THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Taranis and Hellik

First seen: Book 4, Chapter 3

Floor 5's two suns in the Dromedarian myth, and two of Emberus's brothers in his conflicting account. A Temple of Hellik is now marked on Carl's map in the Large Ursine Settlement; Carl's standing kill-Hellik quest also grants a bonus for killing Hellik worshippers.

CosmologyHellik worshippers

Where

Temple of Hellik:

Marked on Carl's map at the edge of the Large Ursine SettlementB5C10

Stats

One day off; down in the Land Quadrant the sandstorm already circles the island like a clock instead of blowing every which way, throws far more lightning, and darkness is already arriving earlyB4C20

Eleven days off as of this chapter; will flip the schedule so darkness dominates instead of daylightB4C3

History by chapter
Book 4
Chapter 3
  • TAG Cosmology: Local mythology for floor 5's day-night cycle: Taranis (the day sun) crosses the sky for about 22 hours, chased down by his brother Hellik (the second, hotter sun), who catches him and dismisses him with a storm before a two-hour true dark
  • STAT Red Equinox: Eleven days off as of this chapter; will flip the schedule so darkness dominates instead of daylight
Chapter 20
  • STAT Red Equinox: One day off; down in the Land Quadrant the sandstorm already circles the island like a clock instead of blowing every which way, throws far more lightning, and darkness is already arriving early
Chapter 32
  • TAG Cosmology: Per Emberus's own quest text: Hellik is titled god of Sun and Life and is Emberus's twin brother; Taranis is titled god of Thunder and regent to the Celestial Throne and is their older brother
Book 5
Chapter 10
  • LOCATION Temple of Hellik: Marked on Carl's map at the edge of the Large Ursine Settlement
  • TAG Hellik worshippers: Carl says his standing quest to kill Hellik gives him a bonus whenever he kills one of Hellik's worshippers