Investments/Round 6: Chapter 4 & 5 Investment smorgasbord

After chapter 3, the way investments work is closer to the Discretionary funding, with multiple cycles, a growing pool of options, and never enough money. Some investments will lower/increase their prices/profits due to the changing societal/political situations at certain points, whilst other investments may be gained/lost due to the same reason. For this reason all investments that become available after chapter 3 have been thrown together here. Expect spoilers for both Chapter 4 and 5 at the same time.

These are new types of Investment:
 * HQ upgrades, investments solely focused on improving the base
 * HQ decorations, they are non-profitable, cost ProN, and can have a bonus for buying them, sometimes as a single item, or emptying a shop and talking to the owner. The effects on the base stats is permanent and once the elements have been bought (and the conversations with the sellers have happened, when they are necessary). The elements DO NOT NEED to be used.

Cycles and changes in investments
Although some investment will be available at the start of chapter 4, prior to meeting with Megail (and your first return of the chapter), there is no difference in just going to Megail and picking up the investments. During this round you will receive your profits at several fixed points each starting the investment cycle they share a number with. Notes on changes in investment availability are included for each chapter.


 * - Start of chapter 4
 * Several investments are already available, but you are yet to receive your first ProN return.
 * - After meeting up with Megail in Stineford
 * Gets first return of Round 6 which works by slightly different rules than the other returns
 * The three exclusive new state trades from give doubled returns and do not give their  country score
 * Does not check to see if can be set to ON (this happens after the Initial scouting of the tower later in the cycle)
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Initial scouting of the tower
 * After which can be set to ON, which if set loses access to several Ari-Yhilina Investments
 * Several new investments become available in Tak'kan and the Chalice States
 * Orcish Democracy
 * Lustlord Temples Expansion
 * Succubus Band Tour
 * Tarran'Kan Housing
 * Establishing the tower base
 * After which the Extradimensional Foundation investment is unlocked
 * The Ardan succession crisis
 * During which Expedite unfavorable deals for Ghanth is available
 * Several Investments are suspended during this time
 * Givini Orc Merchant
 * Bank of Givini
 * Givini Mage Guild
 * War Monument
 * - After the Ardan succession crisis
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Exploring the Holy Plane
 * The Erosian Crisis
 * The Stenai visit
 * During this time the Gifts of Endel can be visited for the first time
 * Tower Depths
 * - After returning from the Tower Depths
 * The Entity's Shield Upgrade investment becomes available
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Council of Gawnfall
 * After which the Eustrin Investments become suspended until cycle 6
 * Ardford investments may become available
 * Investment based on Council results may be added to both Tak'Kan and the Chalice States
 * Return to Stenai
 * - After the Return to Stenai
 * Last investment cycle before the Erosian War
 * Last chance to do the Ancient Ruin Opening investment and loot them whilst retaining all benefits.
 * - Near the end of the Erosian War. See here for details
 * This cycle does not give a standard return, but does add ProN that has to be spent on Investments that appear during this cycle. It can't be saved for later.
 * - After the Erosian War
 * Last chance to do the Ancient Ruin Opening investment and obtain the Incubus Pin.
 * Most Sylvan region and Stineford investments are suspended until.
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Return to Stineford
 * Return to Eustrin
 * - After Return to Eustrin
 * First chapter 5 return
 * The Orcish Democracy investment ceases to be available
 * More investments become available
 * Erosia, Zirantia, and Ghenalon (Only in the form of decorations) become open for investment
 * Several new investments are available in the Chalice states and HQ
 * The Eustrin, sylvan region, and Stineford suspensions are lifted
 * If the OZL was supported you can obtain a ProN kickback at the ruins
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Second Gathering
 * - After the Second Gathering.
 * More investments become available
 * Rodak and the Orgasmic Empire are now open for investments
 * Ghenalon, Chalice States, Tak'Kan, and HQ have new investments
 * This cycle is the first opportunity to complete Warden of the South
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Incubus War
 * Incubus War aftermath
 * - After the Incubus War aftermath.
 * The Ulrissa Powerful Magic HQ upgrade investment becomes available.
 * If the Amethyst Vineyard was saved from destruction during the Incubus War aftermath, you can obtain a ProN reward at the vineyard.

Kickbacks and ProN finds
Extra ProN gained as kickbacks, or that one time you find some in a dungeon.

Entity Body items
The items needed for the entity's new body may be obtained for free over the course of the game, if you do well during particular side-quests. In case you did not obtain every item you needed that way, you can purchase them instead.

Bribes and emergency stat boosts
"During the game, if you didn't meet certain requirements or thresholds, you are given the opportunity to spend Pron in order to compensate for specific past decisions or mishaps."

ProN to Sx
During this round you can go to the Stineford bank and convert your ProN to Sx in batches of, , or ProN, although a 10% fee applies. This fee is upped to 20% should your reputation fail to survive the Incubus War aftermath.

Special asset
This one is not purchased in ProN but does have ProN returns if it is obtained in chapter 5's Return to Stineford (Happens during ).

Stenai
Stenai only has HQ decorations available as an investment. With these only becoming available for the first time during, before being suspend until late , and becoming permanently accessible in.

HQ decorations
The decorations below become available after starting the Council of Gawnfall.

Erosia
These investments only become available in (After Return to Eustrin). It should be noted that the earlier symbols ▲ placed on investments involving Erosia mean that the investment is available during (See here)

Zirantia
These investments will become available in

Ghenalon
These investments will become available in

Orgasmic Empire
These investments only become available in after the Second Gathering.

Rodak
These investments only become available in after the Second Gathering.

Non-profitable investments
Near the end of the Erosian war, the party will go to the war camp and receive to spend on restoring Kyangan, in addition to your remaining money. Since this money isn't yours, you just choose the best way to use it, all unused ProN is "returned" to its owners. If Kyangan was taken cleanly you will go to the city for your investments, or if it was damaged you make the decisions in the war camp instead.

It should be noted that the available later symbols ▼ placed on investments below mean that the investment is available in Erosia starting in (After Return to Eustrin).

If you're in Kyangan, then the total cost is. If you're in the war camp, then it is.