The Council of Spectres

When Etain’s soul shattered after her death at the hands of the Dumianas, the resulting divine schism weakened the seals binding Varkoth and its kin. The Spectres awoke, their parasitic spawn infesting the land, from the battlegrounds of PvP bosses to the strategic towers of Teos. Each Spectre commands its own brood, amplifying the chaos of the eternal conflict and forcing both factions to confront a threat greater than their rivalry.

In the ancient depths of Teos, Varkoth, the Parasite Sovereign, is not a singular entity but the progenitor of a malevolent council known as the Spectres. Born from the corrupted essence of Goddess Etain’s wrath, Varkoth seeded its power into five distinct Spectres, each embodying a facet of its blight. These entities—Varkoth the Sovereign, Zorath the Devourer, Krynn the Weaver, Sylvara the Defiler, and Morghul the Harbinger—reside within the Abyssal Hive, a sprawling labyrinth beneath Teos. Together, they orchestrate a parasitic plague that threatens to consume the realm, their influence seeping into every corner of the war between the Alliance of Light and the Union of Fury.

The open-world Spectres—Xerath, Veyra, and Thalros—act as heralds, spreading the Blight’s influence to destabilize the factions. Ancient Dragon scrolls, suggest the council seeks to merge Teos with its own corrupted plane, using the Spectres’ parasites as conduits.



Encounter Mechanics

Phase 1: The Sovereign's Wrath

Spectres begins the encounter with devastating area-of-effect attacks and crippling debuffs, forcing players to balance high-damage output with precise positioning. Its carapace pulses with dark energy, summoning 10 to 20 Level 1 Parasites just before its health reaches zero. These swarming minions are weak but numerous, overwhelming unprepared groups with their sheer numbers. Players must quickly dispatch these parasites while avoiding Varkoth’s final, desperate assaults.

Phase 2: The Brood Unleashed

Upon Spectres defeat, the true challenge emerges. The Sovereign’s corpse erupts, spawning three Elite Parasites, each much stronger than their Level 1 counterparts. These hulking monstrosities possess enhanced abilities, including venomous strikes and regenerative exoskeletons, requiring coordinated crowd control and focused damage to defeat

Phase 3: The Cycle of Infestation

The death of each Elite Parasite triggers a volatile chain reaction. Upon dying, an Elite Parasite has a chance to spawn additional parasites:

  • 66% chance: 1 additional Elite Parasite
  • 20% chance: 2 additional Elite Parasite
  • 5% chance: 3 additional Elite Parasite


Parasitic Infestation Across Teos

The Spectres’ influence extends beyond the Abyssal Hive, their parasites plaguing all PvP encounters:

  • Other PvP Bosses: When any other PvP boss in Shaiya is reduced to low health (near death), Additional Level 1 Parasites emerge, adding chaos to the battlefield and forcing players to split their focus between the boss and the swarming minions.
  • PvP Towers: Whenever a tower is captured in PvP zones, a wave of Level 1 Parasites spawns at the tower’s location, challenging the victors to defend their newly claimed territory against the parasitic onslaught

These additional spawns make Spectres influence a persistent threat across the game’s PvP landscape, requiring players to adapt strategies to counter the sudden emergence of these pests.



Rewards

Spectre

  • [100] Spectre Coin 3x at 100%
  • [50] Spectre Coin 6x at 50%
  • Perfect Linking Hammer 1x at 100%

Elite Parasite

  • [50] Spectre Coin 1x at 100%
  • [100] Spectre Coin 1x at 50%
  • Spectre Coin Bag 7x at 70%

Parasite (Lv1)

  • Spectre Coin Bag 5x at 70%
  • Greendieta Soul 4x at 70%


Lore

Spectres’ is said to be an ancient blight, born from the corrupted heart of the Abyssal Hive. Its parasitic spawn are fragments of its malevolent will, ensuring that even in death, its legacy endures. Only those who conquer the Sovereign can hope to cleanse the land—or risk becoming hosts to its unending plague.