Sleeper's Herald

Most of the foes found on the Farmstead are the victims of the Comet's corruption. The Sleeper's Herald is not; it's a floating incarnation of its horrific mother, a shard of pure crystal encased in hard, resistant stone, prepared to spread its horrific power to all it encounters and responding to contact with a brutal counterattack. These hovering terrors infest the Farmstead, aiding their Husk allies with its fierce eruptions of crystal and energy, protecting those behind with its hard shell and punishing those who choose to attack the whole party.

Abilities
Apprentice =

Veteran =

Champion =

Strategy
The Sleeper's Herald has powerful defenses in the form of its resistant shell, giving it excellent protection. It punishes all attempts at silencing it with a painful Riposte, while dealing damage and stress alike on its turns. However, the creature has a major weakness; its base health is frankly tiny, so a quick Pierce from the Shieldbreaker's assegai is reliably enough to return the thing to shards of stone upon the ground. Any armor-piercing moves from other heroes added by mods has the same effect, as will heavy attacks by heroes like the Leper who can kill it in one hit; otherwise, expect a punishing counterattack.

Trivia

 * The Sleeper's Herald, like Brigand Vvulf's bomb barrel, has a permanent riposte without using a technique to set the status.
 * The Sleeper's Herald is the standard enemy (not counting the edge-case posed by one phase of the final boss, which isn't damaged regularly) with the lowest HP, envying even the Maggot. This means that attacks that overcome its protection are nigh-guaranteed to end its existence.
 * The Sleeper's Herald leaves no corpse, unlike other enemies native to the Farmstead. This means it can't be replaced by a Crystalline Aberration.

Related Enemies
Shared
 * Thing from the Stars

Farmstead
 * Farmhand
 * Foreman
 * Scarecrow
 * Plow Horse
 * Sleeper's Dream
 * Crystalline Aberration

Bosses
 * Miller
 * Fracture
 * The Sleeper