Crimson Curse



The Crimson Curse is a persistent status effect, much like a disease, that gives a hero unique conditions. It is only found in the Crimson Court DLC.

The Curse is automatically removed from all heroes in your roster upon completion of a Courtyard quest (other than the first one). An option to cure it through the Sanitarium becomes avaliable later on.

It's important to note that after completing the first Courtyard quest, subsequent runs require an Invitation to gain entry: as the Crimson Curse's Infestation grows, Bloodsuckers begin to spawn in every other location. When the Infestation reaches its peak, these random spawns will have a Gatekeeper carrying an Invitation.

Defeating said Gatekeeper will always grant the player one Invitation, but from the second round of combat the monster can use "Elusive Exit" to escape, denying the player the Invitation drop.

All States
Using Holy Water on a hero afflicted with the Crimson Curse will result in 4 dmg blight for 3 rounds, a -5 SPD debuff, and a -40% blight resist debuff for 12 rounds. The standard effect of holy water will not be applied.

Be wary, however, for the curse can spread while you're away from the Hamlet, and while in a dungeon, you may come across those who wish to end the curse by any means necessary.

Those who are cursed are immune to all Diseases, and all diseases they had before are cured.

Passive
The Crimson Curse is in its Passive state when first contracted, and returns to it when the thirst is slaked. While in this state, heroes' stats change as follows:

If you give a hero The Blood while their curse is in Passive state, they gain +7 DODGE and +3 SPD for 3 rounds.

Craving
Like hunger activations, eventually the cursed hero will get hungry, and enter a state known as Craving. At this point, their condition gets worse:

At this point, you can either ignore their craving and deal with their urges or give them The Blood, sending them into Bloodlust. If you ignore them for too long, however, they will become Wasting.

Wasting
As the voracious thirst for The Blood becomes crippling starvation, the hero starts Wasting away, bloodflies stalking their every move. Their stats stay the same as Craving, with an additional penalty to Deathblow Resistance: Past this point, if the hero does not receive The Blood until their next blood check, they will die.

If a Wasting hero is indeed given The Blood, the Crimson Curse will return to its Passive state.

Heroes left idle in the Hamlet while Wasting will automatically consume one vial of The Blood from your Provisions instead of dying. If no vials of The Blood are left, the hero perishes as normal.

Bloodlust
If a Craving hero is given The Blood, they enter an euphoric state of mind called Bloodlust, revealing the true hidden power of the Crimson Curse. Their stats change as follows:

If you give a hero The Blood while their curse is in Bloodlust state, they will receive massive (35-40) Stress Damage, but gain +50% DMG and +4 SPD for 3 rounds.

After a while, the Bloodlust will fade, returning the curse to its Passive state.

Below is a table showing what statuses each hero class inflicts on other heroes during Bloodlust

Removing the curse
Defeating bosses in the Courtyard will temporarily remove the Crimson Curse from all afflicted heroes, but they can still contract it again through venturing into the Courtyard and encountering Courtyard enemies in other dungeons due to infestation.

Upon completing the quest "A Bewitching Predator" (kill 1 Countess), an event called "Of curse and Countess" will trigger. The event removes the Crimson Curse from all affected heroes and enables active removal (like any normal desease) through the Sanitarium.