Exemplar

An exemplar is a higher-level hero who willingly trades earning experience for a temporary drop in level to match their partner.

Exemplars gain prestige and influence, but do not earn experience. If the exemplar has an experience debt, they earn half experience towards the debt as normal.

Exemplars gain an effective security level equivalent to their partner.

Some trials, task forces, and all PVP zones will auto-exemplar, meaning all characters in the zone, trial, or task force fight at a given effective security level regardless of their actual level and without requiring a partner.

Time spent as an exemplar does not count towards the Mentoring badges.