Short answer: Awakening is 1.0’s new strengthening layer, powered by Radiant Gems from the endgame World Tree. Gems are scarce — spend them on your main attacker first; worker Pals do not need Awakening.
What Awakening is
Awakening is a stable strengthening system added in 1.0, parallel to condensation (stars) and passive training: it changes neither species nor passives — it raises a Pal’s raw power.
Where the materials come from
Awakening uses Radiant Gems tied to the endgame World Tree. To Awakening at scale, get the Sunreach and World Tree loop running first.
Who gets gems first
Order by team value: main attacker first, then tanks and raid regulars. Base workers gain nothing from raw power — do not spend gems on them.
Awakening vs passives and surgery
Awakening raises power numbers; it does not fix passives. Build order: complete four passives via breeding and the Surgery Table first, then use Awakening for the final power margin.
Data boundaries
Our dataset does not include per-level Awakening values. This page covers only what the official 1.0 notes confirm; for exact per-level numbers, trust the in-game values.