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Fortresses have much in common with Clan Halls. It can be acquired by winning a fortress siege. Depending on their location, fortresses are either:
| Fortress type | Small fortresses | Large Fortresses |
|---|---|---|
| Border fortresses | Tanor Fortress | Floran Fortress |
| Dragonspine Fortress | Cloud Mountain Fortress | |
| Aaru Fortress | Antharas' Fortress | |
| Demon Fortress | Western Fortress | |
| Monastic Fortress | Hunter's Fortress | |
| Territory fortresses | Archaic Fortress | Valley Fortress |
| Hive Fortress | ||
| Ivory Fortress | Southern Fortress | |
| Narsell Fortress | Borderland Fortress | |
| White Sands Fortress | Swamp Fortress | |
| Archaic Fortress | Bayou Fortress |
One or two fortresses are located in each territory. Each fortress can choose to be politically involved with, or independent from, the castle(s) in that territory.
Each fortress on the map has a colored flag next to it.
General fortress information can be accessed by clicking on the World Info portion of the Map (Alt+M), located in the upper right hand corner of the window. Clicking on this button will display a slide-out window with tabs.
Clicking on the Fortress Info tab will show a complete list of all fortresses, including their name, occupying clan, current status and time held. Clicking on any name in the list will show the fortress location on the map. A red and white checkered shield will pinpoint the location. Hovering over this shield with your cursor will show quick information, including whether the property is at war or at peace, and the name of the owning clan. If you hover over the map icon during a siege, the shield will display how many camps have been taken.
Owning a fortress has the following privileges (you can activate them by talking to the Foreman NPC).
Various items such as Shirts, Talismans and Bracelets can be purchased from the Supply Unit Captain for a certain amount of 
Knight's Epaulette . Sub units skills can also be purchased from the same NPC. Regardless of the political status (sworn fealty or independence) of the fortress, the fortress-owning clan receives 
Blood Oath from the Logistics Officer NPC for every six hours that the fortress is owned. If a fortress swears fealty to a castle, additional defense-related functions can be activated by talking to the Guard Captain NPC. The fortress-defending NPCs can be strengthened and supplies can be purchased from the Logistics Officer NPC. Independent fortresses (those that have not sworn fealty to any castle) can enter an underground prison (instanced dungeon) by talking to the Detention Camp Warden NPC.
Similar to Clan Halls, fortresses serve as a clan residence. A Clan that owns a fortress can register to siege castles and other fortresses, and can claim ownership of them if they win. If the clan owns an existing fortress, their previous residence becomes inhabited and controlled by NPCs upon claiming ownership of the new fortress.
One clan can own either a castle or a fortress (but not both). A clan that owns a castle or the fortress may also own a clan hall at the same time.
A clan that owns a fortress can establish a political connection with the clan that owns the castle in that territory.
A Blood Oath can be obtained through the occupation of a fortress. The Blood Oath can raise the clan’s reputation and level.
While a clan’s fortress is under a siege, the clan cannot acquire ownership of other fortresses, even if they capture another fortress’s flag.
168 hours (7 days) after you take possession of a fortress, possession will be lost to the rebel army.
You cannot register for the fortress siege 2 hours prior to rebel army attack.
The fortress foreman has been changed to show the remaining time until the rebel army invades, information about the fortress, and the contract situation with the area harvest.
General fortress siege rules are similar to castle siege rules. Participants are classified into three groups:
The attacking and the defending parties have their own icons:
Players can attack enemies and nonpartisan without holding down the Control Key. Attacking friendly members is not allowed.
A fortress siege lasts for one hour. It can orrur as often as every four hours, for 24 hours a day.
Once the Combat Flag is raised on a flag pole, the fortress siege ends.
A fortress siege begins 60 minutes after the first clan registers.
The fortress siege registration procedure is similar to castle siege registration. A clan that is level 4 or higher can sign up to siege a fortress by talking to the Suspicious Merchant NPC near that fortress.
The first clan that signs up to siege a fortress must pay a participation fee of 250000 Adena, Once this fee is paid, any other clans that wish to participate in the siege do not have to pay the participation fee.
