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Kathy

Mining Specialist

Kathy

Expert Mining Specialist

A mining specialist who provides bonuses in Frostfire Mine events.

Type Mining Specialist
Skills 4
Max Affinity 100
Max status Intimate

Story

A daughter of Frostfire miners herself, the knowhow, courage and skills of Orichalcum mining were seared into Kathy's bones from a young age. A natural-born leader, it was not long before Kathy found herself leading her own crew where her instinct for danger and strong sense of compassion served everyone well.

If challenges out here were only of the geological kind, mining at Frostfire would be bad enough. But Orichalcum's usefulness attracts more dangerous threats: bandits or, if Kathy is unlucky, more organized evils. She and her men have learned how to work a sword and shield as well as any drill.

Kathy's caring, well-run operation is seen by the Dawn Alliance as a breath of fresh air in a cutthroat industry, and earned the respect of Dawn leaders like Logan. In Kathy, the Dawn Alliance sees a natural ally willing to put people above profits and in return they have worked to secure her much better mining equipment.

But Kathy's outfit has never been the largest in Frostfire. That honor belongs to Antaeus' crew and his mysterious backers who have funded him with every advance in technology plus a heavily armed mercenary force. Antaeus has been the chief antagonist in Frostfire since he arrived with the hostility of a whirlwind. When Antaeus' offer to buy out all the other sites were rejected, he turned to less peaceful means. Antaeus' mercenaries overran the less well-defended crews. But Frostfire also has a habit of swallowing up people that do not respect its unpredictable ways. Kathy and her ragtag allies worked with the earthquake-prone terrain to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. An uneasy truce was established... but everybody knew it could not last.

Once again, chaos has come to Frostfire Mine. This time, a series of earthquakes has caved in many sites. Only Antaeus seems protected—allegedly they are the only crew able to repel the "Ancient One". Frostfire has always been heavy with rumors of a great underground beast who stirs the earth. Each stirring brings fresh quakes, tragedy, and ruin. Antaeus claims only his mines are outfitted with a kind of "beast repellent" that prevents the entity from approaching his sites. For many small-time crews, this promise of protection was the last straw required to force them to sign on Antaeus' dotted line—even if his wages aren't nearly as good.

Kathy has heard about legendary entities since she was old enough to sit by a campfire, and has never once believed them. Kathy's instincts led her down a very different path and to the real culprit of the disasters, but she could not have done so without the help of a trustworthy Chief and Explorer. In return, a grateful Kathy has agreed to lend her vast expertise to the lucky Chief's own City.

Talent

Passive effect that scales with talent level (levels 1–11).

Child of Frost
Talent Child of Frost
Kathy's Frostfire Mine expertise gained over many years increases our troops' Lethality and Health by 2–30% in Frostfire Mine battles.
Stat 1: 2% / 4% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24% / 27% / 30%
Stat 2: 2% / 4% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24% / 27% / 30%
Level scaling Lv 1–11

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv Values Sigils Learning XP Requirement
1 2% / 2% — — —
2 4% / 4% — — —
3 6% / 6% — — —
4 9% / 9% — — —
5 12% / 12% — — —
6 15% / 15% — — —
7 18% / 18% — — —
8 21% / 21% — — —
9 24% / 24% — — —
10 27% / 27% — — —
11 30% / 30% — — —

Affinity

Affinity levels run from 1 to 100 and are raised with Treks and gifts. Every 10 levels advances relationship status (Stranger → Intimate) for Expert Sigils and adds a larger troop bonus. Stats below combine the level bonus with the current relationship bonus. Affinity 100 unlocks Special Research.

Affinity levels Levels 1–100 · cost, advancement & stats

Affinity is the XP cost to reach that level. Advancement is Expert Sigils spent when relationship status increases (levels 10, 20, …, 100). Stats are total Troops Attack/Defense (or other troop stats) at that level.

