Medieval Dynasty | The Valley

The Valley Layout and routes Vendors Notable loot and points of interest Dangers and hazards Key resources and where to find them on The Valley Tips for The Valley Next: The Oxbow

The Valley

The Valley is the original map of Medieval Dynasty, featuring a wide, open landscape with rolling hills, dense forests, and scattered NPC villages. It offers plenty of flat ground ideal for laying out a growing settlement, making it a natural starting point for new players. The terrain is varied enough to keep exploration interesting while remaining approachable for those still learning the game.

Note

Theme

Rolling medieval countryside

Layout and routes

The Valley stretches across a broad open landscape divided loosely by a central river system that serves as a natural landmark for navigation. Several dirt paths and game trails connect the scattered NPC villages, making it possible to travel between settlements on foot without too much difficulty. The rolling hills create natural elevation breaks that can help you get your bearings, and the flatter lowland areas along the riverbanks are the easiest terrain for laying out a new settlement grid.

Vendors

Village

Vendors

Animals

Baranica

Alina - Animal Feed, Bronze Shearing Scissors, Bucket of Milk, Bucket of Soured Milk, Manure, WoolNorbert - Berries, Herbs, Mushrooms, Poisoned Arrows and Bolts, Potions and Poisons

Sheep

Branica

Bogdan - Firewood, Logs, Planks, Sticks, Stone AxeLubomira - All Clothing, Backpacks, Pouches and Saddlebags, Flax and Fabric, Wool and Wool Fabric

Borowo

Falibor - Clay and Wooden Goods, Wicker Baskets and Crates, Torches, Beer, Mead and Wine BottlesInga - Animal Feed, Eggs, Feathers, Manure

Chickens

Denica

Dagobert - Seeds, Grains and Seedlings, Farming Products, Animal Feed, Stone Hoe and Stone SickleMatylda - All Clothing, Backpacks, Pouches and Saddlebags, Flax and Fabric, Wool and Wool FabricKinga - Food Items

Goats

Gostovia

Adelina - Food ItemsDobroniega - Drinks and Food, Beer, Mead and Wine BottlesSobiemir - Animal Feed, Bucket of Milk, Bucket of Soured Milk, ManureEdwin - Seeds, Grains and Seedlings, Farming Products, Animal Feed, Stone Hoe and Stone Sickle

Cows, Geese

Hornica

Karolina - All Clothing, Backpacks, Pouches and Saddlebags, Flax and Fabric, Wool and Wool FabricLeonard - Animal Feed, Iron Horseshoes, Saddlebags, Saddle, ManureJan - All Tools and Weapons, Metal Bars and OresHelga - Drinks and Food, Beer, Mead and Wine Bottles

Horses

Jezerica

Bytomir - Fish and Fish Meat, Fishing Spear, Salt, Salted Fish MeatNieluba - Drinks and Food, Beer, Mead and Wine Bottles

Lesnica

Gizela - Hunting Supplies, Dried Meat and Salted Meat, Fur and Leather, Bow, Longbow, Recurve Bow, Stone Knife, Stone Spear, Wooden SpearTeobald - All Tools and Weapons, Metal Bars and Ores

Rolnica

Nadar - Seeds, Grains and Seedlings, Farming Products, Animal Feed, Stone Hoe and Stone SickleIrmina - Animal Feed, Manure, MeatTomira - Berries, Herbs, Mushrooms, Poisoned Arrows and Bolts, Potions and Poisons

Chickens, Pigs

Tutki

Rajmund - Hunting Supplies, Dried Meat and Salted Meat, Fur and Leather, Bow, Longbow, Recurve Bow, Stone Knife, Stone Spear, Wooden SpearAmanda - Animal Feed, Iron Horseshoes, Saddlebags, Saddle, Manure

Donkeys

Notable loot and points of interest

The NPC villages dotted across The Valley are your primary sources of early resources, quest givers, and trading opportunities, with vendors offering tools, seeds, and food that can cover gaps in your own production. Abandoned campsites and cave entrances appear throughout the forests and are worth investigating for scattered crafting materials and copper or iron ore deposits. Rocky outcroppings on the hillsides often sit near surface flint and clay deposits that are essential for early-game tool and building material production.

Tip

Village vendor rotation

NPC village vendors restock their inventories each in-game season, so if a vendor is out of a key item like a wooden hammer or bag of seeds, rest through a few days and check back before spending coin elsewhere.

