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Common

Shield Brother Common

+10% defense (passive)

First Strike Common

Hits hard from the opening blow. +20% damage.

Armor Breaker Common

Crushing blows that punch through any defense. +10% damage.

Skirmisher Common

Fast, relentless strikes. +10% damage.

Vanguard Common

+8% party damage (Tank only)

Iron Constitution Common

-20% injury duration

Quick Healer Common

+25% recovery speed

Thick Skinned Common

-10% all damage taken

Natural Resilience Common

A tough constitution. +10% injury resistance.

Quick Learner Common

+25% XP gain

Perfectionist Common

+10% training effectiveness

Slow Starter Common

-20% XP before level 10, +20% after

Mentor's Gift Common

+30% XP when in party with higher level

Natural Leader Common

+5% party OVR when captain

Lone Wolf Common

+15% OVR when sole member of their role in party (e.g., sole Tank)

Team Player Common

+8% OVR with 2+ same role in party

Guild Loyalist Common

Will never accept rival poaching

Mercenary Heart Common

+5% OVR but may accept rival offers

Dungeon Delver Common

+15% OVR during Exploration quests

Monster Hunter Common

+15% OVR during Elimination quests

Bodyguard Common

+15% OVR during Protection quests

Occult Expert Common

+15% OVR during Arcane quests

Diplomat Common

+15% OVR during Faction quests

Urban Expert Common

+15% OVR during urban environment quests

Treasure Hunter Common

+15% gold from quests

Scavenger Common

+20% material drops

Frugal Common

-15% medical costs

Humble Common

-20% wage demands

Appraiser Common

An eye for value. +10% gold from quests.

Haggler Common

Drives a hard bargain. 10% lower wage.

Early Riser Common

+10% OVR during Spring/Summer

Night Owl Common

+10% OVR during Autumn/Winter

Season's Child Common

+15% OVR during birth season, -5% in opposite

Marathon Runner Common

+10% OVR during quests lasting 6+ weeks

Sprinter Common

+15% OVR during quests of 2 weeks or less

Eager Beaver Common

+20% OVR on first quest of each season

Year-End Push Common

+15% OVR during weeks 40-52

Brave Common

Immune to morale loss from danger

Cautious Common

-10% injury risk, -5% OVR

Reckless Common

+10% OVR, +10% injury risk

Emotional Common

Doubled morale swings

Optimist Common

+5 base morale

Pessimist Common

-5 base morale, +10% critical thinking (avoid bad outcomes)

Competitive Common

Rises to meet every challenge. +10% OVR.

Guild Champion Common

Top-ranked sparrer this week. +1 to highest combat stat.

Determined Common

Refuses to quit. Fights through adversity for +10% XP gain.

Focused Common

Rarely distracted. Completed training grants +1 Training Focus charge and +5% training XP.

Resilient Common

Bounces back quickly. +10% recovery speed, +5% injury resistance.

Disciplined Common

Structured and consistent. Completed training grants +1 Training Focus charge and +5% training XP.

Adaptable Common

Adjusts quickly to new situations. +5% OVR on unfamiliar quest types.

Uncommon

Berserker's Blood Uncommon

+15% damage when party health below 50%

Giant Slayer Uncommon

+15% damage vs Boss-type enemies

Pack Fighter Uncommon

Fights best alongside the pack. +8% OVR.

Executioner Uncommon

Closes out a fight without mercy. +20% damage.

Lucky Dodge Uncommon

-15% injury chance

Pain Tolerance Uncommon

Can quest with Minor injury (50% penalty)

Survivor's Instinct Uncommon

-25% critical injury chance

Late Bloomer Uncommon

+50% stat growth after age 30, and keeps improving 5 years longer

Prodigy Uncommon

+40% XP before level 20

Natural Talent Uncommon

Start with +3 to primary stats

Inspiring Presence Uncommon

+3 morale to party members weekly

Negotiator Uncommon

-10% wage demands

Charismatic Uncommon

+10% renown gain from quests

Versatile Uncommon

+5% OVR across all quest types

Specialist Uncommon

+25% OVR in one quest type, -10% in others (assigned at generation)

Ruin Walker Uncommon

+20% OVR during Ancient Ruins quests

Beast Tracker Uncommon

+20% OVR during Monster Bounty quests

Lucky Find Uncommon

+10% rare loot chance

Expensive Tastes Uncommon

+20% wage demands but +10% OVR

Collector Uncommon

+25% equipment drop chance

Tireless Uncommon

-1 rest week after quests

Endurance Fighter Uncommon

Tireless on long campaigns. +10% OVR on quests 6+ weeks.

