The Pond

The Pond
Zone	Calm / No PvP
Connected to	Mainland (west), The Shores (east), Expanded Wilderness (north)
Notable features	Fishing water, roast pits, Old Fisher, The Veil-Warden, The Residences luxury apartments
Entry requirement	None

The Pond is a calm fishing zone east of the Mainland. It has no PvP, keeps the full HUD enabled, and is one of the main places to train Fishing and Cooking.

The area centers around water, roast pits, and the luxury apartment building known as The Residences.

What's here

Feature	Use
Fishing water	Catch Fish and train Fishing.
Roast pits	Cook Fish into Cooked Fish Meat.
Old Fisher	Fishing-area guide NPC.
The Veil-Warden	Accepts material tributes for shared world-expansion goals.
The Residences	Luxury apartment building with flats, apartments, and penthouses.

Fishing and cooking

The Pond is one of the first safe places where players can fish and cook.

Action	Tool or station	Result
Catch fish	Fishing Rod	Fish
Cook fish	Roast pit	Cooked Fish Meat

NPCs

NPC	Role	Notes
Old Fisher	Fishing guide	Provides flavor and guidance near the water.
The Veil-Warden	Tribute collector	Accepts material tributes toward world-expansion goals.
Beauregard	Head concierge	Explains apartment tiers in The Residences.
Marguerite	Concierge	Explains penthouses and apartment buying.

Connections

Direction	Destination	Notes
West	Mainland	Return route to the central hub.
East	The Shores	Level-gated ocean fishing area.
North	Expanded Wilderness	PvP wilderness area with wolves.

Tips

• Use The Pond when you want safe Fishing and Cooking training.
• Cooked Fish Meat is part of the Traveling Merchant bundle for Gold.
• The Shores is connected from here but requires minimum average skill level 20.