Spire Soldiers are strange creatures created by Lucien. They are almost always accompanied by Spire Guards and are very difficult to defeat. Spire Soldiers' most powerful attack is the ability to summon spikes from the ground and can use Force Push, these can be devastating attacks for an inexperienced character. They appear to be the same type of creature as the Commandant, which means that they have had small shards of the Spire inserted into their bodies, apparantly mostly on the top of the head. The Spire Soldiers you encounter on land wear hats to cover up these shards.