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 presence 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 bizarrely 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 one of the hex tiles surrounding the Sealed Forest modifier tile. 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.

0 Years left, almost in reach.

0 Years left, not yet in reach

On the left is a scenario where a Viceroy cannot reach the Sealed Forest, because they do not have the requisite 1 year left to complete a last settlement and then enter the Sealed Forest, on the right is a scenario where a Viceroy does not have enough years left to explore further and reach the Sealed Forest. Thus, a Viceroy is advised to calculate years and Seal Fragments carefully.

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

	Bronze	Lead	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Cobalt	Titanium	Adamantine
Required	4	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.

Veteran - Prestige 20:

	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Rewards
Level 1	Heart of Amber	Heart of the Forest	Mechanical Heart	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver: 12  Pack of Crops 12  Pack of Provisions 12  Pack of Building Materials	Open or Send 3 Abandoned Caches (NOT retroactive)	Install 8 Rainpunk Engines in production Buildings	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 2	Golden Blood	Blood of the Stag	Mortal Blood	Gift of the Keeper
	Reach Standing Level 2 with 3 Settlements.	Earn 5 Reputation Points from Events (Retroactive)	Earn 6 Reputation points from Resolve (Retroactive)	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 3	Crystal Feathers	Queen's Feathers	Metal Feathers	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver 80  Amber	Fulfill the following needs for 60 Seconds: 25 Complex Food Need 25 Services Need  Coats do NOT count	Deliver: 40  Tools 25  Pipes 10  Parts	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 4	Forbidden Essence	Fire Essence	Essence of Corruption	Reforge!
	Deliver: 6  Ancient Tablets Complete 2 Forbidden Glade Events with no more than 1200 seconds between them. (NOT retroactive)	Keep Fox Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Beaver Resolve above 40 for 300 seconds Keep Harpy Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Lizard Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Human Resolve above 45 for 300 seconds	(Retroactive) Use any Rainwater in Rainpunk Engines: 600 Units Burn 35 Blightrot Cysts (Retroactive)	Forging the Seal!

Pioneer:

	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Rewards
Level 1	Heart of Amber	Heart of the Forest	Heart of the Ancient Flame	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver: 8  Pack of Crops 8  Pack of Provisions 8  Pack of Building Materials	Open or Send 2 Abandoned Caches (NOT retroactive)	Sacrifice 125  Wood in the Ancient Hearth Deliver 3  Wildfire Essence	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 2	Golden Blood	Blood of the Stag	Mortal Blood	Gift of the Keeper
	Reach Standing Level 2 with 2 settlements on Trade Routes	Earn 3 Reputation Points from Events (Retroactive)	Earn 3 Reputation points from Resolve (Retroactive)	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 3	Crystal Feathers	Queen's Feathers	Stormbird Feathers	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver 40  Amber	Fulfill the following needs for 60 Seconds: 15 Complex Food Need 15 Services Need  Coats do NOT count	Complete 1 Dangerous Glade Event	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 4	Forbidden Essence	Fire Essence	Essence of Wealth	Reforge!
	Deliver: 4  Ancient Tablets Complete 2 Dangerous or Forbidden Glade Events with no more than 1200 seconds between them. (NOT retroactive)	(Only two Species) Keep Fox Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Beaver Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Harpy Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Lizard Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds Keep Human Resolve above 35 for 300 seconds	(Routes are NOT retroactive) Complete 5 Trade Routes worth at least 15 Amber each. Delivery 50  Pack of Luxury Goods	Forging the Seal!

Settler:

	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Rewards
Level 1	Heart of Amber	Heart of the Forest	Heart of the Ancient Flame	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver: 8  Pack of Crops 8  Pack of Provisions 8  Pack of Building Materials	Open or Send 2 Abandoned Caches (NOT retroactive)	Sacrifice 125  Wood in the Ancient Hearth Deliver 3  Wildfire Essence	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 2	Golden Blood	Blood of the Stag	Mortal Blood	Gift of the Keeper
	Reach Standing Level 2 with 2 settlements on Trade Routes	Earn 3 Reputation Points from Events (Retroactive)	Earn 3 Reputation points from Resolve (Retroactive)	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 3	Crystal Feathers	Queen's Feathers	Stormbird Feathers	Gift of the Keeper
	Deliver 40  Amber	Fulfill the following needs for 60 Seconds: 15 Complex Food Need 15 Services Need  Coats do NOT count	Complete 1 Dangerous Glade Event	Choose from an array of Epic Cornerstones
Level 4	Forbidden Essence	Fire Essence	Essence of Wealth	Reforge!
	Deliver: 4  Ancient Tablets Complete 2 Dangerous or Forbidden Glade Events with no more than 1200 seconds between them. (NOT retroactive)	(Only two Species) Keep Fox Resolve above 25 for 300 seconds Keep Beaver Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds Keep Harpy Resolve above 25 for 300 seconds Keep Lizard Resolve above 25 for 300 seconds Keep Human Resolve above 30 for 300 seconds	(Routes are NOT retroactive) Sell goods worth at least 30  Amber Delivery 50  Pack of Luxury Goods	Forging the Seal!

