Count Geonor

Count Geonor
Count Geonor
Level(s)	15 (Normal) 51 (Cruel) 79 (The Iron Citadel)
Location(s)	The Iron Manor The Iron Citadel
Quest(s)	The Mad Wolf of Ogham
Damage	Physical, Cold
Resistance(s)	30% (Campaign) 75% (Citadel)
Modifier(s)	100% increased Freeze Buildup (Citadel)

Count Geonor is a unique monster located in Ogham Manor. He is the final boss of Act 1. Defeating him is necessary to complete The Mad Wolf of Ogham.

Encounter

Entering the arena, Crazed Guards will attack. Once the guards are defeated, Oriana will command Count Geonor to kill the character. Geonor will proclaim, "No noose this time, I'll remove your head myself!", then leap and slam his sword into the center of the arena, beginning the fight.

Phase 1: Human form

Dialogue cues	Skill	Skill description
"Bend the knee!"	Slash Combo	Deals two slashes and a thrust
"First Ones' Ire." "Eaasy prey!"	Charged Thrust	Channels his sword for a brief duration before thrusting, with a high chance to Freeze on hit
—	Ice Wall Combo	Creates two large walls of ice in a long V shape, then slams his sword down the middle.
—	Teleport Slam	Transforms into a wolf, chasing the player for a short duration, before briefly disappearing and falling from the sky, slamming within a red circle.

Phase 2A: Monstrous form

After reaching 33% life, Count Geonor transforms into a giant monstrous wolf-like monster called Geonor, the Putrid Wolf, entering Phase 2 with a full life bar. If the player has reached phase 2 and their character dies, subsequent attempts at the fight will lower the requirement to advance to phase 2 to 50% of Count Geonor's life bar.

Dialogue cues	Skill	Skill description	Notes
—	Cleave	Cleaves a large area in front.
—	Lunging Bite	Lunges forward before biting, with a chance to inflict Bleeding.
—	180 Slash	Cleaves a very large area in front, converting to cold.
—	Teleport Slam	Disappears briefly before falling from the sky, slamming within a red circle.
"Desolation." "Chilling frost." "Freezing gale."	Ice Breath	Fires a flurry of ice projectiles forward
"Requiem on high." "Solstice of pain."	Moonbeam	Channels his sword emitting a beam of light, causing icy beams to fall from the sky in multiple waves, with a high chance to Freeze on hit
"I will take out your heart... And savor each bite." "I smell your blood... And I am ravenous."	Icicle Burst	Channels his sword in the ground, creating several icy patches in an area which erupt with icy spikes once fully channelled
"Agnar the runed..." "Fang, tooth or claw..." "As night falls..."	Fog Dash	Emits a howl which creates a ring of fog around the arena summoning additional monsters and periodically dashing through the center of the arena from the fog after each line of the poem	See § Phase 2B: Fog circle.
—	Corrupted Moonbeam	Channels his sword emitting a corrupted beam of light, causing icy white and red beams to fall from the sky in multiple waves, with a high chance to Freeze on hit and applies Corrupted Blood. Continues to passively fall in waves once used.	Used below 25% life.

Phase 2B: Fog circle

Geonor, the Putrid Wolf will periodically let out a howl, creating a ring of dense fog around the arena. This begins a fog circle sub-phase, during which he cannot be damaged.

Each time Geonor enters this sub-phase he recites one stanza of a poem. After each line, he dashes from a place obscured by the fog through the middle of the arena. Tendril Prowlers and Court Werewolves are also brought into the fight from the fog. Upon delivering the final line of the stanza, Geonor will leap into the middle of the arena, clearing the fog and ending the sub-phase.

Poem

Count Geonor's poem refers to Agnar, the name of his sword.

The poem was written by Grinding Gear Games Audio and Narrative Director, Kane Bennett.

Your pulse quickens
The Eternal impure
With bloodlust empowered
Our Ezomyr endured
But soon all were devoured
In unending war
Death waited at the door
Then hour by hour... Men fell as summer soured

You are hunted
Fang, tooth and claw
Tortured under the moon
The pack suffered but endured
And howled now in tune
No tales were told
None new, none old
And their endless hunger... Grew ever stronger

As night falls
Winter's chill
Sought the unworthy
Through an endless night
They wither and tarry
Forsaken frosts
As cold as death
Of Beira's misery... The pack won't forget

The air grows colder
Agnar the Runed
Agnar the Impaler
As swift as death
And imbued by the moon
Cursed or gifted
Branded and afflicted
Your veins soon chilled... Agnar shall slay again

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OST: Count Geonor (Early Access)

Trivia

Count Geonor was originally called "The Iron Count" prior to Early Access.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0f	Adjusted the behaviour of the 180 degree cleave skill used by Geonor, the Putrid Wolf to prevent them using the skill multiple times sequentially.
0.2.0c	Count Geonor's abilities have had their cooldowns slightly increased (This should result in him using attacks that are parryable more often).
0.2.0	Count Geonor's 180 degree Swipe attack can no longer be blocked.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.