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Boss Creatures or the Boss Creature System upgrades newly created creatures into bosses, minibosses, or packs. Upgraded creatures have their level and basic stats boosted, and are granted a number of special abilities called boons which are denoted by a special adjective. Players have alternatively called this "glam critters," "gifted creatures," or "boosted critters."

Types of Boss Creatures

Typically creatures within a specific location will only spawn as one of the below Boss Creatures types.

Bosses are semi-unique and will always be created with the same special boons and possibly additional special abilities. They are time limited. They have unique DESCRIBE messaging and unique spawn messaging.

Minibosses will spawn one at a time with randomly selected boons. They will only have one tier three boon at most. These are more rare than packs.

Packs will spawn multiple identical boss creatures at the same time. They will have less boons than minibosses, will only have tier one or two boons, and the entire pack has identical boons. After they have spawned, packs are subject to usual creature wandering and will not necessarily stick together.

Rewards

Killing a creature upgraded by this system will grant long-term experience (LTE) in addition to the typical field experience at the below rates. There are no caps on the amount of long-term experience you can earn per day by killing Boss Creatures. The intent with the LTE reward was to ensure that even if your mind is full of field experience and you cannot gain any more, you are still receiving an LTE reward.

Type	Long-Term Fame Reward
Boss	1.5x Field Experience Awarded
Miniboss	1x Field Experience Awarded
Pack	.5x Field Experience Awarded

Creatures upgraded by this system have loot increases similar to grizzled or ancient creatures. GM Ixix released bonus treasure on 8/13/2020 for all Boss Creature types. This means that independently of the regular treasure results, LOOTing a Boss Creature will result in some additional tangible treasure like gems, boxes, collectibles, and other trinkets. This is indicated by the following message Searching carefully, you find {special loot}.

Creatures and Locations

Below is a list of creatures affected by the Boss Creature System. If a creature inhabits more than one area they may not be affected in every area (particularly if the areas are located in different zones). In addition, the chance a creature has to spawn upgraded via the Boss Creature System differs based on creature. Creatures upgraded by the system do impact spawn rates of the standard creature and must be cleared out in order for the standard creature to spawn again. There is some sort of limit to keep upgraded creatures from piling up if they're avoided/missed.

These creatures in these locations are setup to create bosses, minibosses, or packs.

