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* The Contract Board deals a small hand of contracts, refreshing on a rotation every 12 hours.
* The Contract Board deals a small hand of contracts, refreshing on a rotation every 12 hours.
* You can hold and complete up to '''three claims per rotation''' — the board itself is the real limit on how many Marks you earn.
* You can hold and complete up to '''three claims per rotation''' — the board itself is the real limit on how many Marks you earn. (The [[Shop]]'s Bounty Stipend upgrade raises this to four.)
* Only contracts you are eligible for appear: each may require a certain skill level, or that a particular biome is unlocked, so undoable tasks stay off the board.
* Only contracts you are eligible for appear: each may require a certain skill level, or that a particular biome is unlocked, so undoable tasks stay off the board.
* If the offered contracts don't suit you, a '''reroll''' deals a fresh set.
* If a contract doesn't suit you, '''reroll''' that slot for a different eligible one — once per slot, per rotation.
* Each contract has a completion condition — hunt a number of a specific creature, perform a number of gathers or crafts in a skill, win a number of expeditions, complete delves, harvests, tames, or trades.
* Each contract has a completion condition — hunt a number of a specific creature, perform a number of gathers or crafts in a skill, win a number of expeditions, or complete delves, excavation digs, harvests, tames, or trades.
* Fang Marks pay out at roughly 1 Mark per 2 minutes of directed play.
* Fang Marks pay out at roughly 1 Mark per 2 minutes of directed play.


== Contract types ==
== Contract types ==


* '''Culls''' — hunt a set number of a named creature (for example 25 Compsognathus). Higher-level culls target tougher prey in specific [[Creatures|biomes]] for more Marks, and now run all the way up to '''[[Hunting]] 92''' (the Cull Purussaurus writ) after the late board was filled in.
* '''Culls''' — hunt a set number of a named creature (for example 75 Compsognathus). Higher-level culls target tougher prey in specific [[Creatures|biomes]] for more Marks, and now run all the way up to '''[[Hunting]] 92''' (the Cull Purussaurus writ) after the late board was filled in.
* '''Supply orders''' — complete a number of actions in a gathering or production skill (Foraging, Logging, Mining, Fishing, Cooking, Crafting, Smithing, Alchemy).
* '''Supply orders''' — complete a number of actions in a gathering or production skill (Foraging, Logging, Mining, Fishing, Cooking, Crafting, Smithing, Alchemy).
* '''Patrol bounties''' — win a number of expeditions, sometimes pinned to a specific biome or to weather. Weather-pinned bounties (Rain Runner, Snow Strider) now only appear when their weather is actually in the [[Weather|forecast]] window, so you can never be handed a rain job in a dry week.
* '''Patrol bounties''' — win a number of expeditions, sometimes pinned to a specific biome or to weather. Weather-pinned bounties (Rain Runner, Snow Strider) now only appear when their weather is actually in the [[Weather|forecast]] window, so you can never be handed a rain job in a dry week.
* '''Other writs''' — winning delves, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the [[Trading Post]].
* '''Other writs''' — winning delves, collecting [[Excavation|excavation]] digs, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the [[Trading Post]].


Contract rewards scale from 6 Marks for the simplest tasks up to 16 Marks for the toughest endgame culls and patrols.
Contract rewards scale from 6 Marks for the simplest tasks up to 16 Marks for the toughest endgame patrols and surveys — the toughest culls top out lower, at 9.


== Every contract ==
== Every contract ==


The board draws from '''33''' contracts in all. Only ones you're eligible for (skill level and biome met) appear, and only three are claimable per rotation. "Requirement" lists the [[Skills|skill]] level and/or biome needed before a contract can be dealt.
The board draws from '''35''' contracts in all. Only ones you're eligible for (skill level and biome met) appear, and only three are claimable per rotation. "Requirement" lists the [[Skills|skill]] level and/or biome needed before a contract can be dealt.


