Withered Astel
Withered Astels, also known as Malformed Stars, are strange insect-like beings with long bodies made of linked spheres, thin many-jointed limbs ending in six-fingered hands, see-through wings and a human skull for a head. They look almost exactly like Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, except that the spheres of their bodies are grey.
You meet them along the Ainsel River, at the Uhl Palace Ruins and in Perfumer’s Grotto on the Altus Plateau. The one in the grotto can also be seen from Altus Tunnel, and it will attack you there too.
Drops
Weaknesses
Resistances & immunities
How to beat it
Their stance is very weak. One or two heavy jumping attacks are usually enough to break it and open them up for a critical hit.
The Astel in Perfumer’s Grotto is easy to reach with melee or ranged attacks from inside the grotto. From Altus Tunnel you can only hit it with long-range weapons such as bows, so the grotto side is the simpler place to fight it. There is very little cover, so keep moving.
Lore
These creatures were born in a lightless abyss far beyond the sky and came to the Lands Between riding falling stars.