Cultist Acolyte

Devoted followers of the Old Gods, drawn to your Estate by either by visions or hearing rumors of the thing that sleep within the deepest pit of the Darkest Dungeon. These heretical fanatics used to practice their dark and unholy religion in secret, hiding far away from ever watchful eye of the Church of Light. However, now that their members have grown in strength, they dare to walk out in open daylight, performing dark rituals and human sacrifices in hopes of fully awakening the thing below the manor and joining it in glorious ascension.

Cultist Acolytes are dark priestesses who are typically accompanied by Cultist Brawler bodyguards. While Acolytes are unable to inflict the brute force of their male counterparts, their dark rituals and unholy incantations can ravage the mind, and they can summon tentacle limbs of unnamable things from the void to assist them in battle. They patrol the different areas of the Estate in search of new sacrifices, slay those who dare to oppose them, and offer their services to the many vile factions that plague the land.

Behavior
The Cultist Acolyte is a Human enemy that can be encountered in any area, usually with Cultist Brawlers and always in the third and fourth ranks. While unable to inflict the brute force of their male counterparts, the Acolyte assaults the mind instead of the body, dealing high stress damage with their unholy incantations, which also mark targets from Veteran Level onwards to strengthen a Brawler's rend. They can also sow confusion by altering the party's formation. It is best to end these heathens quickly to limit the stress inflicted on your heroes and the damage from other foes.