Workers

Each worker has a level which determines their number of skill points. Once they reach enough XP, they will level-up, giving two skill points that can be used to increase their skills. The level-up process can be set to automatically select the highest skill or all skills equally. Higher starting levels can be obtained via the Mastery Tree.

Each worker has a wage, which depends on their level, traits and number of hired workers of the same type.

Workers need benches to sit down when they aren't working. Each bench can support 3 workers.

When hiring new workers, there will be a pool of 3 available workers each day. The pool can be refreshed but this has a starting cost of 25 Gold and the cost is doubled with each refresh.

Traits

Most workers have a positive and a negative trait, chosen from among the following:

Positive traits	Negative traits
Demands a 10% lower wage	Demands a 10% higher wage
Walks 20% faster	Walks 20% slower
Gains 20% more XP	Gains 20% less XP
Earns design points 20% faster	Earns design points 20% slower
Takes 20% less time to process wood on a carpentry workbench	Takes 20% more time to process wood on a carpentry workbench
Takes 20% less time to process an ingot on an anvil	Takes 20% more time to process an ingot on an anvil
Heats ingots 50% faster while using a furnace	Heats ingots 50% slower while using a furnace

Blacksmiths

Each time a blacksmith finishes something they will gain 25 XP. Each blacksmith has a level and three stats to keep track of.

• Metalworking determines the time it takes to process different ingot types on the anvil.
• Carpentry determines the time it takes to process different wood types on the carpentry workbench.
• Design determines the amount of design points acquired each day.

The crafting preference of blacksmiths can be changed so they craft first one of the following:

• Most expensive
• Least expensive
• Most complex
• Least complex
• Metal items
• Wood items

Blacksmiths can be assigned to Design once Design Table has been purchased.

You can take control of blacksmiths and play as them.

Level	Required experience
1	0
2	800
3	1300
4	1900

Every 20 completed merchant orders allow hiring an elite blacksmith. Elite blacksmiths have one of the following traits:

• All workers more 10% faster
• Refreshing potential workers when hiring is limited to 300 Gold
• All blacksmiths walk at the same speed while carrying as they do while empty-handed