Pliskin

"Moans and cries, lost in the darkness..."

Fears, regrets, delusions of grandeur, dreams of glory, the hope of redemption; these are just some of the myriad forces that bring these poor wandering souls to the Estate. However, in this remote place, there is an evil that permeates the land; a corruption so pervasive that it blurs the boundary between life and death, the material and the invisible, and even dreams from reality. Here it can be hard to distinguish that which is made from living flesh, blood, and bone and that which is merely a figment or manifestation of a delusional mind. In this place, it is often the latter that poses the gravest threat. And with a marinade of fears, regrets, and past traumas your employees had experienced in life, it may be only a matter of time before these emotions and figments take on a life of their own and become something far deadlier.

Ever since the arrival of the Shieldbreaker, something else also has come the Estate. She may have found something when she was lost in that accursed desert and she may have unknowingly brought it with her to the estate, or she is trying to run away from it, but it keeps following her relentlessly. However, whatever it may be, only one thing is clear: it has slithered its way into the Estate and now it is lurking just out of sight, hiding in the underbrush, behind rocks, and in the twisted shadows of your Estate, waiting to strike your heroes at night.

It seem to be an illusion given power and form by the Shieldbreaker’s fears and delusions or some otherworldly creature that feeds on the fear and delusions of the Shieldbreaker, manifesting themselves as the things she fears the most. The Estate is already drenched in the fears and mad delusions of your heroes, so it is natural that it has become the new feeding grounds of this thing.

The Pliskin is one of these illusions, a cobra of unusual size; this poisonous fanged desert reptile is quick to strike and sink its fangs deep into the flesh of your heroes. While this serpent is supposed to be just a figment of the imagination, your heroes can feel its fangs pierce their skin and poison burn beneath it.

Behavior and Strategy
The Pliskin is a beast enemy that appears exclusively in the Shieldbreaker DLC. It appears in nighttime ambushes when the Shieldbreaker is present and in random encounters. In the Shieldbreaker's nightmares, they will disappear after a while, and seem to be an illusion given power by the Shieldbreaker.

It acts very much like the Spitters, since it either bites from the front row or spits in the back. Both attack apply powerful blight damage. The Pliskin prioritizes targets with lower blight resistance and marked targets. Another important note is that it starts with a +15% CRT buff when Stealthed, and revealing its stealth will remove the buff.

Defeating the group of snakes brings great rewards, as they may drop a Aegis Scale when they die, as well as a diary entry for the Shieldbreaker. The entire party also receives a quest buff for -15% stress, except for the Shieldbreaker, who receives -33% stress and +3% CRIT. However, the battle will end if the Shieldbreaker falls on Death's Door, and failing to disperse the illusion will cause a terrible quest debuff on the party instead, causing the same amount of stress to be increased with the Shieldbreaker losing 3 ACC.

Abilities
Apprentice =

Veteran =

Champion =

Related Enemies
Rattler Adder

Trivia

 * The name of this enemy is a reference to Iroquois Pliskin, an alias used by Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 2, which in turn is a reference to Snake Plissken, the protagonist of the movie Escape from New York.