Gorgolok, the Demonic Hellseal

Gorgolok, the Demonic Hellseal
Monster ID	888
Locations	A Volcanic Cave (Seal Clubber)
Hit Points	400
Attack	200
Defense	180
Initiative	100
Meat	None
Phylum	demon
Elements	None
Resistance	40% physical and elemental; soft damage cap
Monster Parts	flipper, head, tail, tentacle, torso
Drops	Claw of the Infernal Seal, heart of the volcano, Instant Karma
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting Gorgolok, the Demonic Hellseal

The rocky island shudders beneath your feet as a tremendous rumbling shakes the cavern. An explosion of lava bursts from the fiery lake, and you cover your face to protect yourself from flying droplets of red-hot magma.

Dramatic organ music fills the air as you slowly lower your hands to witness a monstrosity rise from the molten rock. Wreathed in flames, Gorgolok levitates into the air, his skin burned black and red, and long claw-tipped tentacles sprouting from his spine, writhing in the steaming haze.

Howling wordlessly in pain and fury, he swoops down at you, knocking you backwards. You hit the stone altar heavily and sit, dazed, as the demonic beast prepares to charge you again.

There is a blinding flash of light, and a chorus of heavenly voices rises in counterpoint to the ominous organ music. You watch, mystified, as your Hammer of Smiting transforms before your eyes, becoming an ancient short-handled sledgehammer, the iron head engraved with glowing runes of antiquity. As the light fades, the hammer rises into the air, pulling you to your feet.

Gorgolok roars again, the only discernible word being: "DESTROY!" One of his tentacles stabs at the ground; the claw breaks off in the rock, but quickly regenerates. Then, there is a low rumble, and with a tearing, splitting noise, long bony spikes burst from the floor and shoot into the air, surrounding Gorgolok in a protective cage that shifts and whirls around him. "DESTROY!"

Gorgolok's razor-sharp fangs clamp shut on your shoulder. You scream in pain as he shakes you like a rag doll and then throws you toward the edge of the stone island. You manage to catch yourself at the lip of the platform, and shakily climb to your feet.

Gorgolok charges toward you, knocking you backwards with the force of an oncoming train. You are slammed backwards into the stone atlar and gasp with pain, feeling a grinding in your chest that indicates several broken ribs.

You hammer on the bone spikes with all your might, but <some> damage isn't enough to break any of them.

You deal <some> damage to one of the massive bone spikes surrounding Gorgolok, snapping it.

"NO! NO!" Gorgolok roars furiously. "YOU NOT DEFEAT ME! I DESTROY YOU!" With one final, desperate leap, he throws himself at the stone altar. The ancient glyphs flare with a dazzling white light, and the ancient shrine explodes.

You are thrown head over heels, and land on your back on one of the floating stepping-stones. Momentarily stunned, you can only watch as the entire mountain begins to shake. Huge boulders fall from the ceiling, sending gouts of lava spraying out of the lake. You recover your wits just enough to get to your feet and scramble for the tunnel entrance. You risk a quick look backwards -- the central island has collapsed into the magma, and Gorgolok is nowhere to be seen.

You make your way through the cavern tunnels as quickly as you can, with the ground shaking under your feet and a wave of molten rock hot on your heels (literally). The upper levels are full of hellseals, but in their confusion and panic they hardly notice you, and you race out of the cave entrance just ahead of the rockslide that buries the opening forever. Looking up, you see smoke pouring out of the top of the volcano, but it and the earthquake soon subside -- looks like there's not going to be a full-scale eruption, luckily. Fleeing the underground tunnels was one thing, but you wouldn't have bet much on your chances of getting off this island alive if the entire thing had exploded.

Bruised and battered, you make your way past the spawning ground, where the baby seals, mothers, and the few males to escape the collapsing tunnels are standing around bellowing in confusion. They too largely ignore you, and you collapse on the beach near your rowboat, panting for breath.

Hit Message(s):

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Critical Hit Message:

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Miss Message(s):

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Fumble Message:

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After Combat

You acquire an item: Claw of the Infernal Seal

Notes

• Occurs after Flying in Circles (Seal Clubber)