The five Royal Virtues — Courage, Wisdom, Tolerance, Eloquence and Imagination — gate Follower bonds and dialogue options. Raising them on schedule is what keeps your bonds (and therefore Archetypes) progressing.
Raising them
- Do activities on the Gauntlet Runner and around towns to raise specific Virtues.
- Read books, take jobs, eat meals and answer questions to build them up.
- Higher Virtues unlock deeper Follower bond ranks (and thus Archetypes).
- Plan your calendar days to hit the Virtue thresholds a bond needs next.
What each unlocks
🦁 Courage & Wisdom
Gate many bonds and bold/insightful dialogue choices in story scenes.
🤝 Tolerance & Eloquence
Open empathetic and persuasive options, and several Follower ranks.
🎨 Imagination
Unlocks creative choices and specific late-game bonds.
📈 Stack them early
Virtues rise slowly, so nudge each one whenever a free activity offers it.
Raising them fast
- Cook and eat on the Gauntlet Runner for reliable Virtue gains on travel days.
- Answer exam and quiz questions, and pick dialogue that matches the Virtue you want.
- Read books and take part-time jobs in town to nudge specific Virtues up.
- Line up the Virtue a bond needs next so you never stall short of a rank.
How to raise each one
The five virtues do not go up by fighting. Each has its own activities, and most of them cost a
slot in the day — which is why this page and the calendar are
really the same problem.
| Virtue | How it goes up |
|---|---|
| Courage | Combat you choose rather than combat you are given: bounties, the riskier dungeon jobs, difficult side quests. Also weapon maintenance with Strohl aboard the Gauntlet Runner |
| Wisdom | The quiet option — relaxing at the scenic spots around town. It gates the Merchant Archetype and some bond ranks |
| Tolerance | Talking with the Mustari, acts of empathy, certain books on the Gauntlet Runner, and small town jobs like milking cows |
| Eloquence | Speak from the podium — every city has one — and take part in debates as they come up |
| Imagination | Reading. Books found out in the world, books aboard the Gauntlet Runner, and More’s quests |
Books on the Gauntlet Runner are the cheap ones. Reading while you travel uses
time you were spending anyway, so it is the one route that does not compete with a bond. Everything else costs a day
you could have spent on a Follower.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 5 September 2026 against GameLeap's and TheGamer's Royal Virtues guides — both confirm the five virtues, that podium debates raise Eloquence and Imagination, and that weapon maintenance with Strohl raises Courage, matching this page. The exact activities for Wisdom and Tolerance were not individually re-checked and remain the thing reading cannot settle — nobody here has played it.