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Version: Book 5

Boss Battle: Denise the Feral Goose Mother

Overview​

Carl and Donut faced Denise — a Level 53 Borough Boss and environmental magic-suppressor — inside a falling gnomish house with a three-minute countdown before impact. Denise could only be hurt by objects already present in the house's environment.

Floor / Location​

Floor 5, Air Quadrant — a falling gnomish house

Participants​

What Happened​

After the destruction of The Wasteland, Carl and Donut infiltrated the falling gnomish house of Commandant Kane. Inside they found Kane's corpse — he had already been killed by Denise before their arrival — and his daughter Bonnie, immobilized under a spell.

Denise is a feral goose originating from the seventh floor, driven insane after lingering too long in "the Nothing" during Emperor Anser's magical gate transport. The gnomes had captured her not knowing her true identity. Her primary ability: suppression of all magic in her vicinity. No spells, scrolls, enchanted gear buffs, or healing functioned in her presence. She also fires rows of razor-sharp teeth as a shotgun blast from her flower-blossom mouth.

The boss rules: no magic, no damage from standard weapons. Denise was vulnerable only to objects already present in the house environment. The falling house would shatter against the Necropolis below in three minutes.

Carl defeated Denise by shoving her head into the kitchen garbage disposal and turning it on. During the fight he also looted Commandant Kane's corpse, acquiring a Letter from the Glass Wizard, a Mysterious Watch, and 5,030 gold.

Outcome​

  • Denise defeated
  • Bonnie survived; placed in Juice Box's care afterward
  • Carl acquired the Letter from the Glass Wizard and a Mysterious Watch from Kane's corpse
  • Achievement unlocked: Wild Goose Chase (for attempting to drink the kitchen lemonade, which was not a potion)

Citations​

  • Book 4, Chapter 16