Rising Ashes

"... Faust advises flexibility."

This Abnormality's name is an unofficial translation based on the Korean name accessed through datamining. The name used in this article is subject to change with official releases.

Rising Ashes is a non-fightable Abnormality that can be encountered in Abnormality events in the Mirror Dungeon.

Appearance

Rising Ashes appears as a mound of gray ash with large, hollow gaps in the visage of a wailing face. From the sides of the mound's base, two long, ashen arms extend outwards and onto the ground.

Mirror Dungeon Event

Mirror Dungeon Event

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A cry rings out in the ashen wilderness.
From the distance, an undulating wall of fog rises.

Its shape resembles a human.
Yet, it could be a spirit or a ghost taken form.

Its mouth, agape as if crying in despair, is completely dark.

Walk into the mist. Wrath & Lust Advantage check. Pass to gain a Burn E.G.O Gift. Who should go forth? Wrath / Lust Advantage: ≥ 8 No Advantage: ≥ 16 Check Passed We carefully walked into the dense fog. Eerie howls surround us. It was no longer possible to tell which way was forward. All we could do was keep walking. The fog cleared at one point, and a trinket of endless ashen flow awaited us. We then realized it wasn’t fog we walked through. E.G.O Gift Ashes to Ashes obtained! Check Failed We carefully walked into the dense fog. Eerie howls surround us. It was no longer possible to tell which way was forward. All we could do was keep walking. After a while, even advancing began to feel terrifying. The fog grows thicker. It feels as though you will no longer be able to escape. Nothing happened.

Look the mist in the eye. Who should go forth? Wrath / Envy Advantage: ≥ 7 No Advantage: ≥ 14 Check Passed You stared into the eye-like things. Your piercing gaze met the song of endless despair and wailing sockets. You then realized that it wasn’t fog you were facing. What you thought were its eyes and mouth all turned out to be tricks played by shadows. When you figured out that its howl was merely whistling wind, all of it vanished. All Allies healed for 15 SP. Check Failed You stared into the eye-like things. It returned the gaze, singing endless despair. Just as you felt that the figure seemed to have grown, we were engulfed by the fog. All Allies lost 10 SP!

Gift

Tier: I Cost: 148 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s).

Ashes to Ashes Combat Start: if all enemies (or all Abnormality parts) have Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). or 'Unique Burn', inflict 2 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Potency on all enemies (or all Abnormality parts).

Trivia

• The Abnormality's E.G.O Gift, Ashes to Ashes, shares a similar naming scheme and appearance to the E.G.O Gift 'Dust to Dust'.
  • This may have been a hint at how, at the time of its release in the Mirror of the Lake, 'Ashes to Ashes' could be fused with 'Dust to Dust' to produce a unique Tier IV E.G.O Gift ('Soothe the Dead') that was only obtainable through this method.

• The E.G.O Gifts Dust to Dust

  Tier: III Cost: 231 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s).

  Dust to Dust First Turn Start of a wave: inflict 5 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Potency and +3 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Count to all enemies. (for Abnormalities, one random Part) When activating Sloth Absolute Resonance, inflict 3 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Potency and +2 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Count to all enemies (for Abnormalities, one random Part) at Combat Start.

  and Ashes to Ashes

  Tier: I Cost: 148 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s).

  Ashes to Ashes Combat Start: if all enemies (or all Abnormality parts) have Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). or 'Unique Burn', inflict 2 Burn BurnTurn End: Take X fixed damage. Lasts Y turn(s). Potency on all enemies (or all Abnormality parts).

  both stem from the phrase "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust", coming from the funeral service in the Book of Common Prayer.
  • Its ties to funeral services also explain the name of the related E.G.O Gift "Soothe the Dead". Moreover, its ties to the Burn status may also reference cremation, which is a common funeral/post-funeral practice.