Goods and chains

All 105 goods, what makes them, and what they are made from.

Nothing in this game appears out of nowhere. Planks come from logs, beams from planks, tools from beams and iron – and iron needs ore and charcoal, which need a mine and a charcoal burner. This is the whole catalogue: every good, the workshop that makes it, and what that workshop consumes.

A good with no inputs is a raw material: it comes out of the ground, the forest or the field, and it is where every chain begins.

Raw materials

Good	Made by	Made from
TimberFreshly felled logs from the forest. The basis for planks, charcoal and pit props.	Woodcutter	raw material
CharcoalWood charred in earth kilns. Fuel for the smithy.	Charcoal burner	Timber
OreRaw iron ore from the mine.	Mine	Timber
StoneBlocks hewn in the quarry. Building material for walls and solid houses.	Quarry	Tools
ClayDamp earth from the pit. Fired into bricks.	Clay pit	raw material
SaltBoiled from brine. It keeps fish and meat.	Saltworks	Charcoal
HopsThe cones climb up their poles. They make ale keep, and give it its bite.	Hop garden	raw material
SandFine quartz sand from the pit. Melted, it turns clear.	Sand pit	raw material
PotashSalt leached from wood ash. It lowers the melting point of sand.	Ash house	Timber
Copper oreGreenish weathered rock from the copper adit.	Copper mine	Timber
FlaxPulled, retted and broken. Its fibres become linen.	Flax field	raw material
DyeWoad for blue, madder for red. Fermented leaves and roots.	Woad garden	raw material
HerbsSage, comfrey and camomile, gathered and dried in the loft.	Herb garden	raw material
Willow rodsOne year old rods from the pollard grove, cut in winter.	Willow grove	raw material
HempTall stalks, retted and broken. The fibre is tougher than flax.	Hemp field	raw material
Oak gallsKnotted growths on oak leaves. With iron they make deep black ink.	Oak grove	raw material
WoolShorn once a year, washed and combed. Raw, it is not yet thread.	Shearing shed	Sheep
HidesFlayed, salted and stacked. Raw, but the basis of leather, glue and parchment.	Flaying yard	Cattle

Materials

Good	Made by	Made from
PlanksLogs cut to size for building and for further trades.	Sawmill	Timber
BeamsStrong planks make load-bearing beams.	Carpentry	Planks
BricksClay fired in the kiln. It stands up to fire and weather better than wood.	Brickworks	Clay · Charcoal
YarnThread spun from wool. Only the loom turns it into cloth.	Spinnery	Wool
BarrelsStaves of plank held by iron hoops. Whatever goes in stays dry.	Cooperage	Planks · Iron
LeatherHides tanned in the pit. Tough, weatherproof and good for everything.	Tannery	Sheep · Timber
GlassMelted and blown in the glassworks. It lets the light in and the weather out.	Glassworks	Sand · Potash · Charcoal
LimeStone burnt in the kiln. With water and sand it makes mortar.	Lime kiln	Stone · Charcoal
AshlarBlocks squared by the mason, edge to edge. They carry what rubble cannot.	Masons' lodge	Stone · Tools
CopperRed metal smelted in the furnace. Soft, but easily worked.	Copper smelter	Copper ore · Charcoal
TinHeavy metal washed from the stream works. Too soft alone, unbeatable with copper.	Tin works	Timber
BronzeCopper and tin joined in the crucible. Harder than either, and it does not rust.	Foundry	Copper · Tin
NailsForged by hand, one at a time. No roof truss holds without them.	Nailsmith	Iron
LinenCool, firm cloth from flax fibre. It wears better than wool in summer.	Linen weavery	Flax
ClothDyed and fulled weave. Worth far more than raw linen.	Dyehouse	Linen · Dye
PaperPounded from linen rags, scooped and smoothed.	Paper mill	Linen · Lime
SlateStone split into thin plates. A slate roof does not burn.	Slate quarry	Tools
TallowRendered fat. It burns, it greases leather, and it becomes soap.	Tallow melter	Cattle
InkIron gall ink from oak galls and vitriol. It bites into the parchment and stays.	Ink maker	Oak galls · Iron
ParchmentLimed, scraped and stretched skin. It lasts longer than any paper.	Parchmenter	Hides · Lime
RopeTwisted from hemp fibre. On the crane, at the well and aboard every boat.	Ropewalk	Hemp
CartsLadder carts on iron shod wheels. They break, and then new ones are needed.	Wheelwright	Planks · Nails · Glue
HorseshoesStruck on warm and nailed fast. A few weeks and they are worn through.	Farrier	Iron · Charcoal
GlueBoiled for hours from leather scraps. It holds what nails do not.	Glue boiler	Hides · Timber
FursTanned skins with the hair still on. The collar that makes winter bearable.	Furrier	Goats · Salt
Armour partsRings, plates and splints from the armourer. Useless alone, life saving assembled.	Platner	Iron · Charcoal
MortarSlaked lime with sand and water. Without it no ashlar rests on another.	Mortar mill	Lime · Sand

