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—

Ninth Circle Ascension 81+

South America · ranks 81 to 90

The halls

1. The Hills of the SaciRed-earth hills under a hot wind. Little whirlwinds dance across the fields, and in each of them something laughs.
2. The Deep AmazonA jungle so thick the sun never reaches the ground. Footprints lead into the trees, but they point the wrong way: whoever made them walks backward.
3. The River of the IaraA wide brown river, warm and slow. A woman sings on a rock in the middle, her long hair black, her tail green.
4. The Llanos of El SilbonFlat endless plains of Venezuela at night. A whistle comes across the grass, do re mi fa sol la si: when it sounds far, he is near.
5. The Burning Fields of the BoitataA savanna in flames that do not burn the grass. A great serpent of fire glides through it, its eyes huge and shining.
6. The Lair of the MapinguariA clearing of torn trees in the heart of the forest, stinking like death. Something huge and red-furred sleeps here, a mouth in its belly.

Its creatures

a saci

a saci

Level 170 · about 80,549 hit points · humanoid · 2 of them · The Hills of the Saci

A little trickster of Brazil, black, one-legged, a red cap on his head. He sours milk, hides keys and rides whirlwinds. Steal his cap and he must serve you.

the red cap of a sacihead · Ascension 81+
  • armor 68/68/68/65
  • +60 hitroll
  • +60 damroll
  • +850 hit points
  • haste
a curupira

a curupira

Level 172 · about 81,985 hit points · spirit · 2 of them · The Deep Amazon

The guardian of the forest, a boy with red hair and feet turned backward, so that hunters follow his tracks the wrong way. He punishes those who kill more than they need.

the backward-soled greaves of a curupiralegs · Ascension 81+
  • armor 69/69/69/66
  • +60 hitroll
  • +60 damroll
  • +900 hit points
  • sneak
the Iara

the Iara

Level 174 · about 83,447 hit points · spirit · casts spells · The River of the Iara

The lady of the waters, half woman, half fish, whose song drowns fishermen. Those who come back from her river are never in their right mind.

the river-lily girdle of the Iarawaist · Ascension 81+
  • armor 69/69/69/66
  • +61 hitroll
  • +61 damroll
  • +900 mana
  • resists drowning
El Silbon

El Silbon

Level 176 · about 84,935 hit points · undead · The Llanos of El Silbon

A tall thin ghost of the llanos, who killed his father and carries his bones in a sack forever. His whistle is the last thing many hear.

the bone-sack gauntlets of El Silbonhands · Ascension 81+
  • armor 69/69/69/66
  • +61 hitroll
  • +61 damroll
  • +3 dexterity
  • resists negative
the Boitata

the Boitata

Level 178 · about 86,449 hit points · beast · The Burning Fields of the Boitata

A serpent of living fire, its eyes the size of shields. It protects the fields and burns those who burn them.

the fire-scale vambraces of the Boitataarms · Ascension 81+
  • armor 70/70/70/67
  • +61 hitroll
  • +61 damroll
  • +950 hit points
  • resists fire
the MapinguariBoss

the Mapinguari

Level 181 · about 177,543 hit points · giant · The Lair of the Mapinguari

A giant of the Amazon with red fur, one eye, the claws of a sloth and a second mouth in its belly. Its hide turns arrows and bullets.

Its power. The mouth on its belly: poison on all who fight it (strength lost).

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

the claw-blade of the Mapinguariwielded · Ascension 81+
  • 32d24 slash (average 400), flaming, vampiric, sharp, vorpal
  • +62 hitroll
  • +62 damroll
  • +800 hit points
the red hide of the Mapinguariabout the body · Ascension 81+
  • armor 70/70/70/67
  • +62 hitroll
  • +62 damroll
  • +1000 hit points
  • resists weapons

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