Acropolis AscendantBestiary of the Spire
Ten floors above Market Square, each ten ranks of Ascension higher than the last: their halls, their creatures and the legends behind them, what each boss does, and the Hall of those who slew them first.
| Floor | Boss | First slain by | Fallen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Warden of the First Circle | never slain yet | — |
| 2 | the Unbowed King | never slain yet | — |
| 3 | Druon Antigoon | never slain yet | — |
| 4 | the Blood Countess of Cachtice | never slain yet | — |
| 5 | Koschei the Deathless | never slain yet | — |
| 6 | Fenrir | never slain yet | — |
| 7 | the Headless Horseman | never slain yet | — |
| 8 | the Wendigo | never slain yet | — |
| 9 | the Mapinguari | never slain yet | — |
| 10 | Cacus | never slain yet | — |
The Roman Empire · ranks 91 to 100
One of the restless dead of Rome, a shade that was never given its rites. On the nights of the Lemuria, the head of each house throws black beans over his shoulder to send them away.
the grave-greaves of the lemureslegs · Ascension 91+
A bird of ill omen as big as an eagle, with a hooked beak and grey wings. The striges come at night to drink the blood of the sleeping; the Romans nailed whitethorn over their doors.
the strix-feather girdlewaist · Ascension 91+
A small serpent with a white mark like a crown on its head. Its breath burns the grass and splits the stones; its look, Pliny says, kills. Only the weasel does not fear it.
the vambraces of the basiliskarms · Ascension 91+
The eldest of the harpies of the Strophades, a bird with the pale face of a hungry woman. She spoiled the feast of Aeneas and cursed his men; she would spoil yours.
the talon gauntlets of Celaenohands · Ascension 91+
One of the Furiae, the avengers of the underworld, black-winged, with serpents in her hair. They hunt those who wronged their own blood, and never give up the hunt.
the serpent circlet of a Furyhead · Ascension 91+
BossA giant of the Aventine, half man, half beast, the son of the god of fire. He stole the cattle of Hercules and dragged them backward into his cave; Hercules found them anyway. Here, Hercules is not coming.
Its power. The fire of Vulcan: fire on all who fight him, and smoke that blinds the one he fights.
Never slain yet: the first to do it is carved in the Hall.
the Vulcan-forged mace of Cacuswielded · Ascension 91+
the smoke-black cloak of Cacusabout the body · Ascension 91+In the game: spire shows the Hall, help ascension the climb.