Nimue

Nimue is a snake Tall One. She governs water, life, and death. She is described as having "two personalities", as a being that both gives life and takes. When she was corrupted by the Godslayer, her domain flooded, killing several of her worshippers and destroying buildings. The water itself was poisoned. She rules over the great plains, the third plateau you encounter, and the last one before entering the mountain tundra, a bigger and different area.

## Appearance

Nimue appears as a blue cobra with a moon-tipped tail. In corrupted form she appears as a many-headed flaming hydra. The Hydra has four heads, but in the later stages of the boss fight, it can grow up to eight heads.

Her main instrument throughout her plateau is the bamboo flute.

## Story

In a tale told in the amphitheater, Nimue is said to have enjoyed existing as a snake. She slithered through the grasses and rivers as fast as she could. The Eagle Mother stopped her, telling her that in the "world of men" she would have to take on a human form. In the spirit world she continued to spend most of her time as a snake. During the Godslayer's conquest he corrupted her, causing her to flood her domain, killing her worshippers and destroying their lives. The poison in the water spread throughout the island, turning all who drank it into a beserker soldier of the Godslayer.

## Boss fight - Stages

### First stage - Running

After restoring the three towers, Nimue will be trapped and forced to run from you, and you will have to hunt her down by shooting weak spots on her legs. When in the air, Nimue will throw fireballs at you to try to knock you off your eagle. After you successfully shoot the weak spots, you attack with your eagle, forcing the beast to move on to the second stage

### Second Stage - Four Heads

After running, Nimue will run to her "safe space" which is an arena with a lava pool in the middle. She will go into the lava pool, and shoot fire at you with her many heads. Once in a while, a target will appear on one of Nimues head and you have a chance to knock it off. The heads will grow back, but not as rapidly as you can shoot them down.

### Third Stage - Eagle Taken

After shooting all the heads in stage two, Nimue will trap your eagle in two protective cases and sprout seven new heads, which you have to knock down. It is a grueling process, but you should be able to kill all the heads in 1-3 minutes. You have to do this two times to get your eagle free, and after that you have to go into stage four, the final stages of the battle.

### Fourth Stage - Endgame

When you free the eagle, it will fly to the other side of the arena, and Nimue and many rocks will block your path. In a parkour challenge similar to second bosses, you will have to leap from place to place to avoid Nimues deadly fireballs. It isn't too hard though, and you should retrieve the eagle soon. At the end, your eagle will slam into Nimue, destroying her for the last time. You character will fire light into Nimue, transforming her into her normal state. At the end, Nimue will give you an arrow that you shoot into the sky, freeing the land of the curse. Nimue will also grant you her powers, making your eagles rest time shorter between flights. You will gain a fourth flap, but that may be taken away from you.

## Boss fight - Attack Strats

### First stage

In the first stage, you will have to dodge fire pits and when you are in the air, Nimue will fire fire missiles at you, encouraging you to stay on the ground.

### Second stage

In the second stage, Nimue will fire fireballs at you, but they are not homing and will have a specific landing place. Whenever Nimue throws fireballs, a new head will sprout from the back. Nimue will also sweep the ground with one of its heads. You can jump over it though, and sometimes Nimue gets her head stuck in the ground, which then gives you a free shot at her. Nimue may also shoot small darts of fire, and at the end of that you have a shot to fire

### Third stage

In the third stage, Nimue will do everything she did in the second stage, but with eight heads instead. Also, Nimue will go insane at the end of the cycle of attacks, with all heads shooting lasers at the ground. You can outrun them because talismans will show up at the exact right time, and you can dash away.

### Fourth stage

In the last stage, you will have to hide from Nimue behind big rocks, and if she spots you, she will try to shoot you off the platform. You must be quick when going between safe spaces, because Nimues blasts are powerful and only take about 4 seconds to charge. Nimue can see you when you are not hiding behind rocks and the only thing that can stop her deadly bolts of fire is hiding in one of the safe spaces behind the rocks.