Willowmere
Chapter 8

The Undertide

10 creatures, from the smallest up.

Coral Crab.

Coral CrabShells and carapaces

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone Ember
Drops
Coral Shard, Greater Draught, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Plate Helm, Iron Sabatons and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Kelpwood

The Coral Crab wears its reef on its back and will not move off it for anybody. The salvagers step round them, the way you step round a cat on the stairs.

Lantern Eel.

Lantern EelScales and fen things

Level
27
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Ember Frost
Drops
Glow Algae, Eel Skin, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Jerkin and more
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Kelpwood

The Lantern Eel eats glowing algae until it glows itself, and then it thinks the algae is its own. Divers in Keelhollow say never follow a light that wiggles.

Drowned-Hat Jelly.

Drowned-Hat JellyMosses and slimes

Level
28
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Frost Ember
Drops
Jelly Silk, Greater Tonic, Bright Essence, Iron Breeches, Iron Gloves, Iron Ember Pendant
Made for
One adventurer
Where
The Kelpwood; Lowharbour

Nobody knows where the Drowned-Hat Jellies find their hats. Nan Gulliver says they are the hats of everyone who ever said "it'll be fine" on a boat.

Kelp Lurker.

Kelp LurkerCaps, sprouts and roots

Level
28
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone Ember
Drops
Glow Algae, Jelly Silk, Greater Draught, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Boots and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Kelpwood

The Kelp Lurker is kelp until it isn't. If the kelp leans one way while the current goes the other, walk round.

Drowned Diver.

Drowned DiverThe restless dead

Level
29
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light (undead) Light
Resists
Frost Ember
Drops
Drowned Brass, Greater Tonic, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Plate Helm, Iron Greaves and more
Made for
Two together
Where
Lowharbour

A Drowned Diver still walks its last route along the old streets, lead boots and all. The divers don't talk about whose suits they were.

Pale Drifter.

Pale DrifterGiants and great beasts

Level
29
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Stone
Resists
Frost
Drops
Sea Pearl, Jelly Silk, Greater Tonic, Hemp Fiber, Bright Essence, Iron Boots and more
Made for
Two together
Where
The Kelpwood

The Pale Drifter is as long as three boats and as gentle as a cloud, unless you hit it. Children in Keelhollow swear one of them comes to the dome to be counted.

Salvage Crab.

Salvage CrabShells and carapaces

Level
29
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Gale
Resists
Stone
Drops
Drowned Brass, Coral Shard, Greater Draught, Iron Ore, Bright Essence, Iron Breastplate and more
Made for
Two together
Where
Lowharbour

Salvage Crabs wear the old diving helmets Keelhollow throws away, and they wear them better. They come in gangs, like boys in borrowed coats.

Gloam Ray.

Gloam RayScales and fen things

Level
30
Element
Dark
Weak to
Light
Resists
Frost Dark
Drops
Glow Algae, Jelly Silk, Grand Tonic, Vivid Essence, Steel Robe, Steel Gloves and more
Made for
Two together
Where
Lowharbour

The Gloam Ray glides over the Lantern Trench with its light turned down, so the only warning is the glow going out beneath it.

Notorious and bosses

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

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 30
Lampjaw.

LampjawGiants and great beasts

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light Stone
Resists
Ember Frost
Drops
Lampjaw's Lure, Glow Algae, Sea Pearl, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
Lowharbour

Lampjaw hangs its lure in the dark like a lamp in a window, warm and close. That is why Keelhollow's divers carry two lamps, and trust neither.

Spoiler: tap to peek A boss, level 30
The Bell-Ringer.

The Bell-RingerThe restless dead

Level
30
Element
Plain blows
Weak to
Light (undead) Light Gale
Resists
Frost Dark
Drops
Bell-Ringer's Clapper, Drowned Brass, Sea Pearl, Grand Tonic
Made for
A party of four
Where
Lowharbour

The Bell-Ringer still pulls a rope that goes up into black water. It rings the hours wrong. Some say it is counting toward something; Nan says it simply lost count.

Pro Tip

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