The Slab

Connection	Choral Chambers Mount Fay
Music
Ambience	[Missing information]
Main	The Slab
Action	Red Maiden

If this place was holy once, no evidence remains. Even as a prison, it has been neglected.

– Hornet

The Slab is an area located in the cold north of Pharloom. It is a holy place of forgiveness where sinners and heretics of the Citadel come to repent. Or, to the common eye, it is a harsh prison where the Citadel sends those who commit any transgression, no matter how small.

Description

Cell bordering Mount Fay

The Slab consists of a mix of indoor areas, separated by several locked doors that can be unlocked with one of three keys found within the area, and outdoor areas, where Hornet can take frost damage like in Mount Fay.

How to Access

Capture by Wardenfly

After defeating the Bell Beast and acquiring Cling Grip, Hornet can be captured by a Wardenfly in Deep Docks, Greymoor or Bilewater and sent to the Slab. Upon arriving, she will lack all equipment, including her Needle and cloak, making her only attacks a kick which does little damage.

While in the Slab, Hornet can encounter Grindle, even if he was not freed earlier. After sneaking around the area, circumventing its frigid exterior, and reaching a bench in the north, Hornet can reclaim her items before fighting an arena of Wardenflies, Guardflies, and Scabflies. After this, she is able to access the entrance hall, which leads down to a Bellway station in the south of the area, whence she can exit.

Through the Front Door

Alternatively, Hornet can access the Slab by going west from the Choral Chambers. The linking bridge is one floor above the Citadel Spa bench. If she does so, her ability to explore the Slab is limited to a direct path to the Bellway station and nearby bench, which permits her access to Mount Fay and little else. The Key of Apostate, obtained from a Wardenfly corpse in the Putrified Ducts, is the only way to unlock the door that leads to the rest of the Slab for exploration without the need to be caught by a Wardenfly.

The Key of Apostate also opens the door to a room that has hidden tunnels leading to the First Sinner's cell.

Area Features

Characters Grindle Broodling (after killing Broodmother) Old Penitent Mister Mushroom

Enemies Penitent Puny Penitent Scabfly Guardfly Wardenfly Freshfly (during The Wailing Mother wish) Drapefly Drapemite Snitchfly Choristor Reed Bosses Broodmother (during The Wailing Mother wish) First Sinner

	Rune Rage bound after defeating First Sinner, requires all Slab Keys
Key of Indolent	Key of Indolent
Key of Heretic	Key of Heretic
Mask Shard	Mask Shard x 1 requires Key of Apostate
	Spool Fragment x 1
	Memory Locket requires Key of Apostate
	Flea x 2
	Weaver Effigy x 1 requires Key of Apostate
	Frayed Rosary String x 3
	Shard Bundle x 1
	Broodmother's Eye dropped by Broodmother

Text	Tablet	Location
Penitent, Eighth of the Twelfth. Guilty of the sin of irreverence. Penance by chaining. Absolution granted after death. Penitent, Second of the Fourth. Guilty of the sin of dissonance. Penance by silencing. Absolution granted after death.
Penitent, Fourth of the Fourth. Guilty of the sins of infirmity, sickness. Penance by swallowing. Absolution granted after death. Penitent, Twelfth of the First. Guilty of an unnamed sin. Penance by casting. Absolution not granted.
Penitent, First of the First. Guilty of the sin of apostasy. Penance by constriction. Absolution denied.

Arena	Location
Enemy gauntlet in east end of The Slab. Arena has three pressure plates which can be triggered by Hornet or enemies to release rail-guided spike traps. These spike traps can kill enemies. Requires Key of Indolent.
Reward	Theme
Progress through The Slab	Gauntlet Battle 1
Waves
Scabfly x2, centre and right Guardfly, right
Scabfly x4, top left, centre and right
Guardfly x2, left and right

Arena	Location
Enemy gauntlet in northwest corner of The Slab. This variation of the gauntlet is only accessible if Hornet has reached it after being captured by a Wardenfly with a cage. Requires Key of Indolent.
Reward	Theme
Key of Heretic	Red Maiden
Waves
Guardfly, centre
Wardenfly, right
Guardfly, left Scabfly x2, top right
Scabfly x2, top left Scabfly x2, bottom right
Wardenfly, left Guardfly, right

Arena	Location
Enemy gauntlet in northwest corner of The Slab. This variation of the gauntlet is only accessible if Hornet has reached it normally (without being captured) from the Choral Chambers entrance. Requires Key of Indolent.
Reward	Theme
Key of Heretic	Gauntlet Battle 2
Waves
Guardfly, left Wardenfly, right
Guardfly x2, left and right
Scabfly x2, bottom left Scabfly x2, top right
Wardenfly x2, left and right

Arena	Location
Broodmother's enemy gauntlet as apart of her boss encounter. Entrance to the gauntlet is only accessible after The Wailing Mother wish has been promised.
Reward	Theme
Broodmother's Eye	Cut Through (Main) (Enemy Gauntlet) Cut Through (Main + Vocals) (Broodmother)
Waves
Freshfly x2, left Freshfly x2, right
Freshfly x3, top left, centre, and right Guardfly, left
Freshfly x3, top left, centre, and right Wardenfly, top centre
Broodmother, centre

Gallery

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  Message Board

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  Map Room

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  Central Bench

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  Key of the Indolent Room

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  Flies Arena

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  Middle Left Bench

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  Upper Left Bench

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  Spool Fragment Room

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  Weaver Effigy Room

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  First Sinner's cell

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  First Sinner

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  Broodmother Arena

Trivia

• Originally, The Slab was going to be located to the right of the Citadel, instead of to the left.
• If Hornet has obtained Cling Grip but has skipped Bell Beast, the Wardenflies that bring her to The Slab will not spawn, despite their spawn rooms changing to match their presence. This is to avoid softlocking, as in previous versions of the game, if Hornet was caught and brought to The Slab without having unlocked Bell Beast, she would be unable to escape the area and therefore be imprisoned for all of eternity.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning/Explanation
Brazilian Portuguese	O Rochedo	The Rock
French	Le Bloc	The Block
German	Der Brocken	The Chunk
Italian	La Lastra	The Slab
Japanese	巨石の牢 Kyoseki no rō	Megalith Prison
Korean	석판 Seokpan	Slab
Russian	Плита Plita	Slab
Simplified Chinese	罪石牢狱 Zuì shí láoyù?	Sin Stone Jail
Spanish	La Losa	The Slab
Internal name	THE_SLAB

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