Vambrace: Cold Soul uses a lot of the gameplay aspects of Darkest Dungeon to do something new and interesting with varying levels of success. Vambrace: Cold Soul is a strategic roguelike dungeon crawler sidescroller where each room you enter has a chance of battle, treasure, shops, or traps. It's up to Lyric – whose vambrace can dispel the frosty barriers – to resolve the situation, one way or another.
A Word From The Dev' Vambrace: Cold Soul is a love letter to the games that left their indelible marks on us. It's inspired by the gothic fantasy of Castlevania, the deep lore of series like The Elder Scrolls, the replayability of roguelites like FTL: Faster Than Light, and the sweeping, character-driven epics of our favorite JRPGs.
It represents our effort to seize those varied elements and condense them into an interactive experience players from all walks (especially masochists) will enjoy!' Riven, Lead Game & Narrative Designer. About This GameThe King of Shades has cursed the great city of Icenaire. Now cast under a permanent blight of frost fall, its former residents have returned from the dead as mad Wraiths. Survivors take refuge deep underground where they lead a desperate campaign against this unearthly power. Woefully outmatched, they are forced into hiding as the King of Shades amasses an army of the undead above them.
One fateful day, a mysterious stranger appears in the city with an enchanted vambrace. She may now be their only hopeYou are Evelia Lyric, bearer of the Aetherbrace and the only human capable of entering Icenaire.
The survivors now look to you as their best hope against the King of Shades. Only one problem.you’re woefully outmatched, and survival is not guaranteed.Vambrace: Cold Soul is a narrative-driven game filled with memorable characters, brutal challenges, and deep strategy. To succeed, you must choose perceptive party leaders, camp to recuperate, navigate strange encounters, and survive deadly combat. Will you scavenge for supplies to sell or use them to craft new items for your next expedition?
An upstart adventuress seeking answers concerning the circumstances of her father's death. She inherits a mysterious vambrace that is more than it seems. Her search leads her to the cursed city of Icenaire, where she becomes embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions.
Mismatched Eyes: Lyric has one blue eye, and one yellow.
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Zaquard Ventrue
The fearless leader of the Guardians heads an underground resistance against the Green Flame. While his situation may seem dire, Evelia's sudden arrival has given the survivors new hope. He now seeks to rally his comrades with renewed focus to retake the city.
Isabel Salazar
A powerful sorceress with a mysterious past. Some say she is responsible for the Frostfell surrounding Icenaire - an eldritch barrier that spells instant death for anyone who tries to pass it. The Guardians now hold her prisoner, but will she relinquish the secrets to dispelling her magic?
Hilda Severson
The leader of the Crimson Rain mercenaries.
Narae Song
A smuggler, whose ability to obtain resources has been in high demand as of late.
Helga
The innkeeper.
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Mahoram
Maru Han
The acting director of the North Venture Company in the Dokkheim region. Unfortunately, the seal that would grant official ownership of the company has been lost in the Entertainment District.
Yae-Sol
A saleswoman working with the North Venture Company.
Tae Min
A salesman working with the North Venture Company.
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Wraiths
The King of Shades
An ancient wraith that has taken control of Icenaire with an army of wraiths, brought under his control by his Green Flame.
A merchant in life, and a merchant in death. Retaining his sanity, he is willing to do business with those that are willing to explore the haunted streets of Icenaire, though the feeling is not always mutual; as such, he also looks for the seal that would grant him official ownership of the North Venture Company.
Manduk
The Guardian of the Entertainment District. Though she has been driven insane by the Green Flame, it is possible for Evelia to cure her madness.