Aphonite

Aphonite
Allows Pawns to abstain from speaking, except under very select circumstances.

Aphonite is a Pawn Specialization in Dragon's Dogma 2. Aphonite reduces the amount of speaking pawns perform, reducing it to selected circumstances. Pawn Specializations are unique skills each pawn possesses and alter their behavior, either during Combat, Exploration, or event interacting with NPCs

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Dragon's Dogma 2 Aphonite Information

Allows Pawns to abstain from speaking, except under very select circumstances.

How to obtain Aphonite in Dragon's Dogma 2

Players can obtain Aphonite in the following ways:

Aphonite's Tome: Is a gift that can be received from Eino, located north of Melve. He is Trysha's grandfather who you will meet during the Spellbound quest. Eino will give you the Aphonite's Tome by raising your affinity with him, either by giving him monster parts as gifts for 3 consecutive days (this includes Minotaur Horn, Misshapen Eye, and the likes), or you can accept his escort quest. Once you have a high affinity with Eino, he will grant you the Aphonite's Tome which the Arisen can gift to the main Pawn to learn the Aphonite Specialization.
Other NPCs that gift the Aphonite's Tome are Sella, Veronika, and Norbert. Do their escort quests or give them their preferred gifts.
NOTE: Tomes are a one-time use item that will replace the previous one with the new specialization.