"Kayonia has entered its darkest hour, ... Chaos rampages through the city. Queen Romaine is trapped in her castle, besieged by wasps. I can protect her for a time, Tom, but Vespick the wasp queen will conquer Meaton unless you and Elenna can do something about it."
- Marc on the subject of Vespick's attack
Vespick the Wasp Queen is an Evil Beast of Kayonia. A humanoid wasp, Vespick is twice as tall as a man. Her upper half is humanoid except for a wasp-like head with bulging eyes while the lower half is that of a wasp, covered in black and gold stripes which ended in a sharp sting that glowed green. The Beast has six limbs each armed with hooked claws, two being arms ending in three clawed digits (two fingers and a thumb) and four legs extending from the bottom of the thorax down to her feet, each tapering into a pair of toes. Four wings sprout from her back. Her exoskeleton is tough and able to deflect arrows. Upon her head is an orange rune imitating a crown and her torso is covered in the mockery of human armour made of thorax. Her wings are also incredibly strong and can easily withstand an attack from arrows. The Beast's sting was the last ingredient for Marc's potion to save Freya. Vespick's name comes from Vespa, the Latin for wasp.
The World of Chaos[]
Vespick terrorised Kayonia for centuries, however unlike some of the other Evil Beasts of the kingdom, the Wasp Queen is not known to be part of Kayonian myth or known to the population. When Velmal fled to Kayonia, he began recruiting the Beasts of the realm to aid him in taking the throne, one of which was Vespick, aided by the fact the Wasp Queen would be targeted by Tom and Elenna for her stinger regardless.
Vespick appearing before the people of Meaton.
Believing he had done enough to cause either rebellion or civil war against Queen Romaine and with the other five Beasts loyal to him defeated, Velmal sent Vespick to attack Meaton. The arrival of the Beast in the capital coincided with the beginning of mass looting and rioting, as the arrival of Vespick's swarm was seen by many as another of the queen's failure to control the problems of the kingdom. The wasp swarm converged to allow Vespick to rise above the capital, being seen by all when it dissipated. The Beast ordered her swarm to attack the population of Meaton before the Wasp Queen spotted Queen Romaine and soared up to the tower she was in, glancing at the queen as she flew past the window. Before Vespick could attack, Marc put up a barrier around the top of the tower, preventing the Beast and her swarm from entering. The Beast left much of her swarm surrounding the barrier to construct a huge wasp nest around it, while she descended and entered the castle, fighting many guards as she battled her way to the throne room, sitting victoriously on the throne of Kayonia.
Vespick on the throne of Kayonia.
Vespick kicking Elenna.
Vespick trying to push through Elenna's volley.
Vespick remained on the throne until Tom and Elenna entered the palace, drawn to the throne room by the gentle buzzing of the Beast's wings. Tom yelled at the Wasp Queen to come and fight, causing her to rise into the air, soaring to the top of the room and diving down at him headfirst. Astride Storm, Tom spurred his horse on to meet the Beast, who lashed out a fist at him, but he ducked and stabbed upwards, the blade sailing harmlessly through the cracks in Vespick's armour. As she sailed past, the Wasp Queen punched again while her foe was vulnerable from his upwards attack, striking him in the back and throwing him from Storm. Before Vespick could attack her fallen foe, Elenna blocked her path, waving a sword she had taken from the Beast's previous battle with the Kayonian guards, keeping the Beast away as Silver tried to bite at the flying Wasp Queen. As Tom recovered, Vespick struck out with her claws, which the Avantian blocked with his shield. In the same motion, the Wasp Queen lithely turned and kicked Elenna in the face, sending her flying into the door, opening it and allowing the swarm to enter. As her foes fled the room to try and escape the swarm, the Evil Beast hurtled after them, an arrow fired by Elenna bouncing off of her wing as she drew close. The archer fired another arrow, which bounced off of the Wasp Queen's armour, but slowed her down. Elenna fired a volley of arrows, keeping Vespick away, who retreated inside in frustration at her paused advancement and sent more of her swarm to attack instead, not noticing her foe had almost ran out of arrows that are keeping her away.
Elenna slashing Vespick.
Using the piping of the palace's forge, Tom and Elenna were able to render the swarm unconscious, which Vespick quickly noticed, loudly buzzing in fury. The Beast rocketed out of the door, charging towards the Avantians, who dodged the attack by rolling to each side of her. The Wasp Queen turned to follow Elenna, who slashed upwards by raking her stolen sword along the Beast's front, making her shriek in rage and pain. Tom leapt at Vespick, who quickly noticed him and turned to aim her sting at her foe, who jumped away. The Beast shook off debris falling from the collapsing wasp nest as Tom pondered his next move, awaiting another attack from the Avantians. Tom and Elenna chose to flee through the market, pursued by the Wasp Queen, who attacked a market stall as soon as her foes hid behind it for cover. Hoping to distract the Beast, Elenna ran from the cover, drawing the Wasp Queen's attention, who chased her through Meaton as the swarm began to wake up.
Vespick struggling to dislodge Tom.
Vespick plummeting to the ground as Tom attacks her wings.
Still pursuing Elenna, Vespick passed under the window of the turret Romaine had been imprisoned in. As she flew underneath, Tom leapt from the window and used the Eagle Feather to control his descent and land on his foe's back. Instantly noticing Tom, Vespick began to writhe to throw him off, failing as he wrapped his hands around her neck for stability. The Beast flew high into the air, turning to smash Tom into the walls as she passed the battlements. High above the city, Vespick turned and dived towards the ground, righting herself when it became clear such a strategy wouldn't dislodge Tom. Tom began to bring his sword down repeatedly on one of the Wasp Queen's wings, causing the Beast to spasm in pain and aim her stinger at the warrior, but was unable to stop him from slashing through the right set of wings. As Vespick tried to maintain flight with only half her wings, Tom cut through the left set, and the Beast plummeted to the ground shrieking in fear and anger. Tom leapt free as the Wasp Queen struck the castle moat and disappeared in a geyser of water until all that was left of her was her large sting.
One of Vespick's wings was found from the battle and kept by the Kayonians in Meaton. It was given to Tom to aid him in defeating Vigrash when she and the other Lightning Beasts returned, where it saved him from a deadly fall whilst fighting the Clawed Eagle.
Powers, Abilities and Weaknesses[]
Powers and Abilities[]
- Wasp Manipulation: Vespick commands hundreds of thousands of wasps.
- Skilled Fighter: Vespick is a skilled fighter, as she can fight on par with Tom.
- Flight and Deflection: Vespick has wings which allow her to fly and are durable enough to deflect arrows.
- Venom Manipulation: Vespick's stinger drips venom.
- Natural Armour: Vespick has an armoured exoskeleton which can withstand a volley of arrows.
- Natural Weaponry: Vespick has sharp claws and a stinger which she can use to stab at her enemies.
Minions[]
- Wasps: Vespick is aided in battle by the hundreds of thousands of wasps she has command over. These are just regular wasps, however.
Weaknesses[]
- Water Weakness: Like regular wasps, Vespick can be killed by water.
- Wing Removal: Vespick's wings can be cut off.
A - Z of Beasts[]
"Vespick's armour-plated body is twice as tall as a man's and her wings give her terrifying speed and agility. She is armed is with six brutal hooked claws and a stinger which oozes a deadly green venom. One drop will instantly kill her prey. Worst of all, Vespick has an army of wasps at her command. They swarm around her victims, weakening them with excruciating stings".
Compass Text[]
"Poison from a wasp sting was used in a potion to revive Freya"