Hostility

Forest Hostility

Overview

The forest recoils at the touch of exploitation and destruction, birthing an innate hostility.

The more your settlement grows, the more hostility you will generate. During the Storm, stackable negative Forest Mysteries will trigger, each generating different negative effects depending on the Hostility level a Viceroy has generated.

Hostility and the Queen's Impatience are inversely linked. Higher Impatience results in a reduction to Hostility. Each settlement starts with Hostility at 0, unless playing with the Ancient Battleground Map Modifier.

Triggering Forest Mysteries

Looming Darkness is the "base" negative Forest Mystery that will activate during the Storm even at Hostility 0. The rest of the Forest Mysteries differ from settlement to settlement and always require at least Hostility 1 to activate. Higher Hostility levels activate stronger Storm Forest Mysteries. Some of them scale with the Hostility level directly.

In this situation, Hostility is 0, and only the base Looming Darkness has been triggered.

In this situation, Hostility is 3. Additional negative Forest Mysteries have been triggered and stack with Hostility level.

Why Hostility Increases

Viceroys will generate different amounts of Hostility depending on the Difficulty they embark on. Viceroys can see what is currently causing their Hostility level by hovering over the eye icon on the top of their screen. Total Hostility is the sum of each amount, and each amount is the result of multiplication. These numbers scale with Difficulty; more hostility is generated at higher difficulties.

Cause	Settler	Pioneer	Veteran	Viceroy
Years Passed	15	22	30	45
Small Glades Opened	5	8	10	15
Dangerous / Forbidden Glades Opened	10	15	20	30
Villagers in Settlement	2	3	4	6
Woodcutters Actively Assigned	8	12	16	24

How to Decrease Hostility

Viceroys always need to seek ways to decrease the Forest's Hostility level. It can be decreased to 0 by especially crafty Viceroys! There are several ways to do so, including:

Building more Hearths.
Removing Woodcutters from Woodcutters' Camps.
Completing certain Glade Events that decrease Hostility.
Killing off villagers.
Driving up the Queen's Impatience.
Assigning a Fox to the Hearth.
Using Perks that lower Hostility.
Using Monastery.

Other Ways of Decreasing Hostility

Below is a list of Glade Events, Buildings, Cornerstones and Perks that will decrease Forest Hostility levels:

Glade Events

Converted Altar of Decay (Reduces Hostility each time a Villager leaves or dies)
Converted Rain Totem (-50 Hostility)
Obelisk (-10 Hostility)

Buildings

Hearths (-30 Hostility per Hearth)
Monastery (-100 Hostility)

Perks & Cornerstones

17 Perks mentioning 'Hostility'
Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
Name	Rarity	Description	Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Trd	Price
Baptism of Fire	Legendary	Every 3 burnt Blightrot Cysts lowers Hostility by 10. While the Hearth is corrupted, you’re unable to sacrifice resources.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Calming Water	Legendary	Rainwater seems to soothe the forest. Hostility is reduced by 10 points every time you use 150 units of water in Rain Engines.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Calming the Forest	Legendary	One who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with all. Every Glade Event solved by making a decision marked as Empathy lowers Hostility by 40. (the bonus is added retroactively)	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Converted Altar of Decay Converted Altar of Decay	Rare	A place for forbidden, necrotic rituals. Hostility is reduced by -20 points for every villager that leaves the settlement or dies. (the bonus is added retroactively)	x	x	x	Rel	x	0
Converted Rain Totem Converted Rain Totem	Rare	Hostility is decreased by 50.	x	x	x	Rel	x	0
Firelink Ritual	Legendary	There is nothing the forest hates more than fire. Every villager with their need for religion fulfilled decreases the forest’s Hostility by 5.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Firelink Ritual (Stormforged)	Mythic	There is nothing the forest hates more than fire. Every villager with their need for religion fulfilled decreases the forest’s Hostility by 10.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Flame Amulets	Epic	An artifact infused with the power of the Holy Flame. Hostility from woodcutters is decreased by 4.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Flame Amulets (Stormforged)	Mythic	An artifact infused with the power of the Holy Flame. Hostility from woodcutters is decreased by 8. Woodcutters have a +20% chance of producing twice the normal yield.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Frequent Patrols	Epic	Every Glade Event solved by making a decision marked as Loyalty lowers Hostility by 10. (the bonus is added retroactively)	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Lost in the Wilds (Stormforged)	Mythic	Gain one villager every time you discover a new glade. Villagers add less Hostility (-1).	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Protected Trade	Legendary	The forest recedes, as heavily guarded trade caravans pour into the settlement. Hostility is reduced by 15 points every time you sell goods worth 30 Amber, but Complex Food needs grant 1 less Resolve point.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Safe Haven	Legendary	Hostility is reduced by 40 for every Hearth upgraded to: Neighborhood (Level 2) (or higher).	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Secure Perimeter	Legendary	Securing the deadliest corners of the forest will make it a lot less terrifying. Completing a Forbidden Glade Event reduces the Hostility gained from Dangerous (?) and Forbidden Glades (?) by 2, and from Small Glades by 1. (the bonus is added retroactively)	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Silent Looting	Epic	Your scouts have learned how to be cautious when looting abandoned caches. Every time you open or send an Abandoned Cache to the Citadel, Hostility is lowered by 15 points.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Small Altar Box	Epic	The forest requires sacrifices. Hostility is reduced by 15 every time 2 villagers die.	x	x	x	x	Trd	28
Ways of the Forest	Epic	A book by the renowned Stormwalker, Pervun Runebeak. Lowers Hostility by 50 points.	x	x	Ord	Rel	Trd	26