Companions

“	“My heart pounded with anticipation of the fame and glory that lay before me. But first I would need to hire some assistance...”

Companions or Recruitable Characters will join your party in various ways, most commonly by recruiting them in Paris or in islander villages. Your party can have a maximum of 4 companions in addition to your Leader; any extra characters must be dismissed before moving. (Some special temporary companions are an exception to this.)

Note: In all the tables below, Health and Dice face colors are for start Level 1, and "Bonus X, +Y/promotion" means that "Bonus" starts at X at Level 1 and increases by Y for each additional level from 2 onward.

Tavern and Club Recruits

Tavern and Club Recruits can be recruited in the Paris hub in-between treks, or occasionaly found in other locations.

Tavern Recruits

These characters can be obtained in:

• Leader-specific starting parties (except Missionary)
• Tavern (except Travelling Quack during first year)
• Mole Villages (except animals)
• Ice Caves (except animals)

Class	Traits						Image
Sailor	Starts each trek with Naval Flare Naval Flare cooldown -2 days/level-up)	60	2	2	0	2
Field Nurse	Heal Speed +30%, +10%/level-up	60	2	3	0	1
British Soldier	Equipped Guns Damage +15%, +5%/level-up	50	2	4	0	0
Cook	Cooked Meat/Fish/Quail Sanity & Value +1, +1/level-up	50	2	2	2	0
Missionary	Max Sanity +10, +3/level-up	50	2	2	0	2
Translator	Village Rest nightly Sanity +1, +1/level-up	50	2	2	0	2
Roma Trader	Trade Value +5, +2/level-up	50	2	0	1	3
Street Rat	Can Steal from Trade locations Stealing Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	50	2	0	2	2
Travelling Quack	Provides random Elixir every 30 days, -2/level-up	50	2	0	2	2
Donkey	Capacity 1, +0.5/level-up	50	3	4	0	0
Hunting Dog	Provides Raw Quail every 25 days, -2/level-up Hunting Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	60	2	2/2	2/2	0/0

Club Recruits

These characters can be obtained in:

• Lux Labs Club Shop, Avalon Club Shop or Taishi Club Shop for 8 Tickets (regardless of level)
• Tavern for free (from a random selection)
• Mole Villages (except animals)
• Ice Caves (except animals)

Class	Traits						Club	Rank	Image
Sikh Warrior	Equipped Melee Weapons Damage +15%, +5%/level-up Can still fight at 0 Health	50	2	1	3	0	Avalon Society	2
Treasure Corgi	Reveals nearby Buried Treasure and digs without a Shovel Search Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	50	2	0/0	4/4	0/0	Avalon Society	8
Engineer	Equipped Lux Labs item Level +1, +1/level-up	50	2	0	2	2	Lux Labs	4
Kinetographer	Starts each trek with 4 Film Reels Kino Film Fame +15%/level-up	50	2	3	0	1	Lux Labs	8
Academy Master	Provides random Scroll every 30 days, -2/level-up	50	2	0	0	4	Taishi Academy	2
Taoist Monk	Armour vs. Supernatural enemies +15%, +5%/level-up	50	2	0	3	1	Taishi Academy	8

Islanders Recruits

Islanders Recruits can be recruited by request to the Ruler of a Village. They can also join your party from certain special locations, encounters or random events.

They can be obtained in:

• Leader-specific starting parties
• Villages
• Exposition Recruiter
• Ice Caves

(Note: the Salamander Prince can only be obtained in the Mole Village of the Act II story expedition.)

Humans

Human Islanders are found in Drylands, Jungle and Prehistoric maps. Some also appear as starting companions of certain Leaders.

Class	Traits						Image
Islander Shaman	Mushroom Sanity +10, +3/level-up	50	2	2	0	2
Islander Warrior	Combat victory Sanity +5, +1/level-up	50	2	3	1	0
Elite Warrior	Combat victory Sanity +5, +1/level-up Combat actions Level +1	60	2	3	1	0
Islander Scout	View Distance +15%, +3%/level-up	50	2	2	2	0
Arbiter	View Distance +15%, +3%/level-up Loyalty -1 when initiating combat	50	2	2/0	2/0	0/3

Abominations are not necessarily human islander recruits, but are created when humanoid characters in the player's party receive a strange bite mark as a result of an insanity event. Some character types do not appear to be able to receive the strange bite mark (e.g. cultists) and can never become abominations. If left untreated (e.g. by introspection mushroom) this will ultimately cause them to become abomination type companions.

Salamanders

Salamander Islanders are found in Archipelago maps. Most of them benefit from reduced Water and Swamps travel costs.

Class	Traits						Image
Sea Priest	Mushroom Sanity +10, +3/level-up Water/Swamps Travel Cost -2	50	2	0	0	4
Dowser	Waterfall/Oasis Reveal Distance +1, +1/level-up Water/Swamps Travel Cost -2	50	2	2	2	0
Guardian	Attention Chance -10%, -2%/level-up Water/Swamps Travel Cost -2	50	2	4	0	0
Elite Guardian	Attention Chance -10%, -2%/level-up Water/Swamps Travel Cost -2 Combat actions Level +1	55	2	4	0	0
Salamander Prince	Equipped Melee Weapons Damage +15%, +5%/level-up Water/Swamps Travel Cost -2 Combat actions Level +1	60	2	4	0	0

Mole People

Mole People Islanders are found in Caverns maps. They are purchased as mercenaries from Mole Outposts, not Villages. Mole villages instead offer non-Mole characters (Characters from Paris, Islanders and Salamanders) for purchase.

