Owl cultist

Owl cultist
An owl cultist follows your every move curiously. An owl cultist follows your every move curiously. The owl cultist summons something from the otherside...

Inflicted phobias
Phobias	Zoophobia, Phasmophobia

Item drops
Search	(Lucky coin) (2 Cloth fragments) (10 Shillings)
Steal	(Condensed green) (Condensed blue)

Overworld data
HP	4 (+1 extra)
Executable	True
Gunslinger/Rifle	True
Marksmanship	True
HP to Damage	[Torso] -50 at 3 HP [Torso] -100 at 2 HP [Torso] -200 at 1 HP
Bear trap	Loses legs in Battle and Overworld
Booby trap	Stuns for 1.33 seconds, Applies Can't do shit 3 in Battle
Note	Deals 2 damage to each party member Inflicts poison on the player Can't be shot if submerged in leaves

Battle Theme
“Breath Of The Moon”

The Owl cultist is an Enemy encountered in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina.

Location & Behaviour

• 1 Owl cultist in Deeper Woods
  • Will be hidden within a leaf pile
  • Using a Bear trap on him will cause 1 Owl cultist in Deep Woods to lose his legs instead (Bug)
• 4 Owl cultists in Deep Woods
  • 2 Owl cultists are hidden within the leaf piles
  • 2 Owl cultists will ambush the player upon interacting with the hidden chest and trying to leave

Owl cultists will stay submerged in leaves until the player gets close, where they will shoot them with a poison dart, dealing 2 damage to every party member and applying poison on the main character. If the player gets close enough, they will emerge from the leaves and begin chasing the player.

Battle

Stats

Body Part	HP	Blunt	Slashing	Piercing	Fire	Otherwordly	Ev. Rate	Magic Ev.	Resistances
Head	20	120%	80%	80%	120%	120%	80%	40%	None
Torso	1125 (4500)						None	None
Torso (Rot)	650 (2600)						None	None
Arms	750					144%	None	None
Right Leg	150					144%	None	None
Left Leg	150						None	None
Owl sprite	800	0%	0%	0%	0%	120%	None	None	All debuffs

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

Skills

Body Part	Skill	Effect	Condition	Chance	Success Rate
Head	The owl cultist is tilting its head...	Does nothing.	Always	100%	N/A
Torso	Tackle	Deals 14-22 Blunt damage, can knock Olivia off a wheelchair.	Arms are destroyed	100%	95%
Arms	Distraught melody	Summons Owl sprite.	Used once	100%	N/A
	Poison dart	Deals 8-12 Piercing damage, can cause Poisoned status.	After melody skill	100%	85%
Owl sprite	The owl sprite is tilting its head...	Does nothing.	After melody skill	33%	N/A
	The owl sprite takes a step forward...	Causes a coin flip event if not guarded.	After melody skill	66%	N/A
	Peck	Deals 28-42 Piercing damage, causes Critical state status and Decapitates.	Failed coin flip	100%	95%

Strategy

Fear & Hunger Mode

Despite being capable of using weak attacks like poison darts, the player should not underestimate the cultist's abilities. If the party doesn't eliminate it soon enough before the next turn, the Owl cultist will begin to play their flute and summon the Owl sprite.

The major threat comes from the pecking attack from the Owl sprite, as it can use a Peck ability to instantly kill a member of the party by biting off their head. It is possible to dodge this attack if the player succeeds on a coin flip check.

If the player has 1 party member or an extra turn then the easiest way to defeat Owl cultists is to attack both legs and then the head, you will win every fight that way without taking damage unless you miss.

Masoχ-S/M Mode

The same strategy for Fear & Hunger Mode applies.

Dialogues

Battle start

• The owl cultist is following your every move curiously. Quickly he tilts his head from left to right... There is an ominous aura of danger in the air.
  • Player: “Stay back, I'm just passing through.”
    • Your words seem to go on deaf ears. The owl cultist seems to have made his mind and is now approaching you with determined steps.
  • Player: “Who are you?”
    • Your words seem to go on deaf ears. The owl cultist seems to have made his mind and is now approaching you with determined steps.
  • Player: “I'm ready to defend myself, just so you know.”
    • Your words seem to go on deaf ears. The owl cultist seems to have made his mind and is now approaching you with determined steps.

