Rocky Ravine

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Rocky Ravine

Overview

Giant underground caverns siphon rainwater from this strange depression, uncovering lands rich in minerals and ore, yet barren of life. It’s a sought-after destination for both traders and smugglers.

Rocky Ravine is exclusive to the Nightwatchers DLC.

Effects

Resource Hub	With such a wealth of resources, trade flourishes. Every time you sell goods worth 20 Amber, traders arrive 10% quicker and trade routes become 10% faster.
Black Market	The Black Amber Syndicate offers its services to Viceroys ready to tap into the riches of these lands. You gain access to a new essential building: Black Market.
Royal Patronage	To ease the challenge of settling these harsh lands, the Crown has allocated additional resources for your caravan: 40  Wood and 10  Amber.

Resources

The Rocky Ravine has a small amount of Fertile Soil and contains the following Resources:

Trees

All trees can be harvested by Woodcutters' Camps to give  Stone. They may also grant additional Resources depending on the biome. These trees have 2 charges each.

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Basalt Trees	2	Reed 10% +  Scales 10% +  Coal 5% +  Amber 5%	A petrified mass of tree vines intertwined with solid volcanic rock.

Natural Resources

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Speed per Unit	Specialization Bonus
Grain	70 → Swamp Wheat Field		100% + 20%	Foragers' Camp ★★	00:17	Farming Humans
	12 → Swamp Wheat Field		20%	Small Foragers' Camp ★	00:25
Herbs	70 → Herb Node		40% + 20%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	00:17	Alchemy Harpies
	15 → Herb Node		20%	Small Herbalists' Camp ★	00:25
Clay  Sea Marrow	60 → Clay Deposit 60 → Sea Marrow Deposit		75% + 30% 100% + 50% + 1%	Stonecutters' Camp ★★	00:05	Masonry Frogs
	20 → Clay Deposit 20 → Sea Marrow Deposit		50% + 20% 80% + 40%
Insects	70 → Wormtongue Nest		60%	Trappers' Camp ★★	00:17	Meat production Lizards
	15 → Wormtongue Nest		20%	Small Trappers' Camp ★	00:25
Reed	60 → Reed Field		40% + 40%	Harvesters' Camp ★★	00:05	none
	20 → Reed Field		20% + 20%
Fish  Algae	80 → Thunderfish Pond 80 → Algae Pond		100% + 2 50% 100% + 2 50% + 2 20%	Fishing Hut ★★	00:08	none
	60 → Thunderfish Pond 60 → Algae Pond		40% 40%	Small Fishing Hut ★	00:12
Copper Ore  Coal	75 → Copper Vein 120 → Coal Vein		30% 30%	Mine ★★	00:40	Engineering Beavers

Black Market

With resources stretched so thin in the kingdom, the penalty for contraband is death. Yet, where there’s a need, there’s a way - the Black Amber Syndicate thrives by catering to those settling in the harshest of regions.

• In the Black Market, players will find a list of timed offers with different goods for sale.
• Offers will refresh every couple of minutes.
• Black Market items have variable prices (the same resource may cost more or less when it reappears on the market).
• Black market offers can be rerolled for Wildfire Essence.
• Players can buy resources on the Black Market for Amber or on credit.
• Prices may vary depending on whether you pay direct or on credit.
• Buying on credit will result in a payment that’s due in 3 seasons.
• For every missed payment, the Black Amber Syndicate will kidnap 2 villagers (4 villagers after year 4).
• Buying goods on the Black Market does not count as trading for the purposes of Orders and Cornerstones.

Strategy

• Rocky Ravine trees don't yield any  Wood. You must aggressively plan for wood usage. Consider embarkation bonuses for  Wood and  Planks. Consider taking races with houses that do not require wood.
• Alternative fuels should be a top priority. Processing  Meat or  Grain into  Oil, and setting up a  Coal Mine are all good options.