Vulture

The Vulture is a Great Prey/Boss in *Grime*.

## Description

The Vulture is a gigantic, bird-like creature that is made of bones and covered in unkempt black hair. It has an eyeless skull with a pointed jaw, human-like teeth, and a long, curved, beak-like nose.

## Lore

*Of the group that first met with the Pale Sky Formbringers, one was enraged by their appearance and, unsatisfied with the proposed solution, left to seek another.*

*During their travels, they witnessed beings formed in a familiar shape, spurring their rage. What began as focused battering soon became indiscriminate feasting.*

## Combat

The Vulture can be found continuously gnawing on a shard of a Beacon in the middle of the arena. It will not attack unless struck first, at which it will quickly move backwards to the end of the arena.

During the Vulture's second phase, it will lose its skull and begin spawning Spinesnakes.

## Attack Patterns

First Phase

 **Strafe** | The Vulture flies into the air, vomiting out three streams of bile. It will then start flying to the opposite side of the arena, vomiting a single stream of bile. The impact of it landing will cause rocks to start falling from the ceiling
 **Rake** | The Vulture raises one of its wings and rakes the ground, sending forth a shockwave.
 **Bile Burst** | The Vulture leans down and charges a short-range burst of bile from it mouth.
 **Bile Stream** | The Vulture stops moving and charges a powerful, long-range stream of bile from its mouth that spans the entire arena.

Second Phase

 **Spinesnake Summon** | The Vulture will spawn a Spinesnake or two(2) Lesser Spinesnakes to attack the player. This attack replaces its **Bile Burst** attack.
 **Bile Rain** | The Vulture rears its head back and launches multiple globs of bile into the air in an arch.
 **Bile Stream** | The Vulture stops moving and charges a powerful, long-range stream of bile from its mouth that spans the entire arena.

## Notes

* It is advised to pay more attention to the Spinesnakes during the second phase of the fight, as attacking them will also damage the Vulture. Additionally, the Vulture will not directly attack the player, so keep its more powerful attacks in mind, such as **Strafe**, **Double Rake**, **Bile Stream**, and **Bile Rain**.
* The Spinesnakes will burrow underground whenever the Vulture performs **Bile Stream**, **Strafe**, and **Double Rake**, so switch your attention back to Vulture in order to avoid these attacks.
* Once its healthbar is depleted and the remaining Spinesnakes are dealt with, the Vulture will become nonhostile and no longer attack. The only way to finish the fight then is to deal the finishing blow to the Vulture itself.
* Since the creature is chewing on a Beacon, the player will be unable to see the map of Feaster's Lair until the Vulture is defeated.

## Trait

Main article: *Air Dash*

Allows the player to dash mid-air.

## Trivia

* After the fight has ended, the Vulture can be found, still alive, in the background of the arena, laying down and breathing heavily.
* When acquiring the Vulture's trait, the Vessel can be seen absorbing its skull.

## Gallery

The Vulture seen gnawing on a Beacon.The Vulture's skull.Concept Art for the Vulture. (by Yarden Weissbrot)