Undertaker

📖 Overview

The undertaker is a whitelisted roleplay profession centred on death care in the frontier. When a player's character dies, the undertaker steps in — preparing the body with the appropriate rites, placing them in a casket, and escorting them to one of the territory's graveyards for burial.

Income comes from burial fees paid by the server economy, with significant bonuses for using optional preparation items. Beyond that, undertakers also carry a shovel — and the frontier soil has a way of hiding things worth finding.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Apply for the role

   Submit a whitelist application in the Discord or through the server website. Explain your character's background and how they came to work in funeral services on the frontier.

2. Stock your supplies

   A prepared undertaker keeps burial supplies on hand at all times. Core items — Burial Perfume Oil, Burial Wraps, and Good-bye Liquor — can be purchased from the Undertaker Supply shops or crafted. For maximum payout, craft the premium items: a Flower Arrangement or Hunter's Gold Eye Coins add solid bonuses, while the top-tier Embalming Salts and Memorial Incense Bundle command the highest multipliers and must be crafted from raw materials.

3. Carry a shovel

   A Shovel item is required for burial and also enables treasure digging — a useful secondary income stream described below.

4. Know your burial sites

   The two primary graveyards are located in Blackwater and Saint Denis. Familiarise yourself with both locations — and the co-ordinates of the prep table at each — before you take your first body.

🕯 Prepping Bodies

When a player character dies and needs burial, the undertaker uses the Prep Body menu to begin the process:

1. Locate the body

   Bodies can be prepped anywhere on the map (Config option). Approach the deceased player and open the Prep Body interaction menu.

2. Add burial items

   The prep menu lets you add optional burial items from your inventory. Each item you add increases the final payout multiplier. You can add as many as you have on hand — or do a basic burial with none.

3. Close the casket

   When you're satisfied with the preparation, select Close Casket and Prepare for Burial. This finalises the pre-burial state.

4. Carry the casket

   Use the Carry Casket option to lift it. You are now responsible for transporting the departed to the burial site — typically via wagon.

5. Head to the burial site

   Transport the casket to the relevant graveyard (Blackwater or Saint Denis depending on which is designated for the character). Once at the grave, perform the burial to receive your payment.

🧴 Burial Items & Payout Bonuses

Each item you add to a prepped body increases your final burial payout via a bonus multiplier. Items are consumed on use. Stock up before a busy day:

⛪ Burial Sites

There are two official graveyard locations where burials can be completed:

Each location has a preparation table where the body is placed before final burial. The burial plot itself is a short walk from the prep area. Bodies can only be buried at the site corresponding to their undertaker designation.

⛏ Shovel Digging & Treasure Finds

Undertakers carry a shovel as part of the job — and that shovel isn't just for graves. Between burials, you can dig in the wilderness for buried treasure and cash.

• Find a valid dig spot outside of towns (digging in settlements is prohibited).
• Use your shovel to dig — each dig can yield $1–$5 cash or a random item from the treasure pool.
• Digging is subject to weather and cooldown conditions — don't expect to dig in the same spot twice in quick succession.
• You cannot dig near animals. Stick to open wilderness areas.

Potential Treasure Finds

The dig pool is large — you have a chance to surface anything from common raw materials to rare gems and contraband. Most finds will be everyday resources: wood, coal, sap, crops, or herbs. Uncommon digs may turn up gold nuggets, silver ore, uncut gemstones, or useful wild plants. Rare finds include precious stones, exotic reagents, and items that are harder to come by through normal means.

💡 Tips & Strategy

• Keep your core burial supplies (oil, wraps, liquor) well-stocked at all times. Running dry mid-shift means lower payouts on every burial until you resupply.
• Coordinate with the Doctor — they handle the living, you handle the deceased. A good working relationship between these two roles makes death RP seamless for everyone.
• Craft your Embalming Salts (Salt + Silver Ore + Sulfur) and Memorial Incense Bundles (Blood Flower + Desert Sage + Lavender + Yarrow) at any crafting station. These are your highest-value burial items and cannot be purchased — they must be crafted.
• Keep a batch of Flower Arrangements and Hunter's Gold Eye Coins on hand — both are craft-only but use farmable plants and gold nuggets. Good for premium burials without the mining grind.
• Shovel digging between calls is a reliable way to fill slow periods and supplement your income. Keep your shovel equipped and dig as you travel between towns.
• Carry a wagon or horse with large bags — caskets need to be physically transported, and you may be moving between Blackwater and Saint Denis in a single shift.
• The undertaker role is as much about atmosphere as mechanics. Dress the part, speak respectfully to grieving families, and take the roleplay seriously — this role elevates the entire server's death RP experience.