Skin-Walker Elder
Level 9 Monster · Mountain Peak
In Desperados Destiny, Skin-Walker Elder is a level 9 monster — a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet.
Field notes
An ancient practitioner of the forbidden art of skin-walking who has worn so many faces they no longer remember their own. Each taken face gives them a new set of memories — and a new reason to kill.
What you are walking into
Skin-Walker Elder is level 9, carries 120 health, and is classed Stalker. That makes it a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet. It fights by attrition — damage that keeps working after the hand is played, so a long fight favours it rather than you. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Skin-Walker Elder plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Skin-Walker Elder
Skin-Walker Elder is encountered at Mountain Peak. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for Mountain Peak covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 280 experience and between $10 and $23. Its loot table can yield Harvested Face and Elder Shed Skin. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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