Boulder Guardian
Level 5 Monster · The Painted Rocks
Boulder Guardian is one of the monster threats a player meets in Desperados Destiny, sitting at level 5.
Field notes
The Nahi say the rock art at the Painted Rocks is not decoration — it is a lock. This translucent, scaled guardian has woken because someone is picking the tumblers. It smells of wet stone and old iron. It has no eyes. It does not need them.
What you are walking into
Boulder Guardian is level 5, carries 60 health, and is classed Vulture. That makes it an early-game threat, reachable in your first sessions. It has no trick to it beyond persistence, so the fight comes down to your draws and your gear. 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 Boulder Guardian plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Boulder Guardian
Boulder Guardian is encountered at The Painted Rocks. 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 The Painted Rocks covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 100 experience and between $4 and $8. Its loot table can yield Blessed Water and Guardian Scale. 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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