What is an Origin? Where are the old perks? How do I advance? These are common questions about the new Beta.

Origins replace the old development point system. Now all techs start as unlocked and you can build every building that used to require a dev point from the start without unlocking them. Origins are the story behind who the people are who have come to this wilderness, why they are here, and what their different strengths and weaknesses are. These people are the grapes that you plant in this soil and will interact in different ways with the terroir that you have them village in.

Currently you access a choice of Origin by building 5 burgage plots and reaching the Small Village level of settlement. As can be seen in the screenshot above, further buffs seem to be planned, but for 0.8.035 there are no further buffs beyond this first level available.

Tasting Notes:
Aromas of self sufficiency, strong bark tannins.
Pairs Well With:
Vegetable stews with plenty of varied ingredients, reforesting Orthanc.

Tasting Notes:
Dominated by musty woodland aromas, and a lingering aftertaste of wet dog.
Pairs Well With:
Tart jams, rich mushroom pies, and a budding trade empire.

Tasting Notes:
Completely dominated by oaky tannins.
Pairs Well With:
Burning charcoal, unconfident generals, and early bandit hunting.

Tasting Notes:
Rich flavor compromised by overwhelming metallic aftertaste, like holding a gold coin under your tongue.
Pairs Well With:
Salty dishes, remodeling your house.

Tasting Notes:
Smoky, an aggressive wine that seeks to dominate, lingering guilt from being a merchant of death.
Pairs Well With:
Tinnitus, strong arms and strong arm tactics.

Tasting Notes:
A breezy little white with a bit of a wooly mouthfeel.
Pairs Well With:
RSPCA/PETA membership, boycotting fast fashion.

Tasting Notes:
Mineral forward flavor with an aroma of sweaty oxen.
Pairs Well With:
Haggling with your contractor, a vegetarian diet, backbreaking labor, and competing in the annual oxen derby.

Tasting Notes:
Distinctly lacking in metallic or saline flavors, a wine that is protective of its peasant origins.
Pairs Well With:
Cheap, salty, fried dishes and a hatred of hired goons.

Tasting Notes:
Coarse, unrefined. Suitable only for peasants who sleep next to their animals in their mountain hovel.
Pairs Well With:
Delving too deep and awakening something ancient in the darkness, making the best of a short mountain growing season.