Shakra

Appearance Shakra is a lean, tall bug with a pointed white head, possessing a long sharp crest, as well as downturned eyes. She has two long antennae that extend from her head like dreadlocks. Shakra has golden metal armour on her abdomen, waist and tail, as well as thin black limbs. She wears bronze rings on her arms and has a red bag full of maps on her back.

Personality Stern but affable, Shakra is a good-natured warrior that enjoys helping others whenever she can. She appears to be highly versed in matters concerning combat and self-defence, often making remarks on the foes that inhabit the different areas she explores and recognising Hornet as a fellow warrior based on her movements. Shakra cares for others, warning Hornet about the dangers of the caverns she wanders in and offering her help at several points in the game. She also enjoys combat, often commenting on her anticipation to face the various dangers that lurk in Pharloom and even offering to have a friendly duel with Hornet at a certain point in the game.

As a warrior, Shakra greatly values strength and is rather appalled when she witnesses the lack of it. As such, she initially looks down upon the pilgrims, expressing her shock at the fact that they do not defend themselves with anything, and remarks that peace can whittle down the defences of bugs. Over time, she gradually realises that despite not being outwardly powerful, Pharloom's bugs hold much resilience and courage, causing Shakra to admire them and begin respecting them. This culminates in her discovery of her mentor's dead body, during which she honourably sends her off despite her dying of old age, something frowned upon by Shakra's tribe, displaying that she understands that her master wished to teach her to see the beauty in other things. Shakra even takes up post as Bellhart's defender, protecting the bugs she once looked down upon. Shakra is a lean, tall bug with a pointed white head, possessing a long sharp crest, as well as downturned eyes. She has two long antennae that extend from her head like dreadlocks. Shakra has golden metal armour on her abdomen, waist and tail, as well as thin black limbs. She wears bronze rings on her arms and has a red bag full of maps on her back. Shakra can be encountered in various locations in Pharloom. With the exception of Bone Bottom and Bellhart, once Shakra is encountered in a location, she moves on and does not return to that location. Shakra can be first encountered in The Marrow. After the Bell Beast is defeated, she resides on a ledge east of Bone Bottom,. Once Widow is defeated, or if the Wish The Terrible Tyrant is completed,Shakra leaves Bone Bottom and does not return even when being called. Shakra assists in the arena fight in Hunter's March if Hornet has not visited Greymoor, Bellhart, or Shellwood. After Widow is defeated, Shakra resides on a ledge east of Bellhart. Similar to Bone Bottom, when Shakra is away, she can be called back by hitting her ring pole. After the Wish is completed, Shakra gives Hornet the tool Throwing Ring and can be called to assist in the Forum fight in High Halls. This overrides Garmond & Zaza appearing to help if their quest has also been completed After the Wish is completed, Shakra can also be met just outside the Greymoor entrance to Bellhart by ringing her post, where she challenges Hornet to a friendly duel. Shakra takes up the role of defender of Bellhart and only stays in Bellhart occasionally, and can sometimes be seen killing enemies at the entrances of the town, in Greymoor and Shellwood

Biography Shakra hails from an unnamed warrior tribe of bugs that exists at the edge of Pharloom. She was trained by a mentor whom she considers somewhat of a surrogate mother, having learnt the art of fighting with her rings and cartography from her. At some point before the game, Shakra's mentor went missing while on an expedition in Pharloom, causing Shakra to arrive in the kingdom to find her.

Shakra can be located in the respective areas of Pharloom by the throwing rings scattered throughout the area and the sound of her singing. She is first found in the Marrow, where she greets Hornet and warns her of the pilgrims driven to madness in these lands. Shakra will sell various mapping wares to Hornet, such as maps of the nearby areas, pins to mark important locations, a quill to update and modify maps, as well as a compass for Hornet to orient herself.

At Bonebottom, Shakra will express her alarm at the lack of defences the bugs have against the creatures that roam the land. Hornet points out that most pilgrims tend to depart rather quickly and have no need for the defences, but Shakra insists that their pacifism will surely cost many of them their lives. She also sets up her calling ring in Bonebottom, allowing Hornet to call her whenever she wants.

