Embark on a perilous journey through Eora's Living Lands with the aid of four unique companions in Avowed. Each companion boasts a distinct personality and customizable abilities, adding depth and strategic options to your adventure. Let's explore each recruitable companion:
Kai: Encountered early in Dawnshore, Kai, a former mercenary with a hidden tender heart, is your first true companion. His tank-like combat style excels at both absorbing and dealing significant damage. His fire abilities prove invaluable for clearing obstacles and uncovering hidden treasures. Upgradable abilities include:
- Fire and Ire (Active): A powerful blunderbuss shot that stuns and taunts a single enemy.
- Unbending Defense (Active): Regenerates health and boosts damage reduction.
- Leap of Daring (Active): A stunning, taunting leap attack affecting nearby enemies.
- Second Win (Passive): Revives Kai with 50% health upon death.
Marius: Found in Dawnshore, Marius shares a past with Kai and joins your party after a bar encounter. His expertise as a hunter and tracker is reflected in his gameplay, utilizing bow and arrow, daggers, and nature-based traps. His abilities include:
- Binding Roots (Active): Roots an enemy in place.
- Heart Seeker (Active): A piercing shot that ignores obstacles.
- Shadow Step (Active): A multi-hit dagger attack after vanishing in smoke.
- Wounding Shots (Passive): Inflicts bleed buildup on attacks.
Giatta: Recruited later in the Emerald Stair region, Giatta, an animancer, plays a crucial support role. Her magic heals, shields, and buffs allies, while her Spectral Jolt ability activates Essence Generators to reveal hidden paths. Her abilities include:
- Purification (Active): Heals allies for 25% of their maximum health.
- Barrier (Active): Provides allies with a temporary health shield.
- Acceleration (Active): Increases ally movement and attack speed.
- Reconstruction (Passive): Heals allies slightly with each attack.
Yatzli: The final companion, found in Thirdborn within the Shatterscarp region, Yatzli is a damage-dealing mage. Her spells excel at both single-target and area-of-effect damage, and obstacle removal. Her abilities include:
- Essence Explosion (Active): An explosive arcane attack.
- Minoletta’s Missile Battery (Active): A volley of homing arcane missiles.
- Arduos Delay of Motion (Active): Slows an enemy.
- Blast (Passive): Creates a small area-of-effect explosion on impact.
Avowed is currently available on PC and Xbox.
