B030 Shrouded Peaks

B030 Shrouded Peaks

Field	Value
BiomeID	030
Biome name	Shrouded Peaks
Climate	SUBPOLAR_COLD
Difficulty	4
Starting control	F08 Frosthold Vigil
Contested by	F03 Skyreach Covenant
Primary hazard	Visibility Zero
Signature resource	Cloud Crystal
MysteryZone	False
Continent	CONT_ASHARA
Region	Ashara — Northern Peak Zone
Elevation_m	2200
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

Towering snow-covered peaks permanently shrouded in an eternal cloud layer that blocks all sunlight. Navigation is by echolocation and touch alone. The shroud has its own micro-weather system completely isolated from the planet surface.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Shrouded Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F08 Frosthold Vigil
Cloud Shelf	primary	N/A	F08 Frosthold Vigil
Shroud Hollow	secondary	N/A	F08 Frosthold Vigil

Settlement pages: Cloud Shelf, Shroud Hollow, Shrouded Settlement. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F08 Frosthold Vigil	Home faction of this biome. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row.
F09 Cinderwarden	All seven NPC rows.

NPCs here from other factions: F09 Cinderwarden (7 NPC rows). An NPC can belong to any faction and live or work in a settlement controlled by another faction.

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 F03 Skyreach Covenant a foothold here, so the biome is contested.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B030 Shrouded Peaks/Resources.

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

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B030 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-030	Cloud Crystal	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-030	Shroud Stone	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-030	Mist Resin	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-ICE	Ice Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-SHR	Shroudite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-CLO	Cloud Slate	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-SHR	Shroud Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-CLO	Cloud Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 030 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 Shrouded Peaks:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-FROS-030	Frostgrass	Yes
FLORA-SNOW-030	Snowbloom	Yes
FLORA-ICE--030	Ice-Fern	No
FLORA-MURK-030	Murk Lichen	No
FLORA-FROS-030	Frost Moss	No
FLORA-PERM-030	Permafrost Spike	No
FLORA-ICE -030	Ice Cap Flower	No
FLORA-WINT-030	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 Shrouded — Shroud Base
Layout	Ice Shelf Network
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Peakstalker — Deep Form
Ground note	The Shroud Base 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	Peakstalker, Ancient of Biome 030
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Nature
Arena	Cloud Shelf
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Shrouded Peaks'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)	92
Arena terrain	Zero-visibility sub-polar peaks
Arena hazard	Visibility Zero
Unique material	Bleak Scale
Ground blurb	The Bleak Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Shrouded Peaks'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 Shrouded Peaks would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

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

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-030-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-030-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Cloud Crystal harvest modified.
WX-030-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-030-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-030-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-030-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 18, Ashfall 10, Cold Event 11, Any Weather 15, Rain/Mist 9, Clear Sky 7. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 5, Ashfall 2, Cold Event 2, Any Weather 1, Rain/Mist 2, Clear Sky 4.

Mobs

Eight named mobs are recorded. One further row records 62 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 62 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 15 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-030-01	Shroudhorn	Large Herbivore	115	CR02031	False
MOB-030-02	Peakscale	Swift Scout	64	CR02032	False
MOB-030-03	Cloudmane	Pack Predator	76	CR02033	False
MOB-030-04	Shroudclaw	Ambush Predator	77	CR02034	False
MOB-030-05	Misthorn	Elemental Creature	87	CR02035	False
MOB-030-06	Peakstalker	Ancient Walker	179	CR02036	False
MOB-030-07	Shroudfang	Scavenger	82	CR02037	False
MOB-030-08	Cloudscale	Node Guardian	131	CR02038	True

Nodes

Eight network nodes are recorded. Three are positive and five are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density moderate, base respawn 138 minutes, and modifier 1.15x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_030_P01	Shrouded Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Cloud Shelf zone.	No	None
NODE_030_P02	Shrouded Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Shroud Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_030_P03	Shrouded Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Shroud Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_030_N01	Shrouded Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Visibility Zero) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_030_N02	Shrouded Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Visibility Zero) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_030_N03	Shrouded Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Visibility Zero) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_030_N04	Shrouded Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Visibility Zero) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_030_N05	Shrouded Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Visibility Zero) 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
WE0088	Cloud Surge Season	Shrouded Pea Environmental Event	Environmental	15min	8hr	FALSE	PLAYER_COUNT	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0089	Shroud Bloom	Shrouded Pea Resource Event	Resource	120min	4hr	FALSE	WORLD_STATE	30 minutes real-time
WE0090	Cloud Collapse	Shrouded Pea Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	WORLD_STATE	3-8 hours real-time

WE0088 notes: Cloud Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. WE0089 notes: Cloud Crystal 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. WE0090 notes: Cloud Crystal 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 ELITE_SURGE. Biome state change recorded as Shrouded Peaks_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.

