Revision 1

Wells are placeable structures across Pywel that the player can crank to gather water. Patch 1.04.00 expanded the well network significantly: new wells were placed across multiple regions, Howling Hill gained a permanent water source for the first time, and the world and mini-map now display well icons explicitly so the player no longer has to memorize where each well sits.

How Wells Work

• Approach the well and interact to crank the bucket.

• Lower the bucket into the water, then raise it. The animation pulls a filled bucket back to the rim.

• Loot the bucket. A standard pull yields five units of water.

• Repeatable. Wells refill quickly, so a single well location is enough to top up the camp's water supply for cooking and gathering.

Patch 1.04.00 Additions

• New wells placed across Pywel. The patch notes confirm wells were added across multiple regions to make resource gathering less of a detour.

• Howling Hill well. A new well at Howling Hill gives the camp a permanent water source for cooking and gathering, removing the need to detour through Hernand or Pailune for water.

• Map and mini-map well icons. Wells now display on both maps, and the mini-map shows a notification when a Memory Fragment is still available in the area.

• Lantern detection cleanup. After a Memory Fragment in an area has been collected, lanterns no longer broadcast a detection signal for it, which removes false-positive prompts on revisits.

Reliable Well Locations

The patch did not enumerate every new well, but the locations confirmed by patch notes and player exploration include:

• Howling Hill camp - the new permanent camp water source from 1.04.

• Behind the larger castle in Hernand - a long-running farm spot for water gathering.

• Ivynook well - one of the earliest wells available in normal play.

• Pailune residence - a well placed near the camp after the relocation move in Camp Relocation.

Why It Matters

• Water is a basic cooking ingredient. Wells let the player batch water without trekking to a vendor or river.

• Camp self-sufficiency. The Howling Hill addition lets the camp run cooking and gathering loops without external water trips.

• Map readability. Well icons turn what used to be hidden infrastructure into a navigation feature.

See Also

Patch 1.04.00 - patch that expanded the network.

Howling Hill - camp that gained a permanent well.

Cooking - main use of well water.

Memory Fragment - related map indicator.