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Overview

The Greymane Camp is the player's home base in Crimson Desert, located at Howling Hill in the Hernand region. After surviving the ambush by the Black Bears, Kliff and the remaining Greymanes regroup here to rebuild their mercenary company. The camp starts as a humble settlement and grows over time as players invest resources, recruit companions, and construct new facilities.

Camp upgrades are not done through a simple menu. Instead, players complete Camp Expansion missions, which are large-scale projects that require a minimum number of recruited comrades, stockpiled resources, and in-game time. Sleeping at campfires or the camp bed advances the timer. The camp evolves from a scattered collection of tents into a fortified settlement that reflects the player's progress through the story.

The expansion system becomes available after Kliff meets Marius at Howling Hill during Chapter 3: Pioneering. Marius, a surviving Greymane elder, manages the Grounds of the Sunrise faction quests that drive each expansion tier forward. From that point on, the camp serves as the central hub for crafting, cooking, trading, dispatching companions, customizing appearance, and managing the Greymane mercenary company.

Resting and Passing Time

Players can sleep in any bed at camp to advance in-game time. This is not limited to Kliff's personal bed; sleeping in any companion's bed works the same way, allowing you to skip forward by several in-game hours whenever needed. Sleeping is the primary method for advancing the timers on dispatch missions, crop growth, and camp expansion projects.

Campfires offer an alternative way to pass time without sleeping. Sit at any campfire in the camp and use the focus light action (LB on controller, Control on keyboard) to meditate and advance the clock. This is useful when you want to pass a few hours without triggering a full rest cycle. Both methods are interchangeable for the purpose of advancing dispatch timers and waiting for crops to finish growing.

Camp Facilities

The Greymane Camp contains a variety of facilities that unlock as the player progresses through expansion tiers and completes faction quests. Each facility serves a distinct gameplay function.

Daily Vendor Stock Refresh

All camp vendors refresh their inventory every 24 in-game hours. This applies to every merchant in the settlement, including Ronnie's food shop, Tranan's blacksmith stock, Connor's accessories, and any other vendor who sells consumables or materials.

Players should make it a habit to buy out useful vendor stock once per in-game day. Meat, ore, gems, cloth, and other crafting materials sold by camp vendors are available on this daily cooldown. Purchasing these supplies regularly builds up a stockpile of crafting and cooking ingredients that would otherwise require time-consuming gathering trips. Since sleeping at camp advances the in-game clock, a quick rest followed by a vendor run is one of the most efficient daily routines for resource accumulation.

Workshops

In addition to the core camp facilities, several specialized workshops unlock through expansion missions and specific faction quests. These workshops provide access to unique crafting systems and transportation options.

Camp Expansion Tiers

Camp expansion is unlocked during Chapter 3: Pioneering, when Kliff arrives at Howling Hill and meets Marius. Each expansion tier requires a minimum number of recruited Greymane comrades along with food, silver, and construction materials. To start an expansion, open the world map, switch to the Factions filter, hover over the camp icon, and select the expansion mission. Assign the required number of comrades and pay the resource cost. The expansion then runs on an in-game timer that can be advanced by sleeping.

Assigning more comrades than the minimum requirement generates bonus rewards upon completion. Each completed expansion unlocks new recruitment quests from Marius, creating a positive feedback loop where more recruits enable further expansions.

The third expansion introduces armaments as a resource requirement for the first time. Plan ahead by running armament-producing dispatch missions throughout the mid-game so you have enough stockpiled when the third and fourth expansions become available.

Camp Service NPCs

Several named NPCs operate dedicated service stations within the Greymane Camp. Each NPC manages a specific aspect of camp logistics. As the camp expands through successive tiers, new service NPCs become available and existing vendors grow their inventories.

Farming and Ranching

The camp includes dedicated farming and ranching areas that tie into the game's cooking and crafting systems. Both facilities unlock after the first camp expansion and grow more productive as the camp levels up.

Farm

The farm allows players to plant seedlings and grow a variety of crops used as cooking ingredients and crafting components. Instead of relying entirely on gathering herbs and plants from the open world, players can cultivate what they need at camp. Crops grow passively over time while the player is out adventuring, providing a steady source of materials. Farm expansion tiers increase the number of planting plots and unlock new crop varieties.

