Nodes Guide

- Nodes are the main way for players to influence the world around them. They are the source of resources, quests, and events.
- The world is divided into regions and each region has pre-set locations for nodes.
- We will have 100 nodes in total: 85 normal nodes and 15 castle nodes (with special functionality).
- The player can be a citizen of only one node at level 10, but can be a visitor of any node.

Node Stages

The node starts at level 0 (Wilderness) and can be leveled up by players by completing quests, killing monsters, and gathering resources.
Nodes have 7 stages of development and each stage has its own unique buildings and benefits.

Stage	Benefits
0 - Wilderness	-
1 - Expedition (Crossroads)	-
2 - Encampment (Camp)	-
3 - Village	Freeholds (Open world, 1 per account). Fixed Number: hundreds. Apartments (Instanced, 1 per character). Limit: 50. Static Housing (Instanced, 1 per character). Limit: 8.
4 - Town	More apartments and static housing
5 - City	More apartments and static housing
6 - Metropolis (Metro)	More apartments and static housing

Node Types

There are four types of nodes and each type has its own benefits.

Node Buildings

Each node has buildings that can be built by players. Buildings provide services and benefits to players and the node itself.
These buildings are strongly tied to the artisan system and the economy of the game.

Building	Description & Services
Academy	The center of scholarly learning in the city.
Agricultural Supply	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for animal husbandry, herbalism, and farming professions Apprentice Animal Husbandry Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Herbalism Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Farming Station Process apprentice and below recipies Agricultural Supply Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Apartment	Instanced Player Housing Available for Purchase
Cookhouse	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for cooking, hunting, and fishing professions. Apprentice Cooking Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Hunting Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Fishing Station Process apprentice and below recipies Cookhouse Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Emissary	This building provides the node with many resources to create and maintain relationships and reputations with the many types of player ran organizations within the game.
Factory	The Factory is a support service building that provides passive commodity income to the node as well as processing bonuses to players. Node Resource Generation Provides passive T1 Node Resources Zone of Influence: Citizens Metel and Stoneworking Ingenuity Citizens have increased Metalworking and Stoneworking XP within the Zone of Influence Zone of Influence: Mining Prowess Players have increased mining speed within the Zone of Influence
Farm	The Farm is a support service building that provides passive commodity income to the node as well as gathering bonuses to players. Node Resource Generation Provides passive T1 Node Resources Zone of Influence: Foraging Baskets Players have increased herbalism and fishing gathering speed within the Zone of Influence Zone of Influence: Citizens Lumberjacking Citizens have increased lumberjacking speed within the Zone of Influence
Hideworks	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for tanning and leatherworking professions. Apprentice Tanning Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Leatherworking Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Hideworks Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Inn	Instanced Player Housing for Rent
Laboratory	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for Alchemy, Scribe, and Arcane Engineering professions. Apprentice Scribe Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Alchemy Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Archane Engineering Station Process apprentice and below recipies Laboratory Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Memorial Site	The Memorial Site is a passive service building that lessens the pentalties of death in the ZOI and can be visited to gain a random buff. Zone of Influence: Blessings Of Creation Provides a 50% reduction of XP debt on death
Patron Guild Hall	This will house the patron guild of the node
Reliquary	The reliquary is where powerful relics that have been found and returned to the node can be put on display to enhance the node in various ways
School of Construction	The School of Construction is a passive service building that provides reductions to building construction and maintenance costs, as well as crafting bonuses to players. Zone of Influence: Increased Construction Speed Provides the Node increased construction speed on new buildings Zone of Influence: A Gift for Craft Provides players with increased crafting XP while within the Zone of Influence
Smithy	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for armorsmithing, weaponsmithing, and metalworking professions. Apprentice Armorsmithing Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Weaponsmithing Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Metalworking Station Process apprentice and below recipies Smithy Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Stables	The Stables services players mount and pet needs in terms of storage, upgrade, and training.
Stoneworks	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for mining, jeweling, and stonemason professions. Apprentice Mining Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Jeweler Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Stonemason Station Process apprentice and below recipies Stoneworks Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Storehouse	The Storage Facility is a passive service building that grants increased warehouse and commodity storage capacities to the node
Tavern	The Tavern offers powerful food and drink bonuses as well as entertaining games and other amenities. It is a haven for socialites, adventurers, and role-players alike.
Temple	A place of worship within the Node
Textile Mill	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for Weaving and Tailoring. Apprentice Weaving Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Tailoring Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Textile Mill Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Trade Bureau	The Trade Bureau is a passive service building that provides bonuses to caravans and player commodity trade. Zone of Influence: Citizens Trade Deals Citizens recieve a 50% discount when purchasing player commodities in this Zone of Influence Zone of Influence: Upgraded Roads Increased the speed of Caravans by 20% within the Zone of Influence
Woodshop	Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for Lumberjacking, Lumbermilling, and Carpentry professions. Apprentice Lumberjack Station Process apprentice and below recipies Apprentice Lumbermill Station Craft apprentice and below tool recipies Apprentice Carpentry Station Process apprentice and below recipies Woodshop Vendor Sells apprentice and below items and recipies

Building	Description & Services
Barracks	For Mayor Management of Guards in the Node and Siege/War Defenses Siege Vendor Sells the siege declaration item
Caravansary	This is where you can purchase, manage, and launch caravans Caravan Manager Provides the ability to purchase, manage, and launch caravans. Additionally provides the ability to pack and unpack crates Crate Peddler Sells rudimentary crates and caravan componenets
Hunting Lodge	This is where players can trade their monster certificates for other items Player Commodity Vendor Buys and Sells player commodities Hunting Commission Board Offers special hunting commissions
Marketplace	This is where players can buy and sell goods to each other Novice Artisanship Stations Provide access to novice stations and recipies General Goods Vendor Provides the sale of general goods needed by any adventurer
Townhall	The townhall is the central location in a node where citizens and the mayor can participate in and conduct official node business Town Hall Administrator Provides the ability to register as a citizen, register for mayoral elections, and purchase tax reciepts Mayoral Commission Board Provides the ability to accept mayoral commissions which can be used to advance the node Citizenship Vendor Provides rare and valuable items that can be purchased with node currency
Warehouse	For Player and Node Storage Item, Material, and Cargo Storage Provides a place to access item, material, and cargo storage. Buy Order Manager Provides the ability to sell resources to the node for node currency