Beginner Starter Guide & Core Loop
Auxilium is an elemental companion fantasy RPG designed with a gameplay-first philosophy. Your hero and chosen familiar fight as a unified combat duo. Progression flows in a simple 4-step loop: Explore Biomes -> Awaken Kindred -> Craft & Evolve -> Conquer Arena.
- Choose any of the 6 heroes without class locking—every hero can equip all weapon archetypes.
- Pair your hero with any of the 9 elemental kindred families to customize active combat synergy.
- Explore 8 open biomes, unlock hidden caves, and solve elemental environmental traversal puzzles.
- 100% of game progression materials and familiars are earned strictly through gameplay achievement.
Step 1: Awakening Your First Kindred
Upon beginning your journey in Ember Highlands, you will bond with a Stage 1 Hatchling familiar (such as Embercub or Droplet). Familiar cores gathered from exploration shrines allow your kindred to grow into combat-ready companions.
Step 2: Ruin Exploration & Traversal
Each elemental biome has ruin gates that require specific traversal abilities (e.g. Emberdash to cross molten chasms, Aqua Glide across deep whirlpools). Unlocking traversal skills reveals hidden chests and rare crafting caches.
Step 3: Mastering Combat Synergy
In combat, your hero provides direct sword, bow, or staff strikes while your familiar attacks automatically and charges the Synergy Gauge. When full, unleash a dual Burst Manifestation that deals massive elemental damage.
Pro Tip for Beginners
Do not spread your evolution cores too thin early on. Focus on awakening one primary familiar to Stage 2 to unlock advanced ruin traversal abilities quickly.