Kalien

Kalien is a playable Hero in DragonSword: Awakening and the first Hero individually introduced by Hound13 in the lead-up to the July 2026 launch. She is a Spiritist of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps and fights in partnership with a fox spirit named Sur.

At a Glance

Combat

Kalien's kit centres on controlling a target with Stun while Sur's fire damage chains underneath. In the language of the wider combo system, Kalien's role is to stack the Stun Status Ailment on a target through her Active Skills, then either finish with her own Signal Skill or switch out so an ally can chain a Signal Skill off the primed Stun window.

Because Stun locks the target in place, she is a strong opener and anchor for combo chains that need a reliable setup. Hound13's own description of her style is that Kalien "possesses a powerful combat style that utilises flame attacks and the Stun Status Ailment."

Sur

Sur is a fox spirit imbued with the power of fire. The pairing of a Spiritist with a bound spirit gives Kalien a two-layer attack pattern: flame projectiles and sustained fire hits from Sur, combined with Kalien's own direct combat. Sur is the first Familiar to have been individually named by Hound13 and shows how the Familiar system doubles as both a lore companion and a combat partner, beyond the rideable mount function.

Story Role

Kalien is travelling across the Continent of Orbis with her companion Dana. They are searching for Dana's mother, who is also Kalien's own dear friend. The Red Fox Mercenary Corps affiliation gives her a base of operations and a reason to take paid work that moves her across the continent while the search continues.

Her introduction was delivered in Hound13's April 2026 Kalien Hero Trailer, posted to the Steam store alongside the game's store-page opening.