Category:Boss creatures

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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. Bosses are semi-unique and will always be created with the same special boons, minibosses have randomly selected boons, and packs have randomly selected boons and show up with multiple friends. Boss Creatures have a special adjective not otherwise seen on that creature spawn. Players have alternatively called this "glam critters," "gifted creatures," or "boosted critters."

Killing a Boss Creature will grant long-term experience as well as normal experience

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).

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

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

Abilities

Boss Creatures may be appraised to receive a hint about what their special abilities are.

>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

Boons are loosely divided into 3 tiers. Bosses will be granted the same boons every time that they appear, and may have additional special abilities. Minibosses will be granted a random selection of boons, and at most one tier three boon. Packs are granted fewer boons than minibosses, are limited to tier one or two, and the pack will have all of the same boons.

Name Tier Adjectives Notes
Blink 3 flickering, wavering
Bolt Shield 1 shielded
Boosted HP 1 robust, stalwart
Boosted Mana 1 luminous, lustrous
Boosted Defense 1 sinuous, flexile
Boosted Offense 1 combative, belligerent
Cheat Death 3 glorious, illustrious
Confuse 3 blurry, shifting
Counter-attack 3 apt, ready
Crit Death Immune 1 resolute, unflinching
Crit Padding 2 stout, hardy
Crit Weighting 2 shimmering, gleaming
Damage Padding 2 flinty, tough
Damage Weighting 2 barbed, spiny
Diseased 2 pestilent, afflicted, diseased
Dispelling 2 dazzling, flashy
Elemental Flares 2 glittering
Elemental Negation 2 sparkling, shining
Extra Spells - Elemental 1 glowing
Extra Spells - Spiritual 1 radiant
Extra Spells - Other 1 twinkling
Ethereal 3 ethereal, wispy, ghostly
Frenzy 2 raging, frenzied
Jack of all Trades 1 adroit, deft
Magic Immune 3 rune-covered, tattooed
Mind Blast 2 canny, keen
Parting Shot 1 dreary, drab
Physical Negation 2 indistinct, nebulous
Poisonous 2 sickly green, oozing
Regeneration 2 slimy, muculent
Soul Stealing 2 tenebrous, shadowy
Stun Immune 1 steadfast, unyielding
Terrifying 3 ghastly, grotesque
Weaken 3 spindly, lanky


Breaking out each adjective on the creature:

Adjectives Name Tier
adroit Jack of all Trades 1
afflicted Diseased 2
apt Counter-attack 3
barbed Damage Weighting 2
belligerent Boosted Offense 1
blurry Confuse 3
canny Mind Blast 2
combative Boosted Offense 1
dazzling Dispelling 2
deft Jack of all Trades 1
diseased Diseased 2
drab Parting Shot 1
dreary Parting Shot 1
ethereal Ethereal 3
flashy Dispelling 2
flexile Boosted Defense 1
flickering Blink 3
flinty Damage Padding 2
frenzied Frenzy 2
ghastly Terrifying 3
ghostly Ethereal 3
gleaming Crit Weighting 2
glittering Elemental Flares 2
glorious Cheat Death 3
glowing Extra Spells - Elemental 1
grotesque Terrifying 3
hardy Crit Padding 2
illustrious Cheat Death 3
indistinct Physical Negation 2
keen Mind Blast 2
lanky Weaken 3
luminous Boosted Mana 1
lustrous Boosted Mana 1
muculent Regeneration 2
nebulous Physical Negation 2
oozing Poisonous 2
pestilent Diseased 2
radiant Extra Spells - Spiritual 1
raging Frenzy 2
ready Counter-attack 3
resolute Crit Death Immune 1
robust Boosted HP 1
rune-covered Magic Immune 3
shadowy Soul Stealing 2
shielded Bolt Shield 1
shifting Confuse 3
shimmering Crit Weighting 2
shining Elemental Negation 2
sickly green Poisonous 2
sinuous Boosted Defense 1
slimy Regeneration 2
sparkling Elemental Negation 2
spindly Weaken 3
spiny Damage Weighting 2
stalwart Boosted HP 1
steadfast Stun Immune 1
stout Crit Padding 2
tattooed Magic Immune 3
tenebrous Soul Stealing 2
tough Damage Padding 2
twinkling Extra Spells - Other 1
unflinching Crit Death Immune 1
unyielding Stun Immune 1
wavering Blink 3
wispy Ethereal 3

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