Perks

Perks

Perks enhance the player in one way or another, whether it be by reducing stamina costs or susceptibility to harmful effects, increasing carrying capacity, experience, damage, etc. Perks can either be temporary, indefinite, or permanent. Some environmental or enemy afflicted perks instead act as debuffs, reducing the player's movement speed, causing damage, etc.

Temporary

Temporary perks must be activated or initiated and will deplete or end after a set amount of time.

• Regardless of equipment, the player can acquire: One to two perk(s) from infusionsOne to three perk(s) from foodOne perk from potions
• While wielding a weapon: One perk from items, such as Whetstone or Magical Focus.One perk from spells, such as Enchant Weapon: Fire, Enchant Weapon: Air or Spectral Arrows.

Infusions

• The duration of these perks can be reset with the use of Internal Alchemy.
• The player can only maintain one to two perk(s) from infusions. Any previous perk will be overwritten by the most recently consumed infusion.
• Only one source of infusion can provide the perk(s). For example, the player cannot drink two one-perk infusion to have them both.
• However, the player can drink Dirty Water, Clean Water, or Strong Tea without overriding the previous perk(s).

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Foods

• The duration of these perks can be reset with the use of Internal Alchemy.
• The player can only maintain one to three perk(s) from food. Any previous perk will be overwritten by the most recently consumed food.
• Only one source of food can provide the perk(s). For example, the player cannot eat two one-perk foods to have them both.
• However, the player can eat any other food that does not provide a perk without overriding the previous perk(s).

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Potions

• These perks cannot be reset with the use of Internal Alchemy.
• The player can only maintain one perk from potions. Any previous perk will be overwritten by the most recently consumed potion.

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Item/Spell Perks

• Items and Enchant Weapon spells can be placed on multiple melee weapons, and will continue to dwindle even while stored.
• However, only one enchant per rune type can be active at a time.

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Environmental Perks

• Certain perks are applied either by consuming food or drink, being near a claimed bed, by enemy attacks, or by the environment.

1. ↑ Only active when creating a world/character for the first time.
2. ↑ Not currently working

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Indefinite

Indefinite perks are only active when an item is equipped or the player is in a certain environment and remain until the item is unequipped or the player leaves the environment. For more info on indefinite perks from equippable items, see special effects.

Environmental

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Permanent

These do not require any additional items to be on the player to activate, and are unlocked for permanent use.

• These perks are typically unlocked via levelling up skills and make the player more effective in that skill. Most skill levels improve the perk, while other levels unlock certain spells or abilities.

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Update history

This information is based on the changelogs of the game.