Level Affinity Advancement Stats
1 1000 — Troop Lethality +1.58%, Troop HP +1.58%
2 900 — Troop Lethality +1.65%, Troop HP +1.65%
3 950 — Troop Lethality +1.73%, Troop HP +1.73%
4 990 — Troop Lethality +1.80%, Troop HP +1.80%
5 1040 — Troop Lethality +1.88%, Troop HP +1.88%
6 1080 — Troop Lethality +1.95%, Troop HP +1.95%
7 1170 — Troop Lethality +2.03%, Troop HP +2.03%
8 1260 — Troop Lethality +2.10%, Troop HP +2.10%
9 1350 — Troop Lethality +2.18%, Troop HP +2.18%
10 1440 10 Sigils - Acquaintance 1 Troop Lethality +2.85%, Troop HP +2.85%
11 1530 — Troop Lethality +2.93%, Troop HP +2.93%
12 1620 — Troop Lethality +3.00%, Troop HP +3.00%
13 1710 — Troop Lethality +3.08%, Troop HP +3.08%
14 1800 — Troop Lethality +3.15%, Troop HP +3.15%
15 1890 — Troop Lethality +3.23%, Troop HP +3.23%
16 1980 — Troop Lethality +3.30%, Troop HP +3.30%
17 2070 — Troop Lethality +3.38%, Troop HP +3.38%
18 2160 — Troop Lethality +3.45%, Troop HP +3.45%
19 2250 — Troop Lethality +3.53%, Troop HP +3.53%
20 2340 20 Sigils - Acquaintance 2 Troop Lethality +4.20%, Troop HP +4.20%
21 2430 — Troop Lethality +4.28%, Troop HP +4.28%
22 2520 — Troop Lethality +4.35%, Troop HP +4.35%
23 2610 — Troop Lethality +4.43%, Troop HP +4.43%
24 2700 — Troop Lethality +4.50%, Troop HP +4.50%
25 2790 — Troop Lethality +4.58%, Troop HP +4.58%
26 2880 — Troop Lethality +4.65%, Troop HP +4.65%
27 2970 — Troop Lethality +4.73%, Troop HP +4.73%
28 3060 — Troop Lethality +4.80%, Troop HP +4.80%
29 3150 — Troop Lethality +4.88%, Troop HP +4.88%
30 3290 30 Sigils - Acquaintance 3 Troop Lethality +5.55%, Troop HP +5.55%
31 3420 — Troop Lethality +5.63%, Troop HP +5.63%
32 3560 — Troop Lethality +5.70%, Troop HP +5.70%
33 3690 — Troop Lethality +5.78%, Troop HP +5.78%
34 3830 — Troop Lethality +5.85%, Troop HP +5.85%
35 3960 — Troop Lethality +5.93%, Troop HP +5.93%
36 4100 — Troop Lethality +6.00%, Troop HP +6.00%
37 4230 — Troop Lethality +6.08%, Troop HP +6.08%
38 4370 — Troop Lethality +6.15%, Troop HP +6.15%
39 4500 — Troop Lethality +6.23%, Troop HP +6.23%
40 4680 40 Sigils - Casual 1 Troop Lethality +6.90%, Troop HP +6.90%
41 4860 — Troop Lethality +6.98%, Troop HP +6.98%
42 5040 — Troop Lethality +7.05%, Troop HP +7.05%
43 5220 — Troop Lethality +7.13%, Troop HP +7.13%
44 5400 — Troop Lethality +7.20%, Troop HP +7.20%
45 5580 — Troop Lethality +7.28%, Troop HP +7.28%
46 5760 — Troop Lethality +7.35%, Troop HP +7.35%
47 5940 — Troop Lethality +7.43%, Troop HP +7.43%
48 6120 — Troop Lethality +7.50%, Troop HP +7.50%
49 6300 — Troop Lethality +7.58%, Troop HP +7.58%
50 6530 50 Sigils - Casual 2 Troop Lethality +8.25%, Troop HP +8.25%
51 6750 — Troop Lethality +8.33%, Troop HP +8.33%
52 6980 — Troop Lethality +8.40%, Troop HP +8.40%
53 7200 — Troop Lethality +8.48%, Troop HP +8.48%
54 7430 — Troop Lethality +8.55%, Troop HP +8.55%
55 7650 — Troop Lethality +8.63%, Troop HP +8.63%
56 7880 — Troop Lethality +8.70%, Troop HP +8.70%
57 8100 — Troop Lethality +8.78%, Troop HP +8.78%
58 8330 — Troop Lethality +8.85%, Troop HP +8.85%
59 8550 — Troop Lethality +8.93%, Troop HP +8.93%
60 8780 60 Sigils - Casual 3 Troop Lethality +9.60%, Troop HP +9.60%
61 9000 — Troop Lethality +9.68%, Troop HP +9.68%
62 9230 — Troop Lethality +9.75%, Troop HP +9.75%
63 9450 — Troop Lethality +9.83%, Troop HP +9.83%
64 9680 — Troop Lethality +9.90%, Troop HP +9.90%
65 9900 — Troop Lethality +9.98%, Troop HP +9.98%
66 10130 — Troop Lethality +10.05%, Troop HP +10.05%
67 10350 — Troop Lethality +10.13%, Troop HP +10.13%
68 10580 — Troop Lethality +10.20%, Troop HP +10.20%
69 10800 — Troop Lethality +10.28%, Troop HP +10.28%
70 11030 70 Sigils - Close 1 Troop Lethality +6.15%, Troop HP +6.15%
71 11250 — Troop Lethality +6.23%, Troop HP +6.23%
72 11480 — Troop Lethality +6.30%, Troop HP +6.30%
73 11700 — Troop Lethality +6.38%, Troop HP +6.38%
74 11930 — Troop Lethality +6.45%, Troop HP +6.45%
75 12150 — Troop Lethality +6.53%, Troop HP +6.53%
76 12380 — Troop Lethality +6.60%, Troop HP +6.60%
77 12600 — Troop Lethality +6.68%, Troop HP +6.68%
78 12830 — Troop Lethality +6.75%, Troop HP +6.75%
79 13050 — Troop Lethality +6.83%, Troop HP +6.83%
80 13280 80 Sigils - Close 2 Troop Lethality +12.30%, Troop HP +12.30%
81 13500 — Troop Lethality +12.38%, Troop HP +12.38%
82 13730 — Troop Lethality +12.45%, Troop HP +12.45%
83 13950 — Troop Lethality +12.53%, Troop HP +12.53%
84 14180 — Troop Lethality +12.60%, Troop HP +12.60%
85 14400 — Troop Lethality +12.68%, Troop HP +12.68%
86 14630 — Troop Lethality +12.75%, Troop HP +12.75%
87 14850 — Troop Lethality +12.83%, Troop HP +12.83%
88 15080 — Troop Lethality +12.90%, Troop HP +12.90%
89 15300 — Troop Lethality +12.98%, Troop HP +12.98%
90 15530 90 Sigils - Close 3 Troop Lethality +13.65%, Troop HP +13.65%
91 15750 — Troop Lethality +13.73%, Troop HP +13.73%
92 15980 — Troop Lethality +13.80%, Troop HP +13.80%
93 16200 — Troop Lethality +13.88%, Troop HP +13.88%
94 16430 — Troop Lethality +13.95%, Troop HP +13.95%
95 16650 — Troop Lethality +14.03%, Troop HP +14.03%
96 16880 — Troop Lethality +14.10%, Troop HP +14.10%
97 17100 — Troop Lethality +14.18%, Troop HP +14.18%
98 17330 — Troop Lethality +14.25%, Troop HP +14.25%
99 17550 — Troop Lethality +14.33%, Troop HP +14.33%
100 17780 100 Sigils - Intimate Troop Lethality +6.60%, Troop HP +6.60%

