Graveyard Keeper 2 Royal Foundry — Steel & Bishop Quests

Short answer

Royal Foundry is a late town location—not something you tech-unlock from Metallurgy alone. You fight through Jack’s water tunnel chain, beat the Steamy Royal campaign, then deal with the Bishop for steel and portal fragments.

Gate order (do not skip)

1. Talk to Jack about the water tunnel after Water Locked progress.
2. Close the western floodgate, then win the eastern floodgate fights (Herbert’s line).
3. Finish Break Through to the Bathhouse Basement so the infected town route opens.
4. Complete Steamy Royal—the foundry path opens after the final foundry battle.
5. Enter the foundry, meet the monks/Bishop, then ask about high-quality steel when prompted (Man of Steel dialogue) so Jack can deliver ingots.

Researching furnaces early does not substitute for this quest wall.

Steel vs crafting tree

• Steel ingots are bought/supplied through the foundry economy after the above—not mass-produced on your old smelter line.
• Steel Smithing tech (Metallurgy column, 120 red / 15 blue, needs Iron Products and ~70 Jack reputation) unlocks working purchased steel into details, screws, anvil tier tools, etc.

If you have ingots but no recipes, you unlocked supply before the tech—normal.

Zombie Power hand-in

The Bishop’s Magic Mirror beat wants 3 Zombie Power. That is 15 wheat through a Bioreactor line unless you craft elsewhere. Build the belt before you ride to town for the turn-in.

Side content players chase

• Monk quests (e.g. Gold Wine requests) sit on top of the campaign—check dialogue only after Steamy Royal clears.
• Foundry is also where plague-story threads and portal fragments converge; keep steel guide open for tool upgrades after Smithing lands.

Related guides

• Steel & unlock steel
• Jack
• Bioreactor
• Stuck?

Fan-made notes for Graveyard Keeper 2 — confirm costs, quest flags, and recipe yields on your save after patches.