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. Transformation body parts will be randomly offered at chapter intervals or forcibly added if a hero gets maimed.

Theme skins

Some themes have cosmetic variants (which can be unlocked by completing theme-related achievements). Once unlocked, they can be chosen in the customize section in the character sheet.

Theme conflicts

Main article: Theme conflicts guide

See also: Theme order conflicts guide

A hero can have multiple themes as long as the themes do not conflict with each other (see Theme conflicts guide).

Incompatible themes may be coded, or include transformations that affect the same body part. For example a hero cannot be Sylvan and Crystalline, as the facial sylvan tattoo is incompatible with the gem eye. However, a hero could be Sylvan and Spell Touched, with a Sylvan tattoo and blue skin.

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	Requirements	Effect	Theme Upgrade	Is Blocked By	Acquisition
bear	Beartouched	---	+3 Health, -0.6 Speed, Bear Hug, Swipes	Ursine Hunger, Swipes+	Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	The Shape Of Things To Come, Phantom of the Range
crow	Crowtouched	---	+1 Speed, +10 Dodge, +1.2 Warding, -0.4 Health, Crow Scratch, Peck, Scratch and Claw	Fly, Crow Scratch+ & Scratch and Claw+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	Child of the Hills, Deepist Spy, Drauven Wings, Elmsoul, Frost, Gorgonoid, Hawksoul, Mark of the Horn, Mothly, Sylvan, Teeny Wings	Company of Crows
deepist	Mark of the Horn	Romantic >= 80	+5 Charisma, +10 Tenacity, +0.5 Warding	---	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crowtouched, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Into The Underworld
deepistMole	Deepist Spy	---	---	---	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Monarchs Under the Mountain
drauvenWings	Drauven Wings	---	+1.4 Speed	Airlift	Crowtouched, Hawksoul, Mothly, Teeny Wings	Featherless Flight
fire	Flamesoul	One of (Healer, Hothead, Leader, Poet, Romantic) >= 80	+1.6 Warding, -0.4 Speed, immune to fire, Cone of Fire, Flame Strike	Living Hearth, Cone of Fire+ & Flame Strike+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Crystalline, Elmsoul, Frost, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Wolftouched	Stories of Fire
foothill	Child of the Hills	One of (Healer, Leader, Loner, Poet, Romantic) >= 80	+2 Armor, -1 Speed, immune to knockback, Crush, Stonewall	Shard Skin, Crush+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Crowtouched, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	The Offering
fox	Foxish	---	+4 Stunt, +4 Dodge, +0.4 Speed	Nimble Nature	Scorpioid, Skunkish	The Merchant
frog	Frogtouched	Goofball >= 80	Tongue Whip	Tongue Whip+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frost, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Jigsaw
frost	Frost	---	+10 Charisma	---	Crowtouched, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Skeletal, Wolftouched	Out of the Rain
gem	Crystalline	One of (Bookish, Greedy, Loner, Poet, Snark) >= 60	+12 Stunt, +10 Block, -0.2 Speed, Crystal Sword, Shield	Crystal Chrysalis, Crystal Sword+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Heart of Stone
gorgon	Gorgonoid	---	---	---	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crowtouched,Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Rising Tide
gorgonStone	Petrified	---	-0.7 Speed, +0.2 Armor, Stone Claw	---	None	True Gorgon
green	Sylvan	---	+5 Retirement age, -5 Tenacity, -10 Block, +1 Speed, Invigoration, Witherbolt	Chaos Whorl, Witherbolt+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crowtouched, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Drifters
hawk	Hawksoul	One of (Greedy, Hothead, Leader) >= 80	+1.4 Speed	Talon Dive	Crowtouched, Drauven Wings, Mothly, Teeny Wings	Dreams of Icarus
morthagi	Mortificial Enhancements	---	+0.6 Speed, -6 Dodge, Wrist Bolt, Hammer	Salvage, Wrist Bolt+ & Hammer+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crowtouched,Crystalline, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Shadow, Skeletal, Stormtouched, Sylvan, Wolftouched	Troygan the Enchanger
mothWings	Mothly	---	Gloamglow	---	Crowtouched, Drauven Wings, Hawksoul	Eluna and the Moth
rat	Ratlike	---	---	---	Foxish, Scorpioid, Skunkish	The Offering
scorpion	Scorpioid	---	Sting	Prehensile Piercer	Foxish, Skunkish	The Merchant
shadow	Shadow	---	+1 Speed, Harvest, Dread Harvest	Shadestride, Harvest+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	The Inhabitant
skeleton	Skeletal	Integrity hook	+0.6 Speed, +2 Spell Damage, +2 Potency, +2 Warding, +1000 Retirement Age, No Relationships, Inscrutable Stare, Bitter Scratch, Dagger Strike	Curse, Dagger Strike+	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline,Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Frost, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Spell Touched, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	To Humble Ends
skunk	Skunkish	---	Tail Spray	Staggering Spray	Foxish, Scorpioid	The Merchant
spellTouched	Spell Touched	Warrior, NONE of these hooks: (Destiny, Dreamer, Inhabited, Mysterious)	-0.5 Physical Damage, +2 Potency, +5 Recovery rate, +10 retirement age	---	Beartouched, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crowtouched, Crystalline, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal	Worlds Apart
star	Celestial	---	+0.4 Speed, -0.8 Armor, Blinding Attacks, Celestial Path, Falling Stars, Shooting Star	Meteor Strike, Shooting Star+	Beartouched, Botanical, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	Star Dance
storm	Stormtouched	---	-10 Block, Static Shock, Jumpjolt, Chain Lightning, Thunder Stomp	Feedback Loop, Jumpjolt+ & Chain Lightning+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	None	Distant Thunder
tinyWings	Teeny Wings	One of (Greedy, Hothead, Leader) >= 80	---	---	Crowtouched, Drauven Wings, Hawksoul, Mothly	Dreams of Icarus
tree	Elmsoul	Does NOT have Inhabited hook	+10 Recovery rate, +1.2 Armor, -0.8 Speed, Bash, Heavy Bash, Splinterskin	Deep Roots, Bash+ & Heavy Bash+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Crowtouched, Crystalline, Flamesoul, Shadow, Skeletal, Wolftouched	Splinter
vine	Botanical	---	+10 Recovery rate, -0.4 Health, +0.6 Speed, Thorn Lash, Entangle	Fatal Flora, Thorn Lash+	Beartouched, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte, Wolftouched	The Strider
vultureAcolyte	Vulture Acolyte	---	---	---	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Wolftouched	---
wolf	Wolftouched	---	-0.6 Armor, +1 Speed, Wolf Bite, Wolf Claw, Frenzy	Howl, Wolf Claw+ & Frenzy+ (2 for 1 upgrade)	Beartouched, Botanical, Celestial, Child of the Hills, Crystalline, Deepist Spy, Elmsoul, Flamesoul, Frogtouched, Frost, Gorgonoid, Mark of the Horn, Shadow, Skeletal, Sylvan, Vulture Acolyte	The Wolf Price

