Oats
CommonResources
Versatile grain used in porridges, rice cakes, and soups across Pywel. Also doubles as horse feed — buy from any town grocer.
Type
grain
Tool
Bare Hands
Rarity
common
About
- •Common grain — interchangeable with wheat, barley, or lentils in all recipes
- •Accepted in any recipe that calls for Grains (12 cooking recipes total)
- •Doubles as horse feed — use directly from inventory to restore mount stamina
- •Sold at grocer shops in every major town across Pywel
- •Gathered by hand from farmland areas — no tool required
- •Key ingredient for Renee's Request quest (Fish Porridge in Hernand)
Gathering Guide
- •Buy from any grocer in town — Hernand grocer near the butcher is the earliest source
- •Alden the Provisioner in Hernand City stocks oats alongside other cooking ingredients
- •Gather by hand from oat fields in farmland areas across Hernand and Demeniss
- •Grow at Greymane Camp farm after unlocking Kamu via 'A rumor in Goldleaf Trading Post'
- •Dispatch missions from camp can return grain supplies including oats
- •Stock extra for horse feed — oats restore mount stamina without buying stable feed
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Last updated: March 2026