Seeds for the camp farm can also be obtained by opening Abyss cells in your inventory. Abyss cells are collectible items found throughout Pywel during exploration and dungeon runs. When you open a cell from the inventory menu, it breaks apart and yields a selection of seeds that can be planted at the farm plots. This provides an additional source of planting material beyond purchasing seedlings from vendors, and it ties the camp's agricultural system into the broader Abyss progression loop. Crops planted from Abyss cell seeds take a few in-game days to fully grow, so plant them early and let them mature while you are out adventuring.

Ranch

The ranch supports animal husbandry, letting players raise livestock for meat, hides, fleece, and other animal products. These materials feed into both cooking recipes and equipment crafting. Raising a diverse selection of animals ensures a steady supply of ingredients.

Together, the farm and ranch reduce the grind of open-world gathering by providing a reliable supply chain at the player's home base. Livestock and crops both produce resources passively, so starting them early maximizes returns over time.

Cooking

Meals prepared at the camp's cooking pot serve as an important combat resource. Cooked dishes provide three types of benefits: direct health regeneration, temporary combat buffs (increased damage, defense, stamina recovery), and passive bonuses that last for a set duration. Food can be consumed during combat to regain health in critical moments. Ingredients come from farming, ranching, hunting, and fishing. The Cook NPC at camp sells prepared meals and recipes with daily stock limits, so players who do not want to cook themselves can purchase ready-made food instead.

Resource Donation System

Players can donate unwanted items to Carl at the camp provisions station to build the camp's collective resource pools. Donated items convert into camp resources used for facility upgrades and expansion missions. Carl accepts donations across five categories:

Donating unwanted gear to Carl is more efficient than selling it to vendors when camp upgrades are the priority. Equipment you have outgrown, duplicate drops, and surplus crafting materials all convert into useful expansion resources.

Why Greymane Faction Quests Are Critical

The Greymane Camp does not grow on its own. Nearly every major camp upgrade, facility unlock, and new comrade is gated behind the Greymane faction quests found in the Journal. These quests are widely considered the single most important side content in Crimson Desert, and experienced players recommend completing them the moment they become available.

Grounds of the Sunrise

The Grounds of the Sunrise chain (38 quests) is the recruitment backbone of the entire camp system. Each quest sends Kliff to find a scattered Greymane survivor. When that survivor returns to camp, they either unlock a new facility (the cook, the quartermaster, the trading post, and other services) or join the comrade pool for dispatch missions. The more comrades you recruit, the more dispatch missions you can run simultaneously, and several camp expansion tiers have a minimum recruit count before they can be started.

Scattered Embers

The Scattered Embers chain (34 quests) focuses on daily camp life: raising morale, building community, and handling disputes between residents. Rewards include pets, crafting recipes, and Abyss Artifacts. While less structurally critical than Grounds of the Sunrise, these quests flesh out the camp experience and provide unique rewards that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Side quests from Naira, Yann, and Oongka fall under this chain.

Greymane Commissions

The Greymane Commissions (27 quests) are delivery requests from camp residents. Each completed commission rewards a Medium Bag that adds +3 inventory slots. Completing all 27 provides +81 total inventory slots, making commissions one of the most valuable side activities for inventory management. New commissions unlock as more comrades are recruited, so the recruitment and commission chains feed into each other.

Bottom line: Whenever new Greymane faction quests appear in the Journal after a story milestone, prioritize them above all other side content. The camp facilities, dispatch capabilities, and inventory space they unlock compound throughout the entire game. Delaying these quests is the most common progression mistake new players make.

Early Skill Points from Faction Quests

Greymane faction quests are one of the easiest early sources of skill points in the game. Quests like Embers of Return reward Abyss Artifacts at each step of the chain, and these artifacts translate directly into skill points for the player's progression trees. Completing just the opening set of Greymane faction quests yields roughly 10 skill points in about 30 minutes of gameplay.

Beyond skill points, completing these early faction quests also updates the camp roster with new arrivals. A quartermaster merchant and a chef join the settlement as direct results of faction quest progress. The chef is particularly useful because she sells food supplies that would otherwise require hunting, farming, or gathering to obtain. Players who rush the first batch of Greymane faction quests gain both a meaningful skill point head start and immediate access to camp services that make the rest of the early game smoother.

Quest Lines

The Greymane Camp serves as the starting point for multiple quest chains that drive the camp's rebuilding narrative. These quest lines unlock as the player progresses through the main story and completes specific prerequisites.

