> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hoodloot.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hoodloot.com/story/lore.md). # The Lore > **Rob the block. Share the wealth.** Every mechanic in HOODLOOT is a piece of an old story. This is that story — and where each beat of it lives in the game. *** ## The Setting: Sherwood The forest is deep and the law is thin. Out past the King's road, under the roots and inside the hollow oaks, a band of outlaws makes its home. This is **Sherwood** — your world, and the place your [Hideouts](/game-assets-and-token/hideouts.md) are carved into. You begin in a damp **Forest Hollow** and, if you loot well enough, you end crowned on the **Sherwood Throne**. Sherwood isn't just scenery. Your Hideout is your ceiling: it decides how many outlaws you can field and how much they can carry. Climbing from the Hollow to the Throne *is* the arc of the story, told in slots and upkeep. *** ## The Rich Block Somewhere at the heart of the story sits the wealth — hoarded, concentrated, guarded. In the old tale it's **Prince John's treasury** and the **Sheriff of Nottingham** stands over it. In HOODLOOT it's **the rich block**: every Robinhood Chain block emits fresh $SHARE, and that emission is the loot waiting to be taken. **Robbing the rich block = mining.** Each block, the protocol releases new $SHARE and splits it among everyone doing the work, in proportion to their [Loot Rate](/game-mechanics/virtual-mining.md). You don't swing a pickaxe or run an ASIC — your outlaws take the block's loot, block after block, \~100ms at a time. The Sheriff never runs out of blocks to rob, and neither do you. *** ## The Merry Men No outlaw robs alone. You recruit a band — the [**Merry Men**](/game-assets-and-token/outlaws.md) — and each one pulls their weight in loot. The story starts with a **Ragged Peasant** (free, one good arm and a bad bow) and builds, recruit by recruit, toward the legend himself: **Robin Hood, the Golden Arrow**. Each Merry Man carries two truths of the tale: * **Loot Rate (LR)** — how much of the block's take they can grab. The Golden Elf-Archer never misses; the Ragged Peasant barely does. * **Upkeep (U)** — even outlaws must be fed and sheltered. Your Hideout can only support so much upkeep, so a bigger band needs a better base. The first four recruits are humble humans of the villages — the Ragged Peasant, the Poacher, the Barefoot Archer, Much the Miller's Son. But the greenwood is old, and it is watching. From the mid-tiers upward **the elves of Sherwood answer Robin's call**: it begins with a lone **Elf Scout**, then an **Elven Ranger** cloaked in living leaves, and grows grander with every recruit — **Will Scarlet, Elf-Trained**, **Little John, Oakheart**, **Maid Marian, Elf-Blessed**, a **Sylvan Elf-Knight** in gilded leaf-armour, the **Golden Elf-Archer**, and the **Elf-Lord of Sherwood** crowned in silver and gold. The old magic wakes as the band grows, until Robin himself stands **elf-crowned and blazing** at the apex. Stacking the best of them into your best Hideout is how the legend is built. *** ## Giving to the Poor Here's the part that makes it Robin Hood and not just a heist: the take doesn't stay hoarded. Every time you spend $SHARE — recruiting a Merry Man, upgrading a Hideout, or ascending a rank — **75% of it is Given to the Poor**. In the story, that's the loot handed back to the villages the Sheriff bled dry. On-chain, that $SHARE is **burned** — removed from the supply, permanently, at the contract level. It never comes back. The remaining **25%** goes to the [**War Chest**](/game-assets-and-token/share-token.md) — Robin's own treasury, the fund that keeps the cause running. So every spend does two Robin Hood things at once: it thins the hoard (burn) and it funds the fight (treasury). {% hint style="success" %} This is why $SHARE shrinks as the band grows. The more the outlaws take and spend, the more is given away — and the scarcer the loot becomes. Generosity is the deflation. Read the flywheel on [$SHARE Token](/game-assets-and-token/share-token.md). {% endhint %} *** ## Becoming a Legend Some outlaws pass into legend — sung by the elves of the greenwood, feared by the Sheriff, remembered long after the run is over. In the game, that's [**ascension**](/game-mechanics/legend-ranks.md): you give up your current run (a fresh start) in exchange for a **permanent multiplier** on everything you loot thereafter. Each step into legend will demand a real sacrifice — and reward the outlaws who give the most and endure the longest with a multiplier that follows them forever. *(Legend Ranks are coming soon — the full path is revealed at launch.)* *** ## Tolls on the Road & Recruiting Outlaws Not every gate in Sherwood opens for free. Milestone Hideouts and every Legend rank charge an **ETH toll** — the bribes and passage-money of the road, valued in USD via Chainlink and paid to the War Chest. They mark the moments the story turns. And no band grows without word of mouth. [**Recruiting a Merry Man**](/game-mechanics/referrals.md) — sharing your address so others join the cause — earns you 2.5% of everything they loot, forever. The band grows; everyone eats. *** ## The Lore ↔ Mechanic Map | The story | The mechanic | | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | Rob the rich | Mine the block reward each Robinhood Chain block | | Give to the poor | 75% of every $SHARE spend is burned | | Robin's war chest | 25% of every spend routes to the treasury | | The Merry Men | 13 outlaws, Ragged Peasant → Robin Hood, the Golden Arrow | | Hideouts in Sherwood | 9 Hideout tiers, Forest Hollow → Sherwood Throne | | Passing into legend | Legend Ranks — a prestige multiplier, coming soon | | Tolls & bribes | ETH tolls at milestone tiers (Chainlink ETH/USD) | | Recruiting outlaws | 2.5% referral, forever | *** > The Sheriff hoards. The block is fat. The forest is watching. **Rob the block. Share the wealth.** --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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