Nosk

Hunter's Journal


Mimics the shape of other creatures to lure prey to it's lair.



''In the deepest darkness, there are beasts who wear faces stolen from your memories and pluck at the strings in your heart. Know yourself, and stay strong.''

The Nosk is a secret boss found in Deepnest that guards a Pale Ore in the room beside it.

Location
A breakable wall in the room directly left of the Deepnest Hot Springs will reveal a secret section that contains a Grub. Breaking another wall behind the Grub leads to the tunnels that lead into its lair.

Behaviour and Tactics
When first encountered looks exactly like the player and will appear in several places, standing still. Once the player reaches the location where it used to stand, it will have vanished. While following it, several corpses are found that reveal, through Dream Nailing that Nosk took the form of their loved ones to lure them into its lair.

Once reaching its lair, it will reveal its true form through transformation. It is a huge spider-like creature with spikes on its back and a orange pus-filled belly. It also wears the disguise it was using to trick the player on its head, with the mask flipped to make the horns resemble scythe-like jaws. While it may not seem difficult with only two attacks, it is fast, leaving little time to heal, however there is a safe spot besides the elevated platform at the center of the arena. Standing just beside it will significantly reduce the risk of it hitting the player, providing plenty of time to heal.
 * Charge: it screeches, followed by a charge from one end of the room to the other.
 * Junp: it jumps around in a sporadic manner.

Trivia
"'No data available. This creature has been stalking the caverns lately. Travellers are advised to avoid it - it is potentially dangerous.'"
 * HollowKnightPlayer-0.gif a Kickstarter update there's an entry that is most likely Nosk; named"Unknown Species" with the picture of the player character and the following description:
 * Using the Dream Nail on the many victims found throughout the corridors will reveal that Nosk took the shape of their lost loved ones to lure them into his lair.
 * Curiously, some of its victims appear to be Vessels, like the player.
 * When it dies, Nosk drops the same mask the player drops upon death.