Level	Name	Zone	Location	Type	Notes
96	Greater construct	Ta'Illistim	Old Ta'Faendryl	Miniboss
96	Siren	Teras Isle	Ruined Temple (Nelemar)	Miniboss
86	Aivren	The Rift	Plane 3	Pack
86	Illoke elder	Wehnimer's Landing	Thanatoph, The Bowels	Miniboss
84	Vvrael warlock	The Rift	Plane 3	Miniboss
84	Vvrael warlock	The Rift	Plane 2	Miniboss
80	Vvrael witch	The Rift	Plane 1	Miniboss
78	Dhu goleras	Ta'Illistim	Blighted Forest, Maaghara Labyrinth	Miniboss
77	Raving lunatic	The Rift	Plane 2	Miniboss
77	Raving lunatic	The Rift	Plane 1	Miniboss
75	Moulis	Ta'Illistim	Blighted Forest, Maaghara Labyrinth	Pack
71	Fire mage	Teras Isle	Eye of V'Tull, Glaes Vein	Miniboss
70	Hunch-backed dogmatist	Ta'Illistim	Temple Wyneb	Miniboss
69	Lesser griffin	Ta'Illistim	Griffin's Keen	Pack
67	Yeti	Ta'Illistim	Griffin's Keen	Pack
67	Muscular supplicant	Ta'Illistim	Temple Wyneb	Miniboss
66	Red tsark	Teras Isle	Eye of V'Tull, Glaes Vein	Pack
61	Wind wraith	Teras Isle	Temple of Luukos, Wind Tunnel	Pack
60	Black forest ogre	Ta'Illistim	Blighted Forest	Miniboss
60	Black forest ogre	Ta'Vaalor	Aradhul Road	Miniboss
58	Massive pyrothag	Teras Isle	Lava Flows	Miniboss
58	Massive pyrothag	Teras Isle	Basalt Hillock	Miniboss
55	Stone troll	Wehnimer's Landing	Thanatoph	Miniboss
54	Skayl	Teras Isle	Lava Flows	Miniboss
53	Sabre-tooth tiger	Icemule	Mount Aenatumgana, Top of the World, Arctic Tundra	Pack
52	Tomb troll	River's Rest	Marsh Keep	Miniboss
50	Flesh golem	River's Rest	Marsh Keep	Pack
50	Greater faeroth	Ta'Illistim	Gyldemar Forest	Miniboss
49	Waern	Solhaven	Bonespear Tower	Pack
48	Dybbuk	Solhaven	Bonespear Tower	Miniboss
48	Kiramon defender	Ta'Illistim	Seethe Naedal, Maernstrike Caverns	Miniboss
48	Kiramon defender	Teras Isle	Abandoned Mine	Miniboss
48	Kiramon defender	Wehnimer's Landing	Darkstone Castle	Miniboss
48	Warrior shade	Ta'Vaalor	Fethayl Bog	Pack
48	Vesperti	Solhaven	Foggy Valley, Deep Woods	Miniboss
46	Forest trali shaman	Ta'Illistim	Gyldemar Green	Miniboss
44	Bog wight	Ta'Vaalor	Fethayl Bog	Miniboss
44	Mastodonic leopard	Ta'Illistim	Gyldemar Green	Pack
43	Dreadnought raptor	Ta'Illistim	Gyldemar Green	Pack
43	Night mare	Wehnimer's Landing	Shadow Valley, Shadow Plain	Miniboss
43	Night mare	Wehnimer's Landing	Shadow Valley,Dark Pasture	Pack
42	Dark vortece	Wehnimer's Landing	The Broken Lands, Dark Grotto	Pack
