The Fanatic

"Madness can take many forms, but none so contemptible as man's belief in a mythology of his own making. A world view buttressed by dogmatic desperation invariably leads to single-minded fanaticism, and a need to do terrible things in the name of righteousness. This man is an animal - rabid, destructive, and incapable of nuanced understanding. He must be put down."

- The Narrator

The Fanatic is a wandering boss added in The Crimson Court DLC. He is a wandering boss, like The Collector and Shambler, and he will hunt down your heroes, should they wander into a dungeon bearing the Crimson Curse.

According to an interview from Killscreen, Chris Bourassa revealed “The Fanatic will attempt to burn party members at the stake, improving his resilience by reading holy verses as the flames sear his victim. Damaging his pyre will fill the Fanatic with zealous rage, emboldening his attacks and imbuing his warhammer with holy light. So it’s a (literal) damned if you do, damned if you don’t encounter!”

Additionally, his warhammer has a "V" mark on it, and when it is heated up it will brand those with the crimson curse so that all will known that they are vampires (much like the mark the Abomination has).

Redhook is also considering giving The Fanatic a musical cue to warn the player that he is nearby.

Behavior
Upon entering battle, the Fanatic will always surprise the party. If you decide to run away from Fanatic, he will appear in the next encounter, fulfilling his promise to hunt "the Cursed" down.

Abilities
This enemy is released now, yet his exact abilities are to be reported. He has a lot of stress inducing abilities, as well as a powerful ability akin to the Hag's cauldron.

Pyre: Ability which places one of the characters onto a pyre, which damages every turn until at deaths door.

Brand: Ability which brands one of the crimson cursed characters. This causes horror DOT and Marked.