Supplicant

There are many different bloodsucking parasites living with the swamp. Ticks are one of the creatures that feed on the blood of others and spread horrible sicknesses with their bites. The Crimson Curse found new carriers of its sickness within these pests, as the blood curse started to change these tiny, parasitic pests into something far more horrible.

Latching on a host, the Supplicant keeps sucking the blood from its victim, growing bigger and bigger until it becomes too big, heavy, and bloated to move, its legs incapable of carrying its own body weight. Instead of letting their prey go, these lazy creatures latch themselves on the head of their victim, slowly chewing and digesting the skin and flesh from the victim’s head and digging their tentacle-like mandibles into the exposed brain, turning their host into an unwilling puppet that will carry them wherever they want. On that point they become more predatory, forcing their host to walk to newer hunting grounds so that they can feast on the blood on whatever prey may living there. When facing these bloated parasites, watch out for their bite for there is a chance that your heroes can become infected by the disease.

Behavior and Strategy
The Supplicant is a Bloodsucker type enemy that is native to the Courtyard, but can be found in any area when infestation is active, usually with Sycophants. These are not particularly tough nor hard-hitting, but instead are designed to inflict your party with the Crimson Curse with their ability Gather the Blood. When facing them in the Courtyard, they are usually a low priority. They are one of the only Bloodsucker enemies that cannot cause Stress outside of landing a critical hit.

Note that the Supplicant has one of the highest levels of stun resist in the game. They are virtually impossible to stun, even with upgraded abilities and trinkets. Keep this fact in mind when considering what enemy to prioritize.

Trivia
The Supplicant bears a great resemblance to Headcrab Zombies from the Half-Life series, both of which are bodies controls by a parasitic arthropod attached to the head (albeit the tick attached to the Supplicant is much bigger.)