While death is permanent, not all is lost when the Hero dies. A random item is selected to be left behind to be found on your future run.
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| This is all that's left from one of your predecessors. Maybe it's worth checking for any valuables. | ||
Hero's remains contain a single item dropped by the most recently deceased Hero. This can be any equipped item, an item from quickslot, or item from inventory except for unique and progression items or a gold pile. They always generate on a floor where the most recent death took place if the Hero was eligible to drop remains. You can't find any remains or leave remains behind during daily runs.
Leaving remains behind[]
When an item is being selected, there is a 2/3 chance, that it will be an equipped item; either in a random equipment slot (14.3% for each slot) or a random item in a quickslot (28.6% chance). If the game chooses an empty equipment slot, or a slot with an item which can't be preserved in remains, the process starts over. If the 2/3 chance fails, an item from inventory is selected instead. With only 1 or 2 eligible items it inventory, there is a chance that no item is preserved. Items also can't be preserved on a seeded run. This is to prevent the player from easily preserving a specific item.
Recovering remains[]
Items reserved inside remains will be altered in the following way:
- Equipment has its level capped to +3 (+0 for artifacts) and is always cursed, although the curse doesn't override enchantments allowing for both to be present.
- Any artifact is rerolled if you already encountered it during the current run or replaced with gold if you already encountered all artifacts.
- Stackable items have stack size randomly reduced.
- If you play a seeded run or any run with challenges enabled, any remains you find won't contain the preserved item.
Signature items[]
In addition to an item from the previous run, the remains also contained a broken version of the deceased Hero's unique item. It always appears in remains regardless whether an item has been preserved or not.
Bow Fragment[]
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| This broken fragment of wood was once part of a lost huntress' spirit bow. You can still feel a little nature energy left in the fragment, you can use the fragment to grow some high grass around you. Doing this will destroy the fragment however.
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Broken Hilt[]
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| This broken hilt looks like it came from a defeated Duelist's weapon. You can still feel a little martial power left in the hilt, you can use it to get a little bonus damage on your next two melee attacks. Doing this will destroy the hilt however.
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Broken Staff[]
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| This Mage's staff has been broken in half after its owner met their demise. You can still feel some magical energy left in the staff, you can use it to give your wands a little charge boost. Doing this will destroy the staff however.
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Scrap of Fabric[]
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| This scrap of translucent fabric looks like it came from a late Rogue's cloak of shadows. You can still feel a little mystical energy left in it, you can use it to give your artifacts a little charge boost. Doing this will destroy the fabric however.
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Seal Shard[]
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| These tiny shards of red wax look like they came from the seal of a fallen Warrior. You can still feel a bit of willpower clinging to the seal, you can use it to give yourself a bit of shielding. Doing this will destroy the seal shards however.
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Hero's Grave[]
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| No name: Here lies a nameless <hero>. Name: Here lies <name> the <hero>. They leave their possessions in this world, as they pass on to the next. In hopes that another hero may avoid their grisly fate. |
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Available in Google Play version for Silver Supports (5$ tier donation) reward and in Steam version and App Store by default. It replaces the hero's remains, but the difference is purely cosmetic.
The gravestone has an epitaph depending on how many enemies you defeated and how far have you progressed in the dungeon:
- An esteemed puncher of rats, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A skilled crusher of crabs, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A terror to the explosive undead, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A hunter of crazed thieves, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A clipper of bat wings, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A crusher of gnoll helmets, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- Experienced with fighting dwarven warriors, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A destroyer of dwarven inventions, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- A legendary demon hunter, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
- Challenger of a demon god, they defeated N enemies before perishing.
An additional epitaph can appear if you die with a Potion of Healing or full Waterskin in your inventory:
- A shame that in the throes of death they forgot to drink from their waterskin.
- A shame that in the throes of death they forgot to drink a Potion of Healing.