Dungeon Specific Curios

While many curios appear across all dungeons, each of the four main regions (Ruins, Warrens, Weald, Cove) features unique curios that offer distinct opportunities and risks. Understanding these dungeon-specific interactions is crucial for optimizing your inventory and maximizing your rewards while minimizing stress and blight.

The Ruins: Ancient Relics and Unholy Secrets

The Ruins are home to the unholy, and their curios often reflect this ancient, decaying theme. Prioritize bringing Holy Water and Shovels for optimal interactions.

Altar of Light: Always use Holy Water. This grants a significant stress heal and a powerful buff (+20% Damage, +5 ACC, +5 DODGE for 3 combat rounds). Interacting without Holy Water will inflict stress and a minor debuff.
Confession Booth: Use Holy Water for a chance at a positive quirk or a stress heal. Without Holy Water, it's a coin toss between a stress heal/positive quirk and a stress increase/negative quirk.
Sarcophagus: Can be opened with a Shovel to guarantee loot (gold, heirlooms). Without a Shovel, you risk a disease or a minor stress increase, though you can still get loot.
Stack of Books: Use a Torch to guarantee a scouting chance or a map reveal. Without a Torch, you risk a stress increase or a negative quirk. You can also find lore items.
Decorative Urn: Use Holy Water to guarantee loot (often gold or heirlooms) and avoid negative effects. Interacting without Holy Water has a high chance of blight or disease.

The Warrens: Disease, Filth, and Scavenged Goods

The Warrens are a cesspool of disease and filth, and their curios reflect the unsanitary conditions. Medicinal Herbs and Bandages are your best friends here.

Bone Altar: Use Holy Water for a chance at a positive quirk or a minor buff. Interacting without Holy Water often results in a stress increase or a negative quirk.
Rack of Blades: Use Bandages to safely disarm the trap and gain a minor buff (+10% Damage for 3 combat rounds). Without Bandages, you risk bleeding damage.
Pile of Bones: Use Shovel to clear safely and gain minor loot. Without a Shovel, you risk disease or minor damage.
Trough: Use Medicinal Herbs to cleanse the trough and gain food or a minor heal. Without Herbs, you risk disease or a stress increase.
Dinner Cart: Use Medicinal Herbs to safely scavenge for food. Without Herbs, you risk disease.

The Weald: Nature's Fury and Ancient Growth

The Weald is a wild, overgrown region with curios that can be both beneficial and harmful. Antivenom and Shovels are highly recommended for this area.

Old Tree: Use Antivenom to safely harvest rare herbs or a minor buff. Without Antivenom, you risk poison damage.
Shambler's Altar: Activating this curio with a Torch will summon the Shambler boss. This is a high-risk, high-reward encounter. Do NOT interact unless prepared for a tough fight. Without a Torch, it simply provides a minor stress heal.
Pristine Fountain: Use Holy Water to cleanse and gain a significant stress heal and a minor buff. Without Holy Water, it provides a minor stress heal but can also inflict a negative quirk.
Mushroom: Use Medicinal Herbs to safely consume for a minor heal or stress heal. Without Herbs, you risk poison or a negative quirk.
Traveler's Tent: Use a Shovel to clear debris and find minor loot or a small amount of food. Without a Shovel, you risk minor damage or a stress increase.

The Cove: Abyssal Horrors and Brine-Soaked Treasures

The Cove is filled with aquatic horrors and barnacle-encrusted curios. Bandages and Shovels are essential for navigating its unique challenges.

Barnacle-Encrusted Chest: Use a Shovel to pry open safely for valuable loot (often heirlooms or trinkets). Without a Shovel, you risk damage or a negative quirk.
Fish Carcass: Use Medicinal Herbs to safely scavenge for food or bait. Without Herbs, you risk disease or blight.
Eldritch Altar: Use Holy Water for a chance at a positive quirk or a minor buff. Without Holy Water, you risk a stress increase or a negative quirk.
Coral: Use Bandages to safely harvest for a minor heal or a small amount of gold. Without Bandages, you risk bleeding damage.
Ship's Figurehead: Use Holy Water to bless and gain a significant stress heal. Without Holy Water, it provides a minor stress heal but can also inflict a negative quirk.

Always remember to prioritize bringing the correct provisions for the dungeon you are entering. A well-stocked inventory can turn a perilous expedition into a profitable one, while neglecting these specific interactions can lead to unnecessary stress, damage, and even the loss of your heroes.