After the participation fee is paid, all other clans that wish to participate have 50 minutes to sign up. The siege registration can be canceled within 50 minutes of the initial siege sign-up.
Once the 50-minute time period for sign-ups has elapsed, the Suspicious Merchant will disappear. A 10-minute countdown will begin, after which the fortress siege will start. If the fortress under siege is owned by a clan, that clan is automatically registered as defenders.
When a fortress siege begins, the area around the fortress will change to a battlefield.
Registered clans can establish a headquarters on that combat field.
When the siege begins, all fortress doors close and designated guard NPCs are placed.
If a fortress is owned by a clan, the level of the guard NPCs and various defending functions are affected by the Fortress Defense Level. Also, a Mercenary Captain NPC will appear outside the fortress. This NPC must be protected by the attacking clans.
There are three to five NPC camps (depending on the fortress size) located inside the fortress. The five camps include the Officer's Barracks, Control Room, Archer Unit, Guard Camp and Support Unit. The Command Barracks will be located in the center of the various camps.
If all of the camps are captured within 10 minutes of capturing the first camp, the Command Barrack ’s door will automatically open.
To capture a camp, you must kill each camp’s Commander NPC. In a large fortress, you must shut off the power in the Control Room.
A clan can use 
Ballista Bomb to destroy the ballista inside the fortress; destroying ballistas will gain the attacking clan a certain amount of clan reputation.
After the capture of the first camp, if the attackers fail to capture the other camps within 10 minutes, each camp's Commander NPC will reappear and the players must kill the Commander NPCs all over again.
If all the camps are successfully captured within the time limit, the door to the Command Barracks will open and the Combat Flags will appear inside of the camp.
If the fortress is owned by a clan, the Mercenary Captain must survive until all the camps are successfully captured in order for the Combat Flags to appear. A total of three Combat Flags will appear.
When a player acquires one of the Combat Flags, it is automatically equipped. If a character who is holding a flag dies, that flag will be returned to its original location.
Once players acquire the Combat Flags, their speed and various combat stats will be reduced. They will also automatically receive an active skill that allows them to place the Combat Flag in the flag pole.
The flag pole is located at the top of the Command Camp. If the clan succeeds in raising the Combat Flag by using the Display Flag skill, that clan will win the siege and claim the fortress. When a fortress is claimed, a Special Envoy from that territory’s castle will appear inside of the Command Camp.
For territory fortresses, only a Special Envoy from that territory’s castle appears. If the fortress is a border fortress, Special Envoys from all of the neighboring territory's castles will appear.
Once a clan gains ownership of a Territorial Fortress, the clan leader can choose to either swear fealty to that territory's castle or declare their independence.
A clan that claims ownership of a border fortress may only declare independence.
In addition to placing Combat Flags, the other way to claim a fortress is to shut down the Control Room. In large fortresses, you must shut down the Control Room, defeat all barrack Captains, and place the flag Once you place the flag, the victory is yours! (Only large fortresses have a Control Room.)
After shutting down all of the Sub Power Systems around the Control Room, a member with the Access Card can open the Control Room door. The Access Card can be obtained from Dwarven Gunnery Sergeants around the Control Room. The attempt to shut down a Sub Power System must be made when the system's HP is low. Only Maestros and Warsmiths can shut down the Sub Power Systems. A three-digit password is required to activate the controls in the Control Room. Any class can enter a password, but Maestros and Warsmiths can find the password easier. If an incorrect password is entered a certain number of times, the controls will be temporarily disabled. Once all of the Sub Power System are shut down, and the main power has been shut off in the Control Room, the clan must only defete the barrack Captains and place to flag in order to claim the fortress.
At the time of victory, the Special Envoy NPC(s) will appear and wait up to one hour for the clan leader’s decision. During this waiting period, the fortress is considered to be in a nonpartisan state. When a fortress is in a non-partisan state, the fortress defense-related features and instanced dungeon can not be used; however, some other features can be used and reputation benefits can be obtained from the Foreman NPC.
A fortress will shift into an independent state when the fortress-owning clan leader decides to declare independence, or if no decision is made during the one hour that the Special Envoy NPC is present.
