1st: Choose 3 homeland clearings, each adjacent to one other.
2nd: Put 2 warriors in each of your homelands. Put 1 warrior in each other clearing.
3rd: Put the keep token in one of your homelands, not adjacent to an enemy homeland if able. Put 1 sawmill, workshop, and recruiter on the map, each in a different homeland of yours.
4th: Fill your Buildings track with you buildings, except the leftmost spaces.