Crown of Greed World of Rodovia: All Biomes & Exploration Guide

Rodovia is a medieval dark-fantasy realm drawn from Eastern European and Slavic cultural traditions. The world is defined by its dangerous wilderness — your small settlement is always surrounded by threats that grow stronger the longer they are ignored. The core exploration loop: Assign cheap Recon bounties → Heroes map the biome → Identify threats and resources → Assign appropriate combat bounties → Expand your safe territory. Each of the 15 campaign scenarios takes place in a different region of Rodovia, with escalating difficulty and unique biome compositions.

The starting biome in most scenarios. Moderate difficulty, dense terrain that limits Guard Tower range. Primary enemies include Wolves (fast, hunt in packs) and Giant Spiders (build slowing webs). Strategic value: Contains abundant low-tier nests with gold rewards. Excellent for early economic expansion via nest clearing. Ranger/Hunter heroes are especially efficient in forest terrain. Hazards: Wolves specifically target isolated, non-combat units (Tax Collector, workers). Ensure forest approaches to your city are covered by Guard Towers.

Medium-high difficulty. Home to Drowners (Topielce) — Slavic water spirits that are resistant to physical damage and slow heroes with their water-based attacks. Strategic value: Swamp nests yield above-average gold rewards due to higher difficulty. Swamp exploration also reveals hidden Ruins with artifact caches. Recommended heroes: Mages with elemental spells are 2× more effective against Drowners than physical classes. Do not send pure melee parties into deep swamp territory without a Cleric or Mage escort.

High difficulty. Dominated by undead enemies — skeletal warriors, wraiths, and grave-risen creatures drawn from Slavic and broader Eastern European folklore. Strategic value: Deathlands contain the highest gold value nests in the game. Clearing Deathlands nests provides the best Heritage Point income per scenario. Recommended heroes: Cleric and Paladin classes are dramatically more effective in Deathlands — their holy damage bonus vs undead makes them essential. A 2-Cleric party in Deathlands outperforms a 4-Knight party. Hazards: Undead enemies are not deterred by standard Guard Towers as effectively. Supplement your tower defense with Chapel/Shrine buildings that emit holy aura.

Highest difficulty biome. Cold terrain slows hero movement and imposes stat penalties on heroes not equipped for cold climates (Forge equipment can include cold-resistance gear). Strategic value: Icelands contain the rarest artifact types and the most valuable enemy nests. Late-game content — do not attempt Icelands before scenario mid-point. Recommended heroes: Berserkers are oddly effective in Icelands due to their high base health absorbing cold penalties. Equip all heroes with cold-resistance gear from a Tier-2+ Forge before entering.

Low-medium difficulty. Open terrain with excellent Guard Tower coverage ranges. Primary enemies are raider-type humans and large beasts. Strategic value: Plains are ideal for settlement expansion due to open sightlines and easy Guard Tower placement. Mid-game economic growth frequently happens on Plains terrain. Recommended heroes: Any class performs well on open Plains. Use this biome to level up lower-level heroes with cheap bounties before sending them into harder biomes.

Scattered across all biomes are special locations that provide unique rewards: **Ruins** — Ancient structures containing artifact caches. Require Recon first to reveal, then Clearing bounties to secure. **Caves** — Monster lairs with nested enemies. Higher difficulty but significantly higher gold rewards than open-world nests. **Graveyards** — High undead concentration. Dangerous without Cleric support but excellent Heritage Point farming locations. **Ancient Shrines** — Provide temporary blessing buffs to heroes who visit. Post low-cost Exploration bounties targeting known shrine locations for cheap hero buffs. **Enemy Dens** — Persistent spawners that generate escalating waves. Top priority for clearing — the longer they exist, the more dangerous the entire regional map becomes.