

This pronunciation would be the closest to the Viking lore.

The name "Gjall" is probably inspired by the name of the mythological river Gjöll, meaning "noisy" "loud" or "scream".The sound made by the Gjall is most likely a reference to the sound made by the tripods in War of the Worlds.Therefore, fleeing is an option if you have sufficient stamina. Gjall are very dangerous creatures but can easily be outrun.Therefore landing on a Gjall is not a viable strategy. If the player lands on top of a Gjall, the Gjall will shake them off after a short time, also dealing some blunt damage (in addition to any fall damage). They also seem to be effective at leading targets, as they can deal large damage to ships that are not as agile as players.Īdditionally, the Gjall's fireball deals no damage to natural stone nor Ancient armor and Ancient swords, so these can safely be utilized as cover. A successful Shield-less parry is possible against a 0-star Gjall with many high-tier weapons, even magic ones such as the Staff of embers, although Gjall are immune to staggering, so no damage bonus may be obtained through parrying.

Blocking or parrying can greatly reduce the damage from the projectiles (even the fire damage-over-time). Running, jumping, and/or dodging right after a Gjall fires a projectile (you can hear it, and thus don't need to be looking at the Gjall) can help players avoid the attack. The Gjall's projectile attacks may seem fairly inaccurate, but they have a wide area of effect compared to the projectile's size and will hit players more often than expected. The Gjall will occasionally spawn 3 Ticks, which will aggro & grab on to you, dealing high amounts of damage. However, this is also their weakness as hitting the orange eggsacs on their underside deals critical damage. Ranged weapons (such as Bows, Crossbows or Magic) will certainly be your best choice because the Gjall tends to be higher than the player. The Bonemass power can be combined with barley wine to protect against both simultaneously and thus is a safe choice for exploring the Mistlands in general since all of its creatures other than the Gjall (and Dvergr mages) deal exclusively physical damage. Alternatively, having Yagluth's Forsaken power or Fire resistance barley wine will help reduce the amount of fire damage. Bonemass's Forsaken power will greatly reduce the amount of blunt damage taken. The Gjall deals a lot of damage, primarily Blunt damage, but also a significant amount of Fire damage, so there are several defenses which are effective against its attacks. Middle of the Mistlands during the night time, despawn at dawnĭuring "What's up, Gjall!?" event before defeating The Queen

Middle of the Mistlands during the day time Additionally, the mist in the immediate area around a Gjall will have a fiery orange hue. If there is one nearby, you will be alerted by a unique sound: a cross between a plane and an airhorn. Gjall are massive flying aggressive creatures found in the Mistlands.