Food

Good	Made by	Made from
BreadThe staple food of the settlement.	Bakery	Flour · Timber
FishA fresh catch from the river. It spoils quickly unless preserved.	Fishery	Planks
Smoked fishSalted and dried over beechwood smoke. It lasts the whole winter.	Smokehouse	Fish · Salt
GrainCut in the fields. Unmilled it is not yet bread.	Farm	raw material
FlourGrain ground at the mill. The basis of every loaf.	Mill	Grain
MaltGrain germinated and kilned. From it the brewer draws his sugar.	Malthouse	Barley · Charcoal
AleBrewed, fermented, aged in the barrel. Safer than water and better liked.	Brewery	Malt · Hops · Barrels
HoneySpun from the hives. It sweetens the bread and gives the wax for candles.	Apiary	raw material
VegetablesCabbage, turnips and onions from the garden behind the house.	Vegetable garden	raw material
FruitApples and pears from the trees of the orchard meadow.	Orchard	raw material
GrapesRipened on the south slope and gathered in autumn.	Vineyard	raw material
WinePressed and matured in the cask. Worth more at market than anything else from the cellar.	Wine press	Grapes · Barrels
MilkMilked morning and evening. Fresh, it does not keep a day.	Cow pasture	Grain
CheeseCurdled, salted and ripened in the cellar. That is how milk survives the winter.	Dairy	Milk · Salt
Linseed oilCold pressed from flax seed. In the pan, in the lamp and on the leather.	Oil mill	Flax
MeadHoney, water and time. Sweeter than ale, and dearer.	Meadery	Honey · Barrels
OatsA humble grain that bears on poor soil. Ground, it gives groats.	Oat field	raw material
GroatsCoarsely milled oats. The porridge stands on every table that has no bread.	Groat mill	Oats
PeasDried they keep for years. In winter pea pottage is often all there is.	Pea field	raw material
SauerkrautShredded cabbage fermented with salt in the barrel. It survives the winter; fresh cabbage does not.	Kraut cellar	Vegetables · Salt
Salt meatLaid in brine and kept in the barrel. Meat that waits for March.	Salting house	Meat · Salt
Dried fruitSlices of apple and pear dried over a gentle fire.	Drying house	Fruit · Timber
EggsFrom the hen yard behind the barn. Fresh and without ceremony.	Poultry yard	Grain
CiderFermented apple juice. Where no vines grow, it is drunk instead of wine.	Cider press	Fruit · Barrels
MeatFresh from the slaughter bench. It must go, or be preserved.	Slaughterhouse	Pigs · Salt
SausageSpiced, filled and dried in the smoke. It keeps where fresh meat would long be spoiled.	Sausage kitchen	Meat · Salt · Herbs
ButterChurned until it parts. Salted, it keeps for weeks.	Butter house	Milk · Salt
BarleyThe brewer's grain. It germinates more willingly than wheat and gives the best malt.	Barley field	raw material

