Villages are the primary form of settlement in Caves of Qud.
Static Villages
The following villages are static and will appear in every playthrough:
Joppa or the ruins of Joppa.
Kyakukya
Ezra
Bey Lah
Procedurally Generated Villages
In addition to static villages, each playthrough will contain the following procedurally generated villages:[1]
- One village in the selected starting biome, if the player chose a non-Joppa start.
- The following additional villages scattered throughout the world map.
- 2-32-3 (Avg: 2.5) villages in the
desert canyons - 2-32-3 (Avg: 2.5) villages in the
salt dunes - 00 villages in the
salt marsh - 2-32-3 (Avg: 2.5) villages in the
hills - 1-21-2 (Avg: 1.5) villages in the
Rivers - 0-20-2 (Avg: 1) villages in the
banana grove - 1-21-2 (Avg: 1.5) villages in the
mountains - 0-10-1 (Avg: 0.5) villages in the
flower fields - 8-128-12 (Avg: 10) villages in the
jungle
- (note that these are not goatfolk villages - those are generated separately)
- 1-21-2 (Avg: 1.5) villages in the
ruins - 1-21-2 (Avg: 1.5) villages in the Deathlands(favilink error!)
- 2-32-3 (Avg: 2.5) villages in the
Procedurally Generated Village Qualities
Procedurally generated villages will have random names. They'll also have a number of creatures, typically including a 
village mayor, 
village tinker, 
village apothecary, and a 
village warden. One random creature in the village will always be a quest-giver that provides a procedurally generated village quest. If the village is the player's starting village, there will also be a second quest-giver that provides a procedurally generated quest that will start the game's main questline.
Abandoned Villages
Procedurally generated villages have a 1 in 20 chance of generating abandoned.[2] Abandoned village factions are hidden and will not appear on the factions screen or in other in-game contexts.
Typically, an abandoned village will have no creatures present, but there are often other remnants and clues about the village's history. For example, the village 
clay oven might still be usable, and there could be buildings or other structures present. In some cases, there will be explicit clues as to what happened that caused the village to become abandoned.[3]
Village Discovery
When the player enters a village for the first time (other than their starting village), they'll gain Experience equal to 250 * ZoneTier, where ZoneTier is equal to the world map tier of the village's location.[4]
