Your first day

1Pick up what lies around

In the Meadows, from the ground, bushes, trees and rocks:

AcornsBeech SeedsBirch SeedsBone FragmentsDandelionFeathersFinewoodFlintMushroomRaspberriesResinStoneWood

2Make tools by hand

These need no crafting station — open the crafting tab of your inventory:

Stone AxeClubHammerTorch

The hammer builds, the axe cuts trees, the torch lights the night.

3Build a camp

With the hammer. The Workbench comes first: almost everything else has to be built within its reach.

CampfireCooking StationWorkbenchBedChestWood Door

Workbench: builds within 20 m, and crafts only under a roof. A bed sets where you wake up after dying.

4Hunt

• DeerdropsDeer MeatDeer HideDeer Trophy
• BoardropsBoar MeatLeather ScrapsBoar Trophy
• NeckdropsNeck TailNeck Trophy
• GreylingdropsResin

5Gear at the workbench

Once the Workbench stands, it makes:

Rag TunicRag TrousersWood ArrowEarly AxesFlint AxeCrude BowHoeFlint KnifeAntler PickaxeWood ShieldWood Tower ShieldFlint Spear

6Eat three foods and rest

Food is your health and stamina: you can have three different foods at once. The best three of the Meadows give 115 health and 80 stamina:

Cooked Deer MeatCooked Boar MeatGrilled Neck Tail

Sit by a fire under a roof to get Rested: faster health and stamina regeneration and faster skill gain. It lasts 8 minutes, and 1 more for each point of comfort — comfort & rested bonus.

7Call Eikthyr

Offer2× Deer TrophyatEikthyrnir

The Vegvisir at Start temple marks the altar on your map.

It dropsHard Antler→Antler Pickaxe