— the gatherer’s field guide —

Gathering Nodes

Every source in the world you can draw a raw material from, and what it takes.

The world does not hand you its materials — you take them, node by node. This guide lists every gatherable node in Vellum, grouped by the skill that works it. Each entry names what it drops, the tool and skill level it demands, its tier, whether it only appears at dawn or by night, and the zones where you will find it.

Tools unlock a tier every ten skill levels: copper at Lv 1, then bronze (10), iron (20), steel (30) and mithril (40). A few tier-1 nodes can be worked bare-handed — slower, and at twice the stamina.

Mining

14 nodes

Ore veins worked with a pickaxe — the metal backbone of every tool, weapon and alloy.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Copper Ore `copper_ore`	I	Copper Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 1	Forest
Tin Ore `tin_ore`	I	Tin Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 1	Forest
Iron Ore `iron_ore`	II	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 10	ForestCrystal Cavern
Rich Iron Ore `iron_ore_rich`	II	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 10	—	RichCustom maps
Iron Vein `iron_vein`	II	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 10	ForestRuinsCrystal Cavern	Timed
Rich Iron Vein `rich_iron_vein`	II	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 10	Crystal Cavern	RichTimed
Aluminium Ore `aluminum_ore`	III	Aluminium Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 20	Ruins
Pure Iron Vein `pure_iron_vein`	III	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 20	RuinsCrystal Cavern	RichTimed
Silver Ore `silver_ore`	III	Silver Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 20	RuinsCrystal Cavern
Gold Ore `gold_ore`	IV	Gold Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 30	Volcanic Peak
Rich Gold Ore `gold_ore_rich`	IV	Gold Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 30	Volcanic Peak	Rich
Hardened Iron Vein `hardened_iron_vein`	IV	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 30	Crystal CavernVolcanic Peak	RareTimed
Ancient Iron Vein `ancient_iron_vein`	V	Iron Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 40	Crystal CavernVolcanic Peak	RareTimed
Mithril Ore `mithril_ore`	V	Mithril Ore	Pickaxe · Lv 40	Crystal CavernVolcanic Peak	RareNight only

Woodcutting

9 nodes

Trees felled with an axe for wood, sap and the rare woods of the deep wilds.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Maple `maple_tree`	I	Wood	Axe · Lv 1	Forest	RichTimed
Oak `oak_tree`	I	Wood	Axe · Lv 1	Forest	Timed
Pine `pine_tree`	I	Wood	Axe · Lv 1	Forest	Timed
Sap Tree `sap_tree`	I	Sap	Axe · Lv 1	Forest
Common Tree `tree`	I	Wood	Axe · Lv 1	Forest	Bare-hand OK
Birch `birch_tree`	II	Birch Wood	Axe · Lv 10	Forest	RichTimed
Hardwood Tree `hardwood_tree`	III	Hardwood	Axe · Lv 20	Forest
Ancient Tree `ancient_wood_tree`	IV	Ancient Wood	Axe · Lv 30	Volcanic Peak	Rich
Enchanted Tree `enchanted_wood_tree`	V	Enchanted Wood	Axe · Lv 40	Volcanic Peak	RareDawn only

Herbalism

12 nodes

Herbs, fungi and arcane fluids cut with a sickle for potions and reagents.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Herb Bush `herb_bush`	I	Herb	Sickle · Lv 1	Forest
Honey Hive `honey_hive`	II	Honey	Sickle · Lv 10	Forest
Moss Bed `moss_node`	II	Moss	Sickle · Lv 10	ForestCrystal Cavern
Mushroom Patch `mushroom_patch`	III	Mushroom	Sickle · Lv 20	ForestCrystal Cavern
Rain Mushroom `rain_mushroom`	III	Mushroom	Sickle · Lv 20	Crystal Cavern	Hidden
Venom Sac `venom_node`	III	Venom	Sickle · Lv 20	Crystal Cavern	Hidden
Essence Font `essence_node`	IV	Raw Essence	Sickle · Lv 30	Ruins	Hidden
Royal Herb `royal_herb`	IV	Vine	Sickle · Lv 30	Ruins	Rare
Vine `vine_node`	IV	Vine	Sickle · Lv 30	Ruins
Mythic Herb `mythic_herb`	V	Rare Flower	Sickle · Lv 40	Volcanic Peak	RareDawn only
Nectar Bloom `nectar_bloom`	V	Nectar	Sickle · Lv 40	Volcanic Peak	RareDawn only
Rare Flower `rare_flower_node`	V	Rare Flower	Sickle · Lv 40	Volcanic Peak	RareDawn only

