Shadow of the Beast

Shadow of the Beast

Mission List: Rank (Squire) Preceded By: 3-2 Mission: Blades of the Fallen Followed By: 4-1 Mission: A New Chapter Important Stratum Themes: Monsters: Rewards: Prestige x60 Simple Orb of Alchemy x3 Evo Catalyst  Frumious Fang

Shadow of the Beast is a 3-2 rank mission.

Overview

Description:

Spiral HQ has detected a recon module left by the Alpha Squad somewhere within the Gloaming Wildwoods. It is your mission to locate and retrieve the module.

The Gloaming Wildwoods is home to packs of wild beasts that have proven deadly for squads in the past. Because of this, Tech Knights have placed Beast Bells throughout the area. Striking them should stun any beasts caught within the sound wave they produce.

Be advised that Recon Knights have reported the presence of a terrible beast the likes of which we have not seen before stalking this forest. Known as 'the Snarbolax,' it appears as a shadowy mass of fangs and claws and seems completely immune to our weaponry. Should you encounter it, try and find a means of escape as fast as possible.

Objective:

Defeat the Snarbolax in the Gloaming Wildwoods and recover the recon module.

Notes

This mission was introduced with release 2012-02-22. The boss stratum composing its floors was introduced with release 2011-06-02, accessible via arcade gates. Players may venture into this area of the Gloaming Wildwoods via Shadow of the Beast or the relevant arcade gate as often as desired.

Gloaming Wildwoods is the name of a geographical area featuring a collection of special maps. As such, it has its own description separate from the mission:

Spiral Knights recruits are advised to avoid this dark and misty forest until they are experienced with the dangers of the Clockworks. The Gloaming Wildwoods is home to packs of vicious beasts, the worst of all being the mythical Snarbolax. Said to be a 'living shadow', the Snarbolax prefers the taste of prey that had been in a state of terror before death and will often mercilessly harass its victims before delivering the final blow.

This mission is played often in order to obtain  Frumious Fangs to exchange with Brinks for related gear.

Runthrough

First Floor

Second Floor

Region: Gloaming Wildwoods Level: Terrilous Trail Depth: 5 Monsters Alpha Wolver Wolver Chromalisk Gun Puppy Lumber Silkwing Spookat Dust Zombie Monsters that don't spawn from Monster Cages Information below is based on lack of information and might be incorrect. Most monsters have been witnessed. The following have not been reported in any tier: Bosses (for obvious reasons) Event Exclusives (for obvious reasons) Battlepod Ghostmane Stalker Gremlin Incinerator Almirian Crusader Deadnaught Phantom Drone (Wisps, Shankles of any kind) Lost Souls of any kind Notable Exploration Entities Beast Bell Brambles Mineral x5 Treasure Box x6 Notes Goal: Get to the elevator. The 3-2 Mission: Shadow of the Beast always has this level as the first combat floor. Gallery Map of Terrilous Trail. One of several Beast Bells placed by Tech Knights.

Third Floor

Region: Gloaming Wildwoods Level: Roarsterous Ruins Depth: 6 Monsters Wolver Alpha Wolver Chromalisk Gun Puppy Dust Zombie Monsters that don't spawn from Monster Cages Information below is based on lack of information and might be incorrect. Most monsters have been witnessed. The following have not been reported in any tier: Bosses (for obvious reasons) Event Exclusives (for obvious reasons) Battlepod Ghostmane Stalker Gremlin Incinerator Almirian Crusader Deadnaught Phantom Drone (Wisps, Shankles of any kind) Lost Souls of any kind Notable Exploration Entities Beast Bell Brambles Mineral x5 Treasure Box x6 Notes Goal: Get to the elevator. The 3-2 Mission: Shadow of the Beast always has this level as the second combat floor. Gallery Map of Roarsterous Ruins.

Fourth Floor

Region: Gloaming Wildwoods Level: Lair of the Snarbolax Depth: 7 Monsters Snarbolax Notable Exploration Entities Beast Bell Brambles Mineral x4 Treasure Box x8 (Red) Recon Module (Left by Euclid) Notes Goal: Defeat the Snarbolax and get to the elevator. The 3-2 Mission: Shadow of the Beast always has this level as the third and final combat floor. The recon module only needs to be collected once, after that, it is accessible via the artifact tab of the player's arsenal.  Monstrous Codex: Snarbolax Monstrous Codex: Snarbolax The mythical Snarbolax is immune to knight attacks. Ringing the Beast Bell when it is nearby will stun the beast into submission. Close Codex  Recon Module: Gloaming Wildwoods A recording from Euclid, Alpha Squad leader: As Spiral HQ is not yet fully operational and most systems are offline, these personal recordings will have to suffice as a record of our expedition until HQ can establish an Uplink system with squads in the field. The Clockworks are both fascinating and horrifying. Within a seemingly impossible machine all manners of alien worlds exist within the giant globes that endlessly churn through every floor. What purpose do they serve? And from where did these worlds come? Before the crash the Skylark performed a partial scan of Cradle's surface that revealed what appeared to be a landscape composed of enormous parches of disparate terrain. The Clockworks are a manufactured place, perhaps the worlds they contain are harvested from the terrain above. But how? Gallery Map of Lair of the Snarbolax. The snarbolax snarls. The snarbolax in a vulnerable state.

See Also

• Gate
• Hall of Heroes
• Party