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—

Sixth Circle Ascension 51+

The Nordic countries · ranks 51 to 60

The halls

1. The Barrow of the DraugrA burial mound opened from inside. Gold lies scattered in the earth, and the dead who were buried with it walk again, swollen and blue.
2. The Troll BridgeA stone bridge over a roaring river, high in the mountains. Under it, in the dark, something big counts its gold. Trolls turn to stone in the sun; there is no sun here.
3. The Forest of the HuldraTall spruces and a sweet music from nowhere. A girl in green stands between the trees, beautiful from the front; from behind, she has a cow's tail, and a hollow back.
4. The Waterfall of the NackenA waterfall roars into a black pool. On a rock in the spray, a naked fiddler plays a tune so wild you could dance to it until you drown.
5. The Lair of the LindwormA long cave of frozen rock, scraped smooth by something with no legs and a very long body. The air stinks of venom.
6. The Isle of GleipnirA grey island in a black lake. A wolf as big as a hill lies bound by a ribbon thinner than silk: Gleipnir, made of a cat's footsteps and a woman's beard. The ribbon is fraying.

Its creatures

a draugr

a draugr

Level 146 · about 64,191 hit points · undead · 2 of them · The Barrow of the Draugr

A dead Viking who would not stay in his mound: huge, heavy as an ox, stinking of the grave, and greedy for the gold buried with him.

the barrow-greaves of a draugrlegs · Ascension 51+
  • armor 54/54/54/51
  • +42 hitroll
  • +42 damroll
  • +600 hit points
  • resists poison
a mountain troll

a mountain troll

Level 148 · about 65,825 hit points · giant · 2 of them · The Troll Bridge

A troll of the Norwegian mountains, three heads taller than a man, with a nose like a turnip and a hide like rock. The sun would turn him to stone.

the stone gauntlets of a trollhands · Ascension 51+
  • armor 54/54/54/51
  • +43 hitroll
  • +43 damroll
  • +3 strength
  • resists bash
a huldra

a huldra

Level 150 · about 67,500 hit points · humanoid · The Forest of the Huldra

A woman of the forest, too beautiful to trust. She leads young men into the hills; few come back, and those who do are never the same.

the moss-green cloak of a huldraabout the body · Ascension 51+
  • armor 53/53/53/50
  • +42 hitroll
  • +42 damroll
  • +550 hit points
  • sneak
the Nacken

the Nacken

Level 152 · about 68,704 hit points · spirit · casts spells · The Waterfall of the Nacken

The water spirit of the Swedish rivers, a naked fiddler with a wild tune. He teaches music to those who bring him a black lamb, and drowns the rest.

the reed crown of the Nackenhead · Ascension 51+
  • armor 53/53/53/50
  • +42 hitroll
  • +42 damroll
  • +600 mana
  • haste
the lindworm

the lindworm

Level 154 · about 69,929 hit points · beast · The Lair of the Lindworm

A wingless dragon with two clawed forelegs and a body that goes on and on. Its venom eats stone.

the vambraces of the lindwormarms · Ascension 51+
  • armor 55/55/55/52
  • +43 hitroll
  • +43 damroll
  • +650 hit points
  • resists acid
FenrirBoss

Fenrir

Level 157 · about 143,614 hit points · beast · The Isle of Gleipnir

The great wolf, son of Loki, bound by the gods until the end of the world. He took the hand of the god who bound him; he would take yours.

Its power. The howl of the end of the world: a blow of sound on all who fight him, who falter a round.

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

the fang of Fenrirwielded · Ascension 51+
  • 26d21 pierce (average 286), frost, vampiric, sharp
  • +44 hitroll
  • +44 damroll
  • +500 hit points
Gleipnirwaist · Ascension 51+
  • armor 55/55/55/52
  • +44 hitroll
  • +44 damroll
  • +700 hit points
  • resists weapons

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