Best Village Locations in Bellwright — Ranked
Haerndean is the best village to settle by our formula: 23 resource spots of 8 kinds within 800 map units and 2 bandit-camp points, ahead of Padstow (35).
- Best overall43Haerndean
- Most ore & stone11Horndean
- Most kinds of resource9Padstow
- No camps nearby2Horndean and Crasmere
The villages are the seven capitals on the interactive map; every count below is made from that map's markers.
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The map: seven villages, ranked
Pick a village on the map or in the list. The dashed circle is the 800-unit area the formula counts; the card shows what lies inside it.
1. Haerndean · score 43
Lowlands · Threat Level 1
Within 800 map units: 23 resource spots of 8 kinds, 2 camp points.
2×Flax
4×Hemp
2×River Reed
2×Sage
4×Mud
5×Copper Ore
3×Tin Ore
1×Granite
2×Bandit Camp Easy
2. Padstow · score 35
Lowlands · Threat Level 2
Within 800 map units: 22 resource spots of 9 kinds, 7 camp points.
- 3×Hemp
- 1×River Reed
- 4×Sage
1×Garlic
1×Wheat- 5×Mud
1×Peat- 1×Copper Ore
- 5×Tin Ore
- 4×Bandit Camp Easy
1×Bandit Camp Hard
3. Horndean · score 35
Lowlands · Threat Level 3
Within 800 map units: 23 resource spots of 4 kinds, 0 camp points.
12×Cotton- 1×Tin Ore
6×Iron Ore- 4×Granite
4. Blackridgepool · score 30
Wingman's Pass · Threat Level 4
Within 800 map units: 20 resource spots of 8 kinds, 7 camp points.
- 3×River Reed
- 1×Wheat
2×Mosses
3×Cranberries- 4×Peat
- 1×Tin Ore
- 1×Iron Ore
- 5×Granite
- 1×Bandit Camp Hard
1×Bandit Camp Very Hard
5. Bradford · score 14
Lowlands · Threat Level 3
Within 800 map units: 6 resource spots of 4 kinds, 2 camp points.
- 1×Hemp
- 1×Garlic
- 1×Peat
- 3×Copper Ore
- 2×Bandit Camp Easy
6. Crasmere · score 9
Saltbite Coast · Tier 4
Within 800 map units: 3 resource spots of 2 kinds, 0 camp points.
- 1×Tin Ore
- 2×Iron Ore
7. Farnworth · score -13
Lowlands · Threat Level 3
Within 800 map units: 5 resource spots of 2 kinds, 12 camp points.
- 2×Hemp
- 3×Copper Ore
3×Bandit Camp Medium- 2×Bandit Camp Hard
The full ranking
Re-sort by any column if you value something else more: ore, variety or the fewest camps. Each name opens the village on the interactive map.
7 villages
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HaerndeanNorthern Descent | 43 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 2 | Threat Level 1 | Lowlands |
| 2 | PadstowWoodman's Trail | 35 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Threat Level 2 | Lowlands |
| 3 | HorndeanHammerdale Delves | 35 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | Threat Level 3 | Lowlands |
| 4 | Blackridgepool | 30 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Threat Level 4 | Wingman's Pass |
| 5 | BradfordEvergreen Hinterlands | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Threat Level 3 | Lowlands |
| 6 | Crasmere | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Tier 4 | Saltbite Coast |
| 7 | FarnworthWillowsound Bluffs | -13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Threat Level 3 | Lowlands |
How the score is built
Three counts and two weights, nothing else. The weights are our choice; change the sort above if you weigh things differently.
| Part | What is counted | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Resource spots | Markers of 15 groups (Flax, Hemp, River Reed, Sage, Garlic, Wheat, Cotton, Mud, Mosses, Cranberries, Peat, Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Iron Ore, Granite) within 800 units | +1 each |
| Resource kinds | How many of those groups appear at all | +3 each |
| Camp points | Bandit Camp Easy 1, Bandit Camp Medium 2, Bandit Camp Hard 3, Bandit Camp Very Hard 4, Brigands' Headquarters 4 | −2 per point |
What this cannot tell you
The markers are the wiki community's map: they say where a resource or camp is, not how much it yields, how fast it respawns or how well a settlement sits on that ground. Threat tiers are the wiki's.
Best village for each need
One column at a time, from the same counts.
FAQ
Where is the best place to settle in Bellwright?
By our formula, Haerndean: 23 resource spots of 8 kinds and 2 camp points within 800 map units (score 43).
Which village has the most ore?
Horndean, with 11 copper, tin, iron and granite spots inside the circle.
Is this a ranking from the game?
No. The game ranks no village. The score is our own formula over the wiki's map markers, printed in full above.
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