Sealed Forest

The Sealed Forest

Overview

The Sealed Forest, a biome that unfolds its mysteries only at the culmination of one's journey. To gain entry into this realm and reforge the dreaded Seal, one must amass a requisite number of Seal Fragments during the course of their odyssey.

New complications such as gaining Hostility when felling trees and facing several Plagues whilst trying to reforge the Seal will undoubtedly challenge even the most experienced of Viceroys! Find Guidance in Small Glades.

Effects

Abbyssal Revenge	Are those ... faces in the trees? Woodcutters don't increase Hostility, but every x* trees felled add x* Hostility points. (*Scales with difficulty)
Hidden Seal	A broken Ancient Seal is hidden somewhere in the forest. To find it, you must first look for clues in the surrounding Glades. Its mere prescence in this land summons foul plagues upon your settlement during the Storm Season.
Beacon Tower	A Blueprint given to you by the Queen herself. This powerful ancient structure will allow you to summon aid directly from the Citadel
Overgrown Vegetation	The flora in this region is bizarreley mutated. Overgrown trees with a lot more resources can be found in the forest.

Requirements for Entry

Depending on the Seal type, a Viceroy will need a specified amount of Seal Fragments to enter the Sealed Forest. Viceroys will also need to be within reach of the Sealed Forest with at least 1 year left in the run. Upon entry, Viceroys have an indefinite amount of years to complete this Biome and close the Seal, no matter how many years they had left in the run.

Seal Fragments are earned by Viceorys upon completion of Settlements. Negative Modifiers grant a higher number of Seal Fragments , and has a chance to grant a Royal Resupply, from where Viceroys can choose to receive 5 additional Seal Fragments.

Seals	Bronze	Lead	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Cobalt	Titanium	Adamantine
Required	1	12	20	35	45	60	75	105
Minimum Difficulty	-	Pioneer	Veteran	Viceroy	Prestige 5	Prestige 10	Prestige 15	Prestige 20
Spawned fields from Citadel	-	11	13	15	18	21	24	28

Seal Orders

Viceroys need only complete 1 Seal Order per Level.

	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Rewards
Level 1	Heart of Amber Buy 5 Blueprints or Cornerstones from the Trader	Heart of the Forest Earn 3 Reputation points from Events	Mechanical Heart Install 8 Rain Engines in production Buildings	Gift of the Keeper Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 2	Golden Blood Sell Goods worth at least 100  Amber in a single transaction to the Trader	Blood of the Stag Complete 2 Events by making a decision *Corruption 0/2 *Empathy 0/2 *Loyalty 0/2	Mortal Blood Earn 6 Reputation points from Resolve	Gift of the Keeper Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 3	Crystal Feathers Reach Standing Level 3 with 2 settlements on Trade Routes	Queen's Feathers Fulfill the following needs: Leisure 0/100 Complex Food 0/100 Housing 0/30	Metal Feathers Deliver: 50  Tools 40  Pipes 15  Parts	Gift of the Keeper Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 4	Forbidden Essence Deliver 8 Ancient Tablets Complete 2 Forbidden Glade Events with no more than 1200 seconds between them.	Fire Essence Keep Fox Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Beaver Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Harpy Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Lizard Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Human Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds	Essence of Corruption Use Rainwater in Engines 300 Storm Water 300 Clearance Water 300 Drizzle Water Burn 40 Blightrot Cysts	Gift of the Keeper Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones

Resources

The Sealed Forest contains the following Resources:

Trees:

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Abyssal Trees	2	Meat (10%) Sea Marrow (10%) Leather (5%)	A bizarre, writhing growth... is this even really a tree?
Overgrown Abyssal Trees	20	Meat (10%) Sea Marrow (10%) Leather (10%)	A giant, bizarre growth... it's bigger than the other trees in the area.

Natural Resources:

•  Berries
•  Clay
•  Insects
•  Meat
•  Mushrooms
•  Reed
•  Roots
•  Sea Marrow

Plagues

The Seal is weakening, bringing forth several Plagues upon the world. The only way to stop the Plagues is to reforge the seal by completing Seal orders. An example Plague is The Plague of Mosquitoes, which causes global production speed to be 50% slower.

The order in which Plagues appear are random.

The Beacon Tower

The Queen grants each Viceroy who dares to enter the Sealed Forest a new Blueprint to be used exclusively in this Biome. The Beacon Tower offers three levels of aid, each containing temporary abilities to choose from. A viceroy can choose two abilities from the first two levels, and one from the last.

Level 1: Supplies (Choose 2)

• 30  Meat
• 40  Grain
• All Buildings using Fertile Soil will produce 50% more goods. Lasts 3 seasons inlcuding current one.

Level 2: Bells (Choose 2)

• Global Production rate is 50% faster for the current season.
• Villagers with low resolve leave 50% slower for the current season.
• All Trade Routes are 100% for the current season.

Level 3: Miracles (Choose 1)

• Hostility is decreased by 100 for the duration of the current season.
• The Ancient Hearth's resistance is increased by 250 for the duration of the current season.
• Scouts work 50% faster on Glade Events for the duration of the current season.

Strategy

There are some clues in Small Glades providing Guidance to where the Seal is located. The Seal will always be located in a Dangerous Glade, and Guidance to the Seals' location always spawns in Small Glades.

In order to successfully complete the Sealed Forest, a Viceroy needs to reforge the Seal by completing Seal Orders. All Seals have the same Orders to complete, no matter the colour. It is a race against time to complete all the Seal Orders before the Queen's Impatience runs out. Only one order per level needs completion. A Viceroy need not fill up the Queen's Grace bar to complete the Biome as in other Biome's. A Viceroy cannot win the Sealed Forest by filling up the Queen's Grace bar, once the bar is filled, it is no longer possible to lower Impatience.

Guidance Stones can be demolished, granting 15  Stone and 8  Resin.