River krusts are a type of mollusk seen in Dishonored, which are often found in humid environments, such as on the underside of piers. They are immobile, but can sense nearby activities and launch projectiles toward those that they perceive as enemies. River krusts possess durable carapaces that protect their soft insides. These insides are only exposed during their attacks.

Corvo Attano can first encounter river krusts shortly before Kaldwin's Bridge during the mission The Royal Physician, or if he uses possession on a fish to get to the sewer under The Hound Pits Pub, at the end of the mission The High Overseer.

CombatEdit

• River krusts only attack Corvo if he is detected within a specific range. Getting out of that range will cause the river krust to close its shell again and become idle.
• The shell of river krusts protects them from melee attacks, but it cannot defend them against bullets and explosives.
• Krusts tend to gather in groups, making them good potential targets for grenades; individual krusts are easy to kill with a well-aimed crossbow bolt or a bullet once their shell is open.
• River krusts can be avoided by simply running or sneaking past them. However, killing them and looting their corpses often yields valuable river krust pearls, which can be sold for 25 to 50 coins depending on size.
• Killing river krusts does not count towards chaos level on violent/non-violent playthroughs.
• River krust "spit" is extremely caustic, and even a single krust can kill Corvo quickly if caution is not taken.
• Corvo can possess river krusts, but cannot move or attack while doing so.

TriviaEdit

• A book mentions that River Krusts are asexual and are born from some kind of "slick" covering the shores.
• River Krusts are suspected to be one of the main ingredients of both Piero's Spiritual Remedy and Sokolov's Elixir.
• Pearls produced by krusts are highly valued.
  • According to the Heart, orphan boys are given the hazardous job of retrieving pearls hidden inside the river krusts, and only those who are extremely rich can afford to buy a necklace made of the prized gemstones.
• The Heart mentions that some of the liquor from the Distillery District tastes like it was distilled from river krusts.

GalleryEdit

v • d • e Characters in Dishonored
Protagonist	Corvo Attano
Loyalists	Piero Joplin • Samuel Beechworth • Farley Havelock • Callista Curnow • Teague Martin • Treavor Pendleton • Wallace Higgins • Cecelia • Lydia
Assassination Targets	Thaddeus Campbell • Morgan Pendleton • Custis Pendleton • Lady Boyle • Hiram Burrows • Daud
Others	The Outsider • Jessamine Kaldwin • Emily Kaldwin • Anton Sokolov • Granny Rags • Slackjaw • Geoff Curnow • Madame Prudence • Griff • Morris Sullivan • Esmond Roseburrow • Unknown Child
Minor Characters	Doctor Galvani • Mad Survivor • Bunting • Pratchett • Test Subject 312 • Montgomery Shaw • Ramsey • Miss White • Lord Brisby • Alfa • Blake • Mace Brimsley • Propaganda Officer
Classes	Survivors • Servants • Aristocrats • City Watch • Courtesans • Thugs • Weepers
Animals	Rats • Fish • Wolfhounds • River Krusts • Whales

v • d • e Enemies in Dishonored
City Watch	Watch Lower Guard • City Watch Guard • City Watch Officers • Tallboys • Soldiers
Overseers	Warfare Overseers • Music Box Overseer • Wolfhounds
Targets	Thaddeus Campbell • Pendleton Twins • Lady Boyle • Hiram Burrows • Daud • Farley Havelock
Other	Bottle Street Gang • Butchers • Weepers • Assassins • Mad Survivor • Montgomery Shaw • Royal Interrogator • Granny Rags • River Krusts