Ghost Queen

*!!CAREFUL!!*

A picture of Queen Vrolox as found in Castle Von Cackle

The ghost queen is a title passed down through the rulers of the Goulrealm. The queen traditionally wears the Crown of Ashes and resides in Castle Von Cackle.

## Notable Queens

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(This backstory can be found by completing the quest: A Red Recording given by the old man in his hut.)

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### Queen Vrolox

Queen Vrolox was the very first monarch of the Goulrealm. While the Mortal Realm was still defenseless, Queen Vrolox built the Ghoulgate to attack the fledgeling realm. Unfortunately, now power source strong enough could be attained, so the Queen only had enough power to send a few scouts through. The Queen set her Scholar Ghosts to find a power source while her army grew ever larger. She ruled the Goulrealm with a tyrannical iron fist, determined to take over the Mortal Realm.

After the Dynaheart crash landed in Dwembleberry, the queen's scholars set to establishing a connection with it. It still wasn't near enough to send her armies through, but the Goulrealm prospered for many centuries with the power of the Dynaheart seeping in. Tragically, however, the queen died of ectofever before her dream could be realized.

### Queen Xavia

Queen Xavia, Queen Vrolox's heir, ruled the Goulrealm for many centuries after her mother's death, hoping her scouts would come back with an even more powerful source of energy. However, no of them did. Despite her mother's cruel reign, Queen Xavia's rule was prosperous and peaceful (as peaceful as ghosts can be), due to the sheer quality-of-life upgrades brought on by their new energy source. Queen Xavia, however, was sad and depressed for much of her reign.

However, many centuries later, King Tiberius decided to seize the power of the Dynaheart for himself. Queen Xavia rushed to the Ghoulgate to take the sudden rush of power. Unfortunately, that was too much power, and Queen Xavia was zapped into mist.

### Queen Zymni

Queen Zymni was immediately instated as queen once her mother died. Her very first order was to harness all the excess power rushing in before King Tiberius overloaded the Dynaheart. Right as the Dynaheart exploded, the Ghoulgate was up and functional! Queen Zymni led an army of ghosts into the Mortal Realm and took over Dynadale. From there, the queen conquered all of Dyneiria.

She ruled Dyneiria for many months, letting her raucous ghost army terrorize and pillage Dyneiria. Unfortunatel that didn't last very long , as she was soon blasted into mist by Epic, a hero who had gathered all the Dynaheart shards. With that, the ghosts were driven back to the Goulrealm and peace was restored.

### Future

It is currently unknown who took charge of the Goulrealm next, but as Stefano puts it before he leaves for the Goulrealm too:

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"It's gonna be one heck of a mess in there."

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Dynaheart 2 is rumored to have the Goulrealm as a playable area, and more of an emphasis on the fallout of Queen Zymni's death.

## Final Battle

At the end of the game, you battle Queen Zymni Castle Von Cackle, which she relocated to Dyneiria.

### Phase 1

In phase one, Queen Zymni summons an army of ghosts to fight you.

#### Wave 1

* 5x Sentinel Ghosts
* 1x Big Ghost

#### Wave 2

* 3x Armored Ghosts
* 10x Mini Ghosts

#### Wave 3

* 2x Acro-Ghosts
* 2x Hefty Ghosts
* 5x Headsmen

### Phase 2

For phase two, Queen Zymni will fly around the throne room summoning Mini Ghosts and throwing Soul-Fireballs at you. You need to deflect one of these with your shield and fire a beam from the Dynaheart at her. Rinse and repeat three times, while her frequency at throwing Soul-Fireballs increases.

### Phase 3

In phase three, Queen Zymni grows to an enormous size, rips the floor out of the castle, and leaves it hovering in the air as a platform you have to stand on. You need to hit the kaiju queen repeatedly with the Dynaheart over and over while dodging Soul-Fireballs, Spectral Spikes, Hefty Ghosts trying to blow you off the edge, and the queen's hand swatting you out of the air.

### Final Blow

After enough damage has been done with the Dynaheart, the queen collapses (shrinking back to normal size), into the crater left by the floor being ripped out. As you fall, the Dynaheart powers up your sword and you deliver a final blow to the Ghost Queen, scattering her into mist.

### Loot

Queen Zymni drops 1000 G, the Crown of Ashes, and a single Faded Tear.

## Bestiary Description

The Queen is indeed in the bestiary. Here's what Stefano has to say:

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"The Queen is most certainly a terrible beast. I'm not entirely sure if she's even capable of being killed, but I'm putting her in here anyways. Her actual name is Zymni, if you want to annoy her. She had the ability to grow, shrink, and even change the color of her eyes! Ooh, spooky! Just don't get angry at her, as she can summon ghosts from anywhere, including me! (Though she's never done it) If she's anything like her mother, however, she might just be susceptible to the Dynaheart..."

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