Fallen Tear: The Ascension Fated Bonds
The official roster has 22 Bonds. Pwyll, Dagoth and Idris open specific mapped doors. Free Gustav before Hivea for the optional Paupao Falls scene.
Fated Bonds are party members with their own talents, quests, and a trust meter. Official store copy: 22 of them. The achievement "Fated Connections" is "Unlocked All of the Fated Bonds" — 0.3% of players as of 26 September 2026. Do not expect to collect the set in a weekend.
Quick answers
How many Fated Bonds are there? 22, according to the official store copy. The achievement for unlocking all of them sits at 0.3% of players, so it is a long-term collection, not a checklist for one run.
What does a Fated Bond actually give you? A Talent you use in the field. Raising Trust makes that Talent stronger and unlocks Ascensions tied to Hira, and each Bond carries its own story line.
Why am I stuck on a missing affinity point? Check the active character quest and the current trust/goal state first. A missing affinity point does not identify the NPC and does not prove a bug — that is a 1.0 player problem, not a wiki rumour.
What a Bond actually does
Bonds add abilities to exploration and Hira's progression:
- Each Bond has a Talent you use in the field.
- Raising Trust makes that Talent stronger and unlocks Ascensions tied to Hira.
- Bonds have their own story lines. Skipping them is skipping a chunk of the campaign.
Steam players are already stuck on affinity points and a missing scholar. That is a 1.0 player problem, not a wiki rumor. A missing affinity point does not identify the NPC or prove a bug. Check the active character quest and current trust/goal state before searching an unrelated region.
Bonds that open mapped doors
Jabos's full-release collectible maps name three specific door helpers: Pwyll in Grand Canyon, Dagoth in Whirlpool, and Idris in Ivory Stone Tree. Match the marked door in that region's map before trying the Talent. See the map index and route conditions.
For Gustav's optional Paupao Falls scene, the map note says to free him before killing Hivea. This is a scene condition, not proof that Gustav belongs to the recruitable Bond roster. The illustrated maps also mark Aria interactions after the September 30 update.
Fated Goals
"Legend of the Land" is "Complete 100% of the Fated Goals" (0.4%). Patch 1.0.1's own notes say claiming and using Fated Goals still needs work. If a Goal looks claimed but does nothing, that matches the studio list. Log it; do not smash your save.
One bond-adjacent bug already shipped fixed: Euan no longer stays stuck for a few seconds after Efimer's Fated Bond Skill trap (1.0.1 digest).
What 1.0.2 changes for Bonds
- Enid's Fated Bond Skill was improved: the puppet's duration is extended.
- Fated Bond skills now refresh when you respawn — a respawn could previously leave them stale.
- In Grand Canyon, unlocking Durin no longer lets you gain an extra Fated Point by reloading the area.
- In the Castle, Runa's endgame dialogue now proceeds at Affinity level 4, and her cut-off dialogue line (a missing cutscene) is fixed.
Official 1.0.2 patch notes, checked 17 October 2026.
Named people you will actually meet
These names are on Steam achievements. They are not a full roster:
| Name | What the achievement says |
|---|---|
| Aria | "Stubborn — Meet All of Aria's Interaction" |
| Gustav | "Gourmand — Meet Gustav in his travels through Raoah" |
| Gunnar | "Gunnar's Way — Train with Gunnar" |
| Magnus and Cadell | "Strongest Hunter — Train with Magnus and Cadell" |
The names above are a partial character list; achievement mentions alone do not establish that every named character is a recruitable Bond.
FAQ
Do Bonds replace your weapon? No. Hira still swings the Korr blade. Bonds add Talents and Ascensions on top.
Can I finish the story with one Bond? The completion percentages do not establish a minimum party requirement or prove which Bonds the story requires. Follow your current objective rather than waiting to recruit every character before advancing.
Fated Goal or skill did not behave as expected
Separate three checks: whether a Bond is recruited, whether its Trust has advanced, and whether a Fated Goal has been claimed and used. The studio's 1.0.1 announcement acknowledges that claiming and using Fated Goals still needs improvement, and 1.0.2 lists no fix for it — the notes do not say every Goal failure was fixed. Do not spend another resource assuming the same claim will certainly behave differently.
For the Euan / Efimer interaction, 1.0.1 does fix Euan remaining trapped for too long after Efimer's Fated Bond Skill. Update and retry that skill interaction before treating the extended trap as an intended way to lock the fight. The notes give no revised duration, so an exact-second rotation is not established here.
If a Goal still seems inactive, keep the save and note the Goal name, claim state and what you tried to use. A report with those details is more useful than repeating every Bond conversation or altering the save. For an exploration blocker, check the 1.0.1 region fixes before blaming the Bond's Talent.
Official Fated Goal feedback and Euan fix, checked October 4, 2026.
