The Living City

"Hearts and minds will carry the day."

- -The Academic



The Living City is one of the locations in The Altar of Hope. Here the player can unlock heroes, hero paths, permanent buffs, hero specific trinkets, and, at last, Signature Inn Items.

As you invest Candles of Hope along each hero’s track, their chances at surviving will increase dramatically. Each hero has both unlocks that all heroes share (such as Death Blow Resistance increases) and some unlocks that are specific to only that hero.

Portrait progression highwayman .pngayman
Like all heroes, Highwayman will unlock his exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to his stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 64 candles.

Exclusive to Highwayman:


 * Trinkets: Rat Skull.png Rat Skull, Tormenting Locket.png Tormenting Locket and Cursed Coin.pngd Coin.
 * Heroe Paths: Rogue, Sharpshot and Yellowhand.
 * Signature Item: Morbid Joke.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Toughness: +10% Bleed dd2.png RES
 * Unshakeability: +10%Stun dd2.png RES
 * Cleanliness: +10% Disease dd2.png RES

Portrait progression man at arms .png-at-Arms
Like all heroes, Man-at-Arms will unlock his exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to his stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 64 candles.

Exclusive to Man-at-Arms:
 * Trinkets: Price of Pride.png of Pride,Maa-standard-of-the-ninth.pngard of the Ninth andUndeserved commendation.pngerved Commendation.
 * Heroe Paths: Seargant, Bulwark and Vanguard.
 * Signature Item: Improvised Strategy.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Health: +4 Max Icon HP dd2.png
 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Unshakeability: +10%Stun dd2.png RES (2 Times)

Portrait progression graverobber .png Robber
Like all heroes, Grave Robber will unlock her exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to her stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 64 candles.

Exclusive to Grave Robber:
 * Trinkets: Foreclosure Notice.pnglosure Notice, His Rings.png His Rings andStiff Drink.png Drink.
 * Heroe Paths: Deadeye, Venondrop and Nightsworn.
 * Signature Item: The Very Best.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Haste: +1 Icon speed.png (2 Times)
 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Circulation: +10% Blight dd2.png RES

Portrait progression plaguedoctor.pnge Doctor
Like all heroes, Plague Doctor will unlock her exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to her stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 64 candles.

Exclusive to Plague Doctor:
 * Trinkets: Annotated Textbook.pngated Textbook, Early Experiment.png Experiment and Storage Room Key.png Storage Room Key.
 * Heroe Paths: Surgeon, Alchemist and Physician.
 * Signature Item: Early Experiment.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Circulation: +10% Blight dd2.png RES
 * Cleanliness: +10% Disease dd2.png RES
 * Sturdiness: +10% Burn dd2.png

Portrait progression hellion .pngon
The player will start the game without Hellion, They will have to unlock her for the cost of 4 candles. Like all heroes, Hellion will unlock her exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to her stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 68 candles.

Exclusive to Hellion:
 * Trinkets: Hellion-bloodied-branch.pngied Branch,Rotten Tomato.pngn Tomato and Empty Stein.png Empty Stain.
 * Heroe Paths: Ravager, Berserker and Carcass.
 * Signature Item: War Paint.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (4 Times)
 * Health: +4 Max Icon HP dd2.png
 * Cleanliness: +10% Disease dd2.png RES

Portrait progression jester.pngr
The player will start the game without Jester, They will have to unlock him for the cost of 4 candles. Like all heroes, Jester will unlock his exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to his stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 68 candles.

Exclusive to Jester:
 * Trinkets: Severed Finger.png Severed Finger,Royal Summons.png Summons and Buskers Haul.pngr's Haul.
 * Heroe Paths: Virtuoso, Soloist and Intermezzo.
 * Signature Item: Odly-Tuned Lute.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Persistence: +10% Debuff dd2.png
 * Haste: +1 Icon speed.png
 * Sturdiness: +10% Burn dd2.png

Portrait progression runaway.pngay
The player will start the game without Runaway, They will have to unlock her for the cost of 4 candles. Like all heroes, Runaway will unlock her exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to her stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 68 candles.

Exclusive to Runaway:
 * Trinkets: Carved Toy.pngd Toy,Pile of Ash.png of Ash and Knitted Blnaket.pnged Blanket.
 * Heroe Paths: Arsonist, Survivor and Orphan.
 * Signature Item: Tar-Filled Colambre.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Sturdiness: +10% Burn dd2.png (2 times)
 * Haste: +1 Icon speed.png

Portrait progression leper .png
The player will start the game without Leper, They will have to unlock him for the cost of 4 candles. Like all heroes, Leper will unlock his exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to his stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 68 candles.

Exclusive to Leper:
 * Trinkets: Leper-a-simple-flower.png Simple Flower,Inevitable End.png Inevitable End and Uncommon Seashell.pngmon Seashell
 * Heroe Paths: Tempest, Poet and Monarch.
 * Signature Item: Precious Collection.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Health: +4 Max Icon HP dd2.png (2 Times)
 * Persistence: +10% Move dd2.png

Portrait progression occultist .pngtist
The player will start the game without Occultist, They will have to unlock him for the cost of 4 candles. Like all heroes, Occultist will unlock his exclusives Trinkets, Hero Paths and permanent buffs to his stats. As a final reward all heroes (except Bounty Hunter) will unlock their own Signature Item. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 68 candles.

Exclusive to Occultist:
 * Trinkets: Seeing Sphere.pngg Sphere, Scalded Skull.pnged Skull andShambler's Eye.pngler's Eye.
 * Heroe Paths: Ritualist, Warlock and Aspirant
 * Signature Item: Guided Meditation.

Shared with other heroes:


 * Resolution: +5% Deathsdoor dd2.png RES (3 Times)
 * Persistence: +10% Move dd2.png
 * Cleanliness: +10% Disease dd2.png RES
 * Sturdiness: +10% Burn dd2.png

Portrait progression bountyhunter .pngy Hunter
The player will start the game without Bounty Hunter, They will have to unlock him for the cost of 8 candles. Bounty hunter like all the other heroes will unlock his exclusive trinkets but not Hero Paths nor Signature Items. Instead Bounty Hunter will unlock his skills here instead of The Shrine of Reflection. The total cost of upgrading the hero is 45 candles.


 * The Hero We Need: Bounty Hunter can sometimes be hired at The Inn.
 * New Skill: Bh skill staredown 100 (1).png Staredown, Bh skill hurlbat 100 (1).pngart,Bh skill no escape 100 (1).png No Escape, Bh skill finishhim 100 (1).png Finish Him, Bh skill uppercut 100 (1).png Uppercut and Bh skill bodyguard 100 (1).png Bodyguard.
 * Trinkets: Utility Belt.png Utility Belt,Vengeful Kill List.pngful Kill List and Crime Lords' Molars.png Crime Lords' Molars.