Wait, hold on. This ain’t correct, bearers aren’t fragile?

I’m new, so I might have missed something here, but from what I’ve gathered and experienced, there is absolutely no difference in armor/mitigation between any of the thrall types, you just need luck in level-up percentage of grit(?), and put on some decent gear.

Add the bearers’ best multiplier for vitality->health, and there’s your tank, if you want.

I just finished my first playthrough, lost my two fighters (yes, war party :P) searching for the last dungeon in the volcano. I decided to give my two trusted bearers a chance, the only ones left at almost top level, before having to leveling more warriors to the cause.

At 8k and 14k health with heavy armor, they had absolutely no challenge in tanking the dungeon… twice. I never found the boss first time, and realized it’s a bug that prevents him from spawning. facepalm

They are “terrible” damage dealers, but equipped with daggers, they do decent with bleeds, and keep most mobs busy while you backstab.