Water from the Black Mere has flooded the lower catacombs. The cold weakens the flame in their bones, so the dead here move slowly, but they never stop.
Guardian: Abbot Halvar the Drowned
An abbot who tried to drown the Ember Heart with the waters of an entire lake, and sank with all his disciples.
Halvar was abbot of the monastery on the shore of the Black Mere. He was the first to understand where the endless ash came from, and the first who dared to act. He led his monks to break the ancient dam and dig a channel so the whole lake would pour into the shaft, hoping to drown the Ember Heart for good.
The water poured down for seven days and seven nights, but the Heart did not go out. Scalding steam burst back up, the lower catacombs flooded to the roof, and Halvar and all his disciples were swept away. None of them ever came back up.
Now his body is bloated and sickly pale, his shoulders crusted with weed and barnacles, frost in his beard and on his robes. His right hand still grips the abbot's crozier, its lantern glowing with the lake's cold blue light. He believes the cold can put out the fire in the Ember-touched, yet deep in his drowned heart he is still waiting for someone to finish what he could not.
The cold water will quench the fire within you… as it quenched mine.Abbot Halvar the Drowned
Abilities
Fought in 2 phases, changing at 50% life. Every ability is marked on the ground before it lands.
| Ability | Element | Damage | Cooldown | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 geysers under and around players: chill, then a cold pool | Cold | ×1.3 | 8 s | all |
| A fan of 3 bolts at its target | Cold | ×0.8 | 4 s | all |
| A big blast around it (radius 7) | Cold | ×1.6 | 11 s | all |
| 5 geysers under and around players: chill, then a cold pool | Cold | ×1.3 | 6 s | 2+ |
All the waters of the lake… drown them whole!Abbot Halvar the Drowned (phase change)
Guardian relics
35% chance per kill to drop one of these; its echoes in the Ember Depths drop them 25% of the time.
Abbot's Drowned Staff
- 50% increased Spell Damage
- +60 to maximum Mana
- 60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
- 10% increased Cast Speed
Mere-Soaked Greaves
- 22% increased Movement Speed
- +50 to Armour
- +20% to all Elemental Resistances
- +30 to maximum Life
When it falls
Halvar whispers one last time: “Water… is not enough… it must be the hand of the Ashbound…” Chanting drifts up from below.Narrator
Monsters here
| Monster | Kind | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Risen Minion | Bone · melee | 25% |
| Mire Slime | Slime · melee | 31% |
| Abyssal Squidle | Beast · ranged | 25% |
| Drowned Fiend | Beast · melee | 20% |