B071 Stormshroud Highlands

B071 Stormshroud Highlands

Field	Value
BiomeID	071
Biome name	Stormshroud Highlands
Climate	SUBPOLAR_COLD
Difficulty	6
Starting control	F07 Ironveil Compact
Contested by	F08 Frosthold Vigil
Primary hazard	Lightning Strike
Signature resource	Highland Amber
MysteryZone	False
Continent	PLATE_NORTHRIM
Region	Northrim — Lightning Highlands
Elevation_m	1400
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

A mountainous biome where thick clouds perpetually swirl at mid-elevation creating an eternal rainstorm on the lower slopes and clear arctic conditions above. Creatures have evolved to migrate vertically between the two zones seasonally.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Stormshroud Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F07 Ironveil Compact
Cloud Hollow	secondary	N/A	F07 Ironveil Compact
Rainline	primary	N/A	F07 Ironveil Compact

Settlement pages: Cloud Hollow, Rainline, Stormshroud Settlement. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F07 Ironveil Compact	Starting control. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row. All seven NPC rows.
F08 Frosthold Vigil	Contested. The faction table gives it a foothold here.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time. The faction table also gives F08 Frosthold Vigil a foothold here, so the biome is contested.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B071 Stormshroud/Resources.

• Cold Iron (Storm) (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Ice Shard (Storm) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Permafrost Clay (Storm) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Frost Crystal (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Murkvine Bark (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Tundra Salt (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Windscoured Flint (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Snowbloom Extract (Storm) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Storms Frost Crystal (GATHERABLE, Epic)
• Storms Icewort Fiber (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Storms Murkvine Bark (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B071 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-071	Highland Amber	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-071	Stormshroud Crystal	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-071	Cloud Resin	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-STO	Stormite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-HIG	Highland Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-CLO	Cloud	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-STO	Storm Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-HIG	Highland Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 071 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Stormshroud Highlands:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-FROS-071	Frostgrass	Yes
FLORA-SNOW-071	Snowbloom	Yes
FLORA-ICE--071	Ice-Fern	No
FLORA-MURK-071	Murk Lichen	No
FLORA-FROS-071	Frost Moss	No
FLORA-PERM-071	Permafrost Spike	No
FLORA-ICE -071	Ice Cap Flower	No
FLORA-WINT-071	Winter Grass	No

Two named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Duplicate flora ids are left as separate recorded rows. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Ice-Fern, Murk Lichen, Frost Moss, Permafrost Spike, Ice Cap Flower, and Winter Grass.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Stormshroud — Shroud Hollow
Layout	Cold Vault Chamber
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Stormshroudcoil — Deep Form
Ground note	The Shroud Hollow has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Stormshroudcoil, Ancient of Biome 071
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Fire
Arena	Rainline
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Stormshroud Highlands's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by subpolar cold conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.
Arena size (m)	108
Arena terrain	Constant lightning storm shroud
Arena hazard	Lightning Strike
Unique material	Bleak Scale
Ground blurb	The Bleak Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Stormshroud Highlands's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by subpolar cold conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Stormshroud Highlands would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Highland Storm and Cloud Rain. Those two names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-071-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-071-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Highland Amber harvest modified.
WX-071-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-071-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-071-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-071-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 11, Ashfall 12, Cold Event 19, Any Weather 8, Rain/Mist 14, Clear Sky 6. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 1, Ashfall 3, Cold Event 4, Any Weather 2, Rain/Mist 1, Clear Sky 1.

Mobs

Four named mobs are recorded. One further row records 66 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 66 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 11 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-071-01	Stormshroudhorn	Large Herbivore	114	CR04901	False
MOB-071-02	Stormmantle	Pack Predator	81	CR04902	False
MOB-071-03	Stormshroudstalker	Ambush Predator	87	CR04903	False
MOB-071-04	Stormshroudcoil	Scavenger	87	CR04904	False

Nodes

Eight network nodes are recorded. Three are positive and five are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density moderate, base respawn 174 minutes, and modifier 1.45x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_071_P01	Stormshroud Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Rainline zone.	No	None
NODE_071_P02	Stormshroud Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Cloud Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_071_P03	Stormshroud Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Cloud Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_071_N01	Stormshroud Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Lightning Strike) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_071_N02	Stormshroud Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Lightning Strike) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_071_N03	Stormshroud Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Lightning Strike) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_071_N04	Stormshroud Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Lightning Strike) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_071_N05	Stormshroud Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Lightning Strike) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these eight nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the three positive nodes and a guardian present on the five negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID	Biome-pack name	Master name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0379	Storm Season	Stormshroud Environmental Event	Environmental	60min	24hr	FALSE	WEATHER	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0380	Highland Bloom	Stormshroud Resource Event	Resource	120min	24hr	FALSE	RANDOM	30 minutes real-time
WE0384	Storm Surge	Stormshroud Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	WEATHER	3-8 hours real-time

WE0379 notes: Highland Amber nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. WE0380 notes: Highland Amber nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ANCIENT_WALKER. WE0384 notes: Highland Amber nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is ANCIENT_WALKER. Biome state change recorded as Stormshroud Highlands_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

