A fortified village built over an ancient rune seal that bars the way down to the ruins of Caldria. The rune circle at its heart binds the souls of the Ashbound: however many times they die, they rise again here. Borin, a merchant and former crypt-digger, buys and sells everything dragged up from below.
No monsters in town and skills are disabled; life, mana and flasks refill whenever you return. Press T anywhere to recall here.
People and places
Borin the merchant
Buys anything; sells weapons, armour, Skill Runes, Emberstones and the common crafting orbs. Stock follows your level.
Aldo the Alchemist
Upgrades your life and mana flasks and sells the third-slot elixirs.
Brann the Smith
Enhances weapons and armour up to +10 and dyes outfits, at his anvil and forge on the west wall.
Stash chest
4 tabs of 40 slots, shared by every character on your account.
Waypoint
Travel to any depth you have reached, or to a party member.
Borin says
Not a single day without ash falling… If you're buying, choose quickly.Borin
I dug these out of the crypt with my own two hands. Don't ask who owned them before.Borin
The Ashbound come back from the dead, but the gold you drop down there doesn't.Borin
If you see Morgrave, tell him I'm still owed my last wages.Borin
Did you hear the chanting under the ground last night? …I was hoping I'd imagined it too.Borin
Aldo says
Ah, another Ashbound… My potions won't keep you from dying. They'll only make you die slower.Aldo
This one's brewed with ash from the Ember Heart. Don't ask how I came by it.Aldo
Going down to see Sister Calyx, are you? Take plenty of potions. Her fire shows no mercy.Aldo
Brann says
This hammer forged swords for three generations of the king's guard. Put your gear on the anvil.Brann
Good steel goes through the fire many times. If a strike goes wrong, we heat it again.Brann
I boil these dyes from the ash of the Ember Heart. They never fade.Brann
Reach +10 and the whole town will know your name… and mine too.Brann