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Curious, affable, and morbid, the drow heretic K'thriss Drow'b seeks the insane god-truth behind the veil of reality. As the "C" Team's hoardsperson, he keeps an eye out for occult relics that could aid him in his unearthly quest.

K'thriss Drow'b has been updated to modernize his design and provide more opportunities to synergize with other Champions from Acq Inc, The "C" Team, and the Wafflecrew.

For all the details on this Champion Update for K'thriss, read on!

[h2] K'thriss[/h2]


Patron Eligibility: Strahd, Elminster (until July 9th, 2028)


[h2]Abilities[/h2]
[h3]Basic Attack[/h3]

• Dissonant Whispers(magic) -K'thriss telepathically whispers a discordant melody that damages and slows a random enemy.

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Unseen Encouragement - K'thriss' unseen servant, Velvet, increases the damage of Champions not adjacent to K'thriss by 100% for each affected Champion, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Hoardsperson - K'thriss' keen eyes spy gold from enemy kills that the party misses. He gathers this gold to empower his own abilities (1 coin per enemy killed, 3 coins per boss enemy killed), and increases the effect of Unseen Encouragement and your party's gold find by 1% for each coin he has collected on the current adventure, stacking additively.
  
• Shadow Demon - Unlocks K'thriss' ultimate ability. When K'thriss uses his ultimate ability he summons a Shadow Demon that hovers behind him for 30 seconds. For its duration, the Shadow Demon has various effects based on how many coins K'thriss has gathered since the last time the Shadow Demon was summoned:
  
  • Base effect: Unseen Encouragement +100%
    
  • 10+ coins: Base effect +400%
    
  • 50+ coins: All enemies slowed by 50%
    
  • 100+ coins: All Champions deal additional 3s of BUD damage
    
  • 250+ coins: Base effect & BUD damage +200%
    
  • 1000+ coins: Base effect & BUD damage +400%
• Efficient Bookkeeping - K'thriss uses his creative accounting skills to skim a little bit off the gold you spend to level up Champions and uses it to empower his abilities. For each order of magnitude of gold spent leveling up other Champions, he increases the effect of Unseen Encouragement by 25%, stacking multiplicatively.
  

[h3]Specializations[/h3]

• Velvet Touch - The effect of Unseen Encouragement is increased by 400% for each slot away from K'thriss an affected Champion is, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Ligotti's Minions - The effect of Unseen Encouragement and the gold find bonus of Hoardsperson are increased by 100% for each C-Team, Acquisitions Incorporated, or Wafflecrew Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• The Unknowable Ur - The effect of Unseen Encouragement is increased by 100,000%. This amount is reduced by 50% for each enemy defeated in the current area, applying multiplicatively for up to 10 enemies.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Tentacular Spectacular(magic) -K'thriss summons a horde of tentacles across the battlefield that damage all enemies.

[h2]Equipment[/h2]



[h2]Feats[/h2]

[h3]Uncommon[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  
• Frugal
  Increases all gold found by 10%
  
• Petty Cash
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Unseen Encouragement ability by 20%
  
• Mystic Arts
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Hoardsperson ability by 20%
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Lucky
  Increases all gold found by 25%
  
• Mystical Mastery
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Hoardsperson ability by 40%
  
• Diversified Investments
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' specializations by 40%
  
• Workflow Refinement
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Efficient Bookkeeping ability by 40%
  
• Severance Pay
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Shadow Demon ability by 40%
  
• Divesting Gold
  Increases the effect of K'thriss' Unseen Encouragement ability by 40%
  

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Heavy Lifter
  Increases the Strength score of K'thriss by 2
  
• Patient Pets
  Prevents roaming familiars from automatically activating K'thriss' ultimate attack until he's gathered 1,000 coins
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Tenacious
  Increases the Constitution score of K'thriss by 2
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Reincarnation
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%, sets K'thriss' gender to Nonbinary, and sets K'thriss' age to 80
  Available in the Reincarnated K'thriss Theme Pack

[h2]Champion Feedback[/h2]
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[p] Celebrations are underway to commemorate the founding of the Free City of Waterdeep. Founders' Day attracts huge crowds to the Field of Triumph, where audiences watch illusory shows about Waterdeep's history and martial exhibitions by notable Champions and the renown city guard. Festivities have also brought an ancient power from Avernus, first layer of the Nine Hells. A fallen angel has arrived to collect souls for the Blood War...
[/p][h2]Featured Champions[/h2][h3]Tess[/h3][p]Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.

