Lanternmoths fly at night looking for a lamp bigger than they are. They have not found one yet, and the town lamplighter would like them to stop trying his.
ThornpupTooth, tusk and hoof
Level
5
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Drops
Mossy Pelt, Small Potion, Padded Vest, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Jerkin and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Fernhollow; Yarrow's Glade
The Thornpup is all paws and prickles and very eager to play. Its idea of play involves your ankles.
MossbackTooth, tusk and hoof
Level
6
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Thorn Spine, Fernleaf, Training Gi, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Headband and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
Fernhollow
A Mossback grows a little garden on its back and is touchy about who walks in it. The herb gatherers say the best thyme in the Thornwood grows on a grumpy one.
Bog FrogScales and fen things
Level
7
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Slime Gel, Fen Lily, Small Potion, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence, Ash Jerkin and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowmire; The Fallen Giant
Bog Frogs sing all night in the Glowmire and fight all day. A frog that is quiet is a frog about to jump on you.
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Fen WispWisps and little lights
Level
8
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Ember
Drops
Veil Ember, Ether, Apprentice Robe, Faint Essence, Ash Breeches, Ash Gloves and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowmire
Fen Wisps lead travellers off the boardwalk for fun. The Glowmire folk say follow one and you will find treasure, and they say it while not following one.
Reed SerpentScales and fen things
Level
9
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Mossy Pelt, Fen Lily, Small Potion, Padded Vest, Grass Fiber, Faint Essence and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowmire
The Reed Serpent is longer than the reeds it hides in and smugger than it has a right to be. I measured one with string and it ate the string.
MirefangScales and fen things
Level
10
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Stone
Drops
Thorn Spine, Small Potion, Training Gi, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Jerkin and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowmire; Ashfall Camp
A Mirefang is mostly mouth and the rest is mud. Children in the Glowmire say they were once frogs that wished too hard.
FogstagTooth, tusk and hoof
Level
11
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Soft Tuft, Fernleaf, Ether, White Robe, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowmire; The Fallen Giant
Fogstags walk out of the mist and back into it before you can be sure you saw them. I have one sketch, and it is mostly fog.
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Moss GiantGiants and great beasts
Level
12
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
StoneFrost
Drops
Red Mushroom, Old Iron, Ether, Bronze Plate, Bronze Ore, Clear Essence and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Glowmire
Moss Giants stand so still the moss grows on them, and then they stand up. Bring a friend, because one of you will need to be somewhere else quickly.
RootlingCaps, sprouts and roots
Level
12
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Drops
Umbral Cap, Ether, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Headband, Bronze Boots and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Rootdeep
Rootlings live deep under the Rootdeep and walk on the roots they came from. I followed one down for an hour and it was following me back.
Hollow HoundTooth, tusk and hoof
Level
13
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light
Drops
Mossy Pelt, Small Potion, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Boots, Bronze Bracers and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Rootdeep
The Hollow Hound bays at nothing in the dark and nothing answers. Hunters tie a bell to their boots so the hounds know where they are, which seems backwards to me.
Umbral Wisps are the dark between two lights, wandering about on their own. They come out at night, which is only fair.
70
GloomstagTooth, tusk and hoof
Level
15
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Thorn Spine, Root Amber, Flax Fiber, Clear Essence, Bronze Boots, Bronze Jerkin and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Rootdeep; The Mossring
Gloomstags carry their antlers like lanterns with the light turned off. An old tale says they are what deer dream of becoming, and the deer are welcome to it.
Barrow CrabShells and carapaces
Level
16
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Ember
Drops
Crab Shell, Old Iron, Bronze Plate, Bronze Ore, Clear Essence, Bronze Breastplate and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Rootdeep
The Barrow Crab moved into an old grave and kept the furniture. It has very strong views about visitors.
71
Notorious and bosses
Tap one to read its box. You have been warned.
Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 12
Old SallowtoothScales and fen things
Level
12
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
EmberStone
Drops
Sallowtooth Fang, Fen Lily, Thorn Spine, Ether
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Glowmire
Old Sallowtooth is the oldest mirefang in the Glowmire and has outlived every hunter who swore to end it. It wallows in its own pool and expects you to knock.
Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 14
Old GrovewardenCaps, sprouts and roots
Level
14
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Drops
Grovewarden's Circlet, Rootjaw Heartwood, Ether
Made for
A party of four
Where
A hidden grotto (it moves)
The Old Grovewarden is older than the grove it keeps, which raises questions about what it was keeping before. The ground heaves a moment before its roots arrive.
Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 18
The HeartrotCaps, sprouts and roots
Level
18
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Root Amber, Umbral Cap, Oath Blade
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Rootdeep
The Heartrot is what the Rootdeep becomes when a sickness reaches the middle of it. The druids of Elderglade do not speak of it at supper.
