| Gargoyles | |
|---|---|
| About | |
| Associated With | |
| Heroes | Earthshaker Tiny Visage |
| Races | Elementals |
| Factions | Kuur-Ishiminari |
| Places | Narrow Maze Nishai Temple of Ermacor |
| Gods | Necro'lic |
Gargoyles are a type of elemental in the world of Dota 2.
Habitat[]
There are gargoyles that can be found in Nishai,[1] the abandoned Temple of Ermacor,[2][3][4] and the Narrow Maze.[5]
Characteristics[]
Gargoyles are sculptures of grotesque and fearsome looking beasts carved from stone by sculptors or artisans. Hence, they are earth elementals like the golems.[6]
They are distinguished from motionless statues by their ability to switch between an animated state, despite their stone bodies, and their more natural Stone Form.
Notable Gargoyles[]
Heroes[]
Of ghost and stone, the dreaded gargoyle Visage is the bound form of the eternal spirit Necro'lic, forever hunting fugitive souls who have escaped the afterlife to live again.[5]
- The Gravekeeper's Cloak consists of tough scales that share equal properties of spirit and earth, protecting against blade and spell respectively.[7]
- Like calls to like as Visage Summons Familiars to assist him in his efforts, hounding after anyone and anything their master dispatches them against.
- The Tolling Shadows are one of the several familiars available at Visage's disposal, each one carrying a bell that tolls for the doomed and those who ask.[8]
Characters[]
The blind, sneering Familiars perched atop the Narrow Maze's entrance are the gargoyle guardians of that maze, looking down upon all who decide their final afterlife.[5][9]
Relationships[]
Heroes[]
Before Earthshaker assumed a mortal bovine form to roam far from Nishai, he once had gargoyle friends in that land, whom he still misses dearly.[1]
One of the Juggernaut's Healing Wards is a jade gargoyle carved by the Kuur-Ishiminari craft-clan. It has witnessed many profane and glorious deeds.[10]
Tiny speculates that the small chunk of stone that he came to life in could be a shard swept from a gargoyle-sculptor's workshop.[11]
Gods[]
The eternal spirit Necro'lic is the master and owner of Visage, who is its bound form.[5] Being the master of Visage, he is the master of its gargoyles as well.[12]
Factions[]
Ever motionless in their jade form, the Kuur-Ishiminari's gargoyles have seen many profane and glorious deeds, never intervening as they merely watch with unblinking eyes.[10]
Trivia[]
- Gargoyles are a mythical creature from France.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Earthshaker response: ▶️ I miss my gargoyle friends back in Nishai. Everyone here is so soft.
- ↑ Siltbreaker Act I - Gastromancer's Notes, Day 41: Entry 8
- ↑ Siltbreaker Act I - Temple Adventurers dialogue: Thought I could skip the mountain pass and take the old shortcut to Kalabor. Bad idea!
- ↑ Siltbreaker Act I - Temple Adventurers dialogue: Spiders and wolves I can handle. But I'm not going to dull my blade on flying gargoyles!
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Visage's biography.
- ↑ Earthshaker's biography: Like a golem or gargoyle, Earthshaker was one with the earth but now walks freely upon it. Unlike those other entities, he created himself through an act of will, and serves no other master...But his spirit is still that of the earth...
- ↑ Gravekeeper's Cloak lore: Visage's tough scales share equal properties of ghost and stone, making it nearly impervious to blade and magical assault.
- ↑ Tolling Shadows description.
- ↑ Summon Familiars lore: Guardians of the Narrow Maze, Necro'lic's Familiars stand watch over his domain.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Healing Ward of the Kuur-Ishiminari description.
- ↑ Tiny's biography: He is a Stone Giant now, but what did he used to be? A splinter broken from a Golem's heel? A shard swept from a gargoyle-sculptor's workshop?
- ↑ Summon Familiars lore: Guardians of the Narrow Maze, Necro'lic's Familiars stand watch over his domain.