Learn more about Tess in her Champion Spotlight.
[/p][h3]K'thriss[/h3][p]Curious, affable, and morbid, the drow heretic K'thriss Drow'b seeks the insane god-truth behind the veil of reality. As the "C" Team's hoardsperson, he keeps an eye out for occult relics that could aid him in his unearthly quest. Learn more about K'thriss in his Champion Spotlight when it arrives on July 4th![/p][p] [/p][h2]Flex Champions[/h2][p]Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during
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This event's Flex Slot pool includes:
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[/p][h2]Event Augments[/h2]

• [p]Free Rerolls: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
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• [p]Auto-Blacksmith: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
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• [p]Worth Waiting For: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.
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• [p]Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of unique roles fulfilled by Champions in the formation, stacking additively.
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[p]You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

[/p][h2]Founder's Day Feedback[/h2][p]Are you as excited as we are for Tess? What about the K'thriss Champion Update? We'd love to hear what you think! [/p][p]Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms: [/p]

• [p]The Official Idle Champions Discord.[/p]
• [p]The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.[/p]
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Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.

Tess is a Support Champion who leads by example, buffing the damage of all Champions behind her. This expert in traps has a plan for everything, increasing your formation's damage if she is given companions with a diverse set of roles. Tess can always be found with the Fallbacks' Otyugh companion Uggie nearby.

For more information about the leader of the Fallbacks, read on...

[h2]Tessalynde "Tess" Halendria[/h2]


Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 2nd, 2028)

[h2]Abilities[/h2]
[h3]Basic Attack[/h3]

• Hand Crossbow(ranged) -Tess attacks the closest enemy for 1 hit.

[h3]Passive Abilities[/h3]

• Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Tess unless they're already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%.

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Lead The Way - Tess increases the damage of all Champions in the columns behind her by 100%.
  
• Unleash Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Tess is in the formation
  
• Snack Attack - When Uggie is with Tess, Uggie attacks a random target whenever Tess attacks or disarms a trap. Uggie's attack deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage.
  
• A Plan For Everything - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 100% for each different role in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Trap Expert - There's a 5% chance when an enemy dies that they drop a Trap that Tess immediately spots. During Tess's next attack, rather than attacking, she leaps out and disarms the Trap before it can harm any of her friends. For each Trap disarmed in this way, Lead The Way is increased by 10%, stacking additively. Stacks persist through resets.
  

[h3]Specializations[/h3]

• The Fallback Plan - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 100% for each unaffiliated Champion or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Eyes on the Horizon - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 150% for each Champion in the formation with a ranged attack, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Rogues' Gallery - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 175% for each Rogue Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Deadly Dance -Tess throws her dagger at the enemy with the most health for 1 ultimate hit, then teleports and deals another ultimate hit to all nearby foes.

[h2]Equipment[/h2]



[h2]Feats[/h2]

[h3]Uncommon[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  
• Looking Ahead
  Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 20%
  
• Tess Person
  Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 20%
  
• Gather Up
  Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 20%
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Inspiring Leader
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  
• Eyes on the Horizon
  Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 40%
  
• Tess Friend
  Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 40%
  
• Gourmand
  Increases the effect of Tess' Snack Attack ability by 40%
  
• Ready for Anything
  Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 40%
  
• Deft Hands
  Increases the effect of Tess' Trap Expert ability by 40%
  
• Strategic Adjustment
  Increases the effect of Tess' specializations by 40%
  

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Great Things Ahead
  Changes Lead The Way to affect Champions in columns in front of her instead of behind.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Tenacious
  Increases the Constitution score of Tess by 2
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Sleeping Toxin
  Tess gains the Control role and 25% of her attacks stun her targets for 5 seconds
  Available in the Fortune Hunter Tess Theme Pack

[h2]Champion Feedback[/h2]
What do you think of Tess? 'Are you excited to add the first Fallbacks Champion into your formations? We want to know!

