Sovereign Tower How to Get Brunhilda

Brunhilda is among the most sought-after secret knights in the Sovereign Tower demo — a character locked behind the Demon’s time rewind rather than a simple Round Table recruitment quest. Wild Wits and Curve Games built the management RPG around choices that carry across days; Brunhilda rewards players who accept crypt bargains, retain sovereign knowledge from failed timelines, and speak the right words to Mathilda on day 3. The full game launches solo on Steam August 6, 2026; until then, community-discovered demo steps below remain the best reference, framed as tips rather than official documentation.

Read Time Rewind Explained before this guide. Spoilers for Act 1 politics, rebellion threads, and Demon access follow immediately.

Why recruit Brunhilda?

Brunhilda ranks highly on the Knight Tier List for late-demo flexibility — broad quest coverage once unlocked, unique dialogue with the Intendant, and strong performance on mixed stat assignments that plague rulers who only leveled Angelica and Gideon. Completionists chasing Secret Knights treat Brunhilda as the rewind capstone alongside beast hunt forks for Sparky or Silgur.

If you prefer spoiler-free first runs, bookmark this page and return after How to Play and a natural Demon encounter.

Prerequisites checklist

Before attempting Brunhilda’s route, confirm:

1. Demo progression — Act 0 complete; Act 1 far enough for crypt access and rebellion storyline context.
2. Demon unlocked — You can reach the crypt Demon and initiate a rewind — see Time Rewind.
3. Future knowledge — You know who the rebellion leader is from a prior timeline playthrough (dialogue option text depends on this meta-knowledge).
4. Stable save — Backup your save file externally if the platform allows; demo patches occasionally reset flags.
5. Roster baseline — Core knights (Roster) functional so one rewind does not soft-lock critical quests.

Step-by-step unlock (community-discovered)

These steps synthesize Steam discussion tips; wording may differ slightly by client language or patch.

Step 1: Play forward until rebellion identity is known

In your first timeline, progress main story and Intendant secrets until you learn who leads the rebellion against your tower rule — forum posts reference Mathilda-adjacent political threads without agreeing on every scene name. Take notes; you need this fact after rewind.

Cross-reference rebellion beats in the Demo Walkthrough if you lose track mid-week.

Step 2: Access the Demon in the crypts

After sufficient story pressure — often following bad Round Table weeks or knight losses — explore crypt paths and accept the Demon’s bargain interface. Confirm rewind is selectable, not merely dialogue flavor.

If crypts stay locked, improve progression via Quest Success rather than skipping story.

Step 3: Rewind to day 3 specifically

Community tips emphasize day 3, not the earliest day available. Choosing wrong targets wastes rewinds and fails Mathilda flags.

Post-rewind, verify calendar UI shows day 3 before hunting dialogue.

Step 4: Find Mathilda and choose knowledge dialogue

On day 3, engage Mathilda in her scheduled audience or exploration scene — location varies by demo build but consistently appears in early Act 1 political introductions.

Select dialogue equivalent to “you know the rebellion leader” or affirming hidden knowledge from the future timeline. This option appears only because you rewound with meta-knowledge; first-timeline players without rewind lack it.

Step 5: Day 4 — side with Brunhilda (Audacity required)

Community tips extend beyond day 3 Mathilda dialogue. On day 4, Brunhilda enters the rebellion thread — engage her scene and side with her rather than treating her solely as enemy of the tower. Select high Audacity sovereign responses when recruitment dialogue tests your nerve; timid or purely Kindness deferrals reportedly fail the oath even after a correct rewind.

Read Sovereign Archetypes for how audience choices accumulate Audacity versus Kindness before day 4. Full narrative context lives on the Rebellion Walkthrough.

Step 6: Complete follow-up scenes and verify roster

Brunhilda’s oath scene should trigger shortly after correct day 3–4 chain — sometimes same day evening, sometimes next morning. Check Round Table roster and Knight Quest Matcher for her stat line.

If she fails to appear:

• Confirm exact day 3 rewind target.
• Re-play day 3 without skipping audience.
• Ensure rebellion leader knowledge was acquired before rewind.
• Patch changed flags — check Release and Demo.

Common mistakes

• Rewinding to day 1 — Mathilda flag reportedly requires day 3 anchor.
• Skipping audience after rewind — dialogue misses schedule windows.
• Confusing Brunhilda with other secrets — Dulahan needs Goberto death; Chester needs goose quests — Secret Knights.
• Rewinding before learning rebellion leader — knowledge option never appears.
• Low Audacity on day 4 — siding timidly with Brunhilda fails recruitment despite correct day 3 rewind — see Sovereign Archetypes.
• Assigning every knight before Mathilda speak — long quest locks rarely block dialogue but stress timing on tight demo days.

Brunhilda after recruitment

Integrate Brunhilda into faction strategy via Factions Guide — her assignments shift political optics similar to other high-profile knights. Romance players note additional loyalty scenes on Romance Guide.

Compare efficiency against Gwendan and Angelica before benching starters permanently; emotional attachment is valid reason to prioritize Brunhilda even when Tier List spreads are narrow.

Relationship to other secret routes

Brunhilda does not replace Beast Hunt choices:

• Sparky — Angelica beast branch.
• Silgur — kill beast branch.
• Rufus — magical traces without Angelica.

Plan separate rewinds or sequential demo playthroughs. The Demon enables experimentation without redownloading — embrace it.

Dragon Knight and late Act 1

Some players unlock Brunhilda just before spike encounters covered in Beat the Dragon Knight. Her stats help mixed checks if recruitment completes in time — prioritize Mathilda dialogue before hunt deadlines when calendar pressure visible.

Disclaimer on community tips

Wild Wits may rename dialogue, move Mathilda scenes, or gate Brunhilda differently at full release. Treat failures as signals to re-read Steam patch notes, not as player error alone. This wiki updates when August 2026 builds confirm changes.

Related pages

• Time Rewind — Demon mechanics foundation.
• Rebellion Walkthrough — full Mathilda and Brunhilda storyline spoilers.
• Sovereign Archetypes — Audacity gates on day 4.
• Secret Knights — all optional recruits index.
• Knights Hub — return to roster section.
• Guides Hub — non-spoiler learning path.

Brunhilda is the tower remembering what you learned the hard way — speak that memory aloud to Mathilda on day 3, and she may swear loyalty before history repeats.