Recruit Companions in BioWare's Latest Adventure

Embark on a thrilling adventure through Eora's treacherous Living Lands with the aid of four unique companions in Avowed. Each companion boasts a distinct personality and customizable abilities, adding depth and strategy to your gameplay. Let's explore each companion you can recruit:

Kai: Meet Kai, a formidable ex-mercenary with a surprisingly tender heart. Encountered early in Dawnshore, near Paradis, Kai becomes your first true companion after assisting you in finding the Ambassador and Cleric. In combat, Kai acts as a resilient tank, capable of both absorbing and inflicting substantial damage. His fire abilities are also invaluable for clearing obstacles and revealing hidden treasures.

Kai's upgradable abilities include:

• Fire and Ire (Active): A powerful blunderbuss shot that stuns and taunts a single enemy.
• Unbending Defense (Active): Regenerates health and boosts damage reduction.
• Leap of Daring (Active): A stunning, taunting leap attack affecting nearby enemies.
• Second Win (Passive): Revives Kai with 50% health upon death.

Marius: Marius, a skilled hunter and tracker with a shared history with Kai, awaits in Dawnshore's local tavern. His recruitment involves either a peaceful negotiation or a brawl with troublesome locals. Marius' expertise shines through his abilities, which blend his hunting prowess with combat skills.

Marius' upgradable abilities include:

• Binding Roots (Active): Roots an enemy in place.
• Heart Seeker (Active): A piercing shot that ignores obstacles.
• Shadow Step (Active): A multi-hit dagger attack after a smoke-screen vanish.
• Wounding Shots (Passive): Inflicts bleeding on attacks.

Giatta: Found later in the Emerald Stair region's Fior settlement, Giatta is an animancer wielding controversial magic. Her abilities are crucial to solving spiritual mysteries in the main quest and provide valuable support in combat. While not a high-damage dealer, Giatta excels at healing, shielding, and buffing allies. Her Spectral Jolt ability also activates Essence Generators, opening new paths for exploration.

Giatta's upgradable abilities include:

• Purification (Active): Heals all allies.
• Barrier (Active): Provides temporary health shields to allies.
• Acceleration (Active): Boosts ally movement and attack speed.
• Reconstruction (Passive): Small amount of healing on attacks.

Yatzli: The final companion, Yatzli, joins your party during a main quest in Thirdborn, within the Shatterscarp region (though she can be encountered earlier). A damage-focused magic user, Yatzli's spells excel at both single-target and area-of-effect crowd control. Her magic also proves useful in removing environmental obstacles.

Yatzli's upgradable abilities include:

• Essence Explosion (Active): Explosive arcane damage.
• Minoletta’s Missile Battery (Active): A volley of homing arcane missiles.
• Arduos Delay of Motion (Active): Slows enemies.
• Blast (Passive): Creates a small area-of-effect explosion on hit.

Avowed is currently available on PC and Xbox.