Skills

Skills are trained at Dawn Academy. Higher levels cost Expert Sigils and Learning XP. Some levels also require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Icefire Hunter
Skill 1 Icefire Hunter
Kathy's deft guidance in Frostfire Mine grants our troops 5–50% additional XP from defeating Mine Patrols for Frostfire Skill upgrades.
Extra XP: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%
Level scaling Lv 1–10 · unlocks from Affinity 2

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv Values Sigils Learning XP Requirement
1 5% — — Affinity 2
2 10% 300 25800 —
3 15% 600 77400 —
4 20% 900 154800 —
5 25% 1200 258000 Affinity 4
6 30% 1500 387600 —
7 35% 1800 543000 —
8 40% 2100 724200 Affinity 6
9 45% 2400 931200 —
10 50% 2700 1164000 Affinity 8
Valorous Cold
Skill 2 Valorous Cold
Kathy's leadership skills honed in the burning cold of Frostfire allow 5000–50000 extra troop capacity and shorten hero recovery after defeat by 6–60%.
Deployment Capacity: 5000 / 10000 / 15000 / 20000 / 25000 / 30000 / 35000 / 40000 / 45000 / 50000
Rapid Travel: 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% / 54% / 60%
Level scaling Lv 1–10 · unlocks from Affinity 3

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv Values Sigils Learning XP Requirement
1 5000 / 6% — — Affinity 3
2 10000 / 12% 300 36000 —
3 15000 / 18% 600 108600 —
4 20000 / 24% 900 217200 —
5 25000 / 30% 1200 362400 Affinity 5
6 30000 / 36% 1500 543600 —
7 35000 / 42% 1800 760800 —
8 40000 / 48% 2100 1014600 Affinity 7
9 45000 / 54% 2400 1304400 —
10 50000 / 60% 2700 1630800 Affinity 9
Winter Treasures
Skill 3 Winter Treasures
The art of Orichalcum cutting transfers well to Charms. Kathy will obtain 6–60 additional Charm Designs on obtaining 200,000 Orichalcum in the Frostfire Mine event.
Item Gain: 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36 / 42 / 48 / 54 / 60
Level scaling Lv 1–10 · unlocks from Affinity 4

