Knight Recruitment, Base Stats, Traits, and Preferences
The quest card says diplomacy, your knight has enough Charisma to charm a drawbridge, and the result still arrives wrapped in failure and armor damage. Welcome to Sovereign Tower, where hidden traits are already doing royal arithmetic before anyone bothers to tell you they exist. Use the roster below to check the whole knight: base stats, traits, preferences, equipment locks, and timeline state.
This reference covers PC patch 1.0.9, current on August 17, 2026. Base stats are listed as Strength / Agility / Charisma / Magic / Wits / Luck before level-ups and equipment. The game contains 24 recruitable knights across its branches, but mutually exclusive routes mean one timeline cannot seat all 24 lovable complications at the same Round Table.
How Hidden Information Works
Known traits appear when a knight joins. Hidden traits are active from the moment of recruitment even while their names remain concealed. Raise affinity and use free-time conversations to uncover character information. Read quest results because a debrief can reveal a trait or show that a story-key trait caused an Unexpected Outcome. Once the Intendancy is open, Alwena can investigate one knight per cycle and reveal one eligible rumor or preference. A dagger symbol (†) below marks information she can uncover. Feeding a favorite meal also records that taste permanently.
Trait matches add or remove quest score unless a different effect is stated. Preferences work differently: a liked quest type or condition gives about +1.33 affinity, while a disliked one costs about 0.75. Favorite meals give +1.5 affinity and a +0.5 quest-score bonus for that cycle. Ruler styles—Kind, Wise, Audacious, Tyrannic, and Omniscient—change affinity through matching audience choices.
Spoilers — Acts 1–3 and Recruitment Timelines
| Knight | How to unlock | Level and armor | Base STR / AGI / CHA / MAG / WIT / LCK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwena | Act 2 or later: open the Round Table with zero available knights. She volunteers once. Knights away on quests do not count as available; dead and resigned knights do not count either. Missing this offer loses the recruitment chance. | Level 12; Armor 8 | 8 / 9 / 10 / 0 / 12 / 7 |
| Angelica | Joins during the opening story. | Level 1; Armor 5 | 4 / 8 / 3 / 0 / 2 / 7 |
| Ari | Pay 25 gold in the Summoning Room and choose The younger brother of the Basalt brothers. | Level 8; Armor 6 | 5 / 13 / 8 / 3 / 8 / 6 |
| Arron | Defeat the Dragon Knight at the end of Act 1. | Level 3; Armor 7 | 2 / 2 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 8 |
| Brunhilda | Follow the daughter-side Gavault route, beginning with Popular Investigations, and resolve that branch through its finale. This excludes Tarcus. | Level 1; Armor 6 | 7 / 2 / 6 / 7 / 3 / 0 |
| Chester | Trigger the cheese, mount, or Gwendan modifier on The Clean Keeper Goose, Part 2. Chester arrives in the follow-up. | Level 15; Armor 6 | Random 0–15; every stat is rerolled whenever it is read |
| Childeric | Win the Almor Grand Tournament. | Level 6; Armor 9 | 7 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 12 / 4 |
| Daguez | Act 3 People-revolt crisis: make the People the lowest-satisfaction faction so his candidacy becomes available. | Level 1; Armor 6 | 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 |
| Dulahan | Goberto must die. Dulahan arrives two cycles later. | Level 1; Armor 7 | 8 / 8 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 |
| Edith | Pay 25 gold in the Summoning Room and choose The mystical knight. | Level 8; Armor 7 | 7 / 10 / 3 / 12 / 7 / 0 |
| Epicrate | Complete the Brimwood storyline and resolve his trial at the Serpent Knight finale. | Level 9; Armor 6 | 3 / 3 / 9 / 9 / 12 / 3 |
| Gideon | Accept his candidacy in Cycle 13. | Level 5; Armor 5 | 4 / 6 / 8 / 3 / 7 / 2 |
| Goberto | Accept his candidacy in Cycle 2. | Level 1; Armor 7 | 8 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Gothild | Recruit her after succeeding at Victoria’s Ambush, or through the Enberg interrogation audience or finale. | Level 7; Armor 6 | 9 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 9 / 8 |
| Gwendan | Accept his candidacy in Cycle 3. | Level 1; Armor 6 | 5 / 4 / 8 / 2 / 3 / 1 |
