Companion (previous)

Introduction
The Neverwinter companion system is a hired-helper system available for all characters. At rank 16, the quest "A Companion" becomes available from Sergeant Knox in Protector's Enclave. This quest is not required to use the companion system as companions acquired via trade, auction, zen store, promotion, or other means can be used as soon as a character completes the tutorial.

You can hire a number of companions that initially take the form of an item in your inventory. Double clicking the companion item will activate it. Companions can range from simple mercenary humanoids to pet-like creatures and even glowing stones that circle the head. A single companion can be summoned at any time outside of combat to help you in combat. Each character in a five-player group can summon their own companion. If a companion runs out of health during combat, it can be revived by approaching it and selecting the option in the same manner as reviving a fallen player. Unlike a player it doesn't have a limit on how frequently it can be brought back during the same battle. If combat ends while a companion is out of health it will automatically revive with all hit points returned. If a companion dies in a manner other than losing health (for instance by falling off a cliff or into a spiked pit) then it will have to be summoned again.

Companions are classified by the following types just like classes:
 * Defender
 * Controller
 * Striker
 * Leader
 * Augment

Companions can be purchased for Gold, Astral Diamond, Zen, Seals, Ardent Coins, Trade Bars, Glory or found as rare drops. Most companions can be acquired from the Grand Emporium in Protectors Enclave, or from the Zen market. A unique companion is also included in several of the games purchasable Packs.

At level 16 you will be given the A Companion Quest. The reward is your choice of one of four companions for free. The Cleric Disciple, Man-at-Arms, Wayward Wizard and Dog are the reward choices and are tradable. All four are of white quality, with a max rank of 20. All four of these, along with the Sellsword, are available to purchase for 2 each from the companion vendor who you will be directed to when you receive the companion quest.



1. This is the rank of your companion. A rank 30 companion is comparable to a level 60 player. Notice the (Max 20) — this means that the highest rank this companion can achieve is rank 20. A companions rank can be upgraded by one rank ( → →  →  → ) with the COMPANION QUALITY UPGRADE feature being added with the Fury of the Feywild module on 2013-08-22. quality is available since Module 6: Elemental Evil.

This feature let's you invest Astral Diamonds to upgrade the quality of a companion when it is already at Max Rank

2. This is your companion's experience bar. While your companion fights at your side, it will gain experience. Once it has gained enough experience points to ascend to the next rank, the "Begin Training" button will appear. Click this button to send your companion for training.
 * While your companion is training, they will be unable to fight at your side or gain experience. Just as if the companion was idle.
 * You can speed up the training process by contributing an amount of astral diamonds toward their training. The time that the companion is unavailable for while in training is accumulative. Each rank the companion is sent to train for is added together if you skip a training period. There is a shorter training time for one rank than waiting to train after your companion gains two ranks.

3. These are your companion's powers. Mouse over them for details. 4. Every companion has three equipment slots starting with one slot open at rank 1. As your companion gains ranks, the other two slots will unlock at rank 15 and rank 25. The different slot types are: ring, neck, waist (belt), icon, talisman, and sword knot.


 * Your companion can wear gear from any class, of any quality, excluding artifact equipment, even gear that has been enchanted or reinforced although the items must match to the type of slot (e.g. a ring will not fit into an icon slot, or a talisman will not fit into a sword knot slot, even though both are off-hands).

5. These are your companion's Runestone slots automatically starting with one slot open at rank 1. As your companion gains ranks, the other two slots will unlock at rank 10 and rank 15. Here you can give your companion additional bonuses depending on what kind of slot your companion has.

6. As your companion gains in rank, they will gain additional costumes or skins at ranks 10, 20 and 30.

7. While there is a limited number of active companion slots, you can have a large number of Idle Companions. You start with three active companion slots, a fourth active companion slot unlocks at Character Level 30, and a fifth active companion slot unlocks at Character Level 60. You can buy early unlocks of these last two active companion slots with Zen. Idle companions must be switched into an active companion slot before they can be summoned. You can only have one active companion summoned to assist you and gaining experience at a time. '''Some Companions of the same type or with same active bonuses can not be equipped in the active companions slots — for example:  two flame or two ice sprites; but you can equip one ice and one flame sprite (each has 1% action point gain -  active bonus). Same goes for archons - you cant equip two archons of the same type but you can equip for example: one water and one air archon .'''

