A Merchant lets you buy and sell items with Gold.

AS SOON AS YOU GET A STONE GUIDE, PLACE ONE AT ANY SANCTUARY AND KEEP AT LEAST ONE CALLING HORN ON YOU AT ALL TIMES (he sells them) This enables you to warp from Sanctuary to Sanctuary and may save your butt if you get stuck somewhere.

Sanctuaries of your Creed can also be offered up to 4 Stone offerings, allowing NPCs to provide services for you.

You can level up at Sanctuaries and receive Black Pearls to put on your skill tree to power up your character.

Bosses can also take your salt if that kill you, but you only have to deal a set amount of damage on them to retrieve it (denoted by the arrows on the boss's health bar). If you die again on your way to the enemy that stole your Salt, you will lose all of that Salt forever. Do note that an enemy who has taken your Salt receives a buff in HP (denoted by the wispy aura around them, bosses do not get buffed, however). You can retrieve your Salt by killing the enemy who killed you or the enemy that was created upon your death. When you die, you will permanently lose 10% of your current Gold, and temporarily 100% of your Salt. Salt is used for leveling up, and upgrading and transmuting your weapons and armor (more on that later). Gold is used for purchasing things from vendors. Every enemy you kill will give you Salt and sometimes Gold.

Salt and Gold are your main currencies for the game, Salt being the more valuable of the two.

It's a 2D sidescrolling action RPG focusing on combat, character building, exploration, and epic, challenging, and satisfying boss battles.

Salt and Sanctuary is the love child of Dark Souls and Castlevania (the later Igavania/Metroidvania style ones).

I'll answer your questions to the best of my ability!ĮDIT: (10/26/16) This thread is officially archived, so if you have any questions about any of my guides, feel free to shoot me a message here on Reddit.

Thanks! Check back frequently for updates of this FAQ.ĮDIT: (5/20/16) Welcome those of you who got Salt & Sanctuary on Steam. If I leave anything out that may be important for a new player to know, let me know, and I'll add it to the post. I'll start with the basics and go from there. I see many of the same question being asked here repeatedly, and I just want to help out those new or unfamiliar to the game.

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