4 New Companions (with an example)

I looked at how the Kickstarter campaign is doing and saw that we just met (and exceeded) another Stretch Goal!

Bravo! We have four more added companions!

Here is what has just been added to the game:

And (I hear some of you asking) just what is a companion?

Well, it is not one of the 16 hero characters. Instead, a companion JOINS with you and your team! Here is how the rulebook refers to “companion”:

Yeah, but, just what IS a companion (you may still be asking:)???

There will be a deck of companion cards included in the game. Now and then as you play through the campaign you will be told that a companion has joined your team. At that point you do not get to choose which companion (card) to add to your team. Instead, you are told what companion is joining your team and you find their card in the deck of companion cards and add it to your Ship Box!

Yeah, but can we see an example of what a companion actually IS???

OK … here is one example (prototype) companion card: