My suggestion is that we should be able to build a versatile wooden pole.
The pole doesn't do anything special, but it could be right-clicked for different effects, for example:
° when grapes are added, it changes to show vines.
° with poppy garlands it shows a flowery thingy, like the ones we see in festivals etc.
° with metal nuggets it shows some engraving pattern, or maybe just something shiny.
° hangables could also be attached on them, meaning still lifes, feather trinkets, shields, instruments.
° tree boughs could be applied to them as well, giving a leafy feel.
° and straw, for some sort of scarecrow. Or maybe something to put our armors and equipment on, just like old haven's wardrobe.
° skulls could also be added, for head-on-pike decorations.
° and the same with fresh corpses and skeletons.
° and cloaks, when attached, turn the pole into a flag of the cloak's color, so purple for merch robes, green for druid robes, white for togas, brown for leather, etc.
This would allow us to give distinct personalities to our villages. It seems simple enough, non-exploitable, and it's ultimately useless so no balancing is needed. And it's a good way to spend the surplus materials we find ourselves with in the late game.
Something like this thing we tried to do with the available mechanics:
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