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Country Boss

Country Bosses

Country bosses possess en-masse kill attacks, may be deadlier when physically small, and leave both a stairwell and divisive persistent loot.

Story so far

Milk warns that a country boss's apparent size is a poor danger measure. A small target in confined terrain prevents a large crawler force from attacking effectively and causes allies to harm one another while competing for access.

All such bosses have special mass-kill abilities and drop a persistent Treasure Map after death. Queen Imogen is classified as a country boss, so defeating her should open a stairwell but may immediately reveal valuable equipment and provoke fighting among the victors.

Appearance

A deceptively ordinary boss surrounded by a country-scale domain and mass-casualty attack markers.

Role

The classification defines both Queen Imogen's expected escape reward and her post-death social trap.

Relationships

Queen Imogen — She carries the classification.
The Treasure Map — Every country boss drops one.
Crawler Milk — His battle supplies the warning.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 20
  • A boss scaled to an entire nation rather than a room, and nobody on the floor is remotely prepared for one.
Chapter 61
  • Country bosses possess en-masse kill attacks, may be deadlier when physically small, and leave both a stairwell and divisive persistent loot.
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