Charred Fortress

Charred Fortress

A walled Charred stronghold under a green beam of light, holding the bell fragment altar.
Biome	Ashlands
Type	Structure
Per World	20
Enemies	Charred Warrior, Charred Marksman, Charred Warlock, Skugg
Boss	-
Loot	Bell Fragment, Flametal Ore, Molten Core, Scrap Bronze, Jade, Iolite, Bloodstone
Entry	Battering Ram, or Catapult with Explosive Payload

Charred Fortresses are walled strongholds of the Charred in the Ashlands. The altar in the central tower holds the Bell Fragments that make the Bells used to summon Fader.

Where to Find It

Every world has 20 fortresses. They stand inland on ground at least 20 m up, away from the coast and between the lava fields, mostly on the central islands. The smaller islands to the east and west usually have none. They are among the first locations placed in a world, and they keep 256 m from one another and from Fader's Altar. A tall beam of green light rises from the bell altar and can be seen from far off. It goes out once the altar is destroyed. Ashlands Ruins cluster around fortresses, within 70 m.

What's Inside

A tall rectangular outer wall with pillars and bronze spikes surrounds the fortress, with a closed gate in each of two opposite walls. The yard inside is scattered with gravestones, with an Effigy of Malice in two corners and two stone ramps up to the walkways on the walls. In the centre stands a tower crowned with more spikes, which you enter through one gate. Walls, pillars, gates and spikes only take damage from a tool tier 5 pickaxe. Pillars have 1 health, walls and spikes 1,500 and gates 6,000. The outer walls are three layers thick and the tower walls one. Inside the tower you find the bell altar, which breaks for 2 to 4 Bell Fragments, a Charred Chest, two Molten Cores and a 50% chance of a vegvisir for Fader. Up to three more Charred Chests stand against the tower walls, and the yard can hold up to eight more Molten Cores. The fortress has 78 bronze spike strips.

Creatures

Creature	Image	Notes
Charred Warlock		1 to 3: one on top of the tower, the others 60% each; up to 2 stars; spawn once
Charred Marksman		1 to 5: one on top of the tower, the others 60% each; up to 2 stars; spawn once; also from the Effigies of Malice
Charred Warrior		From the Effigies of Malice (43.2%)
Skugg		One in each corner at 80%; drops the Charred Cogwheel

Loot

Container	Item	Amount	Chance
Charred Chest	Flametal Ore	10-20	74.7%
Charred Chest	Coins	200-500	74.7%
Charred Chest	Charred Skull	1-2	74.7%
Charred Chest	Charred Bone	5-10	74.7%
Charred Chest	Molten Core	1-2	49.6%
Charred Chest	Jade	1	49.6%
Charred Chest	Iolite	1	49.6%
Charred Chest	Bloodstone	1	49.6%
Charred Chest	Black Marble Protection Idol	1	23.2%
Charred Chest	Celestial Feather	1	12.2%
Charred Chest	Black Marble Battle Idol	1	12.2%
Charred Chest	Flametal Protection Idol	1	2.53%
Charred Chest	Flametal Battle Idol	1	2.53%
Bell Altar	Bell Fragment	2-4	100%
Spike Strip	Scrap Bronze	2-5	100%
Tower Floor	Molten Core	2	100%
Yard	Molten Core	0-8	5% each

Notes

The 78 spike strips give about 273 Scrap Bronze per fortress.
An outer wall is three layers thick (4,500 health in total), so it breaks sooner than a gate (6,000).
Charred Chests have 200 health and resist most damage except lightning, poison and spirit. The bell altar has 10 health.
You need the Charred Cogwheels that Skuggs drop to build a Catapult.
While a player is within 60 m, the Effigies of Malice spawn Charred Warriors and Charred Marksmen (43.2% each) and Charred Warlocks (8.6%) every 12 seconds.

All Ashlands Locations

Location	Type	Description
Ashlands Ruins	Structure	Broken grausten walls and towers scattered across the Ashlands.
Charred Fortress	Structure	A walled Charred stronghold under a green beam of light, holding the bell fragment altar.
Charred Ruins	Structure	Tall grausten ruins overgrown with ashvine, where ash crows gather.
Dvergr Charred Tower Ruins	Structure	A grausten tower ruin patched with dvergr woodwork and held by Ashlands Dvergr.
Fader's Altar	Boss altar	The coliseum of the Emerald Flame, where three bells summon Fader.
Flametal Ore Vein	Natural feature	A spire of flametal ore on the back of a lavaiathan sunk in the lava.
Monument of Torment	Structure	A charred stone spawner that keeps releasing Charred Twitchers and Charred Warriors.
Mysterious Location	Point of interest	Three unique grausten sites, linked by vegvisirs, that hold the pieces of the sword Dyrnwyn.
Putrid Hole	Dungeon	A cave of rotting flesh guarded by one Morgen and packed with molten cores and pots.
Sulfur Arch	Natural feature	A black grausten arch flecked with orange, with sulfur rocks hanging underneath.
Tomb of Lord Reto	Dungeon	A dark cave under the third Mysterious Location, home to the miniboss Lord Reto.
Volture Nest	Point of interest	A nest ringed with asksvin carrion, with voltures overhead and eggs hidden beneath it.

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