Resources

The Sealed Forest contains the following Resources:

Trees

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Abyssal Trees	2	Meat (10%) Sea Marrow (10%) Leather (10%)	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

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Speed	Specialization Bonus
Roots	70 → Roots Node		30% + 30%	Foragers' Camp★★	00:17	Farming Human
	12 → Roots Deposit		20%	Small Foragers' Camp★	00:25
Reed	60 → Reed Field 20 → Reed Field		40% + 40% 20% + 20%	Harvesters' Camp★★	00:05	none
Berries  Mushrooms	70 → Dewberry Bush 70 → Bleeding Tooth Mushrooms		40% 40%	Herbalists' Camp★★	00:17	Alchemy Harpy
	15 → Dewberry Bush 15 → Bleeding Tooth Mushrooms		20% 20%	Small Herbalists' Camp★	00:25
Clay  Sea Marrow	60 → Clay Deposit 60 → Sea Marrow Deposit		75% + 30% 50% + 01% + 100%	Stonecutters' Camp★★	00:05	none
	20 → Clay Deposit 20 → Sea Marrow Deposit		50% + 20% 80% + 40%
Meat  Insects	70 → Slickshell Broodmother 70 → Wormtongue Nest		100% 60%	Trappers' Camp★★	00:17	Meat Production Lizard
	15 → Slickshell Broodmother 15 → Wormtongue Nest		20% 20%	Small Trappers' Camp★	00:25
Copper Ore	20 → Copper Deposit		30%	Mine ★★	00:29	Engineering Beaver

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 first 3 Plagues are always:

1. Plague of Mosquitoes
2. Plague of Malady
3. Plague of Darkness

After that, Plague generation is random.

Plague	Description
Plague Blindness	When they lost their sight, they lost all hope along with it. All villagers move slower and have a chance of destroying a production yield.
Plague of Corrupted Water	The rainwater has become contaminated, so rainpunk machinery is now even more hazardous. Using rainwater in rain engines generates Blightrot cysts X quicker.
Plague of Darkness	Some say this is the beginning of the end. The storm season is longer, and sacrificing goods at the Ancient Hearth is banned.
Plague of Death	The Sealed Ones are thirsty for blood. Discover 3 Dangerous or Forbidden Glades during this storm. If you don't, villagers will be killed in the coming drizzle season.
Plague of Fire	Even the eternal rain cannot stop the ghastly fires coming from the abyss. Fuel in the settlement's warehouses is disappearing at a rate of X units every X seconds.
Plague of Fishmen	Fishmen will summon 1 Dangerous or Forbidden Glade Event near the Ancient Hearth.
Plague of the Dark Forest	The Sealed Ones incite the forest to become even more sinister. Hostility from discovered Dangerous and Forbidden Glades is increased by X
Plague of Locusts	Destroys X random resource nodes.
Plague of Malady	The Sealed Ones have inflicted a mysterious disease on the settlement. Villagers take X longer rests and have a X higher chance of consuming twice as much food during a break.
Plague of Mosquitoes	The sky turns black with a swarm of mosquitoes. Bitten villagers can't focus on work. Global production speed is X% slower.
Plague of Mysteries	The Sealed Ones possess the power to control almost everything. Negative Forest Mysteries require a lower Hostility level X to activate during the storm.
Plague of Rats	A horde of ravenous rats crawls out of the uncovered seal. Any cooked or raw food in the settlement's warehouses disappears at a rate of X items every X seconds.
Plague of Snakes	Villagers are horrified by the sight of venomous snakes on the roads. -X to Global Resolve.

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 including 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% faster for the current season. (Active Trade Routes included.)

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.

Once the tower is built, it cannot be destroyed. Viceroys need  Planks,  Bricks and  Fabric to build it. On Prestige 6 and higher, 3 of each material. On Prestiges 5 and lower, 2 of each.

Strategy

There are some clues in Glades providing Guidance to where the Seal is located. The Seal will always be located in a Dangerous Glade, and Guidance to the Seal's location spawns in all Glades until the Seal is discovered. The Guidance Stones can be deconstructed using the Destroy tool to recover some Stone and Resin.

In order to successfully complete the Sealed Forest, a Viceroy needs to reforge the Seal by completing Seal Orders. All Seals have the same Seal Orders to complete, no matter the color. 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 Reputation bar to complete the Biome as in other Biomes. A Viceroy cannot win the Sealed Forest by filling up the Reputation 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.

It is always a good idea to hold in SHIFT while marking trees so you can choose to only chop Overgrown trees, which has 20 charges instead of 2, giving you more wood and less Hostility.