Echo

## Gameplay

Echos are the remaining wisps of Ancients who tried to ascend but were still to stuck to the mortal life, they have black bodies with large golden scales and a snout and appear to be sitting in the fetal position. Echos are large creatures that if the slugcat poses the mark of communication will speak then send to the previous shelter they slept in and raising the slugcats karma to the max, they will not appear immediately but must first have the location they appear in to be visited if you do not have max karma. When you get close to an Echo the world will darken and get tinted a dark blue, approaching the Echos location even more gold flakes will begin to rain from the sky and nearby creatures will be lulled to sleep. When the Echo teleports the slugcat to the shelter and raises their max karma the item in their stomach will be regenerated, also if you do bear the mark of communication from Five Pebbles or Big Sis Moon if your in spearmasters playthrough you will get a brief conversation between you and the Echo.

## Function

The Echos function is to raise the slugcats karma level high enough so the they may reach karma level 10 and ascend, during saints campaign your karma will be raised by 1 until you reach the normal max karma then it will begin to be raised by 2 like every other slugcats. The presence of Echos in the main campaigns of every slugcat allow them to ascend without ever going to Five Pebbles since he will give you and extra karma level or raise your karma to max if you are on monk or survivor playthrough.

## Encountering Echos

When on the monk, survivor, rivulet, gourmand, and spearmasters campaign you must visit and Echos location twice before gaining the ability to raise your karma, the first time you will see a flash of blue and the second time you must have a certain amount of karma that depends on you current max karma. If you visit Six Grains of Gravel, Mountains Abound; Two Sprouts, Twelve Brackets; or Twelve Beads among burning skies you will be able to raise your karma immediately and will not have to visit the area twice or care about your slugcats current karma.

As hunter you are allowed to visit an Echo on the first time going to its area unless you do not have high enough karma, if this is the case you will receive the same blue flash the other slugcats see upon visiting their first Echo.

As artificer you will have to go to the area 2 times as normal but she also must have a karma flower if below 5 karma to visit the Echo and receive more max karma.

Saint is a very unique slugcat and can visit and Echo any time regardless of having a karma flower, certain karma level, or if they have visited the area before saint also poses a unique Echo trigger animation, and can visit Echos on any cycle except cycle 0.

## Echo Locations

Nineteen Spades Endless Reflections: can be found at the highest point of Chimney Canopy next to the Sky Islands gate

Four Needles Under Plentiful Leaves: can be found at the grotto in the eastern entrance to shaded citadel

Droplets Upon Five Large Droplets: can be found in Sky Islands near the Farm Arrays entrance filled with packs of yellow lizards

A Bell Eighteen Amber Beads: can be found in The Farm Arrays near a large patch of worm grass near the entrance to Outskirts

Six Grains Of Gravel Mountains Abound: can be found in the Exterior on top of the Wall next to Five Pebbles and Metropolis entrances

Two Sprouts Twelve Brackets: can be found in Subterranean to the right of the Farm Arrays gate

Twelve Beads Among Burning Skies: can be found atop the tallest tower and is exclusive to artificer in the Metropolis area

Distant Towers Apon Cracked Earth: can be found on the LTTM wall in Shoreline and is exclusive to saint

Rhinestones Beneath Shattered Glass: can be found in the Undergrowth to the left of the Outskirts entrance and is exclusive to saint

Eight Spots On A Blind Eye: can be found in the Auxiliary Transmission Array in the Submerged Superstructure and does not contribute to the pilgrim achievement, it is only accessible to saint