Consistent Uncommon

Steady and reliable. +5% OVR.

Stoic Uncommon

Halved morale swings (positive and negative)

Vengeful Uncommon

Never forgets a slight. +15% OVR.

Protective Uncommon

-20% injury chance for party members, +10% injury chance for self

Proven Uncommon

Top performer in the guild's annual Trial by Fire.

Academy Graduate Uncommon

Trained at the guild academy. Higher loyalty, lower wage expectations.

Magically Attuned Uncommon

Natural sensitivity to magical forces. +10% OVR on Arcane quests.

Rare

Avenger Rare

Channels every setback into fury. +20% OVR.

Scarred Veteran Rare

Immune to Minor injuries

Battle Hardened Rare

-5% injury risk per 15 quests completed

Dedicated Rare

Training takes 1 fewer week

Peak Performer Rare

Extended peak years (age 28-38)

Prima Donna Rare

+20% OVR but +15% wage demands

Morale Anchor Rare

Party morale can't drop below 30

Golden Touch Rare

+5% chance for double quest gold

Scarred Survivor Rare

Survived a critical injury. Permanently toughened. +2 CON, +2 END.

Family Legacy Rare

Grew up hearing stories about this guild. Feels like home. +3 morale, -10% desertion.

Warband-Breaker Rare

Held the line and broke the feral warband at the gates of Hiltcrest. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Festival Champion Rare

Fielded on the side that took a Crown Cup League festival — a crown of the lists that Hiltcrest remembers. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Winter-Hardened Rare

Opened the ice roads through the cruelest winter Hiltcrest remembers — and did not turn back. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Tower-Tested Rare

Threw back the wardens' blockade on the tower stairs when the descent itself was barred. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Wardkeeper Rare

Stood the long watch on the tower stairs — a veteran of the garrison whose vigil never broke. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Frontier Warden Rare

Kept the long patrol of the frontier — a warden the borderlands learned to trust. On frontier patrol only: while stationed, each Warden present adds +5% to the patrol's defense against incidents (up to +10% with two or more), and a costly incident wounds for one week instead of two.

Marked by the Tale Rare

Walked through a story the frontier still tells — and came out the other side, changed. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Stag-Slayer Rare

Stood on the burnt ground at River’s End and put the Ashen Stag down the first time it came. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Legendary

Death Defier Legendary

+10% chance to survive a lethal injury

Eternal Student Legendary

Always learning. +35% XP gain.

Tower Conqueror Legendary

Stood among those who felled General Capricorn at the tower's base. A legend whose fame echoes through Hiltcrest.

Warlord-Slayer Legendary

Broke a named goblin warlord's host at the gates of Hiltcrest and put its warlord down for good — a nemesis that will lead no more hosts down out of the hills. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Master of the Burnt Wood Legendary

Met the Ashen Stag twenty times over, each time stronger than the last, and broke it every time. A record of the deed — it grants no bonus.

Flaws

Negative traits that complicate a guild. Some stay hidden until they surface in the field.

Drunkard Common

15% chance to be unavailable for quests each week

Bully Common

-3 morale/week to party members with lower OVR

Hothead Common

+25% chance to form rivalries after quest failures

Glory Hog Uncommon

+30% self XP, -15% XP for party members

Coward Uncommon

12% chance to flee quests above their OVR, reducing party power by 20%

Gambler Uncommon

Loses 20% of personal quest gold earnings

Kleptomaniac Rare

10% chance per quest to reduce party gold rewards by 15%

Cursed Rare

+15% injury chance for entire party

Instigator Rare

-2 morale/week to ALL guild members

Liability Rare

+20% death chance for self