Willowmere
Chapter 8

Reedfen and the Reedmarsh

10 creatures, from the smallest up.

Reed Croaker.

Reed CroakerScales and fen things

Level
24
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Fen Lily, Slime Gel, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Bracers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Reedmarsh

Reed Croakers croak the hour like a clock that has been left out in the rain. Reedfen folk set their supper by them, and supper is always late.

Lamplight Moth.

Lamplight MothWings

Level
25
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Ember
Drops
Glowmoth Dust, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Beret, Iron Shoes, Iron Sage Pendant
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Reedmarsh

Lamplight Moths gather at the lanterns on poles along the boardwalks. The Dead Letter House keeps a moth jar for the ones that get in with the post.

Lock Eel.

Lock EelScales and fen things

Level
25
Element
Stone
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Eel Skin, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Headband, Iron Boots and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Reedmarsh

Lock Eels live in the old river lock and know every gate by heart. A lock-keeper told me they open the gates themselves at night, and he would not explain how he knew.

Silt Tortoise.

Silt TortoiseShells and carapaces

Level
26
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone Frost
Drops
Silt Pearl, Crab Shell, Greater Draught, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Breastplate and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Reedmarsh

A Silt Tortoise is older than the river's current shape and in no hurry to see the next one. Children ride them across the shallows, which the tortoises allow, barely.

Delta Mirefang.

Delta MirefangScales and fen things

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Mossy Pelt, Fen Lily, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Headband and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Reedmarsh

Delta Mirefangs grow fat on the river's mouth and lazy on its fish. Lazy is not the same as slow, as I learned at some cost.

Mudclaw.

MudclawShells and carapaces

Level
28
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone
Drops
Crab Shell, Silt Pearl, Greater Draught, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Breastplate and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Reedmarsh

Mudclaws dig into the riverbank and pull down anything that stands on the edge. The ferryman keeps to the middle of the river, and now so do I.

Greying Croaker.

Greying CroakerScales and fen things

Level
29
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light
Resists
Frost Ember
Drops
Grey Scale, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Gloves, Iron Robe, Iron Sage Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Reedmarsh

Something has drained the colour out of the croakers round the old lock. They still croak the hour, but it is never the right one.

Greying Eel.

Greying EelScales and fen things

Level
29
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light
Resists
Frost Ember
Drops
Grey Scale, Eel Skin, Greater Draught, Bright Essence, Iron Breeches, Iron Robe and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Reedmarsh

The Greying Eel is a Lock Eel with the colour gone out of it, as if somebody washed it too many times. It strikes faster for being lighter, or so the rangers say.

Greying Mirefang.

Greying MirefangScales and fen things

Level
30
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light
Resists
Frost Ember
Drops
Grey Scale, Grand Tonic, Vivid Essence, Steel Shoes, Steel Breeches, Steel Sage Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Reedmarsh

A Greying Mirefang moves like a memory of a mirefang, grey all through. Reedfen children dare each other to touch one, and none has ever won the dare.

Notorious and bosses

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

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

The SluicejawScales and fen things

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light Gale
Resists
Frost
Drops
Sluicejaw Fang, Grey Scale, Silt Pearl, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Reedmarsh

The Sluicejaw holds the old river lock as if it were the last gate in the world. When the basin goes grey, it has heard you coming.