Courtyard



"Soaked and sinking, these stone terraces and sprawling gardens are the sight of long forgotten rivarly...and long remembered regret."

- The Narrator

The Courtyard is a new location added in the Crimson Court DLC. The former lavish gardens of the estate, now sinking into a swampy mire and infested with supernatural insects.

The Courtyard is unique as the Torchlight here is always at Bloodlight. This means there is a permanent +Stress and -Bleed Resistance debuff. Torches here aren't useless however, because when used they will boost your accuracy for the duration of one battle. Torches can also be used to destroy the Throbbing Cocoon curio for a large stress reduction.

After completing the first mission in the Courtyard, the vampiric insect infestation will begin to spread to the surrounding locations. Every run a player does in a dungeon makes the infestation level higher. At the Medium levels, The Fanatic can appear while exploring dungeons, and enemies will start dropping invitations, which can be used to access further Courtyard missions.

Provisions

 * Holy Water can be used for multiple curios.
 * Torches are not necessary to provide light, but torches will boost your accuracy for the duration of one battle when used, and can also be used on Throbbing Cocoons to reduce stress. They are also required to clear a unique Courtyard blockage.
 * Bandage can be used to clean Pile of Strange Bones.
 * Shovel to gain loot from bloodflowers.
 * The Blood can be given to hooded beggars. You will also almost certainly need it for infected heroes.

Party Composition
The Bloodsucker type-enemies that infest the Courtyard are vulnerable to Bleed and resistant to Blight.

Things to watch out for

 * Crocodilian - A ferociously powerful monster with a lot of health that moves in and out of cover during battle. Though encountered in the first Courtyard mission, a low-level party can be in trouble when facing this creature. Vulnerable to stun, but on Champion difficulty clears Bleed and Blight with its submerge ability.
 * Trap - Courtyard traps inflict a high amount of damage or spawn enemies.
 * Secret Door can spawn inside this area. Within it you can find a hero who asks you to rescue him. Upon returning to Hamlet he will be avaliable at the Stage Coach

Trivia

 * The Courtyard is the first new location added through DLC.