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The Flameborn

You are a Flameborn, humanity's last beacon of hope. Your inner Flame protects you against the Shroud for a limited time and allows you to venture deep into Embervale.

On Flameborn
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The Shroud

The Shroud is a ruinous fog that has corrupted nearly all of Embervale. Extended contact with the Shroud is deadly, even for you.

An All Consuming FogWithstanding The Shroud
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The Flame

Your inner Flame illuminates paths, grants access to Ancient Spires and enables Fast Travel.

Birthright Of The FlameStrengthening The Flame
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Landscaping

Landscaping inside the base is done with the Construction Hammer.

Shaping EmbervaleMining
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Building

Erect a Flame Altar to establish a base. You can craft the Flame Altar in your Manual Crafting tab. Drop the Flame Altar into your hotbar, select it, and place it in the world.

Building A BaseThe Construction Hammer And Shelter
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Survivors And Crafting

Survivors allow you to craft more diverse and advanced items. They are vital for improving your equipment, supplies, and storage.

Gathering SurvivorsCrafting RecipesCrafting Factories
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Combat

In the Inventory (Most Recent Tab) tab, put a weapon in your Action Bar and select it. Press [key] to attack.

General CombatDefenseRanged And Magical CombatStealth
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Character Classes And Attributes

Select freely from a variety of weapons, skills and armors to choose your own path. You are not restricted by a set of predefined character classes and can craft your adventure according to your own wishes.

Character ClassesCharacter Attributes
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Character Skills

Character skills can be active or passive in nature and must be unlocked from the skills menu. To unlock a skill, select it in the skill tree. Some skills require previous skills to be owned before they can be unlocked. Follow the connections in the skill tree to reach more advanced skills.

Unlocking Character Skills
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The Elixir Wells

The Shroud springs forth from Elixir Wells throughout Embervale. Fell the Shroud Root at their depths to receive skillpoints for all nearby Flameborn.

Elixir Well Challenges
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The Ancient Spires And Fast Travel

Scale Ancient Spires and speak to the Flame atop to reveal important landmarks on your map. Ancient Spires unveil the location of Elixir Wells and Flame Sanctums.

Discovering Ancient Spires
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The Ancient Obelisks

Ancient Obelisks contain lore about the world. After reading them, you will gain insight to the locations of hidden Flame Shrines and Shroud Roots.

Ancient Obelisk Revelations
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Gear

Weapons, tools, and torches lose durability over time. Repair your weapons and tools at a workbench to replenish their durability and prevent them from breaking.

Gear DurabilityGear Rarity, Salvaging and Perks
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The Glider

Gliders must be crafted and equipped before use. To use an equipped Glider, jump off a ledge and press [key] mid-fall. Using the Glider requires stamina.

Using The Glider
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The Grappling Hook

The Grappling Hook must be crafted and equipped before use. To use a Grappling Hook, position yourself near an Anchor Point and press [key] to zip or swing across. Using the Grappling Hook requires stamina.

Using The Grappling Hook
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Cooking And Food

You can cook food at campfires and cooking stations. Craft a campfire and place it or search for campfires to use. Interact with the campfire to begin the cooking process.

Campfire Cooking
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Comfort And Rest

In order to rest, one must be sheltered, sitting or sleeping in a safe and warm environment.

Becoming RestedIncreasing Comfort Furniture
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Resurrection And Lost Items

As a Flameborn, your immortal soul allows you to resurrect at the last Return Beacon or base after perishing. However, this comes at a cost.

Death, Resurrection, And Lost Items
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Lockpicks

On your journey, you will encounter locked doors and chests. To open them, craft lockpicks in your Manual Crafting tab. Lockpicks will be automatically used upon interacting with a locked door or chest.

Picking Locked Doors And Chests
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The Climbing Walls

You can climb walls which are fitted with iron lattices. These Climbing Walls can be found out in the world or in dungeons. Walk up to the Climbing Wall to latch on to the iron lattice.

Using The Climbing Walls
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Damage

Weapons deal different types of damage. Damage and ammunition affinities can be viewed when selecting the weapon in the Inventory (Most Recent Tab).

Dealing Damage And Damage TypesArmor Types
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Taming Animals

To tame an animal, earn its trust by feeding and petting it.

Taming Animals
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Happy Villagers

Villagers and crafting assistants can be found all over Embervale. Quests and side stories will lead you to them.

Finding And Sheltering Villagers
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Climate

The Albaneve Summits can get very cold. Snowy areas drain your inner fire, making you lose warmth.

Protection Against The Cold And Hypothermia
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Fishing

Throw out the fishing line and wait for a fish to bite. Once a fish bit, quickly press [key] to start reeling it in.

Catching Fish
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Watering Can

Equip the Watering Can and point at seedlings in your base. It will show you detailed information about your crops:

What It Can Do