Povus Night Defence

Community guide assembled from in-game chats and the Project Gorgon wiki  ·  Updated April 2026

Povus is a late-game zone (level 60+ recommended) that suffers a monster invasion every night at 8pm game-time (X:40 IRL). Players defend the town by lighting lamps and fighting through twelve waves of increasingly dangerous enemies. Completing waves earns Xogrite, the primary late-game advancement currency, plus class-specific gear from the Town Status Board.

The community shorthand "Bovus" refers to a Bonus night at Povus (extra town XP and better item rewards). When you hear "Bovus tonight!" that means you really don't want to skip it.

"Bovus is Bonus night at Povus" EmotionalSupport, Global chat

Two reliable routes. most community members drop a portal from Serbule well on raid nights, so keep an eye on Global chat.

The event area is in the south-east corner of the Povus map. The Town Status Board (where you collect rewards and start waves) is near the center of town.

• ⬡ 6 pm game-time (X:30 IRL): Arrive early, form groups, find your lamp. Type /join Povus for raid communications.
• ⬡ 8 pm game-time (X:40 IRL): The invasion begins. Spread to lamps, one person per lamp, and spam-click yours as soon as the event starts. Lamps may be guarded by mobs; read the lamp to see who's protecting it.
• ⬡ After lighting your lamp, regroup at the Town Status Board. The group sweeps through town lighting every remaining lamp. You don't need to light lamps outside the walls.
• ⬡ After each wave, return to the board to collect your reward and vote to start the next wave. You can touch the board after each wave or collect everything at the very end.
• ! Dismount before clicking the board. If you're on a horse when you click, you receive generic loot instead of class-specific gear. Remount after.
• ⬡ Starting later waves requires multiple players to channel the board simultaneously. "Need more on board!" means get over there and click it.

Wave order (after lamps) is randomised each night. Every wave has a boss that must be found and killed to clear it.

Kimeta is a special ghost/frog NPC merchant who appears in the Sprawl only on nights when ranalon or ghosts are active in Povus (roughly half of all nights). She appears once the lamp wave is cleared and trades frogs 1-for-1 for Xogrite. making her extremely valuable if you have stockpiled frogs.

Watch the [Povus] channel for announcements. community members call out Kimeta nights explicitly, often with flair: [[[kimeta is active tonight]]]

Every cleared wave gives rewards. The board is the primary source. loot on the ground is secondary.

• ★ Xogrite (Xog): ~2–3 chunks per wave, ~30 total for a full Bovus clear. This is the main reason to come to Povus.
• ★ Class-specific gear: Earned from the Town Status Board when dismounted. Dismount before you click. mounted players get generic loot.
• ⬡ Bonus nights (Bovus): Extra town XP (+100 per quest) and additional item rewards. The board shows if tonight qualifies. Sign up for pigeon notifications to get a heads-up the morning of the Bovus day (in-game morning).
• ⬡ Povus can be done twice per real-world day (game time resets). A dedicated week can yield ~300 Xog.

Xogrite is a gated currency. you can only earn it from Povus, making it the bottleneck for several late-game progressions.

"You can only get Xogs every three days from Eggs; Povus you get xog per wave and can do it twice a day. I think I got like 300 xog in one week of doing Povus." Falphnir, Global chat

Povus has a town level representing its current state of repair. Completing waves earns the town XP; the town levels up when its bar fills. However, every night when the monsters appear, the town loses XP. so neglected nights cause the town to degrade.

Town level affects what NPCs and facilities are available. for example, the forge and Stephie Blackhammer (the blacksmith) return at town level 3. If the town degrades below a threshold, those NPCs disappear again. Keep showing up to keep Povus prosperous.

Beneath Povus is a hidden sub-area accessed by clicking the green crystal in the main room below the town. Inside are roughly six trainer doors, each unlocked by spending certificates pooled from the community. Once opened, a door stays open for about one hour. players announce openings in Global chat. The trainers inside let you push skills beyond normal caps.

Watch Global chat for announcements like "Dunahaim's door open under Povus for 1 hr". these windows are short, so move fast.

• ! Dismount before the board. Clicking the Town Status Board while mounted gives generic loot, not class gear. Dismount → click → remount.
• ! 1 person per lamp. Spreading out covers all lamps simultaneously and completes the lamp wave fast. Don't pile up at the same lamp.
• !
  Flapskull wave: Their gas AoE in a crowded board area is devastating. Community standard is to keep them away from the board.

  💡Community tip▶

  Pull them to the pagodas, not the board. Stack on a pagoda and hold the line.
• ★ Lamps are free. Povus lamps require no fuel. spam-click without hesitation. (Unlike Serbule lamps, which consume fuel.)
• ★ No quest pickup needed. The wave quest is awarded automatically when the event starts. Just show up and fight.
• ★ Board reward timing is flexible. You can collect from the board after each wave, or bank all your rewards and collect once at the very end.
• ⬡ /join Povus to join the raid communication channel. Coordinators call out boss positions, wave types, board status, and Kimeta sightings here.
• ⬡ Sign up for pigeons at the Town Status Board to receive an in-game notification the day before a Bovus (Bonus) night.
• ⬡ Good XP range: Povus is solid content for leveling from 60 to 70. It needs a group and coordination, but rewards are reliable with even a small crew.
• ⬡
  Bone breaks are common. Bone War and Flapskull waves break bones regularly. First Aid is needed to set them.

  💡Community tip▶

  If you have First Aid and Master Kits, offer to set bones for the group after hard waves.