Villagers

Villagers gathered at the Hearth

Overview

Villagers are the inhabitants of Viceroy settlements. The number and species of villagers you are going to have at the start of your settlement are determined by the Caravan you pick on the World Map. Newcomers come to your settlement at regular intervals (every 10 minutes by default). Additional villagers can also be obtained by completing Orders or Glade Events. There are also Cornerstones like Surprise Child that reward villagers every time their conditions are fulfilled.

Resolve

Harpy icon showing Resolve change

Main article: Resolve

Each villager has a Resolve stat. Resolve is represented by a number calculated based on the base resolve of each species and the sum of all positive and negative effects that influence it. Once resolve falls below 1, your Villagers will begin to leave. Please see Resolve for more information.

Species

Each villager is a member of one of 7 species. In any given settlement you are going to have only 3 species, and they are determined when you embark (not when the villager joins your settlement).

Species and their descriptions

Species	Description
Humans	"Humans are an adaptable species, but they are also very susceptible to the rain. They rely heavily on special clothing, such as their famous rain shells, to keep them dry."
Beavers	"Beavers are hardworking and honest, but also quite demanding. Beavers are also known for their innate talent for salesmanship"
Lizards	"Lizards are a very resilient species, but their cold-blooded nature makes them more dependent on fire than other species. They are very distrustful and religiously believe that true bonds are only forged in battle."
Harpies	"Harpies are a noble and fragile species, with a primal, aggressive side to them. They lost their ability to fly due to centuries of exposure to the rain."
Foxes	"Majestic and mysterious creatures, deeply connected to the forest. They have developed a symbiosis with Blightrot through their long exposure to rainwater."
Frogs	"A dignified and proud people with a unique affinity for wealth, renowned for their exceptional skills in architecture and their love of water."
Bats	"A stern and fiercely devoted people, they take pride in enduring what breaks others and cannot stand being favored."

Resolve stats

Each species has the following stats describing their Resolve:

Base Resolve

The species's Resolve without any positive or negative effects.

Resilience

How fast the species' Resolve drops. A species with high Resilience loses Resolve about 4 times slower than low Resilience species.

Demand

Also called Resolve Threshold, how much Resolve a species needs before they start generating Reputation for their viceroy.

Decadence

How much their Demand rises after they earn their viceroy a Reputation Point through their own high Resolve.

Hunger Tolerance

The maximum amount of Hunger a villager can withstand before dying.

Break Interval

The minimum amount of time before a villager will take a break at a Hearth.

Species' stats related to Resolve

Species	Base Resolve	Resilience	Demand (Resolve Threshold)	Decadence	Hunger threshold	Break interval
Humans	15	low	30	4	6	2:00
Beavers	10	low	30	2	6	2:00
Lizards	5	high	15	7	12	1:40
Harpies	5	low	15	3	4	1:40
Foxes	5	low	15	5	3	2:00
Frogs	10	medium	25	5	8	2:30
Bats	5	high	12	4	4	1:40

Specializations

Each species has the following two types of specializations:

Proficiency Specialization

Grants most villagers a 10% chance to produce twice the amount of resources when working in that specialization. For Foxes, their  Forest Proficiency Specialization reduces the time needed to complete Glade Events by 5% per assigned fox.

Comfort Specialization

Grants villagers +5 to their individual Resolve when working in that specialization. Bats have no Comfort. For Foxes, their  Cooperation Comfort Specialization is not tied to specific buildings tagged with that Specialization, but is instead granted whenever 3 or more Foxes are assigned to the same building.

Species' specializations

Species	Comfort	Proficiency
Humans	Brewing	Farming
Beavers	Engineering	Woodworking
Lizards	Warmth	Meat production
Harpies	Tailoring	Alchemy
Foxes	Cooperation	Forest
Frogs	Rainwater	Masonry
Bats	—	Metallurgy

Needs

Main articles: Housing Need, Complex Food Need, Clothing Need, Services Needs

Each species has the following needs:

Shelter Need

Also called Basic Housing, every species but Frogs needs to have a roof of some kind over their head.

Housing Need

Also called Species-specific Housing, their need for the comforts of home unique to their species.

Complex Food Need

Their need for tasty food that isn't raw, but cooked or made up of several ingredients to their liking.

Service Need

Their need for consumption of fine goods related to comforts, relaxation, and self-improvement.

Species' needs

Species	Housing Need	Complex Food Needs	Clothing Needs	Services Needs
Humans	Shelter Need Human Housing	Biscuits  Pie  Porridge	Coats	Leisure  Religion
Beavers	Shelter Need Beaver Housing	Biscuits  Pickled Goods	Coats	Leisure  Education  Luxury
Lizards	Shelter Need Lizard Housing	Jerky  Pickled Goods  Pie  Skewers	Boots	Brawling
Harpies	Shelter Need Harpy Housing	Paste  Jerky	Coats  Boots	Education  Treatment
Foxes	Shelter Need Fox Housing	Pickled Goods  Porridge  Skewers	Boots	Treatment  Religion
Frogs	Frog Housing	Porridge  Paste  Pie	Boots	Brawling  Luxury  Religion
Bats	Shelter Need Bat Housing	Biscuits  Paste  Skewers	Coats	Brawling  Education

Workers

Villagers can be assigned to Hearths, Camps, Farms, Mines, production buildings, Service buildings, Geyser Pumps, Warehouses, Blight Posts, and Glade Events. Once assigned, villagers will immediately begin performing their work, unless they were on a break or travelling to the nearest Hearth to take a break, in which case they finish their break first before starting with their job. All unassigned villagers count as builders.

When villagers die, an alert appears telling you what job the villager had. You can click on the alert to show their workplace.

Name of Job	Building
"Blight fighter"	Blight Post
"Craftsman"	Makeshift Post
"Druid"	Druid's Hut
"Farmer"	Farms
"Firekeeper"	Hearths
"Gatherer"	Gathering Camps
"Hauler"	Warehouses
"Scout"	Glade Events
"Woodcutter"	Woodcutters' Camp
"Miner"	Mine
"Worker"	Either generically, or the alert may specify "Greenhouse Worker" identifying that the worker was in the Greenhouse.

Caravans

Main article: Embarking

Caravan menu

The caravan you pick before Embarking, along with the Embarkation points you spend, are going to determine the species and number of your starting villagers, as well as your starting resources. You only have 2 caravans available in the caravan menu when starting out. In order to unlock the third one, you have to acquire Pioneers’ Gate level 4 upgrade.

Only 1 or 2 of the starting species can be known before you start a settlement, never all 3. All 3 species are set in stone upon Embarkation - there is no way to affect what species your settlement is going to have after Embarkation.

Before World Events and Upgrades increase or decrease the number of starting villagers, every caravan has 6-8 villagers and a 50% chance for 2 additional villagers.

See also

• Resolve
• Housing Need
• Complex Food Needs
• Clothing Need
• Services Needs
• Breaks