🗺️ Region Progression Guide - Unlock Order & Gates

Loot Sites (start) → Faction Territory (after the First Warlord). That is the entire current map — two regions, one boss each. The gate is physical: the Warden drops the Region Gate Key, and the road east stays sealed until you use it. The Frost Hollow update will add region three east of the Tyrant arena.

• Ashfall Leathers bought and equipped (assumed by every Faction Territory fight).
• First Warlord defeated and the Region Gate Key used on the east gate.
• Both weapons polished once each (50g per pass at the anvil).
• A stack of 5+ Frostbrew carried through the gate — the Vale herbalist is far from Faction Territory.

Faction Territory removes the training wheels: lava floors punish positioning, Cinder Toads heal on contact damage, and the Warlord Hunt is a five-to-eight-minute gear check with two phases. The intended path is Plate first (12 ore + 400 gold), Crown second (3 Tyrant Shards), Tyrant last. Skipping steps is possible for strong players and miserable for everyone else.

Tinderbox Studio's published roadmap confirms the Frost Hollow update: a third region east of the Tyrant arena, a third boss, and new bestiary entries. The Tyrant Seal you earn for 100% completion is strongly implied to gate Frost Hollow content — keep it. This page updates when the patch ships.