Well being - how does it work?

[A boy named Sue]

If I want the level 11 well being to unlock the faction, do I need 11 to be maxed out at the same time?

[jonnin]

you need 11 if that is what it says you need -- maxed out is much higher than this. Once you touch the score its unlocked forever, you don't need to maintain it or anything. WB is a score, in the upper left corner. It works by providing the beavers with stuff that improves it, which includes making a wide variety of foods and building the 'well being' buildings like the shrine/temple, and some decorations, like a roof piece on a warehouse or the like.

an easy way to see things to improve it are found by clicking on any beaver and looking at the list of things they have done. Youll see what I mean.

The easy way to unlock the other faction is to run a small colony on normal mode, as well being needs to be per beaver, so if you have 100 you need to get all 100 fed with both potatoes & carrots while if you have 18 you only need 18 fed with both, and so on. Too many makes it frustrating. Normal mode keeps you from having to worry about droughts, just dam the river reasonably well and ignore them. Try the terraces map if you want an easy win here.