Scattered Embers Quests

The Scattered Embers quest line focuses on recovering lost Greymane resources and strengthening the camp's foundations. These quests involve tracking down supplies, securing new recruits, and establishing the camp's operational infrastructure.

Grounds of the Sunrise Quests

The Grounds of the Sunrise quest line centers on reuniting with scattered Greymane companions and laying the groundwork for the camp's long-term future. These quests carry a more personal tone, focusing on the bonds between Kliff and his former comrades.

Companion Dispatch System

Reunited Greymane companions can be sent on dispatch missions from the camp through Ross at the Freesword Management Office. These missions operate on in-game time, meaning companions carry out tasks while the player continues adventuring. Players can sleep at the camp bed or any campfire to advance the timer.

Dispatch missions include resource-gathering operations (timber, ore, herbs, food), reconnaissance of hostile territories, and siege preparations against enemy-occupied fortresses. Some missions auto-restart after completion, eliminating the need for manual reassignment. Cancelled missions refund resource costs entirely.

Siege Dispatch

The siege dispatch mechanic is particularly impactful. Players can deploy Freeswords to fight in blockaded regions, which reduces enemy numbers in those areas. When the player later visits those locations, they encounter reduced resistance because the dispatched team has already weakened the defenses. This creates a strategic layer where camp management directly affects open-world difficulty.

Freesword Worker Skills

Companions assigned to the Freesword Dispatch System possess individual worker skills that determine which tasks they excel at. Matching workers to missions that align with their skills improves output and reduces completion time. Each skill has multiple tiers that affect performance: Level 1 provides a 10% bonus, Level 2 provides a 30% bonus, and Level 3 provides a 60% bonus. A comrade with all three tiers of a single skill provides a combined 100% skill bonus.

For example, assigning Luke (who has Construction, Basic Ranching, and Ranching Mastery skills) to ranching dispatch missions yields significantly better returns than sending him on tasks outside his specialization. Similarly, Ronald excels at logging missions with his Basic Logging, Logging Mastery, and Expert Logging skills.

Item Storage and Inventory Management

Crimson Desert provides several storage options, though your personal inventory remains the primary all-purpose container. Managing storage effectively becomes increasingly important as crafting materials and equipment accumulate.

Camp Follower Item Collection

Camp followers will automatically pick up items that players drop on the ground within the camp boundaries. If you drop loot, surplus gear, or other items on the ground at camp and then sleep or leave for roughly 12 in-game hours, returning companions will have collected the dropped items and placed them into the Supply Chest. This effectively turns the ground at camp into a secondary deposit zone. Most standard items transfer through this system, including equipment, crafting materials, and consumables.

This behavior is particularly useful when your personal inventory is full and you do not have time to sort items manually. Instead of discarding overflow loot in the field, return to camp, drop everything on the ground, and let the followers handle the rest. The items will be waiting in the Supply Chest the next time you check it. Keep in mind that the Supply Chest has its own capacity, so clear it out periodically to make sure nothing gets lost.

Carl's Recover Items

Carl at the provisions station has a Recover Items option that most players overlook. This feature shows cores and other items that the player has interacted with during exploration but walked away from without picking up. These items are flagged as "lost" in the system and can be purchased back through Carl's recovery menu.

Recovered items go straight into the Kuku Pot inventory rather than the player's main backpack. This is especially relevant for puzzle-related items and machinery parts that are easy to miss or accidentally leave behind during exploration. If you solve a puzzle or open a container in the field but forget to grab the reward, check Carl's Recover Items list before retracing your steps. The item is almost certainly waiting there.

Liberation Rewards in the Supply Chest

Every time the player liberates a location on the map (marked by red areas), the camp's Supply Chest receives an automatic update with free rewards. These liberation rewards include accessories like necklaces and rings, along with other gear that scales with the difficulty of the liberated zone.

There is no cost to collect these rewards. Simply open the Supply Chest after clearing a hostile area and the new items will be waiting. Players who liberate multiple zones in a single session should remember to return to camp and check the Supply Chest periodically, since the rewards stack and can pile up quickly. This passive loot stream makes liberation one of the most efficient ways to acquire accessories and supplementary equipment without spending silver or crafting materials.