List of Companions
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| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor (formerly)

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Sword Coast Adventures tutorial dungeon

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 2

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Orc Assault

| style="text-align: left;" |The Merchant Prince's Folly

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Tower of Celadaine Campaign Chest drop

| style="text-align: left;" |Gyrion's Demiplane

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Feast of Lanterns 12

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Limited promotion for transfers

| style="text-align: left;" |Dragon Scale Merchant 30

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | The Maze Engine Campaign

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500 (bundled with ), Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" |Winter Festival 3,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Battle for the Bridge

| style="text-align: left;" |Winter Festival 18

| style="text-align: left;" |Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" |Manycoins Bank Heist

| style="text-align: left;" |Respen's Marvelous Game

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Straight to Helm

| style="text-align: left;" |Winter Festival 3,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Gate Crashers

| style="text-align: left;" |Limited promotion for transfers

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200. version was available from Kenku Archer Companion Bundle during promotional event for 3,000.

| style="text-align: left;" |Kabal's Trial

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Garrundar the Vile

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item / 2,000

| style="text-align: left;" |Sybella Artis

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Defend the Temple

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" |Shard of Night

| style="text-align: left;" |Siege of Neverwinter

| style="text-align: left;" |Summer Festival Petal Store 4,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Feywild Starter Pack / Zen Market 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Charge Rewards program

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" |Valindra's Tower

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Promotional Item

| style="text-align: left;" | (Well of Dragons)

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Storm Front

| style="text-align: left;" |Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Dragon Scale Merchant 30

| style="text-align: left;" |Masquerade Vendor 600

| style="text-align: left;" |Preveiw server only and temporary?

| style="text-align: left;" |Winter Festival 3,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Masquerade of Liars

| style="text-align: left;" |Portobello's Game

| style="text-align: left;" |Winter Festival 14

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Charge Rewards program

| style="text-align: left;" |Call to Arms: Storming the Keep

| style="text-align: left;" |Protector's Jubilee 10

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 800, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Nostura's Castle

| style="text-align: left;" | from The Need for Mead

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200. version from the during the Wonders of Gond.

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Wondrous Bazaar 400,000

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Wondrous Bazaar 400,000

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Wondrous Bazaar 400,000

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Wondrous Bazaar 400,000

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" | [Neverwinter Steam Starter Kit]

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,700

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor 14,000

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Sword Coast Adventures tier 6 dungeon reward

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward on Gateway shutdown

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Respen's Marvelous Game

| style="text-align: left;" |Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Dragon Scale Merchant 60

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,200

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 1,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Masquerade of Liars

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Phileas Gram 600

| style="text-align: left;" | 3,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent promotional reward

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Alchemical Extravaganza

| style="text-align: left;" |Expedition Pack 10,000

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Vault of Piety 360

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Siege of Neverwinter

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 3,000

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Foundry Achievement : Foundry Artifex

| style="text-align: left;" | /

| style="text-align: left;" |in during limited promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500?

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |The Dread Legion

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Trade Bar Merchant 800 /

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,250, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Foundry Achievement : Moonstar Agent

| style="text-align: left;" |Lockboxes - Soulmonger's

| style="text-align: left;" |Emporium Vendor / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Dropped from or during special offer Limited Time Pack Bonus

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Chest in Malabog's Castle (5 man)

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Hero of the North Pack

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | /

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" | preview

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion / drop from

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" | / / Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Valindra's Invasion 40

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Knight of the Feywild Pack

| style="text-align: left;" |, Trade Bar Merchant 800

| style="text-align: left;" |Consult Expedition Pack

| style="text-align: left;" |Reward Claims Agent Guardian of Neverwinter Pack

| style="text-align: left;" |, Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotion

| style="text-align: left;" |

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 3,000

| style="text-align: left;" |???

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500

| style="text-align: left;" |Special Promotions

| style="text-align: left;" |Zen Market 2,500
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List of Companion's Power
See Companion Powers.

Active Bonus
Active Bonuses are a feature introduced in Module 2: Shadowmantle. Companions provide bonuses when in an active slot, even if not summoned. For a list of active bonuses, see Active Bonus.

Legendary Bonus
Legendary Bonuses are a feature introduced in Module 6: Elemental Evil. A Companion provides 15% of the summoned pets ratings to its owner if active.

Companion Advancement

 * Whenever a character is rewarded experience, the currently-summoned companion also receives 100% of the rewarded experience.
 * When training multiple ranks at once, the training time is summed.
 * Companion training can be hastened with Astral Diamonds.
 * The formula appears to be: training time in minutes * 24 = AD cost.
 * Waiting during training does not reduce the speed up cost. It costs the same at the start as near the end.

Companion Hit Points
A companion's base hit points depend on rank, quality and role. The majority have predictable hit points, but a few exceptions exist. The companion's total hit points depend on equipment, runestones, charisma and buffs.

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