Free SettlementReport
English：Free Settlement · Locations
A deserted little town south of Brink. The map says it belongs to the United Cities; on the ground there is not a single guard. Keep Tinfist alive while Longen and Tengu fall, and the Anti-Slavers move in and rename it the Free City.
Free Settlement is a small deserted town south of Brink. On paper it belongs to the United Cities, but there are no residents and no roaming guards — only a handful of ruined buildings with Building Materials, Iron Plates, Fuel and a scattering of less useful junk still lying in them.
Where it is
Free Settlement sits in Stobe's Gamble, a southern badland of volcanic rock, acid lakes and landbat swarms. The same zone holds Spring, capital of the Anti-Slavers — the only power on the continent that writes "abolition" on its front door. That neighbourhood turns out to matter.
As for why the town is a ruin, the game never says. The English wiki offers only a guess: given where it was built, the most likely causes are the hostile fauna of the region or the Anti-Slavers operating in it.
What is here
In its default state the place is a pile of empty houses — no shops, no people. The commercial functions only switch on once the world state flips, and then you get:
- Bar (an Adventurer Bar moves in)
- Mechanical Shop
- Tech Hunter Shop
- Hydroponics
- Power Station
Four buildings are also up for sale:
| Building | Price |
|---|---|
| Old Storm House x2 | 32,000 Cats |
| Bughouse | 56,000 Cats |
| Watchtower | 112,000 Cats |
Vendors and stock
Once it becomes the Free City, only two shops actually trade here — and what they sell fits the "people passing through" role exactly.
The character roster is just as thin: one Anti-Slaver Gate Guard, one Adventurer Gate Guard, four Anti-Slaver Recruits, plus one each of generators, hydroponics, mechanical shop, Super Adventure Shop and bar.
World state: the Free City
If Tinfist is alive and free while Longen and Emperor Tengu are both dead or imprisoned, the ruin is taken over by the Anti-Slavers and renamed the Free City.
Details worth remembering:
- The takeover is permanent. Even if Tinfist is subsequently imprisoned or killed, the Free City stays in Anti-Slaver hands.
- The icon says town; the content does not. The map marker switches to a Town icon, but the population and shop count are closer to a Waystation.
- The generators are for show. There are no working power generators here, so Hydroponics and Power Stations produce nothing unless the player deliberately installs some.
- A lot of the houses are simply empty. A significant portion of the buildings has nothing inside at all.
This override's trigger condition overlaps exactly with the Anti-Slaver takeover of Trader's Edge. The reasonable inference is that this is the first stepping stone in an Anti-Slaver push out into the desert.
Why the player cares
Before the flip, this is a clean scavenging run. No guards means no bounty — the building materials, iron plates and fuel you carry off are free supply for a squad putting up an outpost.
After the flip, it becomes one of the few places in the south to restock rations, sleeping bags and first aid kits, and a buffer stop within reach of Spring.
The real drawback is that line about no working generators. Anyone planning to move in should do the maths first: the Watchtower alone costs 112,000 Cats, and after buying it you still have to build your own power from scratch before any of the powered facilities do anything.
See also
Sells
Vendors here stock 48 items in total, grouped by category — every entry links.
Items
Advanced First Aid Kit, Advanced Splint Kit, Authentic Skeleton Repair Kit, Basic First Aid Kit, Bloodrum, Book, Greenfruit, Grog, Sake, Skeleton Repair Kit, Sleeping Bag, Splint Kit, Standard First Aid Kit, Tools, Water Jug, Water
Backpacks
Bull Backpack, Garru Backpack, Large Backpack, Medium Backpack, Scavenger's Basket, Small Backpack, Small Thieves Backpack, Thieves Backpack, Trader's Wooden Backpack, Wooden Backpack
Nutrition
Bread, Cooked Vegetables, Dried Fish, Dried Meat, Foodcube, Meatwrap, Ration Pack
Crossbows
Bolts Heavies, Bolts Longs, Bolts Regulars, Bolts Toothpicks
Light Armour
Assassin's Rags, Dustcoat, Ninja Mask, Ninja Rags
Shirts
Blackened Chain Hive Shirt, Blackened Chain Shirt, Blackened Chainmail, Dark Leather Shirt
Headgear
Ashland Hat, Ashlander Stormgoggles
Medium Armour
Vendors and stock here
Compiled automatically from the wiki's vendor data: shops that can appear in this settlement and what they may carry. Actual stock varies with world state and randomisation.
Advanced Splint Kit, Authentic Skeleton Repair Kit, Basic First Aid Kit, Bloodrum, Bolts Heavies, Bolts Longs, Bolts Regulars, Bolts Toothpicks, Bread, Bull Backpack, Cooked Vegetables, Dried Fish, Dried Meat, Foodcube, Garru Backpack, Greenfruit, Grog, Meatwrap, … (30 items in all at this shop)
Tech Hunter Shop
Advanced First Aid Kit, Advanced Splint Kit, Ashland Hat, Ashlander Stormgoggles, Assassin's Rags, Authentic Skeleton Repair Kit, Basic First Aid Kit, Black Plate Jacket, Blackened Chain Hive Shirt, Blackened Chain Shirt, Blackened Chainmail, Bolts Heavies, Bolts Longs, Bolts Regulars, Bolts Toothpicks, Book, Bull Backpack, Dark Leather Shirt, … (33 items in all at this shop)