| Ligia | Complete the Southbay storyline while her father is alive. | Level 6; Armor 5 | 3 / 8 / 4 / 10 / 2 / 6 |
| Oliver | Accept his candidacy in Cycle 19. He cannot appear if he was assassinated during the introduction. | Level 6; Armor 7 | 2 / 8 / 3 / 3 / 9 / 6 |
| Rufus | Complete Groveshire’s Mystical Research with enough Scholar satisfaction, or recruit The Wolf and reach the Wolf’s second free-time conversation at affinity 2. | Level 1; Armor 7 | 6 / 6 / 1 / 3 / 7 / 1 |
| Silgur | Earn the normal success in the Groveshire storyline. The werewolf and Angelica special branches do not recruit him. | Level 1; Armor 5 | 3 / 8 / 3 / 0 / 8 / 1 |
| Tarcus | Follow the mother-side Gavault route. This excludes Brunhilda’s daughter-side recruitment. | Level 1; Armor 8 | 6 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 10 / 5 |
| The Wolf | Send Angelica to Almor’s Fight the Werewolf. Her special result tames the beast and causes The Wolf to visit the Tower. | Level 1; Armor 5 | 3 / 7 / 3 / 3 / 7 / 1 |
| Ursula | Accept her candidacy in Cycle 5. | Level 1; Armor 5 | 3 / 4 / 2 / 7 / 7 / 0 |
| Victoria | Complete the Enberg assassination storyline. She arrives through the story rather than a normal candidacy audience. | Level 13; Armor 7 | 13 / 13 / 9 / 13 / 10 / 9. Her locked sword changes the equipped values to 15 / 15 / 11 / 14 / 10 / 6. |
| Zolta | Complete the Kutnar storyline. | Level 6; Armor 7 | 4 / 5 / 2 / 9 / 2 / 11 |
Traits, Preferences, and Meals
| Knight | Known and hidden traits | Likes, dislikes, ruler style, and meals |
|---|---|---|
| Alwena | Intendant: only 1-cycle quests. Intimidating: +1 Duel, Unethical, and Intimidation; −1 People Involved. Information Finder: +1 Scouting, Track, and Investigation. Brizh Connoisseur: score bonus in Brizh. She cannot die or resign. | Likes Diplomacy, Duel, and Relic Recovery. No confirmed dislikes or ruler style. Meals: Brizhian Butter Shortbread, Crêpe. |
| Angelica | Kind-Hearted: score changes with the quest’s effect on People; +1 Help and People Involved, −1 Assassination, Unethical, and Intimidation. Naive: +1 Help; −1 Diplomacy and Intimidation. Hidden: Fortunate†, a chance-based bonus only when it improves the result, but −1 Hunt, Assassination, and Duel; Animal Lover, +1 Flying Creature, Cute Creature, and Big Creature, −1 Hunt. | Likes Diplomacy and Scouting. Hidden dislikes: Assassination† and Ghost. Likes Kind rulers; dislikes Tyrannic rulers. Meals: Préfou, Crêpe. |
| Ari | Griffin Rider: mount cannot be changed. Scout: +1 Relic Recovery, Scouting, Climbing, Woods, and Track. Hidden: Speedster†, bonus based on reduced quest duration; Annoying†, −1 Diplomacy. | Likes Scouting, Relic Recovery, and hidden Diplomacy. Dislikes Hunt. No confirmed ruler style. Meals: Brizhian Butter Shortbread, Crêpe. Starts with Columbus as his mount. |
| Arron | Timid: penalty when alone; −1 Diplomacy, Competition, and Crowd. Hidden: Short Target†, −1 quest damage; Educated, a story and outcome key with no normal score modifier; Dragon Expert, +1 Dragon. | Likes Scouting and Relic Recovery. Dislikes Diplomacy and hidden Crowd†. No confirmed base ruler style. Meals: Crêpe, Brizhian Butter Shortbread. |
| Brunhilda | Fire Lady: +1 damage in Woods. Heated: +1 Unethical; −1 Water and Woods. Hidden: Idol†, chance for +1 People satisfaction after success and +1 Musical; Popular†, +1 Crowd. | Likes Hunt and hidden Crowd. Dislikes Diplomacy and Water. Likes Audacious rulers; dislikes Wise rulers. Meals: Galette-Saucisse, Lion’s Taco. |
| Chester | Jester: all six stats reroll every time they are checked. Hidden: Happy To Be Here†, +1 affinity on every quest assignment. | Enjoys every quest type and every meal: Galette-Saucisse, Croque-Monsieur, Préfou, Crêpe, Brizhian Butter Shortbread, and Lion’s Taco. |
| Childeric | Resourceful: small bonus per Wits point and +1 Climbing. Tank: small bonus per armor point at quest launch. Hidden: Paranoid†, −1 Assassination and Help; Anxious†, −1 Diplomacy and Climbing. | Likes Diplomacy. Dislikes Duel and Crowd. No confirmed ruler style. Meals: Crêpe, Croque-Monsieur. |
| Daguez | My Sword!: relic cannot be changed. Hidden: Problem Solver†, small bonus per Strength point and +1 Help; Nitwit†, −1 Relic Recovery and Scouting. | Likes Duel and Hunt. Dislikes Relic Recovery and Diplomacy. Meals: Crêpe, Galette-Saucisse, Préfou. Starts with the Giant Sword relic. |