42	Frozen corpse	Icemule	Pinefar, Nightmare Gorge	Miniboss
41	Roa'ter		Castle Varunar	Boss	Once per 30 days. Has unique spawn messaging. Wispy tendrils of mist appear, partially obscuring <ground/floor> before drifting away.
41	Skeletal Lord		Castle Varunar	Boss	Once per 30 days
40	Kiramon worker	Wehnimer's Landing	Darkstone Castle	Pack
40	Kiramon worker	Teras Isle	Abandoned Mine	Pack
40	Kiramon worker	Ta'Illistim	Seethe Naedal, Maernstrike Caverns	Pack
40	Lesser faeroth	Ta'Illistim	Gyldemar Forest	Pack
40	Spectral miner	Wehnimer's Landing	Shadow Valley	Miniboss
39	Greater bog troll	River's Rest	Miasmal Forest	Miniboss
38	Krolvin corsair	River's Rest	Krolvin Carrack	Miniboss
37	Lesser moor wight	River's Rest	Miasmal Forest	Pack
37	Skeletal Warhorse		Castle Varunar	Boss	Once per 30 days
35	Troll wraith	Zul Logoth	Troll Burial Grounds	Miniboss
34	Lava troll	Teras Isle	Greymist Wood, Basalt Flats	Miniboss
34	Moor witch	River's Rest	Maelstrom Bay, Shattered Moors	Miniboss
34	Rock troll zombie	Zul Logoth	Troll Burial Grounds	Pack
33	Ghostly pooka	Wehnimer's Landing	Shadow Valley, Mine Tunnels	Pack
33	Moor hound	River's Rest	Maelstrom Bay, Shattered Moors	Pack
33	Hisskra Chieftan		Reef	Miniboss
33	Hisskra Shaman		Reef	Miniboss
32	Giant fog beetle	Teras Isle	Greymist Wood	Pack
31	Ash hag	Teras Isle	Fhorian Village, Geyser Flats	Miniboss
29	Ice troll	Icemule	Frozen Battlefield	Pack
29	Ice troll	Icemule	Olbin Pass	Pack
28	Dobrem	Solhaven	Outlands	Pack
27	Frenzied monk	Ta'Vaalor	Lunule Weald	Pack
25	Krolvin warfarer	Wehnimer's Landing	Abandoned Mine	Miniboss
24	Giant albino scorpion	Zul Logoth	Mraent Caverns	Pack
23	Arachne priest(ess)	Wehnimer's Landing	Spider Temple	Miniboss
23	Centaur	Wehnimer's Landing	Darkstone Castle	Miniboss
23	Crazed zombie	Ta'Vaalor	Lunule Weald	Pack
23	Fenghai	Solhaven	Foggy Valley, The Lake, Warrens	Miniboss
23	Zombie	Wehnimer's Landing	Danjirland, Ruined Potter's Field	Pack
22	Cougar	Solhaven	Foggy Valley, The Lake	Pack
22	Crested basilisk	Ta'Vaalor	Rambling Meadows	Pack
20	Massive grahnk	Icemule	Thurfel's Keep, Thurfel's Cellar	Pack
19	Krolvin warrior	Wehnimer's Landing	Lysierian Hills, Abandoned Mine	Pack
17	Spiked cavern urchin	Icemule	Thurfel's Keep, Thurfel's Cellar	Pack
16	Rotting woodsman	Solhaven	Marshtown, Wooded Plains	Pack

