Willowmere
Chapter 8

The Moonmere Coast

21 creatures, from the smallest up.

Sea Mossling.

Sea MosslingMosses and slimes

Level
1
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Drops
Kelp Ribbon, Slime Gel, Small Potion, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Bracers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore; Purrwick; Saltpan Mill

The Sea Mossling is a Mossling that went to the seaside and never came home. It tastes of salt, I am told, by someone who should not have checked.

Dune Hare.

Dune HareHares and quick small things

Level
2
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Drops
Soft Tuft, Sea Lavender, Leather Cap, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Boots and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore; Saltpan Mill; Hornstep

Dune Hares dig their burrows in the dunes and move house with every tide. The children of Lanternport say they are very bad at maths.

Tidepool Crab.

Tidepool CrabShells and carapaces

Level
3
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Frost
Drops
Crab Shell, Tide Pearl, Small Potion, Rough Ore, Faint Essence, Ash Plate Helm and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore; Purrwick

Tidepool Crabs fight over every pool the sea leaves behind. A fisherman told me they are counting the tides, and they have lost count.

Lantern Wisp.

Lantern WispWisps and little lights

Level
4
Element
Ember
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Veil Ember, Ether, Faint Essence, Ash Gloves, Ash Beret, Ash Ember Pendant
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore; Moth Isle; The Thousand Gates

Lantern Wisps bob along the Mistshore at night looking for ships to guide. They are not good at it, but they are enthusiastic.

Mistcap.

MistcapCaps, sprouts and roots

Level
4
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Drops
Red Mushroom, Rain Cap, Ether, Novice Hood, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore; The Thousand Gates

Mistcaps sweat sea fog on cool mornings. The lighthouse keepers blame them for every foggy day, and they may be right.

Reef Imp.

Reef ImpImps and pickpockets

Level
5
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Drops
Sea Glass, Small Potion, Padded Vest, Rough Ore, Faint Essence, Ash Plate Helm and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore

The Reef Imp steals shells instead of coins, and it has better taste than the Pickpocket Imp. Its hoard is the prettiest thing on the coast and it bites if you look.

Barnacle Roller.

Barnacle RollerShells and carapaces

Level
6
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Ember
Drops
Sea-cliff Stone, Crab Shell, Training Gi, Rough Ore, Faint Essence, Ash Plate Helm and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Mistshore

A Barnacle Roller is a ball of barnacles going somewhere in a hurry. It never says where.

Reefclaw.

ReefclawShells and carapaces

Level
7
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Frost
Drops
Crab Shell, Tide Pearl, Small Potion, Leather Cap, Rough Ore, Faint Essence and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Brinestack Shoals; The Gull & Lantern

Reefclaws grow one claw bigger than the other and wave it at everything. A fisherman told me they are waving hello, and he has fewer fingers than he started with.

Stack Bat.

Stack BatWings

Level
8
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Cinder Wing, Small Potion, Padded Vest, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Boots and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Brinestack Shoals; The Gull & Lantern

Stack Bats roost in the sea stacks and dive at anything shiny. My spectacles have been taken once and returned once, and I do not know which was more alarming.

Drift Candle.

Drift CandleWisps and little lights

Level
9
Element
Ember
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Veil Ember, Ether, Bone Charm, Faint Essence, Ash Gloves, Ash Beret and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Brinestack Shoals

Drift Candles float in on the tide still lit. The Brinestack folk say each one is a wish somebody made at sea, which explains why they are cross.

Stormglass Tern.

Stormglass TernWings

Level
10
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Gale
Drops
Soft Tuft, Sea Glass, Small Potion, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Leather Trousers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Brinestack Shoals; Hornstep

The Stormglass Tern is made partly of weather and partly of bad temper. Sailors read the sky by which way they fly, and then do the opposite.

Shingle Golem.

Shingle GolemStone, iron and clockwork

Level
11
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone
Drops
Sea-cliff Stone, Old Iron, Bronze Helm, Bronze Ore, Clear Essence, Bronze Gauntlets and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Brinestack Shoals

A Shingle Golem is a beach that stood up. The children of the coast build little ones in the sand and knock them down quickly, just in case.

Brine Haunt.

Brine HauntThe restless dead

Level
12
Element
Frost
Weak to
Light (undead) Light
Drops
Sea Glass, Ether, Clear Essence, Bronze Beret, Bronze Breeches, Bronze Sage Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse; Gullcrag Fort

Brine Haunts walk the drowned streets looking for doors that are no longer there. The old women of Lanternport leave a candle in the window to show them the way out.

Tide Courtier.

Tide CourtierThe restless dead

Level
12
Element
Frost
Weak to
Light (undead) Light
Resists
Frost
Drops
Tide Pearl, Ether, White Robe, Clear Essence, Bronze Breeches, Bronze Shoes and more
Made for
Two together
Where
Brinestack Shoals

Tide Courtiers bow before they strike, as the old court taught them. Somebody, long ago, should have taught them something else.

Gale Bat.

Gale BatWings

Level
13
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Cinder Wing, Small Potion, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Boots, Bronze Headband and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse; Gullcrag Fort

The wind they leave behind smells of old rope.

Drowned Lamp.

Drowned LampWisps and little lights

Level
14
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light (undead) Light
Drops
Veil Ember, Ether, Clear Essence, Bronze Gloves, Bronze Shoes, Bronze Ember Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse

Drowned Lamps burn under the water as if the sea forgot to put them out. Divers swear they hum the same tune the old keeper used to whistle.

Reef Stalker.

Reef StalkerWings

Level
14
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Drops
Storm Coral, Tide Pearl, Bronze Ore, Clear Essence, Bronze Greaves, Bronze Gauntlets and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse

The Reef Stalker is a wasp that learned to swim, or a fish that learned to sting. Nobody on the coast agrees, and everybody has been stung.

Drowned Keeper.

Drowned KeeperThe restless dead

Level
16
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light (undead) Light
Resists
Frost
Drops
Old Iron, Bronze Helm, Brass Lens, Bronze Ore, Clear Essence, Bronze Greaves and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse

The Drowned Keeper still walks its rounds in the lighthouse, keys and all. One of the keys opens nothing at all, and it guards that one hardest.

Notorious and bosses

Tap one to read its box. You have been warned.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 12
The False Beacon.

The False BeaconWisps and little lights

Level
12
Element
Ember
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember Gale
Drops
Beacon Glass, Moon Salt, Veil Ember, Ether
Made for
A party of four
Where
Brinestack Shoals

The False Beacon shines from the Brinestack where no lighthouse stands. Ships that steer for it are never late again, because they never arrive.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 14
The Tidebreaker.

The TidebreakerGiants and great beasts

Level
14
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Drops
Tidebreaker, Moonsilk Mantle, Ether
Made for
A party of four
Where
A hidden grotto (it moves)

The Tidebreaker carries its own wall of water and puts it down wherever you are standing. Fishermen in Lanternport will not say its name at sea, so they call it "the neighbour".

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 18
The Tidewarden.

The TidewardenGiants and great beasts

Level
18
Element
Frost
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Frost
Drops
Storm Coral, Brass Lens, Twin Fang
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Drowned Lighthouse

The Tidewarden keeps the drowned lighthouse as if the town were still above it. It is very old, very wet, and very much not finished keeping.