Moonless (F&H2)

Moonless
Something is charging at you from the shadows!

Inflicted phobias
Phobias	Zoophobia

Biographical information
Date of death	1942 (determinant)

Physical description
Gender	Female
Species	Wolf (mutated by the darkness of the dungeon)

Item drops
Search	(Black steel)
Steal	Nothing

Overworld data
Note	Cannot be harmed in the Overworld

Battle Theme
“Denied The Light”

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This page is about Moonless in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. For her appearance in Fear & Hunger, see Moonless.

Moonless is an optional Boss encountered in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina.

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.

Location

• Moonless Beast can be found in Foundations of Decay, at the end of the cave next to the Tunnel 4 entrance

Battle

Stats

Body Part	HP	Blunt	Slashing	Piercing	Fire	Otherwordly	Ev. Rate	Magic Ev.	Resistances
Lurker in the dark	7000 (14000)	80%	100%	100%	130%	110%	195%	None	Blindness, Concussion
Head	6000						80%	40%	Concussion
Torso	7500 (15000)						None	None	Blindness, Concussion
Torso (Rot)	6000 (12000)						None	None
Right Paw	1200						None	None	Concussion
Left Paw	1200						None	None
Hind Paws	1800						None	None	Blindness, Concussion
Miasma	1700						None	None	All debuffs
Miasma (Awoken)	1000						None	None
Black Steel	300						None	None

• Note: HP in parenthesis is only used for Damage-over-Time calculations.

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Strategy

Fear & Hunger Mode

At the start of the battle, Moonless will take her time slowly emerging from the darkness, giving the player 3 free turns for preparation.

When Moonless finally arrives, she will mostly attack with her bites and her paws, occasionally using a howling attack, which drains Mind Points. Once the player deals 2000 damage to her torso, Miasma will awaken, causing it to attack every turn where it deals 20-30 damage and applies Toxic to the player's party. Her biting attack deals 60-90 damage and will cause bleeding, but it can be made significantly less dangerous by using glass shards on her head, as this will make the biting attack miss most of the time. After that, the player should immediately dislodge miasma to avoid the party being poisoned, and then can take care of both of her paws to prevent her from her second damage source, making the howling attack the only potential threat.

It should be noted that the Analyze skill does not work on Moonless.

Masoχ-S/M Mode

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Dialogues

Talk (If Moonless is too far away)

• The creature is too far away to initiate a conversation...

Talk

• The moonless beast is growling at you from a short distance...
  • Player: Throw Rotten meat (+80-120 HP to Moonless)
  • Player: “Sit girl, sit!”
    • Your pleads go to deaf ears. The beast doesn't react to your words in the slightest.
  • Player: “Whose a good girl?”
    • Your pleads go to deaf ears. The beast doesn't react to your words in the slightest.
  • Player: “Bad girl!”
    • Your pleads go to deaf ears. The beast doesn't react to your words in the slightest.
  • Nevermind

Interactions

“The monstrosity is down...”

Action	Result	Flavour text
Use Brain flower	Failure	“You cannot penetrate the thick skull of the beast to lay down your seed.”
Use Heart flower	Failure	“You cannot penetrate the thick skull of the beast to lay down your seed.”
Beat her	Nothing	“No reaction from the beast. Your kicks probably wouldn't have much effect even if the thing was still alive...”
Medical diagnosis	Nothing	Player: “The beast seems to have the physique of a normal wolf, only ten times bigger, has three eyes, possibly four and a mouth full of sharp teeth. There doesn't appear to be any signs of mutation. Could this beast have grown to this size on its own, naturally? The sword - if you can even call it that - on its back is a curious thing. It looks almost organic... Like it's alive? It is stuck though, so cannot examine it any closer.” If Daan is in the party: “I mean... It's a big dog. That's all there is to it. I'm not a vet, so that's as far as my knowledge goes. The sword - if you can even call it that - on its back is a curious thing. It looks almost organic... Like it's alive? Seems pretty stuck though, so can't examine it any closer...”
Search	(Black steel)	Nothing
Leave	Success	Nothing
Devour (Unavailable) (Bug)	Failure	“You try to bite in, but your mouth gets full of fur. You don't like the feeling, so you decide not to continue.”
Harvest an organ	Failure	“You can't move the torso to a proper position to harvest any organs. The beast is too heavy.”
Saw off her head	(-1 Bonesaw)	Nothing
Necromancy	Failure	“The soul is too corrupted and frail to be summoned back to the body. The necromancy failed.”

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.
• The code for pulling the Black steel out of Moonless still refers to it as the Red virtue. Considering Heartless One can similarly be seen wielding the Black steel in early unused sprites, it is likely the two swapped places later in development.

Gallery

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