=== Culls (14) ===
=== Culls (14) ===
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=== Other writs (4) ===
=== Other writs (6) ===
 
Everything else the valley needs done: winning delves, collecting excavation digs, harvesting crops, taming creatures, or moving goods at the Trading Post.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Contract !! Objective !! Requirement !! Fang Marks
! Contract !! Objective !! Requirement !! Fang Marks
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|-
| Delver's Writ || Win 10 [[Delving|delves]] || [[Expeditions]] 10 || 14
| Delver's Writ || Win 10 [[Delving|delves]] || [[Delving]] 10 || 14
|-
| Excavation Writ || Collect 6 [[Excavation|digs]] || [[Delving]] 10 || 10
|-
| Deep Survey Writ || Collect 12 [[Excavation|digs]] || [[Delving]] 40 || 16
|-
|-
| Harvest Writ || Harvest 30 [[Farming|crops]] || [[Taming]] 1 || 8
| Harvest Writ || Harvest 30 [[Farming|crops]] || [[Farming]] 1 || 8
|-
|-
| Tamer's Writ || Tame 3 creatures || [[Taming]] 5 || 10
| Tamer's Writ || Tame 3 creatures || [[Taming]] 5 || 10
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! Offer !! Qty !! Cost (Marks) !! Notes
! Offer !! Qty !! Cost (Marks) !! Notes
|-
|-
| {{Icon|huntmasters-saddle}} Huntmaster's Saddle || 1 || 45 || Exchange-exclusive saddle: +30% worker buff, +10 swiftness
| {{Icon|huntmasters-saddle}} Huntmaster's Saddle || 1 || 60 || Exchange-exclusive saddle: +30% worker buff, +18 swiftness
|-
|-
| Trailwarden's Barding || 1 || 45 || Exchange-exclusive barding: +15 guard, +10 power
| {{Icon|trailwarden-barding}} Trailwarden Barding || 1 || 60 || Exchange-exclusive barding: +27 guard, +13 power
|-
|-
| {{Icon|primal-balm}} Primal Balm || 1 || 12 || Stable-wide injury salve
| {{Icon|primal-balm}} Primal Balm || 1 || 12 || Stable-wide injury salve
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| {{Icon|roasted-meat}} Roasted Meat || 25 || 15 || A field-ration crate
| {{Icon|roasted-meat}} Roasted Meat || 25 || 15 || A field-ration crate
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|-
| Gloomglass Shard || 1 || 12 || Rare forge material
| {{Icon|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard || 1 || 12 || Rare forge material
|-
|-
| Abyssal Pearl || 1 || 10 || Rare forge material
| {{Icon|abyssal-pearl}} Abyssal Pearl || 1 || 10 || Rare forge material
|}
|}


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* '''Trophy Crate''' (20 Marks) — any alpha trophy from a guardian you've beaten.
* '''Trophy Crate''' (20 Marks) — any alpha trophy from a guardian you've beaten.
* '''Golden Fang Banner''' (500 Marks) — a one-of-a-kind cosmetic, the Exchange's big-ticket sink.
* '''Golden Fang Banner''' (500 Marks) — a one-of-a-kind cosmetic, the Exchange's big-ticket sink.
* '''Weekly restock''' — once per real week: a '''Primal Catalyst''' (120 Marks, the endgame breeding crate) and an '''Age Catalyst''' (40 Marks, for the [[Tribe]]). A rotating fourth slot cycles through exchange-exclusive saddles and bardings.
* '''Weekly restock''' — once per real week: a '''Primal Catalyst''' (120 Marks, the endgame breeding crate) and an '''Age Catalyst''' (40 Marks, for the [[Tribe]]). A rotating fourth slot (100 Marks) cycles on a fixed weekly schedule through the Ridgeback Saddle, Duskwarden Barding, Longstride Saddle, and Nightwarden Barding — deterministic, not random.


The Mark Exchange also stocks the '''Field Ledger''' upgrade (+1 [[Dispatch]] mission slot), priced at 60 Fang Marks. See [[Shop]] for details.
The Mark Exchange also stocks the '''Field Ledger''' upgrade (+1 [[Dispatch]] mission slot), priced at 60 Fang Marks. See [[Shop]] for details.
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* [[Creatures]] — targets of cull contracts
* [[Creatures]] — targets of cull contracts
* [[Excavation]] — the Excavation Writ and Deep Survey Writ
* [[Dispatch]] — extra mission slots from the Field Ledger
* [[Dispatch]] — extra mission slots from the Field Ledger
* [[Trading Post]] — the Trade Writ
* [[Trading Post]] — the Trade Writ
* [[Shop]] — the Amber-priced upgrade counterpart
* [[Shop]] — the Amber-priced upgrade counterpart, and the Bounty Stipend that widens the board


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