Fateshards and the merchant¶
Fateshards are splinters of the old crown. They
belong to the lord rather than a stronghold. You start with the world's starting amount (8,000 by default)
and find more on quests. Spend them in the Merchant panel.
Prices¶
| Service | Fateshards |
|---|---|
| Call the merchant (one trade, valid 1 day) | 3,500 |
| Change your calling (the first choice is free) | 30,000 |
| Move a stronghold (once every 24 hours) | 20,000 |
| Haggle with the sellsword broker | 5 per 10,000 resources of value |
| Finish a running job at once | 6 per minute left (at least 10) |
| Halve a running job | 6 per minute of the half skipped (at least 10) |
Counsellors¶
Counsellors serve the whole realm for 7 days. Retaining one again adds 7 days to the time left.
| Counsellor | Fateshards | Serves | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steward |
5,000 | 7 days | Build queue of 5; Realm overview |
 Marshal |
7,500 | 7 days | +2 banners; +1 quest slot; Easier ordered retreat |
 Master Mason |
7,500 | 7 days | Halves fortification losses in battle; +10% mana |
 Prospector |
7,500 | 7 days | +10% mine yield |
 Archmage |
7,500 | 7 days | +2 Spycraft levels; -25% study time |
| Full council (all five) | 29,750 | 7 days each | Every bonus above, plus +1 banner; +1 Spycraft level; +2% mine yield; +2% mana |
Boons¶
Boons are bought with Fateshards (or found in the caravan chest, at the auction house and on quests) and kept until you use them.
| Boon | Effect | Lasts | Fateshards |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blessing of the Vein (lesser) |
+10% iron yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 2,000 |
| Blessing of the Vein |
+20% iron yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 5,000 |
| Blessing of the Vein (greater) |
+40% iron yield in one stronghold | 30 days | 30,000 |
| Blessing of the Rune (lesser) |
+10% runestone yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 2,000 |
| Blessing of the Rune |
+20% runestone yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 5,000 |
| Blessing of the Rune (greater) |
+40% runestone yield in one stronghold | 30 days | 30,000 |
| Blessing of the Mist (lesser) |
+10% aether yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 2,000 |
| Blessing of the Mist |
+20% aether yield in one stronghold | 7 days | 5,000 |
| Blessing of the Mist (greater) |
+40% aether yield in one stronghold | 30 days | 30,000 |
 Potion of the Mason |
Cuts 2 h from the running build | instant | 1,500 |
| Potion of Muster |
Cuts 2 h from the running muster | instant | 1,500 |
| Potion of Study |
Cuts 2 h from the running study | instant | 1,500 |
 Land Grant |
+5 plots on a stronghold | permanent | 15,000 |
| Sky Grant |
+2 plots on a skyhold | permanent | 12,000 |
 Ley Surge |
+10% mana in one stronghold | 7 days | 2,500 |
- Blessings raise one resource's yield in the selected stronghold. A new blessing of the same resource replaces the old one; blessings of different resources add up.
- Potions cut two hours from the running job (for the muster queue, from the whole queue).
- Grants add plots for good: a Land Grant to a stronghold, a Sky Grant to a Skyhold.
- The Ley Surge raises mana in the selected stronghold. A new surge replaces the old one.
Skyholds cannot be blessed.
Rushing¶
Any running job (a building, the kindred quarter, a study or the whole muster queue) can be finished at once for 6 Fateshards per minute left (at least 10), or have its time halved for the price of the half skipped.
The merchant¶
Moneychanger¶
Call the merchant (3,500 Fateshards) for a trade offer that lasts a day. One trade per offer: sell an amount of one resource and receive its value in the other two, split as you choose. Each visit's rates vary by up to 10% either way around these values:
| Resource | Value in iron |
|---|---|
| Iron | 1 |
| Runestone | 1.5 |
| Aether | 3 |
The merchant will not give you more than your vaults can hold. A quest may bring a wandering merchant with a free offer at the base rates.
Sellsword broker¶
Sell units or fortifications back for 35% of their cost. Haggling raises that to 70% for 5 Fateshards per 10,000 resources of value sold.
Caravan chest¶
Price: 50,000 iron · 25,000 runestone · 10,000 aether, once a day. It holds one of: Blessing of the Vein (lesser), Blessing of the Rune (lesser), Blessing of the Mist (lesser), Potion of the Mason, Potion of Muster, Potion of Study, Ley Surge.
Auction house¶
Every hour a new boon (a blessing, a potion or a Ley Surge) is put up for auction to the whole world. Bid in resources from the selected stronghold; bids are valued at the moneychanger's base rates. A bid must be worth at least 1,000 iron, and 5% more than the current top bid. An outbid lord gets the resources back. The top bidder when the hour ends wins the boon.
Moving and abandoning strongholds¶
- Moving a stronghold to another free site costs 20,000 Fateshards and can be done once every 24 hours, when no hosts are marching to or from it. Its Skyhold moves with it.
- Abandoning a stronghold is free but cannot be undone, and you cannot abandon your Seat or a stronghold with hosts marching to or from it (or its Skyhold).