Ashes

Ashes adds a boss that fights in two phases, along with trait-based forging. Forging uses upgradeable traits, and the mod shows the recipe for each trait so players can plan their builds. The accessory it adds is high risk and high reward, and it is Erosion Brand that carries that trade-off. Its effects fit the same theme: new potion effects include Ash Burning, Ash Erosion, Ashen Blood and Regeneration.

The mod brings five new mobs into the world, each a variant tied to its ash theme. It also adds two armor sets, the Cinder Iron and Ashesite sets, and three biomes: Ash Plains, Ash Rift and Scarlet Abyss. Traits are 14 in total, 10 from vanilla and 4 from the L Ender's Cataclysm datapack, and the mod is built to support other mods.

Ashes needs Curios API, which provides the accessory slots, and TerraBlender, which handles its biome placement. Jade and Just Enough Items (JEI) are optional and add tooltips and recipe viewing if installed. The mod runs on Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 and is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source. Future updates are expected to bring a soundtrack and a dedicated boss health display.