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[p]Welcome to the Event Augment preview for Founder's Day Year 8! Our next event arrives on Wednesday, July 2, with one New Champion, one Champion Update, and these changes to Augments: [/p][p][/p][h2]Dragondown 8 Event Augments[/h2][h2] [/h2]

• [p]Augment 1: Free Rerolls (Returning Augment)
  
  Description: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
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• [p]Augment 2: Worth Waiting For (New Augment)
  
  Description: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.[/p]

• [p]Augment 3: Auto Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
  
  Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots if they don't already have better. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
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• [p]Augment 4: Boon Enhancements (New Augment)
  
  Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of unique roles fulfilled by Champions in the formation, stacking additively.
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[p]Note: Similar to our rollout in June the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions will also be spread out, with Tess' tomorrow, June 27th, and K'thriss' releasing next Thursday, July 3rd.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Augment Feedback[/h2][p] What do you think? Tell us about your experiences with Augments in Idle Champions. The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform: [/p]

• [p]The Official Idle Champions Discord.[/p]
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[p]The hunt for Vecna continues.

Our Champions face off against the forces of Lolth on the Outer Plane of Pandemonium. But this Ruinous Citadel is far more than it seems, and a legendary primordial obyrith is about to break free...

Part 9 of the Vecna: Eve of Ruin campaign introduces Tier 5 Blessings and sees the Champions battle across Pandesmos, the topmost layer of Pandemonium, all the way to the forbidden Ruinous Citadel.

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, The Rod of Seven Parts and Pandemonium, in order to access these new adventures.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Campaign: Vecna: Eve of Ruin[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]The War of Pandesmos[/h3][p]Square off with Lolth's forces in Pandesmos.[/p]

• [p]Complete area 1200[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Variant: The Relentless War of Pandesmos[/h3][p]Square off with Lolth's relentless forces in Pandesmos with a drow companion.[/p]

• [p]You may only use Champions that are a Standard species. Standard species are Aasimar, Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goliath, Halfling, Human, Orc, Tiefling, Half-Orc, and Half-Elf.[/p]
• [p]A Drow Priestess joins the formation.[/p]
• [p]Each wave, 1-2 Giant Spiders attack. When defeated, they respawn in the same location after 5 seconds unless defeated by a Champion next to the Drow Priestess.[/p]
• [p]Complete Area 1250[/p][p][/p]

[h3]The Ruinous Citadel[/h3][p]Enter the Ruinous Citadel to confront Vecna and an ancient evil.[/p]

• [p]Complete area 1250[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Variant: The Ruinous Bosses[/h3][p]Enter the Ruinous Citadel to confront Vecna and an ancient evil with some diverse Champions.
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• [p]You may only use Champions that are not a Standard species. Standard species are Aasimar, Dragonborn, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goliath, Halfling, Human, Orc, Tiefling, Half-Orc, and Half-Elf.[/p]
• [p]Aarakocra Champions break 3 times the amount of armored or segmented health when they deal damage.[/p]
• [p]Bosses cannot be moved, rooted, or stunned, except in extraordinary circumstances, and they immediately start to enrage upon spawning.[/p]
• [p]All boss monsters have at least 25 armored health.[/p]
• [p]Complete Area 1300
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[h2]Vecna: Eve of Ruin Tier 5 Blessings[/h2][p]Today's update also includes Tier 5 Blessings for The Wizards' Three! Check out the new blessings below!
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• [p]Standard Procedure - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions who are of Standard Species by 100%[/p]
• [p]Secret of Survival - Local: Increase the base health and healing received of all Champions by 20%[/p]
• [p]Catch a Patron's Eye - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions by 100% when you're on a patron variant in the Vecna campaign[/p]
• [p]Legendary Libations - Global: Increase the damage of all Champions by 100% for each active Legendary potion on the current party, stacking multiplicatively.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]The Vault Opens[/h2][p]The Vault is open! What wondrous creatures lie within? Access to a special vault has been granted for a limited time. Click the notification or check the Shop to learn more.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Campaign Feedback[/h2][p]
Just one update remains for the Vecna: Eve of Ruin narrative campaign. What do you think of the story so far? What about the challenges of the adventures and variants? We would like to know! [/p][p]The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially supported platform: [/p]

• [p]The Official Idle Champions Discord.[/p]
• [p]The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.[/p]
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