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Sovereign Tower Knight Recruitment Guide

Use this spoiler-heavy Sovereign Tower recruitment checklist for confirmed character names, labeled community routes, and current-release uncertainty notes.

Start reading: Recruitment coverage status
On this page · 10 sections
  1. Recruitment coverage status
  2. Focused recruitment guides
  3. Start with these automatic arrivals
  4. Act I recruitment routes
  5. Act II recruitment routes
  6. Version 1.0.9: retry affected routes on the current build
  7. Act III recruitment routes
  8. Before committing to a recruit
  9. What the achievement list can and cannot confirm
  10. Watch recruitment moments in the release build
Published
2026-08-10
Updated
2026-09-19
Last verified
2026-08-26

Recruitment coverage status

This overview covers every Knight named in the route reports below. Official-confirmed means a patch note directly names at least part of the recruitment condition. Community-reported means the condition comes from the cited community guide and can vary with route state. These reports still need independent confirmation or reproducible current-build footage. Pending means the current sources don't provide a stable condition, so this page doesn't guess.

Community-reportedFull releaseSoldierZoom route guide · checked 2026-08-10

KnightStatusCurrent coverage
AngelicaCommunity-reportedStarting Knight
GobertoCommunity-reportedDay 2 arrival
GwendanCommunity-reportedDay 3 arrival
UrsulaCommunity-reportedDay 5 arrival
GideonCommunity-reportedAct II arrival
ChesterCommunity-reportedAct I two-quest sequence
WolfCommunity-reportedGroveshire branch
RufusCommunity-reportedGroveshire branch
SilgurCommunity-reportedGroveshire branch
BrunhildaCommunity-reportedGavault branch
TarcusCommunity-reportedGavault branch
DulahanCommunity-reportedAfter Goberto dies
ArronCommunity-reportedDefeat the Dragon Knight
AlwenaCommunity-reportedEmpty Round Table state
LigiaCommunity-reportedSave her father
ChildericCommunity-reportedAlmor tournament branch
ZoltaCommunity-reportedTournament branch with Tarcus
EpicrateCommunity-reportedTrial or prison route
EdithCommunity-reportedFirst Moonvale emissary audience
GothildCommunity-reportedVictoria-related branch
VictoriaCommunity-reportedQuest chain
DaguezCommunity-reportedLow-satisfaction rebellion audience; timing reports differ
OliverOfficial-confirmed (partial)Version 1.0.10 confirms recruitment after choosing mercy at the start; any additional route requirements remain unconfirmed
AriPendingNo stable condition in the current source

Focused recruitment guides

Use these pages when you need one decision instead of the full roster checklist:

These are focused versions of the same attributed community reports. They don't upgrade a community route into an official or guaranteed trigger.

Start with these automatic arrivals

Community-reportedFull releaseArrival timing from the cited SoldierZoom route guide; not an official guarantee.

KnightCommunity-reported timingAction
AngelicaStarting KnightNo recruitment puzzle reported
GobertoDay 2Continue the opening route
GwendanDay 3Continue the opening route
UrsulaDay 5Continue the opening route
GideonAct IINo special requirement reported by the guide

The timings are a community report from one full-release guide. A rewind or different route state can change the surrounding scene even when the Knight remains available.

Act I recruitment routes

Community-reportedFull releaseAct I branches from the cited SoldierZoom route guide; official profiles confirm identities only.

Chester

The community guide reports a linked two-quest sequence:

  1. Accept Chester's first quest and send Angelica.
  2. Accept the follow-up quest.
  3. Match the clue shown by the quest: a shiny clue points to Gwendan, an aroma points to a mounted Knight, and a bad smell points to the cheese option.
  4. Avoid the dismissive "You're Welcome" response when resolving the sequence.

This is one of the more detailed reports in the source, but dialogue state can still matter. If the quest wording differs, follow the clue on your screen rather than forcing the table.

Groveshire branch: Wolf, Rufus, or Silgur

The same incident is reported to lead to different recruits:

Reported choiceReported recruit
Kill the beast with Angelica involvedWolf
Break the curseRufus
Kill the beast without AngelicaSilgur

Treat these as mutually exclusive route targets until a later rewind gives you another attempt. The official profile pages confirm Wolf, Rufus, and Silgur as characters; they do not publish this trigger table.

Gavault branch: Brunhilda or Tarcus

TargetCommunity-reported path
BrunhildaInvestigate the People/tavern side and follow the branch involving her mother; the guide also reports an alternate invitation in a later timeline
TarcusFollow the Noble-focused investigation branch

This branch has more state-dependent wording than the automatic arrivals. Save before choosing an investigation direction.

