Eidolon

Description
Eidolons are hovering creatures resembling a floating octopus. They are always elementalists. The Seer in the Iron Mines of Moladune describes the Eidolon as a creature of "malice and shade" having a natural defence against Spectral Agony, the racial skill of the Mursaat. When killed, the Eidolon drops a Spectral Essence that the Seer uses to infuse the Eidolon's natural defences into the armor worn by the players, thus giving them a fighting chance against the Mursaat.

It is unknown why the Eidolons are able to resist the Mursaat, whether it be by accident, breeding, or evolutionary adaptation due to common origin (the Eidolon in the Ring of Fire mission is "maintained" by the Mursaat). Neither should one trust the Seer's word that the Eidolons are evil creatures, for no one knows where the Seers stand to begin with.

Location

 * Southern Shiverpeaks
 * Iron Mines of Moladune (Mission) (in a cave to the east of the Seer)
 * Ring of Fire Islands
 * Ring of Fire (Mission) (appears in the door to the Mursaat stronghold once the Ether Seals are defeated)
 * Abaddon's Mouth (Mission) (along the path to the bonus)

Skills Used

 * Aura of Restoration
 * Frozen Burst
 * Ice Prison
 * Mist Form (Elite)

Items Dropped

 * Spectral Essence
 * Frozen Remnant