Unlock Wanderer through the Mind's Journal
To unlock Wanderer in Emberville's Prologue, speak with the knowledgeable older prisoner about the mysterious orb, then use the Mind's Journal from your inventory and follow its combat-learning dialogue.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Once Wanderer is revealed, press P to open the class menu, select Wanderer, and activate it.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Follow the Prologue class unlock route
Use the Mind's Journal from your inventory. This opens the orb's dialogue and gives you access to its martial-arts records.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Follow the dialogue about expanding your knowledge of combat. This is the learning interaction that reveals Wanderer as your first combat class.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Press P to open the class menu after the discovery prompt. This is where you can learn and activate known classes.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Select and activate Wanderer. With Wanderer active, combat can develop its class level and you can begin choosing abilities from its skill tree.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Keep class progression separate from mastery
Weapon mastery, armor mastery, character level, and class level develop along separate tracks. Using a weapon develops that weapon's mastery, while the armor you wear develops the corresponding armor proficiency. Your active combat class also has its own level and skill points.
Wanderer has no listed prerequisites in the Prologue class overview. Its discovery still needs to be followed by activation in the class menu. For another class, check its own requirements before deciding which equipment or class to develop next.
Meet another class's listed requirements
Classes can be found through exploration, quests, and secrets, and some also require progress in particular masteries or another class. Inspect the locked class's listed prerequisites to see what it needs. Discovering Wanderer does not automatically open the rest of the class menu.
| Requirement | How to work toward it |
|---|---|
| Weapon mastery prerequisite | Use the weapon category named in the requirement to develop its mastery, then check your progress against that class's listed prerequisite.Playing this video connects to YouTube. |
| Armor mastery prerequisite | Wear the armor category requested by the class and develop its proficiency through play. Check the class entry again as that mastery improves.Playing this video connects to YouTube. |
| Another class prerequisite | Activate the required class and develop it through combat. Only the active class gains class experience, so make that choice before continuing your fights.Playing this video connects to YouTube. |
Learn and use Wanderer's skills
The class skill tree contains active and passive abilities, and its skill points belong to that class. Focus Strike and Swift Foot are early Wanderer options with different uses. Choose between a forward attack and extra movement according to what you want from the class.
Spend Wanderer's class skill points on Focus Strike to learn an ability that delivers a focused punch forward with increased damage.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Use Focus Strike from the toolbar after learning it. In the demonstrated keyboard layout, it is added automatically and pressing 1 activates the attack.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Learn Swift Foot from Wanderer's tree if you want increased movement speed while the ability is active.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Activate Swift Foot to apply its movement effect. While it is active, the demonstration also shows reduced maximum available kymia.Playing this video connects to YouTube.
Switch classes, reset skills, and inherit abilities
You can switch between discovered classes through the class menu without committing permanently to Wanderer. Each class levels independently, and only the currently active class gains class experience through combat. Keep the class you want to develop active when you return to fighting.
Changing classes and resetting skill points are separate options. Class skill points can be reset after you unlock the ability to do so. Being able to swap classes does not mean the skill-reset capability is already available.
Skill inheritance lets you carry eligible abilities between classes once the necessary inheritance slot is unlocked. Swift Foot is an example of a Wanderer skill that can be brought into another class. An inherited skill must be available and active in its original class before you can select it.
Continue your public demo character into Early Access
Progress from the public Steam Next Fest Demo carries into Early Access on October 27, 2026, so you can continue your adventure from where you left off. Saves from the creator and press-preview version do not carry over.
If controller navigation makes the menus awkward, update the demo before continuing. Demo Alpha 0.20.18.x fixes shoulder-button problems in some menus and other controller navigation issues.