Willowmere
Chapter 8

The Aerie Isles

10 creatures, from the smallest up.

Feral Cloud Sheep.

Feral Cloud SheepTooth, tusk and hoof

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost Gale
Drops
Cloud Wool, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Boots, Iron Bracers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Drift

Feral Cloud Sheep are tame ones that wandered off and decided they preferred it. Their wool is the lightest thing on the island, and their tempers are not.

Sky Ray.

Sky RayWings

Level
27
Element
Gale
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Ray Silk, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Jerkin, Iron Leather Trousers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Drift

Sky Rays glide the Drift all day without once flapping, and Kitehaven children lie on their backs to count them. Nobody has ever seen one land.

Gust Imp.

Gust ImpImps and pickpockets

Level
28
Element
Gale
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Gale
Drops
Cloud Wool, Storm Feather, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Breeches, Iron Gloves and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Drift

A Gust Imp will steal the hat off your head and then stand a little way off, holding it, to see what you do. What you do is never what it hoped.

Storm Finch.

Storm FinchWings

Level
28
Element
Gale
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale Frost
Drops
Storm Feather, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Bracers, Iron Jerkin and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drift; The Bellspire

Storm Finches flock before bad weather, and peck the clappers out of chimes for the pleasure of the noise. Mott Wainsley calls them a great many things, none of them in tune.

Bell-Wisp.

Bell-WispWisps and little lights

Level
29
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale Dark
Drops
Bell Bronze, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Robe, Iron Breeches, Iron Ember Pendant
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Bellspire

Bell-Wisps come out at night and drift round the Bellspire, ringing very softly. Hesper Toll says they are the last notes of bells that were never rung. Hesper says a lot of things.

Kite-Wraith.

Kite-WraithThe restless dead

Level
29
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light (undead) Ember Light
Resists
Gale Dark
Drops
Wraith Paper, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Robe, Iron Gloves, Iron Ember Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drift

A Kite-Wraith is what a letter becomes when it never arrives and never stops trying. Kitehaven folk burn their old letters on purpose, out of kindness, before the wind gets to them.

Wind Serpent.

Wind SerpentScales and fen things

Level
29
Element
Gale
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Wind Serpent Scale, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Headband, Iron Jerkin and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Drift; The Bellspire

Wind Serpents ride the currents between the far isles like ribbons in a river. The clerk by the gate says they are older than the bridges. Nobody asked him how he knows.

Bell-Golem.

Bell-GolemStone, iron and clockwork

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Gale Ember
Drops
Bell Bronze, Grand Tonic, Steel Ore, Vivid Essence, Steel Greaves, Steel Breastplate and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Bellspire

The Bell-Golems were bells once, the cracked ones the founders could not bear to melt down. Now they walk the Bellspire's pillars, humming the old note, keeping something only they remember.

Notorious and bosses

Tap one to read its box. You have been warned.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 30
Old Galeheart.

Old GaleheartWings

Level
30
Element
Gale
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale Frost
Drops
Galeheart Plume, Storm Feather, Wind Serpent Scale, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Bellspire

Old Galeheart has nested on the Eyrie since before Kitehaven had a name, and has never once landed anywhere lower. Its feathers turn up in every kite-maker's window, and none of them will say how they got there.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 30
The Tollkeeper.

The TollkeeperStone, iron and clockwork

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Gale Ember
Drops
Tollkeeper's Clapper, Bell Bronze, Storm Feather, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Bellspire

The Tollkeeper stood in the sky shrine at the top of the world and kept a count of something every morning. The tally marks on the shrine floor run to thousands. The last row was never finished.

Pro Tip

Check a creature's weakness before you swing. Hitting a Mossling with Ember is rude, but effective, lu.