Theme-like abilities

These two are not technically themes, but they are similar enough to bear mentioning:

Name	Requirements	Description	Acquisition
Starheart	One of (Goofball, Poet, Romantic) >= 60	(Passive) +20 Charisma When Hero takes damage, they have a 30% chance to blind the attacker.	All the Sweltering Stars
Improvised Fireball	Mystic-only	Once per mission, Hero interfuses with a clay pot full of volatile chemicals, and lobs it to create a huge fireball!	Fireball

List of pet themes

All pets conflict with each other, except the Drauven Bird which sits on the Hero's shoulder rather than on the ground.

ID	Name	Image	Requirements	Effect	Upgrade	Acquisition
petBirdDrauven	Drauven Bird		Healer > 60	+5 Melee accuracy, +5 Range accuracy	Mark Prey	One Small Life
petCritter	Critter		One of (Greedy, Hothead, Leader, Loner, Snark) >= 80	+15 Melee Accuracy	Trinket Hunter	Sneakthief
petDuck	Duck		---	+7 Dodge, +7 Block	Alarming Quack	The Heirloom Spring
petFireChicken	Fire Chicken		One of (Goofball, Greedy, Snark) >= 60	Fire immunity. Light a fire on an adjacent tile once every three turns.	Covering Fire	Fire Eagles
petPineCone	Pinecone		---	Hero can wall with trees.	---	Silver and Shadows
petRabbit	Golden Rabbit		One of (Bookish, Poet, Romantic) >= 60	+1 Bonus Damage	Protector	Avenger
petRat	Rat		Goofball >= 60	+5 Dodge	Erratic Movement	Curiosity and Cats