Expanding Inventory Capacity

• Inventory Expansion Tools: Obtained as quest rewards from both main and side quests. Each tool adds 3 inventory slots.

• Small Bags: Purchasable from general goods vendors for 50 Copper each. Each bag adds 1 inventory slot. Buying several early on is a worthwhile investment.

• Medium Bags: Rewarded for completing Greymane Commissions. Each adds +3 slots. All 27 commissions provide +81 total slots.

• Additional Characters: Unlocking Damiane and Oongka through story progression provides access to their separate inventory pools.

Inventory Management Tips

• Sell or discard quest documents after reading them. They take up inventory space and serve no purpose once viewed.

• Speak with Carl at camp to donate unwanted gear. Donated items convert into camp resources used for facility upgrades.

• Keep cooking ingredients and crafting materials in active rotation. If your inventory fills up, cook meals or craft items to consolidate loose materials into finished products.

• Check Private Storage frequently to prevent exceeding the 240-slot capacity. Uncollected dispatch loot deposits into the Supply Chest automatically.

Player Housing

In addition to functional facilities, the player can build and furnish a personal house within the camp. Housing construction works like the other buildings: players gather materials and physically build the structure from the ground up. Once built, the house serves as a resting place and a showcase of the player's progress.

Furniture can be individually placed and arranged within the house. Players craft furniture from gathered materials or purchase pieces from vendors. The housing system is purely cosmetic and does not affect combat stats, but it provides another avenue for personalizing the camp experience.

Companion Integration

Reunited Greymane companions populate the camp as they are found throughout the story. Some companions arrive on their own after hearing about the camp, while others must be actively recruited through reunion quests. Each companion adds to the camp's capabilities and can be:

• Assigned to facilities to improve their output. A skilled cook at the kitchen produces better meals; a craftsman at the workshop unlocks additional equipment options.

• Dispatched on missions through the Freesword System to gather resources, build structures, recapture blockaded forts, or weaken enemy fortresses.

• Interacted with for personal conversations, shared experiences, and trust-building activities at the campfire.

Shared Horse Stables

The camp stable allows players to use horses that belong to other companions. By interacting with the stable and selecting Manage Horses, you can browse and ride any horse registered to a Greymane companion, including Damiane's mount and other companions' horses. This means you do not need to rely solely on your own horse collection. If a companion owns a faster or better-equipped horse, you can borrow it directly from the stable for your next ride.

Shared horses retain their owner's equipment and stats. Swapping between horses at the stable is instant and does not cost any resources. This feature is especially helpful early in the game when Kliff's personal horse selection is limited, because companion horses unlocked through recruitment quests provide immediate access to higher-quality mounts without requiring additional taming or purchasing.

Companion Trust

The Companion Trust system tracks the player's relationship with each companion. Spending time at camp, sharing meals, giving gifts, and completing companion-specific quests all contribute to deepening these bonds. High trust unlocks companion backstory missions (playable flashback missions that reveal how the Greymanes first formed and the tragedies they have endured) and improves companion performance on dispatch missions.

Shared Experiences

The camp provides a space for shared experiences with companions. Cooking meals and eating with Greymane members at the campfire builds trust and can unlock companion backstory missions. Group meals cooked at the camp kitchen also contribute to overall Greymane morale, which affects companion behavior and dispatch mission outcomes.

Customization at Camp

Barber Shop

The barber shop, operated by Eric, allows cosmetic customization for all three playable characters. Available options include multiple hairstyle selections with different lengths and styles, hair color changes from a range of color options, beard and eyebrow adjustments (for Kliff), and face and body tattoos. The barber shop is unlocked by completing "A Rumor at the Inksworth Bindery" as part of the second expansion tier.

Dyehouse

The Dyehouse, operated by Oliver, extends cosmetic customization to equipment and mounts. Key features include separate dye options for different armor parts, material-based customization that affects texture appearance, and horse tack and mount equipment recoloring with multiple dyeable layers. War robots and mech mounts are also dyeable. Dyes are obtained through world exploration or crafted at the alchemy lab.

Camp and the Wider World

The Greymane Camp is located at Howling Hill in Hernand but connects to the wider world through several systems. The Trading Center links the camp to commerce across Pywel. Dispatch missions send companions to locations throughout the continent, and their success can reduce hostile resistance in those areas before Kliff visits them in person.