Class	Traits						Image
Tinkerer	Starts each trek with Tinker Box Tinker Box cooldown -2 days/level-up)	50	2	0	4	0
Burrower	Starts each trek with Mining Saw	50	2	4	0	0
Headhunter	Trade Value +5, +2/level-up	50	2	2	0	2

Animal Recruits

Animal Recruits are non-humanoid trek members. They take up a character slot as normal but don't have a Loyalty attribute, and have a single special Equipment slot instead of Hand and Body slots. Unlike with humanoids, you can recruit several animals of the same class in your party.

Pack Animals

Pack Animals are often selected for their ability to be ridden and/or their increased carrying Capacity . They have a combined Beast/Pack Animal equipment slot. One pack animal per party can be Mounted by your Leader using a Saddle (generally occupying 1 Capacity) to reduce travel costs and activate the mount's second die.

They can be obtained in:

• Leader-specific starting parties (Donkey, Horse)
• Tavern (Donkey)
• Villages (Donkey/Horse/Oryx in Drylands/Jungle, Giant Tortoise in Archipelagos, Parasaurolophus in Prehistoric lands)
• Hatched and grown from Mysterious Eggs (Giant Tortoise, Parasaurolophus, Raptor, Stygimoloch)
• Tamed Prey Animals (Oryx)
• Rare variants of Waterfall/Oasis (Red Elk)

Class	Traits											Images
Donkey	Capacity 1, +0.5/level-up	50	3	4	0	0		-1	0	2	0
Horse	Capacity 1, +0.5/level-up	50	3	0	4	0		-1	0	0	2
Parasaurolophus	Capacity 1, +0.5/level-up Can increase sanity by 5 every (39 - 2/level) days	60	3	0	2	2		-1	2	0	0
Oryx	Waterfall/Oasis Reveal Distance +1, +1/level-up	55	4	2	2	0		-1	0	2	0
Red Elk	Provides Standing +1 every 30 days, -2/level-up	65	4	0	2	2		-1	0	2	0
Giant Tortoise	Capacity 1, +0.5/level-up Travel Start Cost +3	75	5	2	2	0		-1	2	0	0
Raptor	Ambush Chance +15% Hunting Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	50	2	0/0	2/2	2/2			2	0	0

Beasts

Beasts are smaller animals that cannot be ridden or use larger equipment. They provide a second die without requiring anything to activate it, and also a bonus die for specified non-Combat challenges. However they have a Beast equipment slot only, and cannot equip Pack Animal-specific items such as Saddles (unless they are also Pack Animals, such as the Raptor).

Class	Traits						Found in	Image
Treasure Corgi	Reveals nearby Buried Treasure and digs without a Shovel Search Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	50	2	0/0	4/4	0/0	Avalon Society shop, Tavern
Hunting Dog	Provides Raw Quail every 25 days, -2/level-up Hunting Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	60	2	2/2	2/2	0/0	Big Game Hunter start, Tavern
Stygimoloch	Provides Raw Quail every 25 days, -2/level-up Hunting Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	60	2	4/4	0/0	0/0	Hatched Mysterious Egg
Elephant	View distance bonus Can gather items every X days Large Beast, takes 2 slots, max level 12 Both Red and Blue (alternating levels) Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	100	2	2/2	0/0	2/2	Tamed by Naturalist	(Imagine a picture of an Elephant)
Corrupted Critter	Can smell nearby treasure and dig it up	40	2	3/0	0/3	1/1	Tamed by Naturalist
Dire Wolf	Provides Raw Quail every 25 days, -2/level-up Hunting Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up Not a misprint; only has one combat die	70	2	2	2	0	Tamed by Naturalist	(Looks like a wolf)
Giant Crab	Reveals water locations, +3? range (+1/level?) Can still fight at 0 HP Large Beast, takes 2 slots, max level 12 2 green dice, 2 blue dice, fewer sides each Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	110	2	0/0	2/2	1/1	Tamed by Naturalist	(Imagine a picture of a Giant Crab)
Dangkang	Strength in first round of combat: 10/level	60	2	0	1	2	Tamed by Naturalist	(Like a warthog, but with a luxurious mane, longer tusks, and a slightly-prehensile nose)
Crocodile	Walking Fortress: automatic shield (5 + 1/level?) Ambush chance +~30% Large Beast, takes 2 slots, max level 12 Both Green and Blue (alternating levels) Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	100	2	2/2	1/1	2/2	Tamed by Naturalist	(It's a crocodile)
Tyrannosaurus Rex	Max Sanity +~20 +~7 Sanity from combat Enormous Beast, takes 3 slots, higher max level Two Red dice, Two Green dice Challenge bonus die with 1 colored face, +1/level-up	100	2	2/2	1/1	2/2	Tamed by Naturalist	(It's a crocodile)