Housing, Castles, Businesses & Romance
- Build and decorate homes, rebuild castles and run businesses
- Romance NPCs and get married — divorce is possible too
Updated: 2026-11-10
Housing
- Free Construction: place walls and windows yourself — Home Decoration > Layout > Free Construction
- 17 residences, built with dispatch missions through Ross at Greymane Camp
- Game8 cost per residence: 50,000 Camp Funds, 2,000 Stone, 2,000 Wood, 2,000 Provisions, 10 members, 1 in-game day
- Your spouse lives in a designated residence
Known residences
| Residence | Region |
|---|---|
| Abandoned Guard's Old House | Hernand |
| Abandoned Tanner's Old House | Hernand |
| Abandoned Traveler's Old House | Hernand |
| Old Cobweb House | Hernand |
| Old Mushroom House | Hernand |
| Old Forest House | Demeniss |
| Old Frogchant House | Demeniss |
| Old Grapescent House | Demeniss |
| Old Sunstride House | Pailune |
| Old Maple House | Pailune |
| Old Bloomscent House | Delesyia |
| Old Pink Grassweave House | Delesyia |
| Old Railsound House | Delesyia |
| Old Barren Land House | Crimson Desert |
| Old Sandswept House | Crimson Desert |
Castles
- Drakesfall Castle — north-northeast of Hernand; after Journey's End and liberating the stronghold (Guardian of Peace)
- Flame Knight's Castle — Demeniss; after Damiane's Path of the Politician and liberating the stronghold
- Both castles can be decorated
Businesses & festivals
- Rent liberated strongholds to run a restaurant, sawmill, smithy or tailor's shop
- New Facilities tab on the map; businesses keep running while you are away
- Example: leasing Timberham Sawmill costs 15,000 Camp Funds
- Camp festivals: NPCs with enough Trust visit and some can be hired as Honorary Greymanes
- Game8: Festival Preparations costs 13,000 Wood, 43,000 Food and 35,000 Camp Funds; the festival lasts 32 in-game hours
Romance & marriage
- Flirt via Interact > Flirt; Gift and Chat once per day each
- Propose at 100 Trust
- Flirting as one character lowers Trust with the others
- Witches need their Sanctum quest first; per Game8, only Kliff can marry a witch
- Your spouse travels with you, gives gifts and can change appearance at barbers
- Divorce is possible, at a cost
Open the Great Ocean map
901 DLC markers on the interactive map: islands, pearls, coral, hydrothermal deposits, treasure and more
Frequently asked questions
Can you get married in Crimson Desert?
Yes. Charting the Unknown adds romance and marriage: raise Trust with Flirt, Gifts and Chat, then propose at 100 Trust.
How many houses are in the DLC?
17 residences plus 2 Greymane castles. 15 residences have been identified so far.
All DLC guides
How to start the DLC
Requirements for each story, the ocean questline and housing
All DLC quests
Kliff, Damiane and Oongka story quests plus ocean faction quests
DLC bosses
Every new boss, where to fight it and what it drops
Ships & naval combat
Every ship, prices, crew roles, controls and legendary ships
Diving & underwater mounts
Breath gauge, diving sets and how to tame each sea mount
Great Ocean islands & treasure
All islands, Ocean Ruins puzzles and buried treasure
Garden of Trials
Boss-rush mode, rules and rewards
New weapons, armor & gear
DLC weapons, armor sets, accessories and Abyss Gear
DLC achievements
The 7 new achievements and how to unlock them