The camp's growth also affects the player's Hernandian Contribution reputation, reflecting the Greymanes' positive impact on the surrounding region. Note that criminal actions in camp-adjacent towns (stealing, attacking NPCs) result in bounties through the crime system. Wanted players may face hostile NPCs or jail time, so maintaining good standing with local communities benefits the camp's supply lines and reputation.

Pailune Reconstruction

After completing Chapter 7: Homecoming, the faction questline "Reconstructing Pailune" unlocks. This expands Greymane operations northward into their ancestral homeland and introduces large-scale construction projects including the Pailune Council and Pailune Institute. The reconstruction represents the culmination of the camp growth system, transforming the Greymanes from a scrappy band of survivors into a regional power with multiple settlements.

Camp Progression Timeline

The Greymane Camp first becomes available during Chapter 3 when Kliff and the surviving Greymanes settle in Howling Hill. At this stage, three core features are available: Carl (provisions and the Supply Chest), Ross (dispatch mission management), and the basic facility roster. Chapter 4 introduces the "Daily Life" quest arc, which walks you through farming, ranching, and cooking for the first time.

The best time to seriously invest in camp optimization is the start of Chapter 5. By this point you have enough recruited Greymanes to run multiple dispatch missions at once, the farm and ranch are both operational, and you have explored enough of the map to unlock a variety of mission destinations. Spending an hour or two here setting up a self-sustaining resource loop will pay dividends for the rest of the game, because the passive income keeps accumulating while you tackle story quests and side content.

Key NPCs

Camp Expansion System

Camp expansions are managed through the Grounds of the Sunrise faction quest tab. Marius assigns expansion objectives as you progress through the story and recruit survivors. Each expansion requires a minimum number of recruits plus resource donations. After submitting the resources, the expansion completes after a set amount of in-game time (typically 18 in-game hours).

After Chapter 7, the Pailune reconstruction storyline unlocks. This introduces the Pailune Council and Pailune Institute, expanding the camp concept into a full settlement with additional facilities and governance mechanics.

Dispatch System

The Freesword Dispatch system lets you send recruited Greymane companions on missions to earn resources passively. Speak with Ross to view available missions and assign freeswords. Mission progress runs on in-game time, so you can explore or complete quests while your freeswords work.

Freesword Skills

Each recruited freesword has individual skills that determine which missions they excel at. Matching a freesword to a mission aligned with their skill improves output and reduces completion time.

Dispatch Mission Optimization

Running dispatch missions efficiently is the single biggest lever for camp growth. Three separate bonus multipliers stack on top of base rewards, and understanding each one turns ordinary missions into highly profitable operations.

Bonus Types

All three bonuses stack multiplicatively, so a mission with +40% Comrade, +100% Skill, and +100% Conversion would produce significantly more than its base reward. Prioritize leveling up a few comrades' skills rather than spreading effort thin, since one comrade with a maxed skill is far more valuable than three with only Level 1.

The Resource Loop

The goal is to make the camp self-sustaining so that resources flow in faster than you spend them. The core strategy works by running money-generating missions to fund resource-gathering missions, creating a cycle that produces a net surplus every rotation.

Step 1: Run two security or escort missions simultaneously. Choose locations like Oaken Shield Manor or similar escort destinations in Hernand. Assign 4 Greymanes to each mission (the maximum) to get the full Comrade Bonus. Each security mission yields roughly 3,500 copper over 16 in-game hours, so two running in parallel bring in around 7,000 copper per cycle.

Step 2: Use money earnings to fund one lumber mission, one mining mission, and one food mission. The combined launch cost of these three missions is roughly 3,000 copper. Muckroot Ranch is a strong food mission choice because it yields eggs plus about 1,800 food value. After subtracting costs, you end each cycle with approximately 4,000 copper profit plus a steady supply of lumber, stone, and food coming in.

Step 3: Let missions auto-restart. Dispatch missions continue repeating on their own until you manually cancel them. Once the loop is running, check the Supply Chest every few hours to collect accumulated rewards. The only reason to cancel a mission is if you need a specific comrade back at camp for a personal request or commission.

This loop is not strictly "infinite" since you still need to manage comrade assignments and occasionally adjust destinations as new regions open. But it does produce a reliable surplus that keeps expansions funded and the camp stocked without requiring you to grind manually.

