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A fencing operation dressed as a bar, out in the Shem oasis. It is the only settlement the Grayflayers directly control and it is not in the Swamp. It buys illegal goods, never closes, and has a row of free beds upstairs.
The Smugglers Bar is an outpost bar belonging to the Grayflayers, located in Shem.
It is the only settlement this faction directly controls — and it is not in the Swamp. A swamp gang running its fencing window outside the swamp is worth noting on its own.
What Shem is
Shem is a sandy oasis — 70% water, maximum fertility, and no government collecting taxes. On paper it is the most habitable place on the map.
The price is that the thing that spawns most heavily here is the Beak Thing, alongside Dust Bandits and Starving Bandits. The zone has exactly two outposts: the Settled Nomads, and the Smugglers Bar.
Who is here
| Resident | Count |
|---|---|
| Smuggler Barman | 1 |
| Grayflayer | 6 |
Beyond the residents, the location is likely to spawn a Smuggler Caravan or a Mercenary Guild squad.
Bar squads here also produce recruitable characters: Recruit, Adventurer Recruit, Fighter Recruit, Amateur Recruit, Bard, Ex-Slave Recruit, Outlaw Recruit, Tenacious Recruit, Recruit Seeking Revenge, Silvershade, Outlaw Medic, Engineer Recruit, Wall Man and Medic Recruit — plus Flotsam Ninjas, Ninjas, Sand Ninjas, Dust Bandits and Hungry Bandits.
What business it does
The Smugglers Bar buys illegal items. That is why it exists, and it is its whole position on the map.
The vendor has a refresh time of 24 hours and a fill total of 50. Like all bars, it does not close for the night.
There is an easily missed restriction, though: the bar belongs to the Grayflayers, so it is governed by the Swamper Trade Culture — despite not being in the swamp at all. That trade culture restricts what it can stock, and the list is correspondingly thin:
| Item | Average price | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodrum | 1,328 Cats | Rare |
| Dried Fish | 360 Cats | Common |
| Gohan | 324 Cats (25% off) | Common |
| Dried Meat | 78 Cats | Common |
| Water Jug | 30 Cats | Common |
| Water | 25 Cats | Common |
Gohan sells at 25% off here — one of the very few fixed discounts in the game.
The beds upstairs
This is the Smugglers Bar's most practical feature: the upstairs section provides a wide array of free beds, suitable for larger parties.
Shem sits next to Venge, and Venge is a dead zone with no resupply of any kind. For a squad going in or coming out, the Smugglers Bar is the nearest bed — free, and with no faction to please.
What it means for the player
The bar's value has three layers:
- An exit for stolen goods. The only fixed location in the north-east that buys illegal items, regardless of hour or provenance.
- Free beds. The obligatory rest stop for anyone working Venge.
- Recruitment and hire. Bar squads roll a dozen-plus recruitable types, and Mercenary Guild squads stop here regularly.