Willowmere
Chapter 8

The Underroot

11 creatures, from the smallest up.

Fungus Toad.

Fungus ToadScales and fen things

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember
Resists
Frost
Drops
Lantern Fungus, Slime Gel, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Jerkin and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowing Galleries

A Fungus Toad wears its supper on its back and lets it grow. Lampwick's cook swears they taste of mushrooms, and nobody has asked her how she knows.

Root-Crawler.

Root-CrawlerCaps, sprouts and roots

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember Light
Resists
Stone
Drops
Black Root Bark, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Boots, Iron Bracers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowing Galleries

Root-Crawlers are the black roots' smallest ends, broken off and gone walking. Pebble feeds them crusts. They don't eat crusts. Pebble keeps trying.

Ash-Moth.

Ash-MothWings

Level
28
Element
Ember
Weak to
Ember Gale
Resists
Dark
Drops
Glowmoth Dust, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Robe, Iron Beret, Iron Ember Pendant
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowing Galleries

Ash-Moths come to a lantern like a cat comes to a lap. Put yours out and they forget you were there. Old Wick says they are only trying to get warm.

Blindfin.

BlindfinScales and fen things

Level
28
Element
Frost
Weak to
Frost
Resists
Ember
Drops
Pale Fin, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Jerkin, Iron Bracers and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowing Galleries

Blindfins left the river so long ago that they walk better than they swim. They have no eyes. They find you by the sound your boots make, so the miners went barefoot.

Glowslug.

GlowslugMosses and slimes

Level
28
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember Gale
Resists
Frost Stone
Drops
Slime Gel, Lantern Fungus, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Breeches, Iron Robe and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Glowing Galleries

Glowslugs leave a shining trail on the gallery floor that lasts a day. The old miners followed them home when the oil ran out. The slugs never seemed to mind.

Echo-Hound.

Echo-HoundTooth, tusk and hoof

Level
29
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light Stone
Resists
Gale
Drops
Echo-Hound Fur, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Bracers, Iron Boots and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Echoing Chasm

Echo-Hounds bite twice: once, and then again a moment later, from nowhere. They hate a lit lamp and will not cross its light. Light the posts and walk home inside them.

Ore Golem.

Ore GolemStone, iron and clockwork

Level
29
Element
Stone
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone Ember
Drops
Deepvein Ore, Mountain Iron, Greater Tonic, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Sabatons and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Glowing Galleries

An Ore Golem is the seam itself, stood up. It still guards the place it was found, the way a dog guards a gate after the house has gone.

Root-Wraith.

Root-WraithThe restless dead

Level
30
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light Ember
Resists
Dark Frost
Drops
Black Root Bark, Grand Tonic, Vivid Essence, Steel Breeches, Steel Robe, Steel Ember Pendant
Made for
Two together
Where
The Echoing Chasm; The Root Gate

A Root-Wraith is what the black roots do when they wake and want something. They will not come into lamplight. In the dark they come from further than you would like.

Stair Sentinel.

Stair SentinelStone, iron and clockwork

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale Light
Resists
Stone Frost
Drops
Deepvein Ore, Old Iron, Grand Draught, Steel Ore, Vivid Essence, Steel Sabatons and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Echoing Chasm

The Stair Sentinels were set on the landings before anyone in Stonewake was born. They let you down the stair. They have opinions about letting you back up.

Notorious and bosses

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

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

Old HollowmouthScales and fen things

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Frost Light
Resists
Ember Dark
Drops
Hollowmouth Pearl, Pale Fin, Echo-Hound Fur, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Echoing Chasm

Old Hollowmouth lives on the drowned ledge and answers every sound with a louder one. Miners used to shout down the chasm to hear it. Now they whisper.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 30
The Gatekeeper of the Under.

The Gatekeeper of the UnderCaps, sprouts and roots

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Ember Gale
Resists
Stone Dark
Drops
Rootheart Splinter, Black Root Bark, Deepvein Ore, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
The Root Gate

The roots grew into the shape of a keeper at the gate, and the gate is carved with names. Whatever the Gatekeeper is for, it was not keeping people out.