Greymane Commissions

Commissions are requests from rescued Greymanes who are already living in your camp. They typically ask for specific materials, weapons, or meals. Each completed commission rewards a Medium Bag that adds +3 inventory slots. There are 27 commissions in total, providing up to +81 inventory slots when all are completed. Commissions appear in the Greymane Commissions tab under Faction Quests.

Faction Quest Tabs

Camp-related quests are organized into three tabs:

Camp Provisions and Donations

Carl manages the camp's provision system, which converts donated items and currency into camp resources. These resources fuel dispatch missions and camp expansions. To donate, speak with Carl and select "Manage Provisions," then choose "Camp Provisions" to view donatable items in your inventory.

Each donatable item displays a "Donation" value alongside its normal description. Different items contribute varying amounts to different resource pools. For example, a piece of cloth adds 2 points to Armaments, while Azurite ore adds 63 points to Stones. Donating is permanent, so always check whether you still need a material for crafting or cooking before committing it.

Provision Categories

The camp interface displays six resource icons in the upper right of the screen. Each icon tracks a different provision category:

A seventh counter tracks House Celeste contribution points, which are earned through separate activities rather than direct donations.

Donation Levels and Rewards

As you donate resources, your overall donation level increases. Higher donation levels unlock visual rewards in the form of new objects and decorations that appear around the camp. These are separate from mission-related resource pools. Think of donations as serving two purposes: fueling dispatch missions and expansion projects with the raw resources, and gradually improving the look and feel of the camp as your donation level rises.

Direct fund transfers are also available by scrolling to the "Donate Funds" option in Carl's menu. This lets you contribute silver without needing to sell valuables first.

Resource Generation Loop

The camp operates as a closed-loop resource ecosystem. Understanding the flow of resources in and out of the camp is critical for keeping expansions on schedule and dispatch missions running without interruption.

• Input sources: Dispatch missions, farm harvests, ranch products, donations to Carl, and loot from the Supply Chest all feed into the camp's resource pools.

• Output drains: Camp expansion projects, dispatch mission launch costs, cooking (which consumes food ingredients), and crafting at the Blacksmith all draw from camp resources.

• The food bottleneck: Almost every dispatch mission type requires food as part of its launch cost. If food reserves run dry, the entire dispatch operation stalls. Keeping the farm and ranch active at all times is the best insurance against food shortages.

• Armament scarcity: Armaments are the hardest resource to accumulate because they come from donating weapons, armor, and accessories. Run armament-producing dispatch missions (like Warspike Spearmaker in Hernand or Gorthak Ironworks in Delesyia) consistently throughout the mid game to stay ahead of the 3rd and 4th expansion requirements.

• Passive income: Dispatch missions run in the background on in-game time. Never leave comrade slots idle. Even a low-priority mission is better than letting recruits sit at camp doing nothing.

Ranch Management

The Ranch unlocks after you rescue Ben (field manager) and Kamu (ranch manager) through the Gathered Will quest chain under Grounds of the Sunrise. Once both NPCs are back at camp, you build the Ranch via a dispatch mission at Howling Hill. Note that the Ranch and Farm cannot be constructed at the same time; only one construction mission can run at Howling Hill simultaneously.

To stock the Ranch, catch wild animals in the open world. Kliff physically picks up goats, pigs, and chickens and carries them back. Once at camp, register each animal in a pen. Animals produce resources daily as long as they are fed.

Feed animals daily with barley, which you can buy from the camp shop each day. Unfed animals stop producing and will eventually die. Breed surplus animals by keeping males and females together, then butcher extras for horns, bones, hides, and meat. Eggs are particularly useful in the early and mid game because the Hearty Smoked Egg recipe heals 200 Health and requires only eggs as an ingredient.

Farm Management

The Farm unlocks through the same quest chain as the Ranch. Speak with Kamu to trigger the apple-picking mission at Glenbright Farm, then start a construction dispatch mission at Howling Hill to build it. A practical tip: build the Farm first if given the choice. Apple trees and other crops take real in-game time to grow, and by the time your Ranch construction finishes afterward, your first batch of crops will be nearly ready to harvest.

Planting is straightforward: interact with an empty plot, select a seed, and place it. Seeds come from three sources: buying them at camp shops, finding them while exploring the world, and harvesting them from existing mature crops. Each crop takes 3 to 4 in-game days to grow. Once mature, harvest the crop, then chop down the remaining plant stalk and replant.

