Theme

As your heroes participate in certain specific events, some event outcomes will modify a hero's appearance, abilities, and/or stats. An example of a common theme, also called a transformation, is Flamesoul, where one or more of the hero's limbs can be replaced with fire limbs.

A theme can modify the appearance of (one or more of) a hero's theme slots, possibly through maiming. A hero can have more than one theme (such as Flamesoul, and a pet), as long as the themes don't conflict with each other.

Theme slots

Theme modifications can include replacing the hero's head, left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg, or torso. In addition, the hero can gain wings, a tail, or a pet.

Theme conflicts

A hero can have multiple themes as long as the themes do not conflict with each other.

Examples of incompatible themes would be transformations that affect the same body part/replace lost limbs. For example a hero cannot be Beartouched and Wolftouched, as the facial bear tattoo is incompatible with a wolf head. However, a hero could be Wolftouched and Spell Touched, with a wolf head and blue skin. It is also not possible for a hero to have more than one pet. (Drauven Bird is the exception to this, as it sits on a hero's shoulder).

If you recruit a legacy hero who already has a particular theme, that theme event will not occur in the campaign even if other heroes would be eligible for it. If you wish to have two party members with the same theme, wait to recruit legacy heroes until after your other hero receives the theme.

List of themes

ID	Name	Blurb	Effect	Conflicts with	Acquisition
bear	Beartouched	Hero contains the soul of an old bear	+1 Health, -0.5 Speed, Bear Hug, Swipes	wolf	The Shape Of Things To Come
crow	Crowtouched	Hero's inner crow is showing	+1 Speed, +10 Dodge, Crow Peck, Crow Scratch, Scratch and Claw	hawk, tinywings	As The Crow Flies
deepist	Mark of the Horn	Hero is marked with Deepist symbols	+5 Charisma, +10 Tenacity, +0.5 Warding	bear, wolf, crow, skeleton	Into The Underworld
deepistMole	Deepist Spy	Hero spent time blending in among the Deepists	---	bear, wolf, crow
drauvenWings	Drauven Wings	Looted off a dead Drauven and repurposed	+1.4 Speed	crow, hawk, mothWings	Featherless Flight
fire	Flamesoul	Fire twists inside Hero, just barely contained	+1 Warding, -0.1 Speed, Cone of Fire, Flame Strike	bear, wolf, tree, gem, skeleton	Stories of Fire
foothill	Child of the Hills	Hero carries the hills in their very bones	+1 Armor, -0.8 Speed, immune to knockback, Crush, Stonewall	bear, wolf, crow, skeleton	The Offering
fox	Foxish	Hero has a bit of a fox's flash	4 Stunt, 4 Dodge, +0.4 Speed	---	The Merchant
frog	Frogtouched	Hero has been transformed into a bit of a frog	Tongue Whip	---	Jigsaw
frost	Frost-Touched	Hero's hair is streaked with frost	---	frog, wolf, crow, fire, skeleton
gem	Crystalline	Shine on, you crazy diamond	+6 Stunt, +5 Block, -0.3 Speed, Shield, Crystal Sword	bear, wolf, tree, fire, skeleton	Heart of Stone
gorgon	Gorgonoid	Hero is infected with a Gorgon seed	Hook gouge	bear, wolf, crow, frog, skeleton	The Age of Ulstryx
gorgonStone	Petrified	Turned to stone by a Gorgon curse	-0.7 Speed, +0.2 Armor, Stone Claw	---	True Gorgon
green	Sylvan	Marked with green after sleeping in a spirit's clearing	+5 Retirement age, -5 Tenacity, -5 Block, +0.8 Speed, Invigoration, Shredding Claw	wolf, fire, crow, frog, shadow, skeleton	Drifters
hawk	Hawksoul	Hero's inner hawk is showing	+1.4 Speed	crow, tinywings	Dreams of Icarus
morthagi	Mortificial Enhancements	Hero has replaced and augmented parts of their body with mortificial components	+0.3 Speed, -3 Dodge, +0.3 Speed, Wrist Bolt, Hammer	---	Troygan the Enchanger
mothWings	Mothly	Hero's satiny wings can unfold to cast a shroud over those hero wishes to hide from sight	---	crow, hawk, drauvenWings	Eluna and the Moth
petBirdDrauven	Pet Drauven-Bird	Hero healed the bird's injury and apparently earned some loyalty	+5 Melee accuracy, +5 Range accuracy	---	One Small Life
petCritter	Pet Critter	Hero had made friends with a critter	+15 Melee Accuracy	---	Sneakthief
petDuck	Pet Duck	This duck has decided that you are the love of its life, and nothing will convince it otherwise	+7 Dodge, +7 Block	---	The Heirloom Spring
petFireChicken	Pet Fire Chicken	Hero has taken on a pet Fire Chicken	Fire Chicken	---	Fire Eagles
petPineCone	Pet Pinecone	Hero has taken on a pet pinecone-spirit-creature-thing	Forestkind	---	Silver and Shadows
petRabbit	Pet Rabbit	Hero is now bonded to a glowing rabbit	+1 Physical Damage bonus	---	Avenger
petRat	Pet Rat	Hero has taken on a pet Rat	+5 Dodge	---	Curiosity and Cats
rat	Ratlike	Hero has a certain ratlike spirit about them	---	bear	The Offering
scorpion	Scorpioid	Hero has a wicked, segmented aspect	Tail Stab	---	The Merchant
shadow	Shadow	Something that had been sleeping inside you is now waking up	+1 Speed, Harvest, Dread Harvest	bear, wolf, tree, fire, skeleton	The Inhabitant
skeleton	Skeletal	Hero is cursed by the dagger of the Oldwane mystics	+0.3 Speed, +4 Spell Damage, +2 Warding, Inscrutable Stare, Bitter Scratch, Dagger Strike	---	To Humble Ends
skunk	Skunkish	Hero has a foreboding odor	Tail Spray	---	The Merchant
spellTouched	Spell Touched	Hero touched a raw primal node, and has been marked	-0.5 Physical Damage, +2 Potency, +5 Recovery rate, +10 retirement age	skeleton	Worlds Apart
star	Celestial	An ethereal sparkle emanates from Hero	Blinding Attacks, Shooting Star, Falling Stars, +0.2 Speed, -0.4 Armor, Celestial Path	bear, wolf, tree, gem, skeleton	Glimmering Pool
tinyWings	Teeny Wings	Frankly, these are useless	---	crow, hawk	Dreams of Icarus
tree	Elmsoul	There's an ancient, Elmish soul inside Hero's heart	+10 Recovery rate, +0.6 Armor, -0.8 Speed, Bash, Splinterskin (Full transformation)	bear, wolf, crow, fire, skeleton	Splinter
vine	Botanical	Hero's blood runs a little green	+10 Recovery rate, +5 Dodge, -0.3 Speed, Thorn Lash, Entangle	bear, wolf, tree, fire, skeleton	The Strider
wolf	Wolftouched	Hero accepted the blessing of the Wolf God	-4 Block, +0.5 Speed, Wolf Bite, Wolf Claw, Frenzy	bear, skeleton	The Wolf Price