Mischievous sprites of Feyish origin, should someone be unfortunate enough to scare them, they'll violently propagate.

Will-o-wing

In-GameJournal Entry

Type	Enemies
Affiliation	Flora

Overview

Will-o-wings are nature sprites that resemble normal plants, often remaining passive until awoken. Found in small groups, they will chase after any Envoy who disturbs them, exploding in a burst of pollen for minor damage and annoyance if they get close enough.

They will not react to crouching players, and the large Will-o-wing at the group's centre can be sneakily plucked for a single

Will-o-bulb

. Upon death, there is a chance they will drop a

Will-o-frond

.

Location

Will-o-wings can be found all throughout the forests of Midrath, though they are relatively uncommon. For this reason it is not recommended to search for them specifically, but instead to keep an eye out for them whilst performing other activities such as foraging for Ingredients or carrying out Sparrow's Tales.

Drops

Type	Item
Resource	Will-o-frond

Lore

A distant relative to the Sproutfolk, Will-o-wings are a bane to farmers and foragers alike.^[1] Carried by wind and whimsy, this sprightly plant drifts through Alca’s wilds with their fluttery, wing-like leaves.

It is recommended that the young sprouts be plucked to avoid them further growing and flying off on any unfortunate.^[2]

Media

A dormant Will-o-wing, still at rest in the ground.
Original in-game showcase image for the Will-o-wing.

Bugs

Despite possessing a Journal entry, Will-o-wings die instantly upon hit and therefore cannot be directly Pull Smitten. This rendered their Journal entry incompletable for the entire duration of Preludes 14.
- However, with the addition of Spreading Sploot in Preludes 15, they can now be indirectly smitten by luring other Foes towards them.

The in-game description contains a typo; "Mischivous sprites" instead of "Mischievous sprites".

Trivia

On 1st May 2025, Digital Extremes polled the Soulframe community to determine the name of this enemy. Of the 9,533 total votes, the results were as follows^[3]:
- Will-o-wings - 3,488 votes (37%)
- Springups - 835 votes (9%)
- Shootlings - 552 votes (6%)
- Pollepods - 1,153 votes (12%)
- Whirlypops - 2,387 votes (25%)
- Samaras - 1,118 votes (12%)