Wardens

**Wardens** are eight dragons scattered around the Lost World, which serve as the main boss fights over the course of the game. Each warden has a protector that guards them.

## Encountering the Wardens

Over the course of the story, the player will encounter the eight Wardens, which reside in certain locations alongside their Protector. Recently, due to disturbances in the flow of elemental energy, the Wardens have all entered a frenzied rampage and require you to battle them. Unlike normal battles, in which the player relies on their dragons, the Wardens require the player to face them themselves.

### Balmbugs

Balmbugs are small insects that have a translucent pouch in their abdomen, in which they can store dragon pheromones. These pheromones can be used to quell the Wardens' rampages and lower their health bar. The player is outfitted with a slinger on their arm, from which they can fire the Balmbugs to strike the Warden. The slinger is outfitted with infinite Balmbugs.

Before the fight is initiated, the player will have to sneak into the Warden's arena unnoticed and collect a Pheromonal Sample using a Balmbug from said Warden. After collecting the sample, all your Balmbugs will mimc it and the fight can be initiated.

### Fighting the Wardens

When the fight is initiated, the Warden will begin attacking the player. The player has a certain amount of health, which depletes if they get hit by the Warden. The Wardens have a health bar of their own, which is depleted by slinging Balmbugs at them. When their health reaches certain thresholds, you can use your own dragons to fight them. When the turn-based fight is finished, the Warden will be stunned for a short period of time, allowing the player to throw more Balmbugs.

Wardens cannot be captured using a Taming Stone. However, if you bring a dragon from the same species as a Warden into the same Warden's den, it will gain a temporary stat boost.

## The Wardens

### True Wardens

The True Wardens are the eight boss fights that happen over the course of the story. Each of them has a Protector that plays a role in the story and gives the player a boost during the fight.

#### Nybelslythe

Main Article: Lilypad Dragon (Warden)

Nybelslythe is a member of the Lilypad Dragon species that can be found on Vinegrove Island. Its protector is Ashe.

#### Argesthoth

Main Article: Desert Dragon (Warden)

Argesthoth is a member of the Desert Dragon species that can be found on Volcanicove Island. Its protector is {PLACEHOLDER}.

#### Seismos

Main Article: Gorge Dragon (Warden)

Seismos is a member of the Gorge Dragon species that can be found on Volcanicove Island. Its protector is Basil Digenes.

#### Zlyrogaslyr

Main Article: Blast Dragon (Warden)

Zlyrogaslyr is a member of the Blast Dragon species that can be found on Polaria Minor. Its protector is Lydia.

#### Fermarythren

Main Article: Wildfire Dragon (Warden)

Fermarythren is a member of the Wildfire Dragon species that can be found on Gulfshire Island. Its protector is {PLACEHOLDER}.

#### Adrecezet

Main Article: Colossal Dragon (Warden)

Adrecezet is a member of the Colossal Dragon species that can be found on Polaria Major. Its protector is Freya The Frostborn.

#### Dorantoz

Main Article: Thunderstrike Dragon (Warden)

Dorantoz is a member of the Thunderstrike Dragon species that can be found on the Ominous Islets. Its protector is {PLACEHOLDER}.

#### Ynirte

Main Article: Explosive Dragon (Warden)

Ynirte is a member of the Explosive Dragon species that can be found on The Lord's Tear. Its protector is Tan Ju.

### Warden-Like Boss Fights

The game's other boss fights function similarly to the Wardens but are not considered Wardens themselves. These Wardens also do not have a Protector.

#### The Dark One

Main Article: Showdown at Sunwing

The Dark One is the final Boss Fight of the main story. It does not belong to a certain species and can be found on the Sunwing Spire in the Ruins of Drador. Its fight is split into three phases, only two of which follow the traditional Warden Fight format.

#### Behemoth

Main Article: Behemoth

The Behemoth is a boss fight encountered during the side quest Bellows of the Basalt. It can be found on the Terra Island, an area only accessible during this quest.

#### Leviathan

Main Article: Leviathan

The Leviathan is a boss fight encountered during the side quest Call of the Ocean. It is encountered on the Aqua Island, an area only accessible during this quest.

#### Beheviathan

Main Article: Beheviathan

This boss fight is encountered during the side quest Bound by Golden Thread. It is a fusion of the Behemoth and the Leviathan caused by both creatures being shot at the same time by the breath attack of the Mythical Dragon Fenrir. It is encountered in the Temple of Three Kings.

### Elemental Serpents

Main Articles: Riptide Serpent, Redfire Serpent, Rainbow Serpent, Rimecutter Serpent

Four elemental creatures that were created by the magic of the Dark One. Each one of them is encountered in a separate side quest, in a whirlpool created in one of the Draconic Isles.