NPCs

Ancient Bones

Milestone targets are 100, 500 and 1000 Ancient Bones. Each rewards +5% Ancient Bones Damage Multiplier. ^[1]

Details

A large, dark, thin skeleton. ^[2]

Ancient Bones spawns randomly in the Veil. ^[3]

Drops

Bestiary drop list ^[4]
Item	Listed odds	Listed maximum
Sanity Potion	1/5	3
Dark Amulet	1/40	—
Gloomhook	1/40	—
Desecrated Carapace	1/150	—

Item drop listings
Item	Listing
Rampaging Ribcage	Listed as a drop from Ancient Bones with odds of 1/2000. The Veil accessory tooltips 3
Tainted Elixir	Listed as an Ancient Bones drop with odds of 1/40. The Veil accessory tooltips 2

Obtainment

Community reports describe wandering in the labyrinth at night until the Ancient Bones appears. ^[5]

A waypoint guides players to its frequent spawn areas. ^[6]

Location

A ruby or sapphire weapon can be used to hunt rare spawns such as Ancient Bones at night. ^[7]

Ancient Bones has a bestiary entry. ^[8]

Spawns randomly in the veils. ^[9]

Strategy

For a night run in the deep labyrinth, bring a campfire or sanity potion to recover sanity. ^[10]

Searching the deep end of the Veil at night is recommended. ^[11]

Bringing sanity potions as a precaution is recommended. ^[12]

Effects

One observed main-quest objective is completed by killing Ancient Bones. ^[13]

References

Includes a retained in-game bestiary transcription alongside cited sources; listed odds are not measured drop rates. Patch not stated. Sources checked 2026-09-29.