When a fortress is in an independent state, it is possible for a castle-owning clan in the same territory to register a siege upon that fortress.
Fortresses that are independant cannot upgrade the fortress defense features by speaking to the Guard Captain NPC.
vWhen a fortress is independent, the ability to monitor the fortress defense status by speaking to the Logistics Officer NPC is restricted.
When a fortress is independent, supply items from the territory's castle will be unavailable (not earned).
An independent fortress can enter their Fortress Dungeon by speaking to the Detention Camp Warden.
A fortress enters a contracted state when the fortress-owning clan decides to swear fealty to the territory's castle by speaking to the Special Envoy NPC.
When a fortress becomes contracted, the fortress-owning clan must pay a tax to the territory's castle every six hours. The taxes are automatically deducted from the Clan Warehouse.
If the fortress-owning clan does not have enough Adena in their Clan Warehouse, the state of the fortress automatically switches from contracted to independent.
When a fortress is contracted, all of the fortress-management features can be used; however, entry into the instanced dungeon will be restricted.
When a fortress is contracted, the fortress-owning clan can receive supply items by speaking to the Logistics Officer NPC. The supply items level will be increased every six hours when taxes are paid.
For every supply item delivery, two Clan Reputation Points will be deducted from the castle-owning clan.
If the castle-owning clan’s Reputation Points drop below two points, the supply item level will stop increasing and the leader of the fortress-owning clan will be notified by the system message.
The supply items level can increase up to level six.
If the fortress-owning clan receives Supply Items from the Logistic Officer NPC, the supply items level resets to zero.
The castle-owning clan can use the instanced dungeon within their castle if there is a fortress in their territory that they are in a contracted state with.
When a fortress is independent, the Detention Camp Warden NPC can grant access to the Fortress Dungeon. Regardless of political status (sworn fealty or independent), the Warden can also issue a special Fortress Dungeon-related quest. In order for a party to enter, each member must have this quest.
The Fortress Dungeon can be entered by a party consisting of more than two members. The entrance request must be made by the party leader. The party leader must belong to the fortress controlling clan.
The Fortress Dungeon can be entered every four hours and cannot be entered by more than one party at the same time.
If a character restarts or logs out inside of the Fortress Dungeon, that character is moved back out to the entrance NPC.
The Raid Bosses inside of the Fortress Dungeon will disappear if they are not attacked by the players within 10 minutes of entering the instanced dungeon.
If the Fortress Dungeon Raid Boss is successfully defeated, the party will receive the Dungeon Leader Mark item which then can be traded for a Knight’s Epaulettes.
When a clan succeeds at taking over a fortress, that clan earns 200 Clan Reputation Points. Losing ownership of a fortress does not result in any loss of Clan Reputation Points.
As soon an a fortress is taken over by a clan, its reputation points start to increase every 6 hours. Another benefit is the ability to buy Blood Oath from the Logistics Officer NPC.
During a siege, Blood Oath can be obtained for killing the Defender and Officer NPCs.
Such items as 
Blood Alliance , Blood Oath и Knight's Epaulette re taken to Clan Merchants Ilia or Hulia, they can be traded for a certain amount of clan reputation points.
The clan who's taken over a fortress can purchase special items from the Logistics Officer NPC.
The clan leader can ride a Wyvern, the flying mount, to do so, talk to the Wyvern Manager NPC.
See also Fortresses#Goods and services from NPCs in fortresses
A fortress owner obtains residential skills automatically. Residential skills are applied to all clan units except the clan Academy. Upon winning a fortress, one residential skills is automatically acquired. If a can loses a fortress, the skill is removed.