Nine quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

• Q0631 The Stormshroud Toll — Main — giver NPC0491
• Q0632 Stormshroud Watch — Surface — giver NPC0491
• Q0633 Stormshroud Vault Count — Underground — giver NPC0496
• Q0634 The Ice-Well Fracture — Stormshroud Highlands — Aquatic — giver NPC0494
• Q0635 Highland Amber for the Verdant Deep Covenant — Main — giver NPC0491
• Q0636 Strike Season — Stormshroud Highlands — Surface — giver NPC0493
• Q0637 What the Stormshroud Vault Hums — Underground — giver NPC0494
• Q0638 After the Ice-Well Draw — Stormshroud Highlands — Aquatic — giver NPC0496
• Q0639 Verdant Deep Covenant on the Stormshroud Line — Main — giver NPC0491

Favor

Stormshroud Highlands has its own favor track. It is separate from faction reputation and does not change the ending.

• Biome-line quests: 9. Each one gives +10 favor.
• Finish all 9 to become Favored here (+20 bonus). Highest favor: 110.
• Chain order: Q0631 → Q0632 → Q0633 → Q0634 → Q0635 → Q0636 → Q0637 → Q0638 → Q0639.
• Favor is lost: −5 for each quest done for F08 Frosthold Vigil outside this biome. That faction contests this biome. Quests in this biome never cost favor here.
• Skipping quests gives no favor.

NPCs

Seven NPCs are recorded with location Stormshroud Highlands. Sex, age, items held, kinship, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction
NPC0491	Jora Xenstone	quest_giver	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0492	Corvus Zephyrcroft	merchant	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0493	Deva Bleakwood	trainer	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0494	Corra Duskhollow	lore_keeper	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0495	Brix Frostmark	blacksmith	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0496	Corvus Hollowbane	quest_giver	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0497	Deva Jadestone	merchant	Rainline, Stormshroud Highlands	F07 Ironveil Compact

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Stormshroud Highlands. All are crafted at Highland Forge. The item table records Highland Amber as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B071_WPN_01	Stormshroud Highland Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Highland Amber
B071_HLM_01	Highland Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_CHS_01	Highland Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Highland Amber
B071_HND_01	Stormshroud Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_LEG_01	Stormshroud Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_FET_01	Stormshroud Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_TRK_01	Highland Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Highland Amber
B071_REL_01	Stormshroud First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Highland Amber
B071_CON_01	Stormshroud Draught	Consumable		Common	Highland Amber
B071_SAL_01	Stormshroud Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_MAT_01	Refined Stormshroud Grit	Material		Common	Highland Amber
B071_BAR_01	Highland Ingot	Material		Rare	Highland Amber
B071_TOL_01	Stormshroud Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_KIT_01	Stormshroud Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Highland Amber
B071_UPG_01	Highland Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Highland Amber
B071_FOC_01	Stormshroud Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Highland Amber

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B071_WPN_01	Stormshroud Highland Edge	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x9; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B071_HLM_01	Highland Ward Helm	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_CHS_01	Highland Breastplate	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x9; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B071_HND_01	Stormshroud Grips	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_LEG_01	Stormshroud Greaves	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_FET_01	Stormshroud Treads	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_TRK_01	Highland Relic	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x9; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B071_REL_01	Stormshroud First-Stone	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x11; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B071_CON_01	Stormshroud Draught	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x5; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B071_SAL_01	Stormshroud Salve	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_MAT_01	Refined Stormshroud Grit	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x5; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B071_BAR_01	Highland Ingot	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x9; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B071_TOL_01	Stormshroud Node Pick	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_KIT_01	Stormshroud Field Kit	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B071_UPG_01	Highland Catalyst	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x9; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B071_FOC_01	Stormshroud Focus	Highland Forge	Highland Amber x7; Refined Stormshroud Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B071, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 071 Stormshroud Highlands, K3V amber light, subpolar_cold environment, 0.68g low gravity, Ironveil Compact faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Stormshroud Highlands, biome 071, subpolar cold, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. A mountainous biome where thick clouds perpetually swirl at mid-elevation creating an eternal rainstorm on the lower slopes and clear arctic conditions above. Creatures have evolved to migrate vertically between the two zones seasonally. Terrain recorded as constant lightning storm shroud. Ice-edged highlands and wind-carved stone. The amber sun gives little warmth here. Lightning Strike is the recorded primary hazard. Highland Amber is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: steel blue, dark pin. The Ironveil Compact settlement Stormshroud Settlement is visible, with Cloud Hollow and Rainline in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG01401 through IMG01420. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Stormshroud Highlands, subpolar cold biome, [type], amber tundra, ice-edged stone, cold wind haze, Lightning Strike environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG01401	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG01402	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG01403	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01404	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG01405	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG01406	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG01407	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG01408	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG01409	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG01410	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01411	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG01412	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG01413	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG01414	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01415	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG01416	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG01417	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG01418	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG01419	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG01420	player_action	UNGENERATED

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