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11 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.
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33 At a Glance
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66 FieldDetailRoleSpiritistFactionRed Fox Mercenary CorpsCombat styleFlame attacks channelled through her spirit partnerStatus AilmentStunFamiliarSur, a fox spirit imbued with the power of fireTravelling withDana, searching for Dana's missing motherReveal orderFirst named Hero in the Awakening pre-launch wave
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99 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.
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1111 Hound13's own description of her style is that Kalien possesses a powerful combat style that utilises flame attacks and the Stun Status Ailment.
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1515 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 Familiars system doubles as both a lore companion and a combat partner, beyond the rideable mount function.
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1717 Story Role
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1919 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.
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2121 Place in the Pre-Launch Wave
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2323 Kalien is the first of several Heroes individually revealed in the run-up to the July 2026 launch. As of May 2026, the publicly named cast also includes:
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2525 Theresia - the Heretic Inquisitor of the Organa Order, who carries Bleed and Stun.Lute - the protagonist, with greatsword and the Stun and Down ailments.Castella - the Elf assault vanguard with Break and Stun.Aria - the firepower specialist of Lute's mercenary band, with Burn and Airborne.
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2727 Of those, Kalien is the only Hero confirmed to share Stun as her primary ailment with multiple other Heroes; the wider Status Ailments article tracks the overlap.
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3131 Red Fox Mercenary Corps - the faction Kalien belongs to.Familiars - the broader system Sur sits inside.Status Ailments, Active Skills, and Signal Skills - the combat layers Kalien builds her chain in.Heroes - the full roster of nineteen playable Heroes.