Acropolis Ascendant

Bestiary of the Spire

The Spire of Ascension

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.

The Hall of the Spire

FloorBossFirst slain byFallen
1the Warden of the First Circlenever slain yet—
2the Unbowed Kingnever slain yet—
3Druon Antigoonnever slain yet—
4the Blood Countess of Cachticenever slain yet—
5Koschei the Deathlessnever slain yet—
6Fenrirnever slain yet—
7the Headless Horsemannever slain yet—
8the Wendigonever slain yet—
9the Mapinguarinever slain yet—
10Cacusnever slain yet—

Fourth Circle Ascension 31+

Slovakia · ranks 31 to 40

The halls

1. The Millpond of the VodnikA still millpond under willows. On the bank stand rows of lidded pots: in each, the vodnik keeps the soul of someone who drowned.
2. The Meadow of the VilyA moonlit meadow where the grass is trampled in perfect circles. Music comes from nowhere: the vily dance here, and those who join them dance until they die.
3. The Mines of StiavnicaSilver veins glitter in the tunnels of an old mine. Little lamps move in the dark: the permoniks, the mine spirits, guard the ore and the honest miners.
4. The Hut of the BosorkaA hut of black logs on chicken bones, with herbs hanging from every beam. The bosorka who lives here sours the milk of the whole valley.
5. The Crypt of OravaA crypt cut in the rock under a castle on a cliff. A coffin lies open, full of earth, and long shadows climb the walls by themselves.
6. The Hall of CachticeA cold hall in a castle of white ruins. Bathtubs of copper stand in a row, and a lady in red waits by the fire, too young for her portrait, which is very old.

Its creatures

a vodnik

a vodnik

Level 130 · about 52,500 hit points · humanoid · 2 of them · The Millpond of the Vodnik

A water goblin with green hair and webbed hands, a coat whose tails always drip, and a hat with ribbons. He pulls the careless under the water and keeps their souls in pots.

the ribboned hat of a vodnikhead · Ascension 31+
  • armor 43/43/43/40
  • +28 hitroll
  • +28 damroll
  • +400 hit points
  • resists drowning
a vila

a vila

Level 132 · about 53,836 hit points · spirit · 2 of them · The Meadow of the Vily

A fairy of the meadows, white and lovely, with hair to her ankles. The vily were brides who died before their wedding; they dance with the men they catch, until the men fall dead.

the dew-silk gloves of a vilahands · Ascension 31+
  • armor 43/43/43/40
  • +30 hitroll
  • +28 damroll
  • +3 dexterity
  • haste
a permonik

a permonik

Level 134 · about 55,206 hit points · humanoid · The Mines of Stiavnica

A little mine spirit in a miner's leather apron, a lamp at his belt. He shows good miners the silver veins and buries the greedy. Around his waist he keeps a broad belt that was never his.

Janosik's broad beltwaist · Ascension 31+
  • armor 44/44/44/41
  • +30 hitroll
  • +30 damroll
  • +400 hit points
  • +3 strength
  • resists weapons
a bosorka

a bosorka

Level 134 · about 55,206 hit points · humanoid · casts spells · The Hut of the Bosorka

A witch of the Slovak villages, bent, sharp-eyed, with a sprig of herbs for every curse. She flies to the hills on a broom on Saint Lucy's night, and she has not forgotten how.

the embroidered leggings of a bosorkalegs · Ascension 31+
  • armor 43/43/43/40
  • +28 hitroll
  • +28 damroll
  • +500 mana
  • resists mental
the upir of Orava

the upir of Orava

Level 136 · about 56,611 hit points · undead · The Crypt of Orava

A bald, gaunt thing with long fingers and longer teeth, risen from under the castle of Orava. His shadow moves a moment before he does.

the iron vambraces of Oravaarms · Ascension 31+
  • armor 45/45/45/42
  • +30 hitroll
  • +30 damroll
  • +450 hit points
  • infravision
the Blood Countess of CachticeBoss

the Blood Countess of Cachtice

Level 141 · about 120,564 hit points · humanoid · The Hall of Cachtice

Elizabeth Bathory, the Lady of Cachtice, walled up in her own castle for her crimes four hundred years ago. The legend says she bathed in blood to stay young; here, it seems, it worked.

Its power. Blood bath: she drinks the blood of the one she fights and heals five times what she drank.

Never slain yet: the first to do it is carved in the Hall.

the silver dagger of Cachticewielded · Ascension 31+
  • 22d19 pierce (average 220), frost, vampiric, sharp
  • +32 hitroll
  • +32 damroll
  • +300 hit points
the blood-red mantle of the Countessabout the body · Ascension 31+
  • armor 45/45/45/42
  • +32 hitroll
  • +32 damroll
  • +500 hit points
  • resists negative

In the game: spire shows the Hall, help ascension the climb.