• Q0262 The Shrouded Toll — Main — giver NPC0204
• Q0263 Shrouded Watch — Surface — giver NPC0204
• Q0264 Shrouded Vault Count — Underground — giver NPC0209
• Q0265 The Ice-Well Fracture — Shrouded Peaks — Aquatic — giver NPC0207
• Q0266 Cloud Crystal for the Skyreach Covenant — Main — giver NPC0204
• Q0267 Zero Season — Surface — giver NPC0206
• Q0268 What the Shrouded Vault Hums — Underground — giver NPC0207
• Q0269 After the Ice-Well Draw — Shrouded Peaks — Aquatic — giver NPC0209
• Q0270 Skyreach Covenant on the Shrouded Line — Main — giver NPC0204

Favor

Shrouded Peaks 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: Q0262 → Q0263 → Q0264 → Q0265 → Q0266 → Q0267 → Q0268 → Q0269 → Q0270.
• Favor is lost: −5 for each quest done for F03 Skyreach Covenant 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 Shrouded Peaks. 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
NPC0204	Oswyn Whispervale	quest_giver	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0205	Petra Yarrow	merchant	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0206	Brynja Ashveil	trainer	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0207	Rhea Cindermere	lore_keeper	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0208	Soris Emberfall	blacksmith	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0209	Tova Gloomreach	quest_giver	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden
NPC0210	Ulric Ironveil	merchant	Cloud Shelf, Shrouded Peaks	F09 Cinderwarden

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Shrouded Peaks. All are crafted at Cloud Forge. The item table records Cloud Crystal as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B030_WPN_01	Shrouded Cloud Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Cloud Crystal
B030_HLM_01	Cloud Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_CHS_01	Cloud Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Cloud Crystal
B030_HND_01	Shrouded Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_LEG_01	Shrouded Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_FET_01	Shrouded Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_TRK_01	Cloud Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Cloud Crystal
B030_REL_01	Shrouded First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Cloud Crystal
B030_CON_01	Shrouded Draught	Consumable		Common	Cloud Crystal
B030_SAL_01	Shrouded Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_MAT_01	Refined Shrouded Grit	Material		Common	Cloud Crystal
B030_BAR_01	Cloud Ingot	Material		Rare	Cloud Crystal
B030_TOL_01	Shrouded Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_KIT_01	Shrouded Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal
B030_UPG_01	Cloud Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Cloud Crystal
B030_FOC_01	Shrouded Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Cloud Crystal

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_B030_WPN_01	Shrouded Cloud Edge	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x9; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B030_HLM_01	Cloud Ward Helm	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_CHS_01	Cloud Breastplate	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x9; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B030_HND_01	Shrouded Grips	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_LEG_01	Shrouded Greaves	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_FET_01	Shrouded Treads	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_TRK_01	Cloud Relic	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x9; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B030_REL_01	Shrouded First-Stone	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x11; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B030_CON_01	Shrouded Draught	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x5; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B030_SAL_01	Shrouded Salve	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_MAT_01	Refined Shrouded Grit	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x5; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B030_BAR_01	Cloud Ingot	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x9; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B030_TOL_01	Shrouded Node Pick	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_KIT_01	Shrouded Field Kit	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B030_UPG_01	Cloud Catalyst	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x9; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B030_FOC_01	Shrouded Focus	Cloud Forge	Cloud Crystal x7; Refined Shrouded Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B030, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 030 Shrouded Peaks, K3V amber light, subpolar_cold environment, 0.68g low gravity, Frosthold Vigil 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 Shrouded Peaks, biome 030, subpolar cold, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. Towering snow-covered peaks permanently shrouded in an eternal cloud layer that blocks all sunlight. Navigation is by echolocation and touch alone. The shroud has its own micro-weather system completely isolated from the planet surface. Terrain recorded as zero-visibility sub-polar peaks. Ice-edged highlands and wind-carved stone. The amber sun gives little warmth here. Visibility Zero is the recorded primary hazard. Cloud Crystal is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: Blue-grey murk ice, pale tundra, amber K3V long-shadow cast. The Frosthold Vigil settlement Shrouded Settlement is visible, with Cloud Shelf and Shroud Hollow 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, IMG00581 through IMG00600. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Shrouded Peaks, subpolar cold biome, [type], amber tundra, ice-edged stone, cold wind haze, Visibility Zero environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG00581	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG00582	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG00583	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00584	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG00585	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG00586	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG00587	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG00588	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG00589	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG00590	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00591	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG00592	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG00593	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG00594	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00595	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG00596	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG00597	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG00598	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG00599	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG00600	player_action	UNGENERATED

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