Gnosis Minions, Expeditions, and Maps Wiki

Documentation Freshness (2026-04-19)

• This page has been reviewed against the current terminal/server build and the latest portal documentation surfaces.
• For exact live catalogs and tuning values, use the source-driven portal compendiums:
  • /bestiary
  • /spell-omnibus
  • /technique-omnibus
  • /item-omnibus
  • /recipe-omnibus
• In-game references are available through the W wiki menu (including generated spell/component compendiums).
• World/floor map reference is in-game via P; the website map page is intentionally hidden.
• Multiplayer host/deployment details live in docs/multiplayer_server_wiki.md and docs/server_portal_setup.md.

Current Build Delta (2026-04-19)

• Deep floors now have a depth-scaled chance to spawn Lizard Kingdom Gates (FeatureLizardKingdomGate).
• Using a Lizard Kingdom Gate enters Lizard Kingdom side sites (SiteLizardKingdom) with lizard society-biased populations.
• Lizard Kingdom floors use dedicated cave themes (Outer Warrens -> Royal Sinkhalls) and integrate with map/examine/senses/clairvoyance text.
• This update is live in terminal mode and server mode; hosted clients inherit the behavior from the game build.

This page documents allied command systems, expedition simulation, and map knowledge flow.

1. Scope

Primary code:

• internal/game/minions.go
• internal/game/expeditions.go
• internal/game/maps.go
• internal/game/speech.go (true-name servitor summons)

2. Ally Sources

You can control allies from multiple systems:

• summoned true-name servitors
• familiar/conjuration outcomes
• other friendly actors generated by systems
• temporary clones (dismissable)

Stand entities are controlled separately and are not part of normal k ally roster.

3. Command Menu (k)

k opens allied command roster.

Per-ally order controls:

• follow
• defend
• guard room
• scout
• seek artefacts

Additional controls:

• equip handoff (e)
• ally training (t)
• expedition briefing (x, when valid)
• clone dismissal shortcut (0 when clone allies exist)

4. Ally Capability Stats

Each ally has functional proficiencies used by systems:

• search power
• scout power
• map power

These are influenced by:

• actor base talents
• equipped item stats/reveal
• ally training progression

5. Ally Equipment

Allies use the expanded slot model:

• right hand
• left hand
• head
• body
• arms
• legs
• feet
• charm

Giving better equipment materially changes ally combat/search/scout performance.

6. Expedition Gating

Expeditions require:

• current tile inside sanctum
• sanctum profile qualifying as a library sanctum
• target ally near player

Library sanctum classification depends on room feature composition (shelves/tablets profile).

7. Expedition Types

Current expedition kinds:

• scout routes
• seek texts
• seek relics

Duration scales from a base by:

• sanctum library bonus
• ally search/scout/map power
• expedition type

8. Expedition Resolution

While away:

• ally is removed from local world actor list
• expedition ticks down per resolved world turn

On completion:

• ally returns to base/home position
• loot bundle is generated and dropped near base
• ally can return injured/weakened
• return messages are surfaced if player is on home floor

9. Map Knowledge Model

Map knowledge is item-backed, not omniscient.

• player gets/keeps atlas item (ItemMap)
• allies can carry their own folios
• both player and allies write map observations
• pages store cells + landmarks + contributors

Landmarks include stairs, merchants, sanctums, portals, forges, nests, etc.

10. No Global Live Omniscience

Map behavior is intentionally constrained:

• knowledge is per floor page
• map pages update from observer movement/sight
• no automatic full-floor live telemetry when absent
• dropped/dead carriers can lose map items to world state

11. Treasure Charts

Treasure charts are map items with a marked target:

• region/floor/point metadata
• partial local reveal around target zone
• can be generated in loot and expeditions

This supports long-horizon exploration loops and revisit goals.

12. True-Name Servitors and Commands

Interrogation can bind enemy true names into servitor records.

• speaking bound true names can summon those servitors
• summoned servitors enter ally order ecosystem (follow/guard/etc.)
• they contribute to search/scout/map ecosystem like other allies

Related pages:

• aeons_true_names_wiki.md
• tracking_hunting_stealth_wiki.md
• worlds_planes_overworld_wiki.md