The Book of Insight
The Book of Insight is accessible between Campaign missions. In it you can spend Knowledge Points on skills. Skill can improve units or the citadel, unlock new pieces or give new passive or active abilities to Iris. Purchased skills can be refunded at any point.
Certain skills require a higher Expedition Level before they can be unlocked. Level II (Prodigy) requires 5 Knowledge Points and Level III (Master) requires 10 Knowledge Points.
Citadel
Citadel skills improve the citadel.
Skill
Effect
Type
Expedition Level
Perla Escape
Iris automatically teleports to the Citadel when her health is low
Passive
Bookworm
Headquarters Defense
Generates a field of damage that hurts all Horrors near the Citadel
Active
Bookworm
Reinforced Stonework
Citadel gains +250 health
Passive
Prodigy
Mistleap
Teleports all units in the arte's field to the Citadel
Active
Master
Units
Units skills improve the attacks of one the units.
Skill
Effect
Expedition Level
Bowman: Menelaus Shot
Bowman attacks 3 horrors at once.
Bookworm
Lobber: Powder Ball
Lobber attacks hit a larger area
Bookworm
Captor: Pearl Web
Captor attacks stun horrors
Prodigy
Cannoneer: Volatile Cannonball
Cannoneer attacks hit a larger area
Prodigy
Ballista: Cluster Bomb
Ballista attacks hit a larger area
Master
Hunter: Execution
Hunter attacks instantly kill low-health enemies
Master
Pieces
Pieces skills unlock new pieces.
Skill
Unlocked pieces
Expedition Level
Advanced Stone Pieces
1x3 Stone Brick, Stone Rampart, Stone Arches Mounted Fire Arrows, Mounted Poison, Mounted Hell Arrows, Mounted Hell Poison
Bookworm
Advanced Wood Pieces I
1x3 Wood Strut, Wood Scaffold, Mounted Banner, Grand Mounted Banner
Prodigy
Advanced Wood Pieces II
Wood Steps, Claw Trap
Master
Iris
Iris skills improve Iris' capabilities and unlike other skills they come in mutually-exclusive groups of two as well as two levels each.
Skill
Effect
Type
Expedition Level
Excludes
Arte: Palido Darts I
Iris' attack strikes up to 4 horrors and deals 30 damage
Passive
Bookworm
Arte: Palido Impact
Arte: Palido Impact I
Iris' attack deals 36 damage
Passive
Bookworm
Arte: Palido Darts
Arte: Sunderbolt I
Deals damage in one attack in a large area
Active
Bookworm
Arte: Tempest
Arte: Tempest I
Deals damage in multiple attacks in a large area
Active
Bookworm
Arte: Sunderbolt
Leather Undershirt
Increases Iris' health
Passive
Prodigy
Arte: Healing Veil I
Reduces damage to buildings by 50% and restores health to buildings
Active
Prodigy
Arte: Pounding Veil
Arte: Pounding Veil I
Reduces damage to buildings by 30% and damages horrors in the area
Active
Prodigy
Arte: Healing Veil
Arte: Palido Darts II
Iris' attack strikes up to 7 horrors and deals 30 damage
Passive
Prodigy
Arte: Palido Impact
Arte: Palido Impact II
Iris' attack deals 48 damage
Passive
Prodigy
Arte: Palido Darts
Arte: Sunderbolt II
Deals damage in one attack in a large area and inflicts Stunned and Burning
Active
Master
Arte: Tempest
Arte: Tempest II
Deals heavy damage in multiple attacks in a very large area
Active
Master
Arte: Sunderbolt
Arte: Healing Veil II
Reduces damage to buildings by 100% and restores health to buildings for a long time
Active
Master
Arte: Pounding Veil
Arte: Pounding Veil II
Slightly reduces damage to buildings and damages horrors in the area for a long time
Active
Master
Arte: Healing Veil
Chainmail Undershirt
Increases Iris' health
Passive
Master