Watering is manual in the early game. Walk up to each crop plot and use the interaction prompt to water it. Crops that are not watered regularly take longer to reach maturity. Later in the game, watering and fertilizing upgrades become available, which speed up growth and improve yield quality.

In the late game, the Magic Sickle becomes available as a harvesting tool. It lets you cut an entire row of crops in a single swing, dramatically reducing the time spent on harvest cycles. The Farm can also grow trees for rubber and other crafting resources, expanding its usefulness well beyond cooking ingredients.

Greymane Recruitment and Camp Shops

Recruiting new Greymanes is the primary driver of camp expansion. More recruits means more dispatch slots, and certain recruits bring specialized skills that unlock entirely new facilities at camp. The recruitment system is spread across the three faction quest tabs.

Non-combat Greymanes are just as important as fighters because they open up camp shops. As you rescue specific survivors through the Grounds of the Sunrise quests, their personal trade skills become available at camp. By the time you have completed most of the recruitment chain, the camp will have every shop type: blacksmith, food vendor, refiner, general shop, horse gear, dye shop, and barber.

Keep in mind that if a Greymane is currently assigned to a dispatch mission, they are physically absent from camp. You cannot interact with them for personal requests or commissions until the mission ends. If you need to talk to a specific comrade, cancel their mission first, complete the conversation, then reassign them.

Map Exploration and Mission Destinations

Every location you discover on the world map becomes a potential dispatch mission destination. This means that exploring the fog of war directly expands the number of available missions Ross can offer. The more destinations you unlock, the more variety and specialization you get in the dispatch system.

The fastest way to clear fog of war is to find and ring the eight bell towers scattered across Pywel. Climbing each tower and ringing its bell permanently reveals the surrounding region on your map. Completing all eight towers also finishes the Toll of Pywel questline for the Pororin Forest Guardians faction. Each tower only reveals a moderate area, so you will need most of them to see the full continent.

Beyond bell towers, simply traveling through new areas on foot or horseback also clears fog. Make a habit of detouring through unexplored territory on your way to quest objectives. Each new settlement, manor, or resource site you pass through becomes available for dispatch missions, which means your passive income potential grows every time you take the scenic route.

See Also

• Greymane Camp

• Blacksmith

• Housing and Farming

• Crafting

• Cooking

• Vendors

• Commissions

Tips

• Always have a dispatch mission active. Passive resource earning is free and accumulates while you do other things. Check back with Ross regularly to launch new missions as old ones complete.

• Complete A Rumor at Glenbright Farm early. This unlocks both the Cook and Quartermaster NPCs simultaneously, giving you access to food purchases and prepared meals.

• Prioritize recruiting Greymanes with the Builder skill. Construction missions cannot be completed without it, and Builder freeswords are needed for every camp expansion.

• Donate resources to Carl's Supply Chest to accelerate camp growth. Surplus materials from dispatch missions can be donated directly.

• Finish the Timberturner Wainwright missions to unlock and upgrade the Wagon, which enables profitable trade routes between settlements.

• Save up Armaments for later expansions. The 3rd and 4th expansions require 1,000 and 1,500 Armaments respectively, which takes significant accumulation.

Set up the resource loop early. At the start of Chapter 5, configure two escort/security missions for income and three resource missions (lumber, mining, food) funded by that income. Let them auto-restart and collect from the Supply Chest periodically.

Invest in church donation boxes. Donating silver to the church in each region permanently boosts dispatch rewards there. Hernand is the best region to invest in first since most early missions originate there. Around 110,000 silver in donations reaches the 100% Conversion Bonus threshold.

Build the Farm before the Ranch. Crops take 3 to 4 in-game days to grow. If you start the Farm construction first, your first harvest will be ready around the time the Ranch finishes building.

Keep a 4-to-1 hen-to-rooster ratio. This maximizes egg production at the Ranch. Eggs are cheap to cook into Hearty Smoked Eggs (200 Health heal), making them a reliable food source through the mid game.

Ring bell towers as you travel. Each tower clears fog of war, and every new location discovered on the map becomes a potential dispatch destination. More destinations means more mission variety and better resource options.

Level up comrade skills rather than spreading recruits thin. One comrade with a Level 3 matching skill gives +60% on dispatch missions. Three comrades with Level 1 still only give +10%. Focus skill training on your best dispatchers.