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Introduced with [[Fenvol's Folly 456]]. Appears as part of the [[Fenvol's Folly]] event.

==Description==

The inkbound lupine guardian's wolfish body is wrought of layered structural pieces formed from fractured shelving, warped covers, and tightly compressed stacks of parchment fitted together in narrow, deliberate layers. Strips of stiff vellum overlap across its frame in dense ridges that mimic coarse fur. A steady amber glow burns in the intensely staring eyes, and the gleam of metal beneath its upper lip reveals slightly curved incisors formed from broken penknives. Across the length of its body, shadowed lines of shifting text slide continuously in blurred currents that never resolve into readable script.

==Recall==

Inkbound lupine guardians are lean, wolf-like constructs that protect the passages of Fenvol's Folly, their forms pieced together from discarded library materials. Once intended as attentive companions, repeated exposure to their creator's many experiments sharpened them into protective sentinels that safeguard their chosen shelves with feral intensity.

The lupine guardian is known to cast the [[casts spell::Refractive Field]] and [[casts spell::Fluoresce]] spells.

They are known to carry loot in locked boxes.

==In Depth==
===Special Attacks===
Special attack that can stun you and knock you to your knees:
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With a wild flare of its amber eyes, an unnatural howl spills from the lupine guardian in an oddly cacophonous wave of sound that shatters your senses and leaves you reeling.
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===Special Defenses===
Immune to Piercing damage.

When they cast [[Refractive Field]], you can disable it by {{com|pinch}}ing them while they are visible:
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An inkbound lupine guardian goes unnaturally still, its amber eyes flaring bright as the indecipherable text across the top of its head turns a smooth, mirrored silver.
The unusual coloring catches your eye, and you wonder what might happen if you manage to PINCH the GUARDIAN.
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>pinch guardian
Throwing caution to the wind for a brief moment, you reach out and snatch a tuft of fur from the guardian! The silver text on the wolf-like body reverts to its previous shadowy black haze.
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==Messaging==
*Spawn: ''In a burst of rustling parchment, an inkbound lupine guardian vaults from its plinth with a dry, raspy growl of warning, its posture rigid and protective as its amber eyes blaze.
*Death: ''Releasing a final ragged cry, an inkbound lupine guardian collapses with a violent clatter, its form bursting in a storm of shredded parchment and powdered ink that billows outward before settling in a dark, drifting haze.
*Decay: ''An inkbound lupine guardian quietly breaks apart into an unrecognizable scattering of paper scraps and wood splinters.
*Searching: ''
*Webbed: ''
*Sleeping: ''The amber glow in the inkbound lupine guardian's eyes gutters and fades as it falls into a sudden, unnatural stillness.
*Stunned: ''A sharp disruption ripples through the guardian's body assembled from library debris, and it falls into a sudden, vacant stillness, its amber eyes flickering sluggishly.
*Standing: ''With a stiff, deliberate motion, the inkbound lupine guardian rights itself, its various assembled parts settling back into place with a dry rustle.
*SpellPrep: ''
*SpellCast: ''An inkbound lupine guardian goes unnaturally still, its amber eyes flaring bright as the indecipherable text across the top of its head turns a smooth, mirrored silver. ([[Refractive Field]])
*SpellCast: ''The lupine guardian charges forward, but stops short of attacking, and spins a tight circle to stir up an ink-black cloud of dust. ([[Fluoresce]])
*Random: ''An inkbound lupine guardian snarls softly as the shadowy text flowing over its fabricated body darkens for a moment into crisp black symbols before fading back into a ceaselessly shifting haze of esoteric markings.
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