Dangers and hazards

Wolves are the most common predator on The Valley and are especially aggressive at night and during winter when food is scarce, so avoid wandering dense forest edges after dark without a spear or bow ready. The winter season is the most punishing hazard on this map because the wide open terrain offers little shelter, and if your food and firewood stores are not prepared before the first frost your dynasty can collapse quickly. River crossings can slow your movement and drop your temperature rapidly in colder seasons, so plan routes that avoid unnecessary wading when you are already carrying heavy loads.

Watch out

Winter preparation is critical

Stock at least two full chests of firewood and enough smoked or dried food for every villager before autumn ends. Running out of either in mid-winter on The Valley is one of the most common reasons new players lose their dynasty.

Key resources and where to find them on The Valley

Resource

Location on map

Primary use

Flint

Surface rocks on hillside slopes

Stone knives, axes, early tools

Clay

Riverbanks and lowland mudflats

Daub walls, pottery, building upgrades

Copper ore

Cave entrances in forested hills

Copper tools and early trade goods

Iron ore

Deeper hillside caves and rocky outcrops

Iron tools and weapons

Berries and mushrooms

Forest floor throughout map

Food and early alchemy ingredients

Logs and sticks

Any forested area

Building frames, firewood, crafting

Tips for The Valley

Set your first settlement on flat ground near a river but on a slight rise above it. You get easy clay and water access while avoiding the worst of the winter temperature drag that hits low-lying areas.

Visit every NPC village early in your first playthrough. Each one unlocks new quest lines and raises your dynasty reputation, which directly affects how many villagers are willing to join your settlement.

Follow the main river from its northern stretch down toward the southern end of the map to discover the largest cluster of NPC villages and the most reliable merchant selection on The Valley.

Prioritize building a Food Storage building before your second autumn. The Valley's winters are long and your villagers will consume food passively whether you pay attention or not.

Use the hillside treelines as hunting corridors. Deer and boar tend to path along the edges between open meadow and dense forest, making ambush hunting with a bow significantly more reliable than chasing prey in the open.

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Medieval Dynasty | The Valley

The Valley

Note

Theme

Rolling medieval countryside

Layout and routes

Vendors

Village

Vendors

Animals

Baranica

Alina - Animal Feed, Bronze Shearing Scissors, Bucket of Milk, Bucket of Soured Milk, Manure, WoolNorbert - Berries, Herbs, Mushrooms, Poisoned Arrows and Bolts, Potions and Poisons

Sheep

Branica

Bogdan - Firewood, Logs, Planks, Sticks, Stone AxeLubomira - All Clothing, Backpacks, Pouches and Saddlebags, Flax and Fabric, Wool and Wool Fabric

Borowo

Falibor - Clay and Wooden Goods, Wicker Baskets and Crates, Torches, Beer, Mead and Wine BottlesInga - Animal Feed, Eggs, Feathers, Manure

Chickens

Denica

Goats

Gostovia

Cows, Geese

Hornica

Horses

Jezerica

Bytomir - Fish and Fish Meat, Fishing Spear, Salt, Salted Fish MeatNieluba - Drinks and Food, Beer, Mead and Wine Bottles

Lesnica

Gizela - Hunting Supplies, Dried Meat and Salted Meat, Fur and Leather, Bow, Longbow, Recurve Bow, Stone Knife, Stone Spear, Wooden SpearTeobald - All Tools and Weapons, Metal Bars and Ores

Rolnica

Chickens, Pigs

Tutki

Donkeys

Notable loot and points of interest

Tip

Village vendor rotation

Dangers and hazards

Watch out

Winter preparation is critical

Key resources and where to find them on The Valley

Resource

Location on map

Primary use

Flint

Surface rocks on hillside slopes

Stone knives, axes, early tools

Clay

Riverbanks and lowland mudflats

Daub walls, pottery, building upgrades

Copper ore

Cave entrances in forested hills

Copper tools and early trade goods

Iron ore

Deeper hillside caves and rocky outcrops

Iron tools and weapons

Berries and mushrooms

Forest floor throughout map

Food and early alchemy ingredients

Logs and sticks

Any forested area

Building frames, firewood, crafting

Tips for The Valley

Follow the main river from its northern stretch down toward the southern end of the map to discover the largest cluster of NPC villages and the most reliable merchant selection on The Valley.

Prioritize building a Food Storage building before your second autumn. The Valley's winters are long and your villagers will consume food passively whether you pay attention or not.

Buy Medieval Dynasty

Other storesEpic Games Store PlayStation Store Xbox Store

Next: The Oxbow

Continue to the next map.

Recommended next

The Oxbow

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