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—

Eighth Circle Ascension 71+

Canada · ranks 71 to 80

The halls

1. The Village of the Loup-GarouA little village of Quebec under a full moon, its church bell silent. Those who skipped Easter seven years running prowl the snow on four legs.
2. The Rainforest of the SasquatchA wet green forest of British Columbia, ferns to the waist and cedars to the sky. Something big walks just out of sight, keeping pace with you.
3. The Shore of Lake OkanaganA long blue lake between dry hills. A hump breaks the water, then another, then another, all of the same beast.
4. The Dungarvon Logging CampA logging camp of New Brunswick, deserted. A cook was killed here for his money belt, and his whoop still rings through the woods at night.
5. The Sky of the Chasse-GalerieA canoe flies over the frozen St. Lawrence, paddled by voyageurs who sold their souls to the devil to get home for New Year's. You are standing in it.
6. The Frozen Forest of the WendigoA forest of dead trees in the snow, and the cold is hungry. Something tall and thin walks between the trunks, antlers scraping the branches.

Its creatures

a loup-garou

a loup-garou

Level 162 · about 75,051 hit points · beast · 2 of them · The Village of the Loup-Garou

A villager who stayed away from Easter communion seven years in a row, and now runs on four legs under the moon. A drop of his blood would set him free.

the clawed gauntlets of a loup-garouhands · Ascension 71+
  • armor 64/64/64/61
  • +55 hitroll
  • +55 damroll
  • +3 strength
  • detect hidden
a sasquatch

a sasquatch

Level 164 · about 76,389 hit points · giant · 2 of them · The Rainforest of the Sasquatch

The wild man of the woods, covered in dark hair, smelling of wet earth. The Sts'ailes people gave him his name; he never gave anyone his picture.

the leggings of a sasquatchlegs · Ascension 71+
  • armor 64/64/64/61
  • +54 hitroll
  • +54 damroll
  • +800 hit points
  • sneak
Ogopogo

Ogopogo

Level 166 · about 77,751 hit points · beast · The Shore of Lake Okanagan

The great serpent of Lake Okanagan, long as a ship, with a head like a horse's. Fishermen leave it a gift before crossing.

the vambraces of Ogopogo scalearms · Ascension 71+
  • armor 65/65/65/62
  • +55 hitroll
  • +55 damroll
  • +850 hit points
  • resists drowning
the Dungarvon Whooper

the Dungarvon Whooper

Level 168 · about 79,138 hit points · spirit · casts spells · The Dungarvon Logging Camp

The ghost of a young cook murdered for his money belt in a logging camp. His terrible whoop drove the loggers out of the woods for good.

the ghostly tuque of the Whooperhead · Ascension 71+
  • armor 63/63/63/60
  • +54 hitroll
  • +54 damroll
  • +800 mana
  • resists sound
a voyageur of the chasse-galerie

a voyageur of the chasse-galerie

Level 170 · about 80,549 hit points · spirit · The Sky of the Chasse-Galerie

A woodsman who made a deal with the devil to fly home for New Year's Eve. He must not swear or touch a cross in flight, or the devil takes him: he swears all the time.

the arrow sash of a voyageurwaist · Ascension 71+
  • armor 64/64/64/61
  • +55 hitroll
  • +55 damroll
  • +800 hit points
  • flying
the WendigoBoss

the Wendigo

Level 173 · about 165,425 hit points · giant · The Frozen Forest of the Wendigo

A thing of hunger and winter, tall as a tree and thin as a bone, with antlers and a heart of ice. The more it eats, the hungrier it grows.

Its power. The hunger of the winter woods: cold on all who fight him, a third of their moves eaten, and he heals.

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

the antler maul of the Wendigowielded · Ascension 71+
  • 30d23 crush (average 360), frost, vampiric, vorpal
  • +56 hitroll
  • +56 damroll
  • +700 hit points
the frozen hide of the Wendigoabout the body · Ascension 71+
  • armor 65/65/65/62
  • +56 hitroll
  • +56 damroll
  • +900 hit points
  • resists cold

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