Probably my least favorite of the bunch, as it has two downsides as opposed to just the stress downside. However, if the Shrieker event is active, they can easily be regained by successfully chasing off the ShriekerĪncestor's Bottle | +25% HP, +50% food consumed, +10% stress If a hero dies in a dungeon, and their trinket is not recovered, it is lost. This may prove to be a nuisance for those trying to earn the in-game achievement of obtaining every single oneĪs rare and important as they are, they are not unbreakable, unlike trophy-type trinkets.

A substantial amount for the desperate, but they may be difficult to get back. However, they have the offset of slightly increasing the amount of stress the wearer receives (not including the Tentacle Idol). This is to say if you've found an ancestral trinket in one of the ways described further on, it is removed from an item pool of possible trinkets that can be obtained.

The 14 Ancestral Trinkets are one-of-a-kind trinkets that grant powerful bonuses. However, the weight of the Ancestor's horrible actions still clings to these artifacts, and any hero holding them will feel that sinister energy upon themselves.' -Excerpt from the Darkest Dungeon Wiki

These items are powerful, and any hero who wields them might hold that power. 'While he was alive, the Ancestor had several powerful items that have since been scattered across the land.

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