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Rowan

The Anchor

Hero · ID Hero_11 · Recruited by drafting · Stall

“You're safe with me.”

Lore

Current work
He's the wall the rest of the team forms up behind. Rowan spent six years mining crystals out of rifts for a mining company. The more crystals they took, the more the rifts started acting strange. He couldn't prove mining was the cause, but he believed it. Gaia was the first to say out loud what his gut already knew: take less, listen more.

Motivation
Nobody ever truly leaves the Gaia community behind, but Rowan would join any guild that has a chance to end the crisis and cares about consequences. He'll know within a day whether yours does.

Base stats

Max Health1000
Attack Damage31
Attack Interval (s)0.35
Attack Range1
Crit %15
Attack (scaling)0
Magic (scaling)0
Defense54
Attack Speed %0
Max Mana110
Mana Regen4
Starting Mana60
Mana Lock (s)1
Move Speed1.5

Designer difficulty-tuning composites (not shown in-game):

EHP1270
EOFF12.48
Sec / cast27.5

EHP = effective survivability (HP × Defense mitigation); EOFF = effective offense; Sec/cast = mana-fill time for the active ability.

Guild — Gaia Project

“Fight for tomorrow, not just today.”

Grab a drink and raid some Rifts. Stall for more drinks, debuff on the morning after.

Guilds are a cosmetic identity tag — they grant no gameplay bonus.

Classes

Vanguard · primary MaxHealth · secondary Defense, AttackSpeed, Attack

Vanguards use Max HP to absorb and dish out damage. Vanguard Mechanics: Rush, Shields, Burn.

Tank · primary Defense · secondary MaxHealth, Magic, ManaRegen

Tanks use Defense to protect their allies and disrupt enemies. Tank Mechanics: Stall, Poison, Frost.

Starting abilities

Starts with passive ability equipped.

Active: Fault Line
Passive: Hearty

Rank B — Specialization (choose 1 of 3)

The hero's first rank-up (B) picks one specialization path. A spec may add a second class (widening its rank A/S pools) and its ability may add to or replace the base kit.

The Tectonic
Stun · Shields
The Protector
Shields
The Friend
Stall · Backup

Rank A — Upgrade pools

Offered 3 upgrades from this class pool; pick 1.

Vanguard base class pool 13
Rank modifierWeightChance
Bulk Formation 10 6.67%
Vindictive Shields 10 6.67%
Calming Presence 10 6.67%
Distraction 10 6.67%
Intimidating Aura 10 6.67%
Rushed Offense 10 6.67%
Rushed Size 10 6.67%
Rush Overdrive 10 6.67%
Burning Aura 10 6.67%
Aggressive Presence 10 6.67%
Burning Eye 10 6.67%
Burning Restoration 10 6.67%
Violent Presence 10 6.67%
Brutal Vitality 10 6.67%
Shield Line 10 6.67%
Tank base class pool 7
Rank modifierWeightChance
Second Wind 10 6.67%
Stall Certainty 10 6.67%
Stalled Defense 10 6.67%
Resolute 10 6.67%
Distraction 10 6.67%
Freezing Presence 10 6.67%
Spiked 10 6.67%
The Best Offense... 10 6.67%
Freezing Aura 10 6.67%
Freezing Restoration 10 6.67%
Poisonous Aura 10 6.67%
Poisonous Restoration 10 6.67%
Poisonous Presence 10 6.67%
Protector 10 6.67%
Rear Support 10 6.67%

Rank S — Upgrade pools

Offered 3 upgrades from this class pool; pick 1.

Vanguard base class pool 14
Rank modifierWeightChance
Bulk Formation 10 6.67%
Vindictive Shields 10 6.67%
Calming Presence 10 6.67%
Distraction 10 6.67%
Intimidating Aura 10 6.67%
Rushed Offense 10 6.67%
Rushed Size 10 6.67%
Rush Overdrive 10 6.67%
Burning Aura 10 6.67%
Aggressive Presence 10 6.67%
Burning Eye 10 6.67%
Burning Restoration 10 6.67%
Violent Presence 10 6.67%
Brutal Vitality 10 6.67%
Shield Line 10 6.67%
Tank base class pool 8
Rank modifierWeightChance
Second Wind 10 6.67%
Stall Certainty 10 6.67%
Stalled Defense 10 6.67%
Resolute 10 6.67%
Distraction 10 6.67%
Freezing Presence 10 6.67%
Spiked 10 6.67%
The Best Offense... 10 6.67%
Freezing Aura 10 6.67%
Freezing Restoration 10 6.67%
Poisonous Aura 10 6.67%
Poisonous Restoration 10 6.67%
Poisonous Presence 10 6.67%
Protector 10 6.67%
Rear Support 10 6.67%

Ability details

Fault Line Active

Gain 0+33_MaxHealth Shields, then deal 50+25_MaxHealth+200_Defense+100_Magic damage and Stun enemies in front of Rowan for 4 seconds.

Hearty Passive

After Stall (?), gain ?+?_MaxHealth+?_Defense HP/S.

The Protector Passive

On auto attack, gain ?+?_MaxHealth Shields, then deal bonus damage equal to ?+?_Rank% of current Shields (Max Damage: ?+?_MaxHealth.

The Friend Passive

On Stall trigger, permanently gain 20 Max HP and 4 Defense. Backup. Backup Only: At start of combat, Tanks and Vanguards gain all Defense and Max HP gained from this ability.

Recruit pools & chances

Heroes are acquired by drafting from weighted pools (not bought at a fixed price). Some heroes are unlock-gated — locked heroes cannot appear until unlocked.

PoolWeightChance in pool
AllHeroes · HeroPool_1104%
Starting Heroes · HeroPool_31012.5%
Tanks · HeroPool_121025%
Vanguards · HeroPool_131025%
Tanks and Vanguards · HeroPool_201014.29%

Chance = this entry's weight ÷ total weight of its pool. A single roll from that pool; actual in-run odds also depend on which pool the game draws from.

Obtainable via

AllHeroes · HeroPool_1 · 4% in pool
Starting Heroes · HeroPool_3 · 12.5% in pool

Shop / system-fed — no event draws this pool.

Tanks · HeroPool_12 · 25% in pool

Shop / system-fed — no event draws this pool.

Vanguards · HeroPool_13 · 25% in pool

Shop / system-fed — no event draws this pool.

Tanks and Vanguards · HeroPool_20 · 14.29% in pool

Shop / system-fed — no event draws this pool.