Dulahan

The guide reports that Dulahan can appear after Goberto dies, in any act. That's a major route cost, not a recommendation. Decide whether the recruit is worth the story consequence before using this path.

Act II recruitment routes

Community-reportedFull releaseAct II requirements from the cited SoldierZoom route guide; route state may change scenes.

KnightCommunity-reported requirementReliability note
ArronDefeat the Dragon KnightClear report; exact combat setup is not supplied
AlwenaReach an afternoon with all Knights away and the Round Table emptyClear state report; dispatch timing matters
LigiaSave her fatherClear story choice, but earlier route state may affect the scene
ChildericWin the Almor tournament without GobertoClear branch report
ZoltaCheat in the tournament with TarcusReported path; the guide mentions but had not tested another Wolf method

Don't treat the untested Wolf alternative for Zolta as a confirmed route. Use Tarcus if you want to follow the documented community path.

Version 1.0.8 fixes a Ligia questline bug that could lock the player into the same item-search choice. Update the game before retrying her route if the decision doesn't change after a rewind. The same patch also fixes Gwendan being unable to die; it doesn't change the community-reported Day 3 arrival listed above.

Version 1.0.9: retry affected routes on the current build

The official 1.0.9 notes fix Victoria's trial responses being matched to the wrong quest, problems assigning Alwena to quests, and a route that could skip an Act's antagonist confrontation. These are game fixes, not official confirmation of any recruitment trigger above. Update before retrying a Victoria-related route, an Alwena dispatch, or an affected late-act sequence, since these fixes don't turn the community recruitment conditions on this page into official rules.

Those notes said the assassination on Yorhav wasn't fixed in 1.0.9. Version 1.0.10 later fixed Victoria being able to ambush herself and Yorhav not dying properly after the assassination. The newer patch also fixes NG+ cases where Knights could disappear after being told to return later or after dismissal, lets Oliver be recruited after choosing mercy at the start, and corrects Gideon's NG+ storyline inconsistencies and a related soft lock.

Read the official 1.0.9 patch notes.

Read the official 1.0.10 patch notes.

Act III recruitment routes

Community-reportedFull releaseAct III requirements from the cited SoldierZoom route guide; conditions marked incomplete remain Pending.

Daguez: trigger the neglected-group audience

Two community reports agree on the central route: allow one population group's satisfaction to fall well below the others, then choose the audience option that knights one of the rebels at the Round Table. A detailed August 21 report says the event appeared at the start of Act III when one group was below 20 and the other groups were above 20. An earlier thread describes the rebellion more generally and contains players who could not reproduce it in Act II.

Treat the numerical pattern as a reported setup, not a guaranteed universal threshold. Keep an empty Round Table seat for the following cycle; the detailed report warns that Daguez does not offer a later invitation after a refusal.

Community sources: satisfaction event report and recruitment discussion, rechecked September 18, 2026.

KnightCommunity-reported requirementWhat to watch
EpicrateWin the trial or break out of prisonTwo routes are reported; dialogue can differ by prior choices
EdithSecond option when the Moonvale emissary first arrivesThe source does not quote the option; identify the audience before choosing
GothildFollow the Victoria-related branch; the guide reports an alternate later-timeline pathStrong spoilers and timeline dependence
VictoriaComplete her quest chain"Complete" doesn't identify every required dialogue choice
DaguezKnight a rebel during the neglected-group audienceKeep one group much lower than the others and leave a seat open; exact timing varies in reports

Community-reportedVersion not statedOnly the Edith entry was rechecked in SoldierZoom's guide on September 19, 2026. This source check does not independently verify the route or update the other entries. See the focused Edith guide for rewind notes and missing-recruit checks.

The community source still doesn't provide stable enough conditions for Ari, so Ari remains omitted from the route table instead of filling the gap with guesses. Oliver is also omitted from the community route table because version 1.0.10 confirms only the opening mercy choice, not every later step that may affect his arrival.

Before committing to a recruit

Use this five-point check:

  1. Confirm the act and scene. A correct choice in the wrong branch won't reproduce the route.
  2. Check which Knight must be present or absent. Chester, Groveshire, Alwena, and tournament reports all depend on party state.
  3. Save before the branch. Recruitment choices can exclude another Knight or require a death.
  4. Read the current dialogue. Translation or patch wording can differ from the community guide.
  5. Record the result after a rewind. Learned knowledge may unlock a new response, so a later cycle isn't always identical.

What the achievement list can and cannot confirm

Steam's official achievement list includes A Knight's Game for recruiting all available Knights at least once and names several characters in other achievements. This confirms that broad roster collection is intended, but it doesn't reveal the recruitment triggers above; those remain community route reports.

For identity and role summaries, use the illustrated character roster. For route planning across cycles, use the Demon Power guide.

Watch recruitment moments in the release build