Fibrecraft

6 nodes

Cotton, flax and silk cut with a sickle — the raw thread of every garment.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Cotton Plant `cotton_plant`	I	Cotton	Sickle · Lv 1	Forest	TimedBare-hand OK
Wild Cotton `wild_cotton`	I	Cotton	Sickle · Lv 1	—	TimedCustom maps
Fibre Plant `fiber_plant`	II	Fiber	Sickle · Lv 10	Forest
Flax `flax_plant`	III	Linen	Sickle · Lv 20	Forest
Silk Cocoon `silk_cocoon`	IV	Silk	Sickle · Lv 30	Crystal Cavern
Ethereal Bloom `ethereal_bloom`	V	Ethereal Fiber	Sickle · Lv 40	Volcanic Peak	RareDawn only

Quarrying

7 nodes

Stone deposits broken with a stone hammer for lime, coal, granite and marble.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Sandstone Deposit `sandstone_deposit`	I	Sandstone	Stone hammer · Lv 1	ForestRuins
Limestone Deposit `stone_deposit_t1`	I	Lime	Stone hammer · Lv 1	ForestCrystal CavernVolcanic Peak	Bare-hand OK
Stone Deposit `stone_deposit_t2`	II	Stone	Stone hammer · Lv 10	ForestCrystal Cavern
Granite Deposit `granite_deposit`	III	Granite	Stone hammer · Lv 20	RuinsCrystal Cavern
Coal Seam `stone_deposit_t3`	III	Coal	Stone hammer · Lv 20	RuinsCrystal Cavern
Lava-Stone Deposit `stone_deposit_t4`	IV	Lava Stone	Stone hammer · Lv 30	Volcanic Peak
Marble Vein `stone_deposit_t5`	V	Marble	Stone hammer · Lv 40	RuinsCrystal Cavern

Fishing

5 nodes

Fishing spots worked with a rod — a minigame rather than a swing of a tool.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
River Fishing Spot `fishing_spot_river`	I	River Fish	Fishing rod · Lv 1	Forest
Cave Fishing Spot `fishing_spot_cave`	II	Cave Fish	Fishing rod · Lv 10	Crystal Cavern
Lava Fishing Spot `fishing_spot_lava`	III	Lava Fish	Fishing rod · Lv 20	Volcanic Peak	Rich
Golden Fishing Spot `fishing_spot_golden`	IV	Golden Fish	Fishing rod · Lv 30	Volcanic Peak	Rich
Ancient Fishing Spot `fishing_spot_rare`	V	Ancient Fish	Fishing rod · Lv 40	Crystal Cavern	RareNight only

Skinning

6 nodes

Hide taken with a skinning knife from the beasts you fell.

Hides are not drawn from a world node: they are skinned from the carcass of a slain beast, at the beast’s own tier (a tier-4 bear yields ancient hide and needs a tier-4 skinning knife). The hide-rack nodes below exist for custom maps but are not placed in the live world.

Node	Tier	Yields	Tool · level	Found in	Notes
Hide Rack `hide_rack`	I	Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 1	—	Custom maps
Skinnable Carcass `skinnable_corpse`	I	Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 1	—	Timed
Thick Hide Rack `hide_rack_thick`	II	Thick Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 10	—	RichCustom maps
Dire Hide Rack `hide_rack_dire`	III	Dire Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 20	—	RichCustom maps
Ancient Hide Rack `hide_rack_ancient`	IV	Ancient Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 30	—	RareCustom maps
Pristine Hide Rack `hide_rack_pristine`	V	Pristine Hide	Skinning knife · Lv 40	—	RareCustom maps

59 nodes

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