Cities
Albion's Cities and Starter Towns
Cities and Starter Towns are safe, blue zones are considered the social and financial hubs of Albion Online. There are 5 Royal Cities and a capital, Caerleon, making a total of 6 cities and 5 Starter Towns.
The Cities appear as level 1 zones while the Starter Towns appears as level 2 blue zones. Each Starter Town is two zones apart from a Royal City, meaning that a player will have to travel through one zone and two-zone entrances to reach a Royal City from a Starter Town or Starter Town from a Royal City. There is no fast travel between Starter Towns and Royal Cities, but there is fast travel among the Starter Towns and among the Cities. The five Royal Cities are based in the Royal Continent and they surround the capital, Caerleon. Each of the Royal Cities corresponds to a biome and they are:
Biome | Royal City | Corresponding Starter Town |
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Swamp | Thetford | Swamp Cross |
Mountain | Fort Sterling | Mountain Cross |
Forest | Lymhurst | Forest Cross |
Steppe | Bridgewatch | Steppe Cross |
Highland | Martlock | Highland Cross |
Every | Caerleon | - |
The Royal Cities
Even though there are certain differences, there are plenty of similarities among the Royal Cities:
- Each Royal City represents a Faction with different rewards and outpost bosses
- Each Royal City has:
- a local Bank where players can deposit their goods
- a local Marketplace where players can exchange goods
- a local Island Merchant
- In each Royal cities there are the following NPCs:
- Faction Enlistment NPC
- Repair Station
- Expedition Master
- Arena Master Joan
- Energy Manipulator
- Vanity Merchant
- Travel Planner
- Artifact Foundry
- 80 x Building Plots
- There's a Realmgate in each of the Royal Cities except Caerleon.
- Each of the Royal Cities has its own crafting and Refining bonuses.
Player-driven cities are bigger in size than the starter towns, and not without reason: players can buy a building plot and construct their own buildings. The mechanics to buy a building plot are explained in Oberon patch 4. There are 80 plots in each Royal City and people are always competing to get their hands on one. The main benefit of owning a plot and building in a city is the usage fee, which is how much other players have to pay to use the building. You can set an attractive price to be a business contender, but make sure it is worth the investment in the building! Alternatively, you can also just limit the building to your friends or guild with the access rights option.
Caerleon
Caerleon is the capital of the Royal Continent and retains some of the characteristics of the Royal Cities and some unique ones.
- Caerleon represents a Faction City and participates in the Faction Warfare
- Caerleon has:
- a local Bank where players can deposit their goods.
- a local Market where players can exchange goods.
- a local Island Merchant.
- a unique Black Market.
- In Caerleon there are the following NPCs:
- Faction Enlistment NPC
- Repair Station
- Expedition Master
- Arena Master Joan
- Energy Manipulator
- Vanity Merchant
- Travel Planner
- Artifact Foundry
- 118 x Building Plots
- Caerleon's old Realmgate which is positioned in a different cluster, and is now inactive.
- Conqueror's Hall
- Caerleon Underground Entrance or Underway
- Caerleon crafting bonuses are foods, tools and potions.
The Capital is surrounded by red zones, making the way to Caerleon very dangerous, but also very rewarding. The fastest way to cross the Royal Continent is through this amazing city, and with its proximity to all biomes, it is the strongest economic hub of Albion.
Although Caerleon works as a normal player-driven city, having building plots, special NPCs and Merchants, it is certainly not the same as the other cities. This is because it is the only city that has the Black Market.
Brecilien
Hidden deep within the Mists, and revealed only to the worthy, lies an ancient city known as Brecilien.
- Brecilien has:
- a local Bank where players can deposit their goods.
- a local Market where players can exchange goods.
- a local Island Merchant.
- It's own Player Islands.
- In Brecilien there are the following NPCs:
- Repair Station
- Expedition Master
- Arena Master Joan
- Energy Manipulator
- Vanity Merchant
- Travel Planner
- Artifact Foundry
- Building Plots
Related Patch Notes
Patch Link | Date | Patch Name | Patch Notes |
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Version 1.17.406.180488 | 2 December 2020 | Rise of Avalon Patch 10 and Hotfix 10.1 | City Fights will no longer happen, and guilds will no longer be able to control cities. Guilds with Town Hall storage chests when the patch is deployed can retrieve their items from the City Bank "Recovery" tab in the same city. |
Version 1.17.403.172369 | 12 August 2020 | Rise of Avalon Update and Hotfix 1, 2 | The In-Match Scoreboard for the Arena, Crystal League, and City Fights has been completely revamped. Changes include:
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Version 1.16.392.158262 | 20 January 2020 | Queen Update |
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Version 1.16.392.158262 | 20 January 2020 | Queen Update |
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Version 1.15.384.149008 | 29 August 2019 | Percival Patch 4 |
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Version 1.14.381.141987 | 9 May 2019 | Oberon Patch 5 (Midseason Patch) | To reduce overcrowding, a second Marketplace cluster has been added to Caerleon, accessed by walking directly south from within the Bank of Caerleon. Both clusters give access to the same Marketplace, including all for-sale items, buy orders, sell orders, and purchased goods, and can be used interchangeably. |
Version 1.14.381.140241 | 10 April 2019 | Oberon Patch 2 / Free-to-Play Launch | Portal Changes
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Version 1.14.381.140241 | 10 April 2019 | Oberon Patch 2 / Free-to-Play Launch |
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Version 1.14.379.138841 | 20 March 2019 | Oberon Update - Oberon Update Hotfix #1, #2, and #3 |
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