Mining
Swing a pickaxe at rocks in the Ashen Quarry until they crack and give up their ore.
MENTOR: DIGGERAREA: THE ASHEN QUARRY
Why
Ore is the root of everything: Smithing turns it into bars and better tools, Crafting into building blocks, Trading into gems.
Deeper galleries with richer rock, faster swings, and at the top a vein nobody is supposed to know about.
The rocks grow back, the deep ones are worth a lot, and every new pickaxe changes how the whole Quarry plays.
Titles
LV 1: Pebble Poker LV 5: Rock Botherer LV 10: Vein Whisperer LV 20: Ledger Clerk LV 30: Digger's Apprentice LV 40: Bedrock Menace LV 50: Landlord of the Deep
The path
| LEVEL | KIND | MILESTONE | WHAT IT DOES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESOURCE | Gravel Rock | Loose stone on the Quarry floor. Everyone starts here. |
| 8 | RESOURCE | Rusty Iron Vein | Iron scrap for bars and your first real pickaxe. |
| 10 | PERK | Steady Swing | One less swing needed on every rock. |
| 15 | PERK | Ringing Pick | 8% of hauls come out doubled. |
| 18 | AREA | Deepwork | The lower galleries open. Cursed Silver seams live here. |
| 22 | PERK | Glint | 6% of hauls hide a bonus gem or two. |
| 30 | AREA | The Soulvault | The dangerous gallery. Soulstone clusters hum when you get close. |
| 35 | PERK | Second Wind | Another swing off every rock. |
| 42 | RESOURCE | Hellfire Ruby | The last seam. It is warm to the touch, which is not a good sign. |
| 45 | PERK | Slow Collapse | Rocks grow back 30% faster. |
| 50 | AREA | The Red Vein | Secret gallery. The Quarry's oldest tenant is in there, and it has your name on a list. |
Where it comes from
| NODE | LEVEL | HITS | REGROWS | GIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Rock | 1 | 3 | 8s | Gravel Chips x1 |
| Rusty Iron Vein | 8 | 4 | 12s | Rusty Iron Scrap x1 |
| Cursed Silver Seam | 18 | 5 | 18s | Cursed Silver x1 |
| Soulstone Cluster | 30 | 6 | 26s | Soulstone x1 |
| Hellfire Ruby | 42 | 7 | 40s | Hellfire Ruby x1 |
| Vein Heart | 50 | 8 | 90s | Vein Heart x1 |
At fifty
MOTHERLODE: every 8th rock you crack pays out four times over.
Secret: The Red Vein · Cosmetic: Ember pickaxe (glowing head) · Ember sparks around your feet
The mentor says
- You found the Quarry. Nobody finds the Quarry by accident. That means you meant to.
- Rocks. Hit them. They crack. Ore falls out. That is the whole of it. And yet.
- Start with the gravel. Iron at eight. Bring me a pickaxe idea and Hob will make it real.
- Iron scrap goes to Hob at the Slagworks. Bars make better picks.
- Deepwork opens at eighteen. Not before. The ground checks.
- Every block ever broken is in the Deep Ledger. I keep the ledger. It keeps me.
- The Quarry used to be the Undercroft. Then the Undercroft moved. Nobody saw it leave.
- The Red Vein is not a vein. It is a hallway. Do not ask who lives at the end.