In the Deep Docks, Shakra professes her amazement at the sheer scale of the forges, remarking that the bells produced must be very valuable for such a dangerous outpost to have been built.

When Hornet enters the Hunter's March, she will get ambushed by several Skarr Ants, only for Shakra to arrive. Together, the duo defeat the hordes of ants that assail them. Shakra compliments Hornet's battle prowess, and when she remarks that she wouldn't be sure how proud her mentor would be of her, Shakra assures her that nothing one does escapes their mentor's sight. She then sets up shop and sells Hornet her wares.

In the Far Fields, Hornet comments that Shakra looks well at home in these lands, which she agrees with thanks to the many tough foes. She tells Hornet that she managed to track her mentor through these lands and is sure she'll find her soon enough.

In Greymoor, Shakra warns Hornet of the Craws and mad workers that lurk the lands, which prove formidable foes. She advises her to seek a safer path to the west.

In Shellwood, Shakra tells Hornet of the bugs trapped on silk in the town of Bellhart nearby. Once Hornet frees Bellhart of Widow's control, Shakra will place her calling ring there permanently and when called, congratulates Hornet for saving the town. She's surprised to hear the culprit for this curse was a Weaver, seeing as this race of spiders was long believed extinct in Pharloom.

In the Wormways, Shakra complains about how the burrowing of the worms makes it hard for her to track her mentor, wondering about her intention of travelling here and intending to ask her later.

At the Blasted Steps, Shakra asks if Hornet has seen any trace of her mentor, seeing as she senses her recent presence here. Hornet tells her no, but remarks that the Judges here would make formidable opponents if that was what she was searching for. In the Sands of Karak, she laments that the Order of Karak, a tribe of warrior bugs that once lived here, have since gone extinct and she can't face them in battle.

On the Sinner's Road, Shakra comments that the polluted atmosphere is ill-fitting for warriors like herself and Hornet, but yet she can sense her mentor ventured through here. She makes similar comments on Bilewater's condition, remarking that the Citadel's waste is the main reason for its disgusting atmosphere and that it used to be much cleaner.

On Mount Fay, Shakra comments on how despite her initial belittling of the pilgrims, she admires them for their determination to brave harsh conditions such as this mountain. She tells Hornet that once she finds her master, she will climb the mountain in its entirety.

Once Hornet has purchased all of Shakra's maps, a quest called "Trail's End" will appear on the Wish boards for her to accept. Following Shakra's trail, Hornet arrives at a pristine waterfall in Bilewater, where she finds both Shakra and her mentor's corpse. Shakra explains that her mentor peacefully passed away from old age, having beaten every adversary she faced in Pharloom, and that her final lesson to Shakra was to witness the beauty of Pharloom. She invites Hornet to bid her farewell by playing a song on her Needolin. Hornet does so and with that, she and Shakra conduct the funerary rites needed for her mentor. Shakra gives replicas of her own throwing rings to Hornet as thanks for her continued support. Once this quest is completed, Shakra will assist Hornet in the High Halls forum battle instead of Garmond and Zaza if their quest has also been completed.

Shakra will return to her post in Bellhart to sell whatever wares she has left. She also leaves a calling ring outside in Greymoor, which Hornet can ring to challenge her to a friendly duel, hoping to hone her skills even more now that her master has passed on. In battle, Shakra dashes about the battlefield and throws rings at Hornet, occasionally stopping to slam her with powerful sound waves if she stops for too long. Being defeated by Shakra doesn't count as a death and after her defeat, she compliments Hornet and offers to go another round.

During Act III, Shakra takes up post as the guardian of Bellhart, defending its citizens from the Void-infested mobs. She acknowledges Hornet's role in accidentally releasing this infestation onto Pharloom but encourages her on her journey to end the Haunting once and for all, continuing to fight the enemies that try to enter the town.