Appendix VI: Enemies

The enemies you face during the adventure in Story mode are presented here. It’s important to note that many enemies appear in multiple areas and have wildly different stats. In some cases, the same enemy has lower stats than one you encountered in a previous chapter. Special abilities don’t change, but the effectiveness of those attacks does. The attack stat is a measure of an enemy’s ability to inflict damage, with a higher score indicating greater damage potential. An enemy’s resistance to the damage you inflict is measured by its defense stat, with a higher score indicating a greater resistance to damage.

The Rate columns reflect the likelihood of an enemy dropping a given item. A ««« rating means the enemy is more likely than not to drop the item when it’s defeated. A « rating indicates the item does not appear often.

bewarewolf

Don’t allow bewarewolves to howl and call for help. When they join assaults on your base, their powerful claw attacks are strong enough to tear down walls.

bloody hand

Bloody hands are restricted to patrolling areas of bloodstone. Take them down quickly, or they may call in reinforcements.

blue dragon

You won’t encounter the blue dragon wandering any map. The two blue dragons you meet guard specific locations. They use a spin attack and exhale a poisonous cloud to damage any creature foolish enough to disturb them.

bodkin archer

Don’t assume every bodkin archer you find is eager to attack you. In many areas, they’re trying to live quiet lives and will reward you in exchange for acts of kindness.

bodkin bowyer

The lone bodkin bowyer you meet leads a base assault in Rimuldar, not long before you begin the final boss battle there. He shoots arrows capable of inflicting paralysis.

bodkin fletcher

The darts hurled by the bodkin fletchers of Rimuldar inflict poison. The bodkin fletchers in the final chapter are summoned during a specific battle and are not encountered otherwise.

boss troll

Large and in charge, boss trolls are always a special encounter. You’ll never bump into one outside of specific circumstances, such as completing a challenge in Kol and Galenholm, where each drops a different item. They’re ponderously slow but dangerously powerful. Do not disturb them until your equipment is top-of-the-line for a given land.

brownie

The wide HP ranges for brownies is explained by a large variety of this hammer-toting enemy often appearing alongside those of regular size. The large brownies drop only leather sacks, but otherwise act the same as the smaller versions. Their special attack is an overhead hammer smash.

bunicorn

Docile creatures, bunicorns appear content to graze until disturbed. When stirred to fight, a bunicorn charges up, then dashes forward with its head lowered. If you set it up properly, its horn may become lodged in an object, leaving it vulnerable to your attacks.

cannibox

Able to disguise itself as a treasure chest, you won’t know you’re next to a cannibox until it snaps. Getting its treasure in Kol will make your trips through Galenholm during Chapter 3 much easier.

chimaera

With a ranged attack (listen for them charging up) and a habit of hovering just out of your attack range while pecking away at you, chimaeras can make you work for the valuable drops they leave behind.

corpse corporal

Keep an eye open for the poison attack of this undead creature.

cosmic chimaera

The cosmic chimaera is more robust than the standard chimaera. The charged blast cosmic chimaeras use has a greater range and inflicts greater damage.

crabber dabber doo

You won’t have many crabber dabber doo encounters, but when you find one, be cautious of its powerful claw attack. It can snap you in half!

crabid

Despite its hard shell, the crabid’s defense is surprisingly lacking. Its powerful claw delivers a painful snapping attack.

dancing flame

Dancing flames go from dangerous to a joke as soon as you acquire Crack shot. They’re immune to all forms of damage, save magic-based. They become an easy target once you acquire weapons made from magic ingots.

dark skeleton

These undead enemies pop up throughout Tantegel and steadily become more powerful. Watch out for the sword attack, especially when you’re first starting out and your equipment is minimal.

death scorpion

Death scorpions roam the cursed landscape of Tantegel and aggressively pursue you once you’re detected, which can happen from a surprising distance. They employ the standard claw attack/spinning attack familiar to scorpions.

drackolyte

Found only in areas with tingleweeds, drackolytes use a body slam attack to punish anyone who disturbs their surroundings.

dracky

The dracky’s charge attack is a bite. They pose little threat when encountered.

drackyma

The drackymas that appear in Galenholm are worth the effort required to hunt them down. Dracky butter is a component of ice cream, a food item that refills both the hunger meter and your HP. Beyond their relatively high HP, you must be ready for their body blow attack.

dread dragon

A host of dread dragons patrol the grounds outside the Dragonlord’s lair. They’re more mobile than the dragons you encounter elsewhere in Alefgard. They burn you with a flame breath attack, and spin when you are close to them.

drohl diabolist

Hiding behind a wall won’t stop you being hit by the poison spit of a drohl diabolist. They lob the attack, which allows it to go over lower barriers.

