Grows each day you play. A missed day only dims it one step: it never goes out. Time away banks rested XP (double XP until spent): 35% of a level per missed day, up to 1.5 levels.

A play day ends at 04:00 local time; a new hearth starts at Kindling
Stage	XP	Magic find	Pet treat chance
1. Embers	—	—	—	A few coals, keeping warm for you.
2. Kindling	+2%	—	—	Twigs catching. The square smells of woodsmoke.
3. Flicker	+2%	+4%	—	A real fire now. The cat approves.
4. Hearthglow	+3%	+4%	10%	Lanterns strung across the square.
5. Bonfire	+4%	+6%	10%	Townsfolk gather round it of an evening.
6. Blaze	+5%	+8%	15%	You can see it from the Deep. So can the Deep.
7. Inferno	+6%	+10%	20%	Festival! Bunting, music, a very proud Mayor.

Guild boons & Legend

Renown from rebirths buys permanent boons at the Guild Hall; Legend points past level 20 go into nodes.

Boon	Effect	Max rank	Renown for rank 1
Head Start	Rebirth begins 2 hero levels higher per rank.	5	50
Deep Pockets	+1 maximum potion charge per rank.	5	80
Golden Touch	+5% gold found per rank.	10	30
Keen Eye	+3% magic find per rank.	10	40
Quick Study	+2% XP gained per rank.	10	35
Iron Will	+1% damage reduction per rank.	10	50
Warrior's Edge	+1% damage per rank.	10	50
Swift Stride	+1% move speed per rank.	10	30
Arcane Efficiency	+2% cooldown reduction per rank.	5	60
Hardened Vitality	+3% max HP per rank.	10	40

Legend (after level 20)

Legend node	Per point
Might	+1% damage per point.
Finesse	+0.5% critical chance per point.
Vitality	+2% max HP per point.
Arcana	+1% cooldown reduction per point (cap 30%).
Fortune	+2% magic find and gold find per point.
Swiftness	+1% attack and move speed per point (cap 25%).