| Skill | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Advantage lvl 1 | For clan members level 1 - 84 owning a residence, Atk. Spd./ Casting Spd/ Speed + 13%. | |
| Resident Advantage lvl 2 | For clan members level 1 - 84 owning a residence, Atk. Spd./ Casting Spd/ Speed + 15%. | |
| Resident Guidance lvl 1 | For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. | |
| Resident Power lvl 1 | For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. | |
| Resident Power lvl 2 | For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Fortress name | Skills | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shanty Fortress |  Resident Advantage lvl 1
| For clan members level 1 - 84 owning a residence, Atk. Spd./ Casting Spd/ Speed + 13% |
| Southern Fortress |  Resident Advantage lvl 2
| For clan members level 1 - 84 owning a residence, Atk. Spd./ Casting Spd/ Speed + 15%. |
| Hive Fortress | Resident Advantage lvl 1
| For clan members level 1 - 84 owning a residence, Atk. Spd./ Casting Spd/ Speed + 13% |
| Valley Fortress |  Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Ivory Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Narsell Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Bayou Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| White Sands Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Borderland Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Swamp Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Archaic Fortress | Resident Guidance lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, acquired XP + 3%. |
| Floran Fortress |  Resident Power lvl 2
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Cloud Mountain Fortress | Resident Power lvl 2
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Tanor Fortress | Resident Power lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. |
| Dragonspine Fortress | Resident Power lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. |
| Antharas' Fortress | Resident Power lvl 2
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Western Fortress | Resident Power lvl 2
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Hunter's Fortress | Resident Power lvl 2
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 1000, and PvP Def. + 5%. |
| Aaru Fortress | Resident Power lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. |
| Demon Fortress | Resident Power lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. |
| Monastic Fortress | Resident Power lvl 1
| For clan members owning a residence, Max CP + 700, and PvP Def. + 3%. |
Any clan owning an independent fortress can go to their Fortress Dungeon.
You can enter the dungeon by talking to the Detention Camp Warden NPC.
You can enter the dungeon every 24 hours (if the monsters have been defeated). If you've entered a wrong dungeon by mistake, you can enter the right one in 20 minutes.
If a player logs out or loses connection to the game server, they will find themselves outside, near the Detention Camp Warden NPC, when they log on. To get back to the dungeon, the player should be invited in the same group. The the players should choose the top line in the dialogue with the Detention Camp Warden.
The Foreman activates the following:
| Name | Description | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP Recovery | 300% | 7 days |  12,000 adena
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| 400% | 7 days | 20,000 adena
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| MP Recovery | 40% | 7 days | 45,000 adena
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| 50% | 7 days | 65,000 adena
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| XP Recovery | 45% | 7 days | 63,000 adena
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| 50% | 7 days | 70,000 adena
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| Teleportation | 1 lvl | 7 days | 1,000 adena
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| 2 lvl | 7 days | 10,000 adena
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| Buffs | 5 lvl | 7 days | 49,000 adena
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| 8 lvl | 7 days | 120,000 adena
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The Guard Captain activates the defensive mechanisms of a fortress (available only in the fortresses in a contracted state)
| Empower level | Defending NPCs | Amount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 level | Guards | 8 | 100,000 adena
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| Dwarf Cannons | 15 | 100,000 adena
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| 2 level | Archers | 10 | 100,000 adena
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| Wizards | 10 | ||
| Healers | 5 |
In a fortress in a contracted state the Logistics Officer will help you activate increased defense from the castle and to the supplies from the castle. The supply level is increased every 6 hours ( 25,000 adena is deducted from the clan treasury), the higher the level, the better the supplies. Max level is 6. If you get the supplies, the level is reset to 1. Every 6 hours you can get Blood Oath
Defence level increase:
| Level | Defence increase | What is incresed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 level | Increased by 120% | P. attack and P. defence | 100,000 adena
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| 2 level | Increased by 150% | P. attack and P. defence | 150,000 adena
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Supplies from the castle:
| Supplies level | Items |
|---|---|
| 1 level |  Silk Shirt  ,  Blessed Scroll of Escape , Knight's Epaulette
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| 2 level |  Iron Bracelet , Blessed Scroll of Escape , Knight's Epaulette
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| 3 level |  Thin Leather Shirt  , Blessed Scroll of Escape , Knight's Epaulette
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| 4 level | Thin Leather Shirt , Blessed Scroll of Escape , Knight's Epaulette
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| 5 level |  Bronze Bracelet ,  Blessed Scroll of Resurrection , Knight's Epaulette
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| 6 level | Bronze Bracelet , Blessed Scroll of Resurrection , Knight's Epaulette
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The Support Unit Captain NPC sells talismans, accessories and shirts, and also enchants shirts, You can also learn the skills for Royal Guards and Knights of your clan from that NPC.
