Routes to the ending
The story ends when every place it needs is rebuilt. This page shows, for several routes, the day each place was rebuilt. Use it to see a sensible order and how long the story takes.
How these were played
- A simple computer player played each route through the game's own rules, from a new save to the ending.
- It checked in once a day, picked one activity, and pressed Rebuild it on the next place once it could make everything that place needs.
- Every route had the same luck. If you check in more often you will finish sooner; if you skip days, later.
- After the story the game goes on: every skill, mastery, item and quest takes far longer. See Getting to 100%.
Forge first: the ending on day 213.09
Starts with the old well, the quarry, the forge and the market, paid for with ore and bars. For the capital it trains Smithing to 20.
| Place rebuilt | On |
|---|---|
| The hearth-yard | day 1 |
| The old well | day 6 |
| Collapsed quarry | day 12 |
| Broken forge | day 15 |
| Silent market | day 24 |
| Abandoned farmstead | day 26 |
| Plague chapel | day 29 |
| The broken watchtower | day 40 |
| The looted arsenal | day 44.01 |
| The flooded mill | day 46.01 |
| The silent weaving shed | day 55.01 |
| The sick house | day 58.01 |
| The capital | day 67.01 |
| The flooded locks | day 106.02 |
| The weavers' guildhall | day 109.03 |
| The high beacon | day 131.04 |
| The high stoneworks | day 173.05 |
| The silk house | day 196.07 |
Food and healing first: the ending on day 230.09
Rebuilds the old well, the farmstead and the chapel before the forge. For the capital it trains Mining to 30.
| Place rebuilt | On |
|---|---|
| The hearth-yard | day 1 |
| The old well | day 6 |
| Abandoned farmstead | day 13 |
| Plague chapel | day 18 |
| Collapsed quarry | day 21 |
| Broken forge | day 25 |
| The flooded mill | day 38 |
| The silent weaving shed | day 50.01 |
| The sick house | day 54.01 |
| Silent market | day 56.01 |
| The broken watchtower | day 60.01 |
| The looted arsenal | day 63.01 |
| The capital | day 73.02 |
| The flooded locks | day 144.02 |
| The weavers' guildhall | day 151.03 |
| The high beacon | day 154.03 |
| The high stoneworks | day 168.05 |
| The silk house | day 210.07 |
Fighter: the ending on day 227.09
Makes fighting gear after the forge, pays part of the way with fight loot, and eats cooked food. For the capital it trains Mining to 30.
| Place rebuilt | On |
|---|---|
| The hearth-yard | day 1 |
| The old well | day 6 |
| Collapsed quarry | day 12 |
| Broken forge | day 15 |
| Silent market | day 30 |
| Abandoned farmstead | day 31 |
| Plague chapel | day 35 |
| The broken watchtower | day 45 |
| The looted arsenal | day 49.01 |
| The flooded mill | day 51.01 |
| The silent weaving shed | day 61.01 |
| The sick house | day 64.01 |
| The capital | day 68.01 |
| The flooded locks | day 112.02 |
| The weavers' guildhall | day 116.03 |
| The high beacon | day 172.04 |
| The high stoneworks | day 181.05 |
| The silk house | day 206.07 |
Named fights: the ending on day 242.08
Seeks out the named fights and makes the gear they reward along the way. For the capital it trains Mining to 30.
| Place rebuilt | On |
|---|---|
| The hearth-yard | day 1 |
| The old well | day 6 |
| Collapsed quarry | day 12 |
| Broken forge | day 15 |
| Silent market | day 33 |
| Abandoned farmstead | day 34 |
| Plague chapel | day 37 |
| The broken watchtower | day 48 |
| The looted arsenal | day 52.01 |
| The flooded mill | day 55.01 |
| The silent weaving shed | day 63.01 |
| The sick house | day 66.01 |
| The capital | day 83.01 |
| The flooded locks | day 156.02 |
| The weavers' guildhall | day 160.02 |
| The high beacon | day 164.03 |
| The high stoneworks | day 178.04 |
| The silk house | day 223.06 |
Builder: the ending on day 234.09
Trains Construction on frames and arches. For the capital it trains Construction to 15.
| Place rebuilt | On |
|---|---|
| The hearth-yard | day 1 |
| The old well | day 6 |
| Collapsed quarry | day 12 |
| Broken forge | day 15 |
| Abandoned farmstead | day 19 |
| Silent market | day 24 |
| Plague chapel | day 28 |
| The flooded mill | day 39 |
| The broken watchtower | day 43.01 |
| The looted arsenal | day 46.01 |
| The silent weaving shed | day 55.01 |
| The sick house | day 57.01 |
| The capital | day 60.01 |
| The flooded locks | day 146.02 |
| The weavers' guildhall | day 161.03 |
| The high beacon | day 165.03 |
| The high stoneworks | day 193.05 |
| The silk house | day 217.07 |