drohl drone

These shelled enemies will inflict poison with venomous spit. The drohl drones that assault the base are more powerful than the individuals encountered wandering the swamps.

fightgeist

Fightgeists are undead enemies that appear only at night. They use a magic attack from a distance, and punch up close. Don’t think you can escape them easily, as they can also teleport.

firn fiend’s hand

The firn fiend’s hand leads an attack on your base before popping up again during the boss fight that ends your time in Kol and Galenholm.

frostburn

Just as with dancing flames, frostburns becomes much easier to handle when you gain access to Sizz shot and magic weapons.

gargoyle

In addition to the charging attack it shares with the hawk man, the gargoyle is able to inflict sleep. Watch for a blue circle to appear on the ground. Move outside of the circle to avoid being put to sleep.

ghost

These creatures are the first in a family of undead enemies that appear only at night. They use a punch attack up close, and hurl a magic blast from a distance.

ghoul

There’s only one place to encounter this undead monster in Alefgard—the holy sanctum of Rimuldar. Ghouls use a poison attack, which is launched upward. They also summon help. One powerful individual carries a strength ring.

gigantes

Giganteses appear only in special encounters. Two are part of a challenge for Chapter 3 (each drops a different item), and another leads an assault on your base in Kol. Both of their attacks, a foot stomp and an overhead smash with their clubs, are slow and powerful enough to radiate damage outward from their point of impact.

gold golem

The gold golem patrols a tiny area of the desert south of the holy sanctum. As you might expect from a creature made of gold, it drops gold when destroyed. Its only attack is the big punch familiar from other golems.

green dragon

Green dragons are part of a challenge in Cantlin (each green dragon drops a different item), and guard important items in Kol and Galenholm, and in Tantegel (though the Tantegel dragon is weakened). You never encounter them wandering. They use a spin attack and flame breath, both of which require charging before use.

grillerpillar

Surviving the harsh conditions of Tantegel has toughened up the grillerpillar. Avoid its rolled-up charge attack, or your health will suffer greatly.

hammerhood

Like the similar brownie, hammerhoods appear both in regular and large sizes. Large hammerhoods only drop leather sacks, so disregard the drops listed below for them. The hammerhood charge attack is an overhead mallet smash.

handsome crab

Handsome crabs travel slowly, turning their bodies at an angle before walking. Use your superior speed to move around them and attack from behind.

hawk man

The hovering hawk man puts his sword to use with a dash attack. Try to get the hawk man to crash into a solid object so that his sword becomes stuck. Keep attacking a hawk man until he falls, since they are able to heal.

hocus chimaera

As the name suggestions, hocus chimaeras have a few magical tricks at their disposal. Watch for blue circles under your feet, which will put you to sleep if you don’t move quickly enough. They’ll also heal themselves if left alone after taking damage.

hunter mech

The hunter mech fires a bow to launch an energy blast when it detects you at a distance. Being in close isn’t any safer. It charges up and spins, cutting through everything inside the radius of its swords. Until you have improved equipment, either approach these enemies with caution or bring friends to the fight.

illerpillar

When illerpillars tighten up into a ball, move out of the way they’re facing.

iron scorpion

Large iron scorpions sometimes appear in Kol alongside the standard-sized monsters. They snap their claws as an attack, and their spinning attack is so powerful that you are encouraged to copy it!

killerpillar

Like the other monsters they resemble, killerpillars employ a rolling attack. What sets them apart is a paralysis attack.

killing machine

Killing machines use a ranged bow attack that fires off three energy bolts in a tight spread. When they leap into the air, you want to be far away or in close. If you’re caught by the scanning laser, you are driven back and suffer big damage from the follow-up explosion.

King of Darkness

The King of Darkness is the final guard before you reach the Dragonlord. You don’t encounter him anywhere else.

king slime

You won’t have many encounters against the king slime. His primary attack is a big body slam.

knight aberrant

In Cantlin and Tantegel, knights aberrant are never encountered randomly. They act as guards (that may drop keys) or join attacks on your base. They use an overhead sword attack and will sometimes hide behind their shield, which grants them immunity. If you see one begin to charge an attack, try to guide it into a sturdy wall or other item. It becomes briefly dazed and vulnerable to attack.

knight abhorrent

The most powerful of the knight enemies, knights abhorrent possess the same sword and charge attacks, and add one more ability to their arsenal. Sometimes when one charges, it leaps into the air instead of dashing in a straight line. If you lose track of one during a fight, it may land on your head.

knight errant

This is the first in the line of knight enemies that you encounter during the adventure. Watch out for an overhead sword swing, which comes with no warning. When it begins to charge, move so that its rush attack ends with striking an object, which dazes the monster briefly. When it raises its shield, nothing can hurt it.