Items:
Shirt Enchantment:
| Shirt | Type of enchantment | Price |
|---|---|---|
 Silk Shirt | Increasing HP (+118) |  Knight's Epaulette — 120 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+51) | Knight's Epaulette — 120 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+354) | Knight's Epaulette — 60 pcs.
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 Striped Silk Shirt | Increasing HP (+135) | Knight's Epaulette — 140 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+66) | Knight's Epaulette — 140 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+405) | Knight's Epaulette — 70 pcs.
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 Thin Leather Shirt | Increasing HP (+147) | Knight's Epaulette — 180 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+72) | Knight's Epaulette — 180 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+441) | Knight's Epaulette — 90 pcs.
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 Thin Striped Leather Shirt | Increasing HP (+160) | Knight's Epaulette — 210 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+78) | Knight's Epaulette — 210 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+480) | Knight's Epaulette — 105 pcs.
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 Scale Shirt  | Increasing HP (+172) | Knight's Epaulette — 240 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+85) | Knight's Epaulette — 240 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+516) | Knight's Epaulette — 120 pcs.
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 Striped Scale Shirt | Increasing HP (+186) | Knight's Epaulette — 310 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+92) | Knight's Epaulette — 310 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+564) | Knight's Epaulette — 155 pcs.
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 Mithril Shirt  | Increasing HP (+224) | Knight's Epaulette — 500 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+111) | Knight's Epaulette — 500 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+672) | Knight's Epaulette — 250 pcs.
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 Striped Mithril Shirt | Increasing HP (+246) | Knight's Epaulette — 550 pcs.
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| Increasing MP (+122) | Knight's Epaulette — 550 pcs.
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| Increasing CP (+744) | Knight's Epaulette — 225 pcs.
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Skills for clan sub-units
| Name | Clan level | Clan reputations points |
|---|---|---|
 Wind SquadThe corresponding troops' Accuracy increase by 2. | 8 | 12000 |
 Water SquadThe corresponding troops' P. Def. increase by 27.3. | 7 | 10400 |
 Earth SquadThe corresponding troops' M. Def. increase by 17. | 8 | 12000 |
 Fire SquadThe corresponding troops' P. Atk. increase by 17.3. | 8 | 12000 |
 Holy SquadThe corresponding troops' heal power increase by 20. | 7 | 10400 |
 Dark SquadThe corresponding troops' M. Atk. increase by 7.17. | 8 | 12000 |
Clan leader can ride a Wyvern. Talk to Wyvern Manager (you need to have a 
Crystal (B-grade) — 25 items).
Suspicious Merchants wonder around each fortress and sells different items. Suspicious Merchants disappear 50 minutes before the siege is over.
Suspicious Merchant's shop:
| Name | Price |
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 Lesser Giant's CoDEX - Oblivion | Knight's Epaulette — 200 items, 1,000,000 adena
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 Lesser Giant's CoDEX - Discipline | Knight's Epaulette — 540 items, 1,260,000 adena
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 Lesser Giant's CoDEX - Mastery | Knight's Epaulette — 1800 items, 1,800,000 adena
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 Battleground Scroll: Buffs | 300,000 adena
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 Blessed Scroll of Escape (Battleground) | 27,000 adena
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 Transformation Scroll (Battleground) | 8,000 adena
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 Healing Potion (Battleground) | 1,400 adena
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 Mana Recovery Potion (Battleground) | 9,200 adena
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 CP Recovery Potion (Battleground) | 4,000 adena
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 Mental Strengthening Potion | 7,200 adena
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 Medusa's Potion | 8,000 adena
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 Quick Haste Potion | 3,000 adena
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| Ballista Bomb | 4,000 adena
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 Full Bottle of Souls - 5 Souls (Battleground) | 1,500 adena
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 Capture Rope | 4,000 adena
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