2. Albion Online – Royal Cities and Biomes: Crafting Bonuses and Resources

2. Albion Online Royal Cities and Biomes: Crafting Bonuses and Resources

Thetford

All Royal Cities share the same basic infrastructure: banks, markets, crafting and refining stations, and travel planners. The main differences are each city grants crafting bonuses to certain materials, and each is surrounded by a biome with unique resource distribution.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of each city and its strengths:

• Lymhurst (Forest): Crafting bonus for fiber refining. Biome resources: primary = fiber, secondary = wood, tertiary = hide.
• Martlock (Highland): Crafting bonus for stone refining. Biome resources: primary = stone, secondary = ore, tertiary = wood.
• Fort Sterling (Mountain): Crafting bonus for ore refining. Biome resources: primary = ore, secondary = stone, tertiary = hide.
• Bridgewatch (Steppe): Crafting bonus for hide refining. Biome resources: primary = hide, secondary = fiber, tertiary = ore.
• Thetford (Swamp): Crafting bonus for wood refining. Biome resources: primary = wood, secondary = fiber, tertiary = stone.

If you plan to specialize in crafting or refining, your choice of city directly affects your long-term profitability. For example, wood refiners thrive in Thetford, while stone refiners are better off in Martlock. Resource traders often move goods between cities to exploit price differences caused by these regional bonuses.

Beyond bonuses, each biome shapes your gathering experience. A player focusing on fiber gathering will find Lymhurst ideal, while someone who prefers mining ore will gravitate toward Fort Sterling. Understanding these biome distributions is key if you want to level your gathering tools efficiently.