legerdeman

Watch legerdemen carefully during fights. Their typical approach to battle is to move to the edge of their spell range and let fly with either a direct fire blast, or a lobbed fire bomb. They will sometimes vanish and reappear a short distance away.

lunatick

A stationary lunatick guards the Farmer Sutra inside the ancient palace on Rimuldar. It fires off a spread of three energy balls when fighting. The ones encountered on Tantegel act the same, but do move around.

magmalice’s hand

Dominating the island of lava between Kol and Galenholm, the magmalice’s fiery hand is the target of an attack devised by Barbella. Its primary attack is a swipe that swats anyone standing where its arm emerges from the lava.

metal slime

Low health isn’t a concern when you have defense as high as a metal slime. They’re also incredibly elusive. When you spot one, try to corner it so it can’t escape. They’re completely immune to magic damage.

mimic

The two mimics you encounter both appear in Tantegel. Disguised as treasure chests, mimics rely on surprise and big teeth to damage their foes.

muddy box slime

In addition to the standard-sized muddy box slime, you may encounter large muddy box slimes that drop bottles and crockery instead of the drops listed in the table below.

muddy hand

Aim for the palms of the muddy hand to do damage. Take them down quickly, or any other muddy hands in the area join in to help the one you’re fighting.

powie yowie

The abominable powie yowie uses its tongue for a slimy attack. Its special ability is to apply slow to its targets, reducing their movement speed.

prestidigitator

First encountered as the leader of an assault on your base in Cantlin, the prestidigitator tries to avoid melee combat and relies on two ranged magic attacks. One is a lob, and the other is a direct blast.

raving lunatick

Raving lunaticks are the bigger, meaner cousins of the lunatick. They have the same abilities and attacks, but hit harder with them.

rockbomb

Their bruising roll attack is the least of your worries. When their health dips below a certain point, they begin a self-destruct sequence that obliterates everything nearby. That includes blocks of earth, castle walls, and you.

rocky slime box

Rocky box slimes sometimes topple over after flattening themselves to increase their attack range. There are also large rocky box slimes that drop bathtubs or big rocks instead of what’s listed here.

scarewolf

Scarewolf attacks will sometimes confuse their targets, causing your directional controls to work in reverse. The item that removes the status, Defuddle drops, can only be made with confusing claw. Confusing claws come only from scarewolves.

scorpion

Except when driven to attack your base, scorpions stick to sandy deserts. They use their claws as their primary attack. When they begin to charge (surrounding themselves with a red glow), they’re about to spin in place.

she-slime

Slimes and she-slimes are the least aggressive of the Dragonlord’s army, but they will swarm if you attack one of their kind.

skeleton

The skeleton is the base form for a line of undead enemies. They carry a sword and swing it, but lack any other abilities.

skeleton scrapper

Another undead enemy, skeleton scrappers become your primary source of metal in the vein-poor Rimuldar. They carry a sword that they swing deliberately, allowing you time to dodge.

skeleton soldier

Skeleton soldiers are undead enemies that carry a sword but lack any special ability. In Tantegel, these enemies guard the underground maze that holds cursed weapons. They are a source of keys that you need to unlock chests.

slime

Try to find a slime early in every chapter. They’re the best source of blue goo, a necessary component of the bonfire you need to make a cookfire.

spiked hare

Spiked hares are more aggressive than their bunicorn cousins. They use the same head-down charge attack that can leave them stuck if you set them up properly. Larger spiked hares appear in Kol and may drop hareloin steaks instead of finest fur.

spitegeist

The final member of the ghost class of undead monsters that appear only at night, the spitegeist teleports in addition to its punch and blast attacks.

stone golem

Stone golems come in two sizes but share the same attack: a punch with a big windup. Large stone golems in Cantlin drop golemite when destroyed with a wrecking ball.

tearwolf

When a tearwolf is surrounded in red energy, it’s charging a strong claw attack. They lunge forward as part of the attack, so move to one side to avoid it.

treeface

In addition to its regular attacks, treefaces will drain your hunger meter. Large treefaces may drop a chest of drawers or extravagant table instead of what is listed in the table.

treevil

Treevils stick to poisoned swamp areas, except for when an unusually powerful one is tabbed to lead an assault on your base in Rimuldar. Their special ability drains your hunger meter.

troll

The trolls you encounter in Kol and Galenholm are parts of special events. The most powerful one is part of an attack on your base, and may destroy large portions of it during the assault. Their primary attack is an overhead smash that’s easy to see coming but hard to avoid once it gets started.

vis mager

Another mage who prefers to fight at a safe distance with spells instead of staying in close. On top of their two fire spells, they can teleport a short distance.

walking corpse

These undead monsters first appear as awkward humans, unable to hold up their heads. First contact with them reveals their true nature and allows you to attack them.