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv Values Sigils Learning XP Requirement
1 6 — — Affinity 4
2 12 1000 138000 —
3 18 2000 414000 —
4 24 3000 828600 —
5 30 4000 1381200 Skill power 14
6 36 5000 2072400 —
7 42 6000 2901600 —
8 48 7000 3868800 Skill power 20
9 54 8000 4974600 —
10 60 9000 6218400 Skill power 28
Efficient Mining
Skill 4 Efficient Mining
Kathy's efficient mining teams never waste a moment even between battles. Kathy earns 500–5000 Orichalcum per minute once the Frostfire Mine battle phase begins. Kathy will obtain 10–100 additional Charm Guides on obtaining 200,000 Orichalcum in the Frostfire Mine event.
Income Per Minute: 500 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 / 2500 / 3000 / 3500 / 4000 / 4500 / 5000
Item Gain: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100
Level scaling Lv 1–10 · unlocks from Affinity 5

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv Values Sigils Learning XP Requirement
1 500 / 10 — — Affinity 5
2 1000 / 20 1200 186600 —
3 1500 / 30 2400 559800 —
4 2000 / 40 3600 1119600 —
5 2500 / 50 4800 1866000 Skill power 22
6 3000 / 60 6000 2799000 —
7 3500 / 70 7200 3918600 —
8 4000 / 80 8400 5224800 Skill power 30
9 4500 / 90 9600 6717600 —
10 5000 / 100 10800 8397000 Skill power 39

Special Research

Special Research is available after reaching Affinity Level 100. Expert Sigils power each research; every 20 levels grants a path milestone buff.

Unlock Affinity Lv 100
Paths 3
Total researches 600
Total Sigils 6,000

How research works

  1. Unlocks at Affinity Level 100 (Intimate).
  2. Each research spends Expert Sigils and raises research level by 1.
  3. Every 20 research levels unlocks a milestone buff (10 milestones per path).
  4. Paths progress Proficient → Expert → Ultimate. Milestone order differs by path so totals land on different stats first.
  5. Research also adds Research Power used for some later upgrade gates.

Each path is 200 researches. Cost is 10 Sigils per research (2,000 per path · 6,000 for Proficient + Expert + Ultimate).

Research paths 3 paths · 6,000 Sigils total

Each path is a 200-level track. A milestone unlocks every 20 researches (10 per path). Paths award the same kinds of troop stats in different orders — check the totals column for what each path grants when finished.

Tree Path Tier Levels Researches Sigils / research Sigils total Path buff totals
1 Mining Skill - Proficient Proficient 1–200 200 10 2,000 Troop DEF +2.4%, Troop Lethality +1.8%, Troop HP +1.8%
1 Mining Skill - Expert Expert 201–400 200 10 2,000 Troop DEF +1.8%, Troop Lethality +2.4%, Troop HP +1.8%
1 Mining Skill - Ultimate Ultimate 401–600 200 10 2,000 Troop DEF +1.8%, Troop Lethality +1.8%, Troop HP +2.4%
Mining Skill - Proficient milestones Proficient · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 1–200. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

# Research Lv Buff Amount
1 20 Troop DEF +0.6%
2 40 Troop Lethality +0.6%
3 60 Troop HP +0.6%
4 80 Troop DEF +0.6%
5 100 Troop Lethality +0.6%
6 120 Troop HP +0.6%
7 140 Troop DEF +0.6%
8 160 Troop Lethality +0.6%
9 180 Troop HP +0.6%
10 200 Troop DEF +0.6%

Fully researched path total: Troop DEF +2.4%, Troop Lethality +1.8%, Troop HP +1.8%

Mining Skill - Expert milestones Expert · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 201–400. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

# Research Lv Buff Amount
1 220 Troop Lethality +0.6%
2 240 Troop HP +0.6%
3 260 Troop DEF +0.6%
4 280 Troop Lethality +0.6%
5 300 Troop HP +0.6%
6 320 Troop DEF +0.6%
7 340 Troop Lethality +0.6%
8 360 Troop HP +0.6%
9 380 Troop DEF +0.6%
10 400 Troop Lethality +0.6%

Fully researched path total: Troop DEF +1.8%, Troop Lethality +2.4%, Troop HP +1.8%

Mining Skill - Ultimate milestones Ultimate · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 401–600. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

# Research Lv Buff Amount
1 420 Troop HP +0.6%
2 440 Troop DEF +0.6%
3 460 Troop Lethality +0.6%
4 480 Troop HP +0.6%
5 500 Troop DEF +0.6%
6 520 Troop Lethality +0.6%
7 540 Troop HP +0.6%
8 560 Troop DEF +0.6%
9 580 Troop Lethality +0.6%
10 600 Troop HP +0.6%

Fully researched path total: Troop DEF +1.8%, Troop Lethality +1.8%, Troop HP +2.4%