| Dulahan | Intangible: halves damage taken. Clumsy: +2 damage after failure and −1 Climbing. Inattentive: −1 Hunt, Woods, and Investigation. Hidden: Demon: +1 Magic Ritual and Intimidation; −1 Diplomacy. | Likes Ghost and hidden Magic Ritual†. Dislikes Diplomacy and hidden Crowd†. Likes Audacious rulers; dislikes Kind rulers. All six meals are favorites. |
| Edith | Perfume: relic cannot be changed and +1 Diplomacy. Syphon: story and outcome key with no fixed normal-score modifier. Hidden: Possessed Sword: growing bonus for completed human-killing quests; Demonic Presence†: +1 Ghost and Magic Ritual. | Likes Relic Recovery and hidden Magic Ritual. Dislikes Assassination and hidden Duel†. Meals: Croque-Monsieur, Brizhian Butter Shortbread. Starts with Dainself. |
| Epicrate | Revolutionar: score changes with the gap between People and Nobility satisfaction; +1 People Involved. Undiplomatic: −1 Diplomacy. Hidden: Time Perception†: bonus if Epicrate already had the quest in another timeline; Intuitive†: +1 Relic Recovery, Scouting, and Investigation. | Likes Relic Recovery and Magic Ritual. Dislikes Diplomacy. Meals: Brizhian Butter Shortbread, Préfou. |
| Gideon | Seductive: +1 Diplomacy. Swordmaster: +1 Hunt, Confrontation, and Duel. Hidden: Lasting Impression†: bonus after he has already succeeded at the same location; Protagonist†: bonus when another party member performs better. | Likes Diplomacy and Duel. Dislikes Scouting and Woods. Likes Audacious rulers; dislikes Tyrannic rulers. Meals: Brizhian Butter Shortbread, Crêpe. |
| Goberto | Inattentive: −1 Hunt, Woods, and Investigation. Hidden: Cheesemaker†: score bonus while equipped with cheese; Clumsy†: +2 damage after failure and −1 Climbing. | Likes Hunt, Duel, and Relic Recovery. Dislikes Diplomacy. Likes Audacious rulers. Meals: Lion’s Taco, Galette-Saucisse, Brizhian Butter Shortbread. |
| Gothild | Bodyguard: other party members take 1 less damage. Mute: story and outcome key with no normal score modifier. Naive: +1 Help; −1 Diplomacy and Intimidation. Hidden: Believer†: bonus based on Scholar satisfaction. | Likes Assassination and Duel. Hidden dislike: Crowd†. Meals: Croque-Monsieur, Brizhian Butter Shortbread. |
| Gwendan | Noble Soul: score changes with the quest’s Nobility impact. Arrogant: −1 Diplomacy and People Involved. Hidden: In Debt: may reduce gold rewards; Seductive: +1 Diplomacy; Fear of the Dark†: −1 Cave and At Night. | Hidden like: Competition. Dislikes Relic Recovery and hidden Assassination. Likes Wise rulers; dislikes Audacious rulers. Meals: Crêpe, Croque-Monsieur. |
| Ligia | Daydreamer: −1 Scouting. Hidden: Scholar: chance for +1 Scholar satisfaction on success; Half Mermaid: +1 Water; Coastal: score bonus near the sea. | Likes Scouting and Water. Dislikes Duel and hidden Crowd†. Meals: Préfou, Crêpe. |
| Oliver | Overworked: penalty that grows with quest duration. Angelorian: −1 Diplomacy. Hidden: Office Worker: increases gold rewards based on duration. | Hidden likes: Scouting† and Magic Ritual. Dislikes Duel and hidden Hunt†. Meals: Galette-Saucisse, Croque-Monsieur. |
| Rufus | Loyal: score changes with the party’s average affinity. Wolf Experience: +1 Hunt and Woods. Hidden: Wolf Habits†: quests take one fewer cycle; Competitor: +1 Duel. | Likes Hunt, Assassination, and hidden Relic Recovery. Hidden dislike: Magic Ritual†. Likes Kind rulers; dislikes Tyrannic rulers. Meals: Galette-Saucisse, Croque-Monsieur. |
| Silgur | Hunter: +1 Hunt and Woods. Forester: +1 Woods. Hidden: Patient: bonus on quests longer than one cycle and +1 Hunt, Help, and People Involved; Poacher†: chance for +1 Merchant satisfaction on success, but −1 Dragon. | Likes Hunt and Scouting. Hidden dislikes: Assassination and Duel†. Meals: Galette-Saucisse, Crêpe. |
| Tarcus | Nobility Primes: score changes with the gap between Nobility and People satisfaction. Nobles Defender: chance for +1 Nobility satisfaction on success. Hidden: Unpleasant†: −1 Diplomacy; Killer†: +1 Assassination and Duel. | Likes Assassination and Hunt. Dislikes Woods and hidden Scouting†. Meals: Brizhian Butter Shortbread, Préfou. |
