Esquire

Those inflicted by the curse will slowly change, their noses elongating, their skin becoming deathly pale, their eyes becoming larger, black and unblinking, their teeth falling out only to be replaced by fangs, their mind slowly subsuming to delusions and madness, still believing they are human. Hidden under a thin layer of fake sophistication and nobility, they are mad beasts with an insatiable thirst for blood.

Long ago before the Crimson Curse took hold upon the Courtyard, the title of Esquire was one of dignity and respect, accorded to men of higher social rank and aspiring to knighthood, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of Gentleman and below the rank of Knight.

However that title has been thoroughly dragged through the blood-soaked mud as these noble lords have fallen to the blood curse. Preening, mincing and self-aggrandizing in its own frivolous cruelty, there little dignity left in them as they feast on the blood of the guilty and the innocent alike. As the bloodlust takes hold, they will undergo a hideous metamorphosis, showing the true monster that is hidden underneath their thin veneer of sophistication.

Behavior and Strategy
The Esquire is one of the more dangerous Bloodsucker-type enemies found in the Courtyard. They are able to deal significant area-of-effect damage to the entire party using Skewering Repartee (or Piercing Foreleg if it has already used The Thirst). One of their major weaknesses is that they must be in rank 3 or 4 to use these dangerous abilities, whereas they are far less threatening in the frontline. Since they often spawn in the back, they tend to be a priority target. Fortunately, they have no PROT, average resists, and only a modest health pool.

Thirsty Form
Apprentice = Veteran =

Champion =


 * Unlike other self effects, the transformation and the "clear riposte" effects require a successful hit.

Bloodlust Form
Apprentice =

Veteran =

Champion =