


In Hard mode, it is impossible to recruit unique allies to the party. If you refuse to let Moonless join the party when offered, she will not appear again. She can be recruited as a party member by talking with her during battle and offering Rotten Meat twice, one after another.

Moonless is a special encounter that can be found when descending into the cavern using the elevator from the blood pit. Equally mysterious is her presence in Prehevil and her connection to August, one of the contestants in the Festival of Termina. The reasons behind these additional changes and the circumstances leading to her impalement remain unexplained. She is now missing her bottom-right eye and two swords, Black Steel and Miasma, are partially impaled within her. Her figure has grown into a gargantuan presence. Over almost four centuries later, Moonless has undergone profound transformations. Left to wander the caves in solitude, perhaps trying to secure sustenance for herself and seeking out a new pack, she survived the events portrayed during Fear & Hunger, which took place in 1590. The influence of the blackness, which brought about madness and illness to all living beings in the Dungeons of Fear and Hunger, may have contributed to their decision. Nevertheless, this very strength became the cause of her expulsion, as her packmates grew wary of her power. Her remarkable strength potentially placed her as the matriarch within the group. Moonless, a cave wolf, was once a member of a pack comprising wolves similar to herself. The New Gods when asked about Moonless. The black has its way of changing the nature of wolves." "A lone cave wolf who was once driven away from her pack because of her superior strength.
