Moonless
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| Moonless | |
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.png) Something is charging at you from the shadows!
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| Inflicted phobias | |
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| Phobias | Zoophobia |
| Biographical information | |
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| Date of death | 1942 (determinant) |
| Physical description | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Species | Wolf (mutated by the darkness of the dungeon) |
| Spiritual Information | |
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| Soul | Lesser soul |
| Item drops | |
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| Search | Nothing |
| Steal | Nothing |
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This page is about Moonless in Fear & Hunger. For her appearance in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, see Moonless (F&H2).
Moonless is a unique enemy and potential party member in Fear & Hunger.
Lore
"A lone cave wolf who was once driven away from her pack because of her superior strength. The black has its way of changing the nature of wolves."
- The New Gods when asked about Moonless.
Moonless, a cave wolf, was once a member of a pack comprising wolves similar to herself. Her remarkable strength potentially placed her as the matriarch within the group. Nevertheless, this very strength became the cause of her expulsion, as her packmates grew wary of her power. The influence of the blackness, which brought about madness and illness to all living beings in the Dungeons of Fear and Hunger, may have contributed to their decision.
Left to wander the caves in solitude, perhaps trying to secure sustenance for herself and seeking out a new pack, she survived the events portrayed during Fear & Hunger, which took place in 1590.
Over almost four centuries later, Moonless has undergone profound transformations. Her figure has grown into a gargantuan presence. She is now missing her bottom-right eye and two swords, Black Steel and Miasma, are partially impaled within her. The reasons behind these additional changes and the circumstances leading to her impalement remain unexplained. Equally mysterious is her presence in Prehevil and her connection to August, one of the contestants in the Festival of Termina.
Gameplay traits
| Stat | Starting value |
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| Attack | 16 |
| Defense | 16 |
| M.Attack | 16 |
| M.Defense | 16 |
| Agility | 20 |
| Luck | 32 |
- Is AI-controlled, and will always choose to attack lower health targets.
- Has 16 Attack instead of the regular 30.
- Has 20 Agility instead of the regular 10.
- Has extra turns in battle, similar in effect to the skill Fast attack.
- Cannot use any equipment.
- Has no assigned Phobia.
- Is immune to poisons, parasites and mind loss.
- Uses biting moves instead of regular physical attacks (detailed information below).
- Moonless' basic attack is a move called Bite. She is able to "mark territory" throughout the game, which is her equivalent of "leveling up". After marking her territory 10 times, she learns Jagged jaw which replaces Bite. After 20 markings, she will learn Grim jaw which will replace Jagged jaw. The spots of marking for this is such as pillars, poles, and fence-like structures. All of these moves have the piercing element and 60% chance to inflict bleeding, and they also ignore Moonless' Attack stat and the enemy's Defense stat.
- Bite deals 64-96 damage.
- Jagged jaw deals 104-156 damage.
- Grim jaw deals 160-240 damage and has a 100% chance to cause confusion.
- Moonless' basic attack is a move called Bite. She is able to "mark territory" throughout the game, which is her equivalent of "leveling up". After marking her territory 10 times, she learns Jagged jaw which replaces Bite. After 20 markings, she will learn Grim jaw which will replace Jagged jaw. The spots of marking for this is such as pillars, poles, and fence-like structures. All of these moves have the piercing element and 60% chance to inflict bleeding, and they also ignore Moonless' Attack stat and the enemy's Defense stat.
- Cannot be chosen to form Marriages or Marriages (Fusion).
- Can be sacrificed at ritual circles.
- Sawing off her paw gives the player Cavewolf paw, an accessory that gives +20 Luck.
Moonless is one of the frailest party members of the game, primarily due to her inability to use equipment. Additionally, she will never be able to use the Guard command since she is AI-controlled. However, this weakness is offset by her potential extra turns in combat, due to her impressive Agility score of 20. Her bite attacks, with the capacity to cause Bleeding and eventually Confusion, prove to be quite advantageous in certain situations.
A widely adopted gameplay tactic for Moonless involves teaching her Combustion using a Scroll of Combustion. This method is the most effective means to enhance Moonless's combat capabilities, as she will usually cast the spell twice every turn, resulting in an average damage output of around 800 per turn (excluding Burn damage) at no Mind cost. Since Moonless will always choose to attack lower health targets, Combustion will also greatly boost her accuracy when targetting enemies' heads (most heads have an 85% evasion to physical attacks and a 40% evasion to magical attacks).
Moonless has no penalty for Mind exhaustion, although spirit-draining attacks are still able to kill her. Her status immunities allow her to be fed with rotten foods with no side effects.
Moonless also has an affection rating towards the player which increases through interactions using the Talk skill, regardless of the chosen option. These affection levels only influence her responses and do not affect gameplay mechanics. Moonless begins with an affection rating of 0, altering her responses when reaching 3 affection and again at the maximum threshold of 6 affection.
Location and recruitment
Moonless is a special encounter that can be found when descending into Level 4 - Caverns. She can be recruited as a party member by talking with her during battle and offering Rotten Meat twice, one after another. If you refuse to let Moonless join the party when offered, she will not appear again.
In Hard mode, it is impossible to recruit unique allies to the party. Offering Rotten Meat in this situation will make Moonless get angry instead.
Battle
| Body Part | HP | Blunt | Slashing | Piercing | Fire | Otherwordly | Ev. Rate | Magic Ev. | Resistances |
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| Head | 20 | 120% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 55% | 40% | None |
| Torso | 350 (1400) | 5% | None | ||||||
| Paw 1 | 20 | 5% | None | ||||||
| Paw 2 | 20 | 5% | None | ||||||
| Paw 3 | 20 | 5% | None | ||||||
| Paw 4 | 20 | 5% | None |
- Note: HP in parenthesis is only used for Damage-over-Time calculations.
Strategy
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Dialogues
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Interactions
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Dungeon Nights
Moonless appears in the secret dating sim mode, Dungeon Nights, as a NPC. In this mode, she takes the role of the city's guard dog, every night she can be found patrolling the town. During some days, she can be seen outside the Armor shop playing with the girl.
Trivia
- In Moonless' portrait, she sports a pair of dew claws on her hind legs. Dewclaws are typically seen only in dogs, and not wolves in real life. When dewclaws are seen in wolves in the wild, it is typically a result of hybridization with large domesticated dogs.
- An unused menu portrait that can be found in game files for Fear & Hunger indicate that Moonless would likely have had a much less mutated form originally.
- In the first game, using a Bonesaw to remove Moonless' limbs can be done indefinitely, granting access to unlimited Cavewolf paws. However, it appears that this bug may take limbs from other party members.
Gallery
Early portrait art.
The Girl petting Moonless (Dungeon Nights).
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