| The Wolf | Loyal: score changes with average party affinity. Wolf: mount cannot be changed. Predator: +1 Hunt. Hidden: Good Boy†: +1 Diplomacy; Musician: +1 Musical. | Likes Hunt, Assassination, and hidden Relic Recovery†. Hidden dislike: Magic Ritual. Likes Kind rulers; dislikes Tyrannic rulers. Meals: Galette-Saucisse, Croque-Monsieur. |
| Ursula | Jaded: +1 Unethical; −1 Track. Hidden: Immortal: can be recruited again after dying; Ritual Subject: story and outcome key; Loner†: bonus when alone; Musician: +1 Musical. | Likes Relic Recovery. Dislikes Diplomacy and hidden Magic Ritual†. Likes Audacious rulers; dislikes Wise rulers. Meals: Préfou, Lion’s Taco. |
| Victoria | Sadistic: bonus on quests that kill humans, +1 Intimidation, and −1 Help. Half-Demon: +1 Magic Ritual. Victoria’s Sword: relic cannot be changed. Hidden: Touchy†: doubles affinity losses from assignments. | Likes Assassination. Dislikes Crowd and hidden Diplomacy†. Meals: Croque-Monsieur, Préfou. |
| Zolta | Electric: +1 Magic Ritual. Hidden: Conductor: score penalty, +1 damage, and −1 efficiency on Water quests; Gambler†: small bonus per Luck point; Combat Mercenary: +1 Hunt and Duel. | Likes Duel and Hunt. Dislikes Water and hidden Relic Recovery†. Meals: Crêpe, Lion’s Taco. |
Spoilers — Knight Evolution and Exclusive States
| Knight | Route | Exact change |
|---|---|---|
| Arron | Kind: while Neutral, send him on Stop the Baby Dragon or Tame the Baby Dragon. Taking the dragon egg in his dialogue also queues the change after his next completed quest. | STR +1, CHA +3, MAG +5, WIT +1; gains Baby Dragon and Dragon Knight; loses Timid. |
| Arron | Violent: obtain a Dragon Heart, unlock Strange Draconic Ritual, and complete it with Arron. | On patch 1.0.9, STR +2 and AGI +1; gains Brutal and loses Timid. The former CHA and MAG gains no longer apply. This excludes the Kind state. |
| Dulahan | Human body: send him to Political Prisoner Fighting. | CHA +3, WIT +3, and +1 maximum armor. |
| Dulahan | Cursed helmet: complete New Vessel for Dulahan. | STR +3, AGI +3, MAG +3, CHA −7, and WIT −7. The body states are exclusive. |
| Goberto | Almor armor: send him to The Great Duel without having completed Fight the Dragon as the second tournament trial. | STR +2, AGI +2, CHA +5, MAG +4, LCK +4. Maximum armor rises from 7 to 17, then to 18/19/20 at levels 5/10/15. Perfect Armour makes allies take no quest damage while Goberto absorbs his share plus 75% of each ally’s share. |
| Gwendan | Reformed: remove him from the Round Table and make him repay his own debt. He returns five cycles later. | STR +2, WIT +1, CHA +1; loses Noble Soul, Arrogant, Fear of the Dark, and In Debt; gains True Noble Soul, which reads all faction impacts. His three harmful special outcomes are disabled. |
| Gwendan | Debt paid: pay his 350-gold debt yourself. | Removes In Debt but keeps his pride-related traits. This does not provide the Reformed changes. |
| Oliver | Complete Oliver’s Magic Degree. | MAG +8, raising his base Magic from 3 to 11. |
| Ursula | Let her die and recruit her again through Immortal. Her third death completes the normal corruption path; her special Kingslayer result can set full corruption immediately. | From the first death onward, armor is halved each cycle and leveling stops. At full corruption she gains STR +4 and MAG +6, but loses AGI −4, CHA −15, and WIT −15. |
Recovering a Missing Recruit
If the expected candidate never appears, check the branch before blaming the throne. Brunhilda and Tarcus come from opposite Gavault routes. Silgur needs the normal Groveshire victory, while Angelica’s special result on Almor’s Fight the Werewolf leads to The Wolf. Oliver must survive the introduction, and Dulahan requires Goberto’s death. Alwena’s zero-available-knight offer is both Act 2+ and one-time.
For a blocked character route, rewind to the audience or quest immediately before that split and change only the required condition. Do not rewind an entire act first. If a hidden trait is ruining assignments, stop sending the knight into the same bad condition, use Alwena’s next investigation, and serve a favorite meal while you rebuild affinity. A failed timeline is still useful foreknowledge—and assembling the kingdom’s strangest possible Round Table is half the glory of Sovereign Tower.
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