Abilities

Boss Creatures can have boons and additional special abilities depending upon the type.

Boons

Boss Creatures may be appraised or assessed to receive a hint about what their boons are. Which boons and how many boons a creature has is determined by its Boss Creatures type and its creature characteristics.

>appraise chieftain
The hisskra chieftain is medium in size and about five feet high in his current state.
You would probably be able to take on the chieftain, but with some risk to your health.
The hisskra chieftain appears to be dazzling, drab, and spindly.

Boons are loosely divided into 3 tiers. The adjective you see on a creature is created from the highest tier of abilities on the creature. Not all boons can go on all creatures in the Boss Creatures system and some boons are not compatible. For example, trolls will not get regeneration and if a creature is given the boon Ethereal, they will not also get Magic Immune.

When the system was first released, there was an additional adjective called huge which meant that the creature's boon did not yet have a proper adjective. This should not be appearing any longer and if it does, it indicates there is a problem.

Boon tier, name, and adjectives in the below table were provided by GM Ixix and the notes were gathered and researched by players. Note: The information provided in the notes section may not be accurate. Please continue to add information as you discover it.

Tier	Name	Adjectives	Notes
3	Blink	flickering	Temporary phase ability
3	Blink	wavering	Temporary phase ability
1	Bolt Shield	shielded
1	Boosted HP	robust
1	Boosted HP	stalwart
1	Boosted Mana	luminous
1	Boosted Mana	lustrous
1	Boosted Defense	sinuous
1	Boosted Defense	flexile
1	Boosted Offense	combative
1	Boosted Offense	belligerent
3	Cheat Death	glorious	Raises self after death - may self-raise several times although the chance of resurrection drops dramatically each time they do it. When they resurrect they receive all of their boons back including extra spells if that boon is on them. They do not heal completely when they resurrect and will be weaker after resurrection than they would be on initial spawn.
3	Cheat Death	illustrious
3	Confuse	blurry	May give hard RT for casting at them, certain parts of spells might get their damage cycle ignored or dodged which likewise may apply hard RT, and sonic flares did not work
3	Confuse	shifting
3	Counter-attack	apt	SMRv2 countterack, possibly even if the creature should be in RT/kneeling. GM Ixix stated these should be preventable if you sufficiently disable the creature.
3	Counter-attack	ready
1	Crit Death Immune	resolute	This is the same crit death immunity that appears on something like constructs or golems.
1	Crit Death Immune	unflinching
2	Crit Padding	stout
2	Crit Padding	hardy
2	Crit Weighting	shimmering
2	Crit Weighting	gleaming
2	Damage Padding	flinty
2	Damage Padding	tough
2	Damage Weighting	barbed
2	Damage Weighting	spiny
2	Diseased	pestilent
		afflicted
		diseased
2	Dispelling	dazzling	Casts Spirit Dispel (119) and Elemental Dispel (417) with sphere interference cascade effect. Creatures have a chance to flare a dispel before swinging which therefore can be tricky with creatures that can MSTRIKE.
2	Dispelling	flashy
2	Elemental Flares	glittering
2	Elemental Negation	sparkling	Absorbs elemental magic attacks, negating any damage.
2	Elemental Negation	shining	Absorbs elemental magic attacks, negating any damage.
1	Extra Spells - Elemental	glowing
1	Extra Spells - Spiritual	radiant
1	Extra Spells - Other	twinkling
3	Ethereal	ethereal	Noncorporeal undead. These will not have Sheer Fear.
		wispy
		ghostly
2	Frenzy	raging
2	Frenzy	frenzied
1	Jack of all Trades	adroit
1	Jack of all Trades	deft
3	Magic Immune	rune-covered	Magic-absorb shield similar to Vvrael.
3	Magic Immune	tattooed	Magic-absorb shield similar to Vvrael.
2	Mind Blast	canny	SMRv2 mental stun spell. This had a short window of protection added that should prevent it from stun locking the character.
2	Mind Blast	keen
1	Parting Shot	dreary
1	Parting Shot	drab
2	Physical Negation	indistinct	Randomized roll for a physical damage resist shield. The more frequently you attack with a specific damage type, the more likely it is to happen. This may imply that if you change damge types as you are attacking, you may have less of a chance for the negation to occur.
2	Physical Negation	nebulous
2	Poisonous	sickly green	SMRv2 poison gas cloud that spawns even when the creature fails to hit due to high DS. Use Purify Air (207) to combat the miasma cloud. This is identical to the giant fog beetle poison attack.
2	Poisonous	oozing
2	Regeneration	slimy	Regeneration similar to Troll's Blood (1125). Fire does not prevent healing.
2	Regeneration	muculent
2	Soul Stealing	tenebrous	May possess Foresight (1204), Mantle of Faith (1601), and Spirit Guard (1712)
2	Soul Stealing	shadowy
1	Stun Immune	steadfast
1	Stun Immune	unyielding
3	Terrifying	ghastly
3	Terrifying	grotesque
3	Weaken	spindly
3	Weaken	lanky

Messaging

Arrival

There is special area messaging when a miniboss or pack spawns, but you will not see it if you are in the same room when the creatures spawn.

You briefly hear what sounds like quite the commotion.

Boon Messaging by Name

Blink

A flickering troll wraith startles at the sudden, clamorous ring of metal on metal!
*Clang!*  The air reverberates with metallic echoes, blasting the troll wraith for 35 points of damage!
With an abrupt flash, a flickering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!

You fire a faewood white arrow at a wavering troll wraith!
With an abrupt flash, a wavering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!
The white arrow sails through a wavering troll wraith and lands nearby.

You gesture at a wavering troll wraith.
You hurl a stream of holy water at a wavering troll wraith!
With an abrupt flash, a wavering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Confuse

[SMR result: 222 (Open d100: 85)]
You have good positioning against a blurry Illoke elder.
  UAF: 557 vs UDF: 544 = 1.023 * MM: 74 + d100: 80 = 155
  ... and hit for 31 points of damage!
  Wide swing connects with right shin, sweeping it hard to the side!
  The Illoke elder is knocked to the ground!

 Your sonic cestus unleashes a blast of sonic energy at a blurry Illoke elder! 
Something confusing enters your mind at the worst possible moment, and the distraction disrupts your attack!
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Roundtime changed to 1 second.

Ethereal carnelian foxfire flickers into being along <Person's> hands, slithering across her palms...
<Person> channels at a blurry Illoke elder.
<Person> concentrates intently on a blurry Illoke elder, and a pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward him!
  CS: +401 - TD: +377 + CvA: +25 + d100: +78 == +127
  Warding failed!
The Illoke elder shudders with moderate convulsions as pearlescent ripples envelop his body.
The Illoke elder is smashed for 40 points of damage!
<Person> stumbles slightly, looking momentarily distracted and confused.  <Person's> attack misses entirely!
<Person> stumbles slightly, looking momentarily distracted and confused.  <Person's> attack misses entirely!
...wait 1 seconds.

