Widow

The Widow is a Gaunt enemy found in Darkest Dungeon II encountered in all regions except The Mountain and only in road fights.

Description
The Widow can be found in every region as a Road battle. She is one of the most common and weaker enemy types and tend to thin out nearing the end of runs. Although it may not cause much direct damage, it can cause  stress, horror and most importantly,  stun. Only rank 1, Widows also can cause Blind.

Who she was is long gone, and with it her appearance. Widows mourn the loss of her beauty. And so they try to stay in the back ranks where the heroes cannot see her. In case they get too close Widows will attack directly in the eyes in a desperate attempt to get rid of the judging gazes of the heroes.

Strategy
The biggest danger of Widows is   stress, horror  and occasional  stuns, if ignored the stress can easily build up and cause much more damage in the long run. However, since they have low base life they can be killed in one hit by most DPS heroes like Dismas or Hellion. It is recommended that they be killed as soon as possible to avoid stress damage as this is more dangerous and difficult to handle than other types of damage.