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A little hope, however desperate, is never without worth.
~ The Narrator
Abbey
The Abbey is one of the Locations in the Town where you allow your Heroes to relieve Stress.

The Abbey offers 3 different upgrades. Upgrading the Abbey increases the types of stress treatments and their effectiveness.
Each visit comes with a 37.5% chance of a side effect, which can be either positive or negative.
Positive and negative non-quirks (ie. hope, blood loss and bloodletting) will remain with the characters until they are taken on a quest.

NPC Image Upgrade Progression
Abbey Abbey progression


Abbey Upgrades[ | ]

Abbey Upgrades
Cloister Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 2. Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 3.
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Positive Effects
  • 3.75% - ...has used meditation to achieve resistance to the forces of the material world. New Quirk: Balanced
  • 3.75% - ...has found meditation to be a perfect fit. New Quirk: Meditator
Negative Effects
  • 7.5% - ...has achieved enlightenment. New Quirk: Enlightened
  • 7.5% - ...could not achieve a meditative state and has become frustrated. New Quirk: Unquiet Mind
  • 5.6% - ...has gone on a personal vision quest to achieve enlightenment. (goes missing for 1 week)
  • 1.9% - ...has gone on a personal vision quest to achieve enlightenment. (goes missing for 2 weeks)
  • 3.75% - ...has achieved constant calm. New Quirk: Calm
  • 3.75% - ...has achieved a state of emptiness and refuses to stop meditating. (stays in Cloister for another week)
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Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 2. Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 3.
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Positive Effects
  • 6.8% - ...is filled with hope (-20% Stress) after communing with a Higher Power.
  • 3.4% - ...has impressed the Abbot with piety and was given a trinket as a gift! (Trinket name)
Negative Effects
  • 6.8% - ...while praying, saw a glimpse of Greater Beings controlling destiny. New Quirk: God Fearing
  • 6.8% - ...observed ...unsavory... activities and refused to take part in organized prayer again. New Quirk: Witness
  • 6.8% - ...has been inspired with holy worship and wishes to remain in Prayer. (stays in Transept for another week)
  • 3.4% - ...lost 1000 gold after becoming overcome with emotion and donating generously.
  • 2.6% - ...has left in search of a holy vision. (goes missing for 1 week)
  • 0.9% - ...has left in search of a holy vision. (goes missing for 2 weeks)
Penance
Chamber
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Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 2. Increases stress recovery. Reduces treatment cost by 15%. Increases number of slots to 3.
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Positive Effects
  • 9.4% - ...became more strong and powerful (+20% DMG) after overcoming the challenges of the flesh.
Negative Effects
  • 9.4% - ...has become one with pain and refuses to stop flagellating yet. (stays in Penance Hall for another week)
  • 4.7% - ...in a moment of pain and struggle, has lost faith. New Quirk: Faithless
  • 4.7% - ...has become addicted to the rush of pain. New Quirk: Flagellant
  • 4.7% - ...'s bloodletting was a bit too effective. (-25% Bleed Resist)
  • 3.5% - ...has left on a quest of personal hardship and pain. (goes missing for 1 week)
  • 1.1% - ...has left on a quest of personal hardship and pain. (goes missing for 2 weeks)


Price & Benefit[ | ]

The different options in the Abbey offer different levels of Stress healing; greater relief comes with a greater price tag. Both the amount of Stress healed and the cost can be improved via upgrades.

Note that the higher Level a hero is (Veteran, Champion), the higher the base costs for treating them.

Treatment Costs
Base Stress
Relief:
Increased
Relief 1:
Increased
Relief 2:
Base Cost: Reduced
Cost 1:
Reduced
Cost 2:
Cloister: 45 56 70 1000 850 700
Transept: 55 69 86 1250 1050 900
Penance Hall: 65 81 100 1500 1300 1100

Treatment Costs
Base Stress
Relief:
Increased
Relief 1:
Increased
Relief 2:
Base Cost: Reduced
Cost 1:
Reduced
Cost 2:
Cloister: 45 56 70 1400 1190 980
Transept: 55 69 86 1750 1470 1260
Penance Hall: 65 81 100 2100 1820 1540

Treatment Costs
Base Stress
Relief:
Increased
Relief 1:
Increased
Relief 2:
Base Cost: Reduced
Cost 1:
Reduced
Cost 2:
Cloister: 45 56 70 1800 1530 1260
Transept: 55 69 86 2250 1890 1620
Penance Hall: 65 81 100 2700 2340 1980


Treatment Quirks[ | ]

There are certain Quirks a hero can receive that affect the way they relieve stress in town. Most either prevent them from an activity or force them into a certain one. The only exception to this is Meditator, which improves stress relief in the Cloister.

Treatment Quirks
Cloister Meditator Improves stress recovery for Meditating at Abbey and while camping.
Enlightened In Town, will only Meditate for stress relief. Unquiet Mind In town, will not meditate in the Cloister for stress relief.
Transept God Fearing In Town, will only Pray for stress relief. Witness After seeing troubling behavior, will not take part in Prayer activity in town.
Penance Hall Flagellant In Town, will only Flagellate for stress relief Faithless Will not Pray or Flagellate for stress relief.

Town Event[ | ]

The Abbey has 7 Town Events related to it.

Event Image Event Name Description Effect
The Miserable Dark The Miserable Dark Windows and doors will be bolted. Tonight, something haunts the dark.

"... As one man put it, "Somethin' aint right with them shadows - movin' and twistin' as they do." Residents are advised to stay indoors until daybreak."

All Stress Relief Activities Less Effective

Spreading the Curse[ | ]

If you have the Crimson Court DLC added, and you put a hero afflicted with the Crimson Curse in the Abbey, they could infect another hero being treated there.

Achievements[ | ]

Achievements associated with the Abbey
Image Name Description
Achievement48 A rumination, a prayer, and a confession... Treat a hero in the Abbey
Achievement57 The abbey my Ancestor once knew... Fully upgrade the Abbey
Achievement50 Restored to its former glory... Fully upgrade the Town


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