Talk

• Owl cultist: “...” The owl cultist tilts its head from left to right, examining you closely...
  • Player: [PERSUADE] “I get it, you want no part on what's happening outside...”
    • Owl cultist: “...” The cultist seems to be listening...
      • Player: “I won't disturb you if you just let me quickly pass through...”
        • Owl cultist: “...” The cultist seems to be considering your words momentarily... (+Hesitation)
      • Player: “I'll leave the forest as soon as I'm done here.”
        • Owl cultist: “...” The cultist seems to be considering your words momentarily... (+Hesitation)
    • If repeated:
    • Owl cultist: “...” The head tilts cease. The cultist is now focused on you.
  • Player: [INTIMIDATE] “Cut the crap. No one cares about your little masquerade.”
    • Owl cultist: “...” Your blunt words made the cultist unsure about itself... (+Defence drop)
    • If repeated:
    • Owl cultist: “...” The head tilts cease. The cultist is now focused on you.
  • Player: “Do you know what's happening in the town?”
    • Owl cultist: “...” The owl cultist continues with the exaggerated head tilts. You suspect this person might just be acting the part...
  • Player: “Who are you?”
    • Owl cultist: “...” The owl cultist continues with the exaggerated head tilts. You suspect this person might just be acting the part...
  • Player: “Just stay back, I'm just passing through...”
    • Owl cultist: “...” The head tilts cease. The cultist is now focused on you.
  • Player: “Prepare to die.”
    • Owl cultist: “...” The head tilts cease. The cultist is now focused on you.
  • Player: Nevermind

Interactions

“The cultist is down...”

Action	Result	Flavour text
Use Brain flower	Success	“You've laid down the seed for the flower.”
Use Heart flower	Success	“You've laid down the seed for the flower.”
Beat him	Nothing	“No reaction, but each kick gives you satisfaction.”
Medical diagnosis	Nothing	Player: “This thing looks to be human for the most parts. The long-neck mask part however doesn't budge. It's stuck by some unnatural means... The neck especially is a medical curiosity... You can't quite explain what has caused the neck to mutate this long. The body is protected by a light chainmail, so slashing and piercing attacks have little effect. The cloth would catch fire easily however and the person seems to be vulnerable against otherwordly powers.” If Daan is in the party: “This thing looks to be human for the most parts. The long-neck mask part however doesn't budge. It's stuck by some unnatural means... The neck especially is puzzling me... I can't quite explain what has caused the neck to mutate this long... The body is protected by a light chainmail, so slashing and piercing attacks have little effect. The cloth would catch fire easily however and the person seems to be vulnerable against otherwordly powers.”
Search	(Lucky coin) (2 Cloth fragments) (10 Shillings)	Nothing
Leave	Success	Nothing
Devour (Unavailable) (Bug)	Success	“You devoured the remains.”
Harvest an organ	Success	Nothing
Saw off his head	(Owl cultist head)	Nothing
Necromancy	Failure	“The soul is too corrupted and frail to be summoned back to the body. The necromancy failed.”

Trivia

• Killing the owl cultists that are hiding in the leaves will reset the Moonscorch timer.
• As with Pocketcat, another animal-masked person who's a close follower of an Old God, examining an Owl Cultist's body post-mortem tells that their animal masks have melded into their face.

Warning! Speculation ahead! Information below is hinted on, but wasn't directly confirmed in-game.

• While not explicitly stated what the Owl Cultists are cultists of, it seems to be implied that they are cultists of Vinushka given that they live in nature with attire that mimics natural camouflage, as well as harnessing the spirits of animals.
  • The Owl Cultist starts listening to Persuasion dialogue when the player shows empathy for the cultist not wanting to take part in the events happening outside the woods, then starts hesitating if the player talks about not being a disturbance if passing through quickly or about leaving the forest quickly. This implies a strong connection between the Owl Cultists and preserving nature.

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