ABYSS Field manual
Bristle in ABYSS

Creature file · Common

Bristle

A sea urchin. It doesn’t hunt, see or hear. It just drifts around its spot and gets in your way.

Punishes
Not watching your step
Found
Open water
Shows up
Clusters of 1–3
Death screen
CARELESSNESS

How to survive

  1. Steer around it. A Bristle can’t chase you, so all it takes is attention.
  2. It drifts slowly around its spot, so give it a wider berth than you think.
  3. If you brush one, get clear. A second touch restarts the sting instead of stacking it, but don’t make a habit of it.

Watch for

  • Spines in your path in open water, usually in small clusters.

Field data

Threat
Common
Damage
A 5 s sting
Killing one
25 XP

See also

Written from the pre-launch build (October 2026). Numbers can change with updates; if something here is out of date, tell us on Discord.