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The Astral Sea

Creature

Rift Fragment

A storm-born anomaly of three black frames spinning around a red core, which only exists while a Spirit Storm rages.

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Temperament
Hostile
Health
90 (45 hearts)
Attack
12
Drops
Rift Splinter

Version: 0.1.0-pre-alpha

When the sky turns red, Rift Fragments take shape above the islands. For a moment after appearing they are harmless; then the shards around the core align and a deep tone warns you to back off. Come too close or attack, and it answers with one attack at a time: a red marker on the ground that a strike from the sky hits a moment later, a low ring racing along the ground that you can jump over, or a handful of shards fired straight at you.

Its frames swallow half of every hit. The moment to strike is when the core opens after an attack: then it takes far more damage. Storm lightning can tear the core open as well. When the storm ends, the fragment crumbles away without a trace and without loot, so defeating it is about surviving and the splinters it leaves when a player wins.

Attacks

  • Crimson Strike

    a marked spot under the open sky, 10 damage.

  • Fracture Pulse

    a ring along the ground.

    Jump over it.

  • Rift Shards

    two or three projectiles.

Spawn biomes

Questions about the Rift Fragment

Where can I find the Rift Fragment?
Look for it in the Astral Highlands, Astral Wetlands and Shroom Viles.
Is the Rift Fragment hostile?
Yes. It is hostile and attacks players.
What do you get from the Rift Fragment?
It can drop Rift Splinter.