Settlement options

Settlement options are options that players can pick after capturing a settlement on the campaign map, or when moving an army into a ruin. Settlement options can differ depending on which race you are playing.

"Razing" and "sacking" both redirect here. Please see below for what these options do.

Settlement options should not be confused with post-battle options.

Standard
Some or all of these options are available to many different races.

Wood Elves
Healthland:


 * Occupy Heathland (Occupy)
 * Conquest penalty public order -30
 * Provincial instability public order -10, deteriorating at -1 per turn
 * Treasury increased
 * Units replenished
 * Secure Borders (Forest Health icon), Turns remaining 1, The forests always sense the threat of hostile neighbours. When such threats are abated, they thrive.


 * Sack
 * Provincial instability public order -10, deteriorating at -1 per turn
 * Treasury increased
 * Units replenished


 * Clear Heathland
 * Treasury increased
 * Ashen Feriliser (Forest Health icon), Turns remaining 1, the pulverized remains of the settlement and its deceased denizens nourish the Worldroots and bring life to the nearby Magical Forest. Forest Health +5 to local Magical Forest, +1 per turn to local Magical Forest while settlement remains razed

Ruins
When ruins are entered, there is the following options:


 * Colonise
 * This is available to all races except hordes. Creates a level 0 settlement which can be repaired. If vandalism buildings are present, then they must be demolished first. Costs money and takes troops/health from every unit in the army.
 * Skaven can spend food to colonise settlements at a higher level than zero.
 * Tomb Kings can spend a Ptra's Necrotect to colonise at a higher level.


 * Treasure Hunt / Search Ruins
 * This option was added in Total War: Warhammer II. Armies/lords can now treasure hunt, getting a choose-your-own adventure style event which can result in positive, neutral or negative outcomes.


 * Do nothing
 * Armies can leave without doing anything.