If the Flame ever dips below 40, throwing fuel on it should be your first priority.
You can even slightly boost it by discarding items from your inventory. Even if you survive, you get nothing for it but an extra 40 Flame restored, and the likelihood is you'll come away much worse off, with new stress, tensions and injuries to hold you back in later fights.įor that reason, you should always take the opportunity to relight it at certain times, usually through the Assistance Encounters on the road, or through certain rare items that can be found and equipped on your characters. When it does, you'll get immediately attacked by frenzied Cultists, a tough battle that also comes with a whole range of handicaps put on your team. That being said, none of these penalties are too punishing - right up until the moment the Flame dies completely.
It bestows benefits when it's burning brightly and penalties when it starts to die down. The Flame on the back of your stagecoach is a supernatural icon of hope.
