The Village and the Crossroads

East of your house the road reaches the Crossroads, where Herbert keeps watch. From there the town lies to the north, the Barracks and the battlefield to the east, and the village to the south. The village is where the people who survived the fall of the town live: Januarius in the tavern, Herm in his store, and the twins across the bridge.

The Crossroads

• Herbert stands here and gives the main quests of the opening.
• The Well teleport stone costs 1 Faith to activate. See Milestones.
• The Barracks door is just to the east. It stays shut until Fighting Spirit Required.

• Agatha, the Nun, moves into the house at the Crossroads after her first quest.

The village gate

The guards at the entrance to the village turn you away (“Not until the Head of the Village says otherwise”) until you have shown Herbert a burial certificate in Certificate, Please. After that the village is open for good.

In the village

Place	Who or what
Village Tavern	Januarius, who buys burial certificates and sells beer. Ask him to call Jully, the Head of the Village.
Herm’s Store, east of the square	Herm, who sells seeds and Bronze Scrap.
The square	The Village teleport stone (2 Faith) and the Royal Services mailbox, which offers nothing yet.
Twins’ Land, over the bridge to the south	The twins Heffry and Jeffry. Jack builds his boat on their beach.
Hangman’s House, further south	Where you find Jeffry during Two Peas in a Pod.

The twins want 6 Clay Plates in Two Peas in a Pod. The plates are made at a Potter’s Wheel from clay, which you dig at Riverside, just south-west of your house. The quest gives you your first fishing rod and 5 village reputation.

At night, two guards sit by a fire near the Hangman’s House. They ask for a Berry Pie and 2 Beer in Yummies, and teach you a soldier’s recipe in return.

What stays closed at first

• The forest. The road west of the village is guarded until the quest that lifts the block, which starts once you have been inside the port warehouse.

• The port. The bridge to the port area, far east past the battlefield, stays raised until you win the first battle; walking onto it afterwards is what opens the town.