Who is actually confirmed
The official game listing description confirms four specific roles: waitresses, chefs, bouncers, and a bard band.
Live gameplay frames confirm two floor roles working directly in the dining room, identifiable by overhead nameplates showing names, job titles, and levels:
Hilda / Waitress · Lv10Tilly / Waitress · Lv1Liam / Busser · Lv8
Waitresses carry ordered drinks and meals to seated guests. Bussers clear empty mugs from finished tables, keeping seats open so you do not have to keep running to the wash basin. Chefs and bouncers appear in the official store description, but hiring stations, recruitment costs, and interface panels for either role were not recorded on screen. The Service & Staff skill tree branch also contains an unlockable node called Waitress, though its exact link to floor slots was not verified.
The table below outlines every staff role verified in official text or observed on screen:
| Staff Role | Verified In | Observed Function | Recorded Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitress | Description & NPC nameplates (Lv1, Lv10) |
Delivers drinks and food to seated guests | Floor cost not recorded |
| Busser | NPC nameplate (Liam / Busser · Lv8) |
Clears empty mugs from tables to free seats | Floor cost not recorded |
| Chef | Description text | Listed in official features | Not recorded in footage |
| Bouncer | Description text | Listed in official features | Not recorded in footage |
| The Farmer | Shop card (Workers tab) |
Grows crops on his farm and crates the harvest | 1,599 gems (up to 10) |
| The Bard Band | Shop card (Workers tab) |
Two jester lute players on stage | 1,599 gems (comes with stage) |
Floor workers like waitresses and bussers carry numeric levels and run daily tasks inside your dining room. They do not share the gem pricing of catalog offers.
Look at the Workers tab below to inspect the card layout and requirements for the two gem offers before buying.
The two offers with a price
Open the main menu Shop button and select Workers from the left sidebar navigation (Gems, Specials, Crates, Workers, Catalog, Exchange). The panel presents two standalone offers priced at Hire 1,599 gems each.
Crucially, 1,599 gems is strictly the price for The Farmer and The Bard Band. You cannot apply this gem price to waitresses, bussers, chefs, or bouncers. Floor workers belong to a separate system.
The Farmer
- Card text: "A hand who grows crops on his own little farm and sells the harvest for you."
- Capacity:
Farmers hired: 0 of 10 - Cost:
1,599 gems - Steps:
I Place his farmII Pick his cropIII Collect the crate
The Farmer produces passive crop crates outside the tavern building, functioning as an outdoor farm hand rather than a dining-room worker.
The Bard Band
- Card text: "Two jester lute players for your stage: more guests, and happier ones."
- Cost:
1,599 gems - Inclusions: "Comes with their stage."
- Recorded effects:
+10 guests a minuteTips 20% biggerGuests wait 20% longer
The Bard Band targets customer throughput and patience. +10 guests a minute boosts foot traffic, Tips 20% bigger increases bonus coins on served drinks, and Guests wait 20% longer prevents patrons from storming out during rush periods.
Pick The Bard Band if your tavern already has tables ready to seat more customers. Pick The Farmer if you want extra gold production that runs outside your dining room.
Levels and the staff panel
Floor workers gain experience and level up as they work shifts in your tavern. Recorded gameplay shows Hilda at Waitress · Lv10, Tilly at Waitress · Lv1, and Liam at Busser · Lv8.
When an employee levels up, the game prompts:
"Choose a statistic to increase in the staff panel."
This confirmed prompt proves floor staff have improvable stats, although the exact panel keybind and the full list of attributes (such as carry speed or tray size) were not shown on camera. Gameplay commentary indicates that hiring lower-level staff and letting them gain experience through service costs less upfront than buying higher-level hires ("I could have spent less money and just waited for them to level up").
Whenever your staff levels up, open the staff panel to allocate their stat upgrade immediately.
Wages, thieves and what is still unknown
Running a staffed tavern introduces ongoing costs and service events that you need to budget for.
Ongoing wages
Floor employees require recurring pay. Recorded gameplay commentary notes:
"I'm going hunting again. I need to pay my employee."
Staff require cash wages. If building projects or drink refills leave your till empty, you may need to step outside to hunt or fish to cover payroll. The exact wage amounts, payout cycles, and penalties for missed wages were not recorded.
Thieves and bouncers
Service can be interrupted by tavern thieves, prompting player questions:
"How do you get rid of a thief?"
While the official description confirms bouncers, no recorded footage shows an active bouncer expelling a thief or any specific manual button prompt to remove one.
Staff limits
Players also encounter capacity caps when looking to expand early, asking:
"When can I get another staff member?"
The requirements to unlock additional staff slots—whether tied to Tavern Level, total seats, or the Service & Staff skill branch—remain unverified.
Keep a cash reserve for wages before expanding your floor team, and check your staff panel whenever a worker levels up.