Boss · Two-stage encounter
"Ah... Verdelith sent a guest. No... wait. You killed my acolytes. I can taste their absence on you. Brave. Stupid. But brave."
What greets you first is Aldric — a bloated, bottle-hoarding golem of a man who fights with grabs, thrown tonics, and summoned metal wards. Bring him down and he doesn't die: he chugs one last tonic from his satchel and his body splits open. Bilepod, the Swollen Host claws its way out and the real fight begins.
Found in: Withering Spire
| Stat | Aldric (Vessel) | Bilepod (True Form) |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 750 | 500 |
| Armor | 5 | — |
| Damage | Melee combo + thrown potions | Melee + poison proc |
| Boss bar | Yellow — Aldric Fennwick, the Rotten Vessel | Yellow — Bilepod, the Swollen Host |
| Resistances | Knockback-resistant | Knockback-resistant |
Slow, tanky, and falling apart at the seams. Bilepod trades Aldric's ranged tricks for pure attrition: a poison proc on every hit, a room-wide burst if you ignore the telegraph, and a corpse that isn't done fighting even after it dies.
Aldric's "death" is only a transition — he drops next to nothing, since the real reward waits for Bilepod:
| Drop | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | 20–50 | Always |
| Slime Ball | 1–10 | Guaranteed |
| Toxic Soul | 1 | 20% |
On Bilepod's true death, a guaranteed mini-boss bundle:
| Drop | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | 400–550 | Always |
| Diamond | 3–6 | Guaranteed |
| Quartz | 6–12 | Guaranteed |
| Obsidian | 3–6 | Guaranteed |
| Slime Ball | 3–6 | Guaranteed |
| Gold Ingot | 3–6 | 75% |
| Netherite Scrap | 1–2 | 15% |
| Elite Soul (Tier 3) | — | Guaranteed |
| Toxic Soul | 1–2 | Guaranteed |
| Toxic consumable (Venomtip Arrows / Toxic Splash Flask / Spider Eye) | — | Guaranteed |
| Warrior Soul | 1 | 8% |
| Haste Draught | 1 | 3% |
| Enchanted Golden Apple | 1 | 1% |
| Small Auto Salvager/Seller | 1 | 1% |
Bilepod also carries a 10% chance to additionally roll the dungeon's full boss-tier bundle on top of the above: 700–1,000 experience, a full Boss Treasure haul (6–12 diamonds, 10–20 quartz, 6–12 obsidian, 6–12 slime balls, 6–12 gold ingots, 60% shot at 2–4 netherite scrap), a Tier-4 boss soul, 10–20 Soul Fragments, a Beheading III book (10%), and a 50% Blank Key. Unlike the Spire's other three bosses, that top-tier bundle isn't guaranteed here — see the report notes on the dungeon page.