Animals

Good	Made by	Made from
SheepThey give wool and meat.	Sheepfold	raw material
CattleDraught beast, milk giver, and in the end hide, tallow and meat. No animal gives more.	Cattle farm	Oats
PigsThey fatten on kitchen scraps and acorns. Slaughter comes in November.	Pig pens	Vegetables · Grain
GoatsFrugal to the point of impudence. Where sheep find nothing, the goat still finds something.	Goat pen	raw material
ChickensThey run free in the yard, scratch, lay — and give the feathers for the arrows.	Hen house	Grain · Vegetables

Other

Good	Made by	Made from
IronIron smelted from ore and charcoal.	Smithy	Ore · Charcoal
ToolsTools raise the efficiency of every workshop.	Workshop	Beams · Iron
ClothingWarm clothes woven from wool. The people need them against the cold.	Weavery	Yarn
CandlesWax drawn around a wick. They stretch the day past sundown.	Chandlery	Honey · Yarn
ShoesStitched leather on a firm sole. Whoever wears them works longer without complaint.	Cobbler	Leather · Yarn
PotteryJugs, bowls and storage pots of fired clay.	Pottery	Clay · Charcoal
SilverBroken from the deep adit and beaten out. Valuable and easy to trade.	Silver mine	Timber
JewelleryClasps, rings and brooches. Whoever owns one wears it with pride.	Fine smithy	Silver · Bronze
GarmentsGood clothing cut by the tailor — not merely a shield against the cold.	Tailor	Cloth · Yarn
MedicineTinctures and salves in small glasses. Against the fever that comes every winter.	Apothecary	Herbs · Glass
BooksWritten sheets bound in leather. Knowledge that outlives the one who carries it.	Bookbindery	Paper · Leather · Ink
SoapTallow and potash boiled in the kettle. Those who can wash fall ill less often.	Soap boiler	Tallow · Potash · Linseed oil
ChroniclesVolumes written and illuminated by hand. The pride of the scriptorium.	Scriptorium	Parchment · Ink · Dye
BasketsWoven from willow rods. They carry the everyday.	Basketry	Willow rods
BellsCast in the pit and hauled up the tower. They give the day its order.	Bell foundry	Bronze · Charcoal
BowsYew staves glued and strung with hemp. Deadly at a distance.	Bowyer	Beams · Rope · Glue
ArmsSpears, swords and shields from the armoury. Without them the barracks trains no one.	Armoury	Iron · Beams
ArmourMail shirt, helm and leg harness over a padded jerkin. It holds what a shirt does not.	Harness maker	Armour parts · Leather · Nails
ShieldsLimewood covered in leather and painted. The cheapest protection there is.	Shield maker	Planks · Leather · Glue
CrossbowsIt shoots further than any bow and needs no marksman trained from childhood.	Crossbow maker	Beams · Iron · Rope
ArrowsAsh shafts, iron heads, feathers from the yard. They do not come back.	Fletcher	Planks · Iron · Chickens
SaddlesSaddle, bridle and harness. Whatever pulls or carries needs them — and wears them through.	Saddlery	Leather · Timber · Yarn
GlasswareBeakers, bottles and bullseye panes. Whoever drinks from them likes to show it.	Glassblowery	Glass · Charcoal
ChalicesChased silver with a gilded cup. For the altar, not for the table.	Goldsmith	Silver · Glass
StatuesFigures of saints cut from ashlar. They stand longer than those who commissioned them.	Sculptor	Ashlar · Tools
AltarsTable, retable and wings, carved and painted. The heart of every church.	Altar workshop	Ashlar · Planks · Dye
ReliquariesA shrine of silver and glass. It draws pilgrims, and pilgrims bring money.	Reliquary workshop	Silver · Glassware · Glue

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