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Hekla

Overview​

Hekla was an Amazonian Shieldmaiden and former #2 on the crawler leaderboard. Leader of Brynhild's Daughters, she built her strategy around the Enchanted Repeating Crossbow of the Scavenger Mother of Mothers. She died on Floor 4 — accidentally killed by Katia Grim after her betrayal of Katia was exposed.

First Appearance​

Book 2, Chapter 54

Description​

  • Race: Amazonian (large, imposing female warrior build)
  • Class: Shieldmaiden
  • Level: 33
  • Former leaderboard #2
  • Sponsor: Odette's crab ranch

Role in the Story So Far​

Hekla built Brynhild's Daughters — an all-female crawler faction — specifically to maximize the Scavenger Mother crossbow's power (which gains +25% damage and firing speed per female in the party, up to 30). She maintained at least 30 female crawlers in her group at all times.

Hekla secretly targeted Katia Grim, using her as bait. She fired invisible phased bolts at Katia over a prolonged period, keeping the attacks subtle enough to look like random dungeon damage. Her intent was to eventually eliminate Katia. Donut discovered the betrayal using her Prism Goggles.

When confronted, Hekla fled and activated a phase cloak — but Katia's Rush ability registered her as a collision target regardless. The impact was fatal. Katia leveled from 24 to 37 from the kill.

Known Relationships​

Appearances​

  • Book 2, Chapters 54, 66, 68
  • Book 3, Chapters 21–24