Counter-Attack

An apt black forest ogre seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 162 (Open d100: 181, Penalty: 4)]
The ogre attack lands!
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Shot knocks your head back by pushing on the inside of the skull!

Dispelling

You swing a heavy golden vultite-bladed naginata at a flashy vesperti!
  AS: +271 vs DS: +209 with AvD: +49 + d100 roll: +1 = +112
   ... and hit for 5 points of damage!
   Weak slash across chest!
   Slightly less painful than heartburn.
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
You feel less confident than before.
The hazy film around <Person> fluxes chaotically!
   ... 30 points of damage!
   Vicious beam of energy rips open your back!
   You are stunned for 6 rounds!
The hazy film fades from around you.
A virulent green mist seeps out of a flashy vesperti's lips toward you, but you are unaffected.
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
S>
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
The dim aura fades from around you.
You are coated in a hazy film.
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
You become solid again.
The hazy film around <Person> fluxes chaotically!
   ... 45 points of damage!
   Tremendous plasma discharge slices deep into your chest!

Elemental Negation

Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Major Fire...
Your spell is ready.
You channel at a sparkling cavern urchin.
You hurl a roaring ball of fire at a sparkling cavern urchin!
A shimmering sphere momentarily flashes around a sparkling cavern urchin.
The shimmering sphere absorbs the attack, leaving a sparkling cavern urchin unscathed!
The roaring ball of fire strikes a sparkling cavern urchin, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
A shimmering sphere momentarily flashes around a sparkling cavern urchin.
The shimmering sphere absorbs the attack, leaving a sparkling cavern urchin unscathed!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Magic Immune

You gesture at a rune-covered troll wraith.
A rune-covered troll wraith pulses brightly as she absorbs the magic!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Mind Blast

[SMR result: 222 (Open d100: 85)]
An overwhelming pressure assails your mind, rendering you thoughtless!
You are stunned!

Parting Shot

You chant a reverent litany, clasping your hands while focusing upon the Smite spell...
Your spell is ready.
You channel at an indistinct crazed zombie.
A scintillating, blue-white aura encompasses an indistinct crazed zombie.
  CS: +164 - TD: +76 + CvA: +25 + d100: +40 == +153
  Warding failed!
An explosion of blue-white energy near an indistinct crazed zombie consumes the surrounding area with a blinding light.
The crazed zombie is hit for 39 points of damage!
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Precise burst of energy causes the crazed zombie's neck to blacken and peel.
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the crazed zombie's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.
As the crazed zombie falls, an incandescent beam lashes out and strikes you!  Crackling arcs of lightning surround you!
   ... 10 points of damage!
   Electric shot shoots pain along your back and legs.
   You are stunned for 2 rounds!
The crazed zombie shudders slightly then ceases her so called life.

Physical Negation

You fire a faewood white arrow at an indistinct troll zombie!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around an indistinct troll zombie.
The lustrous sphere absorbs the attack, leaving an indistinct troll zombie unscathed!
The white arrow sticks in an indistinct troll zombie's right arm!

	>ambush hag neck
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a coal black vultite handaxe at a nebulous ash hag!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around a nebulous ash hag.
  AS: +329 vs DS: +171 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +5 = +194
   ... and hit for 61 points of damage!
   Awful slash nearly decapitates the ash hag!
   That's one way to lose your head.
   The ash hag is stunned!
	** Your vultite handaxe releases a shimmering beam of disintegration! **
	... 5 points of damage!
   Blast creates interesting designs on torso, but little damage.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
H>ambush hag head
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a coal black vultite handaxe at a nebulous ash hag!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around a nebulous ash hag.
  AS: +329 vs DS: +148 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +6 = +218
   ... and hit for 74 points of damage!
   Tremendous blow crushes skull like a ripe melon.
   The ash hag is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 6 sec.

Pages in category "Boss creatures"

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Zombie