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. He will not appear in the game until a town event occurs declaring his arrival. Once he is in the game he will randomly spawn somewhere inside the dungeon whenever you bring a party with Vampires in it. Note: it is not yet known how the game determines probability of the Fanatic spawning, it is possible that only a fully infected party will spawn the fanatic.

If the game decides that the Fanatic is to appear during an expedition a special loading screen with his face will show when the Dungeon is loading. This is your biggest warning that he is lurking somewhere within. Note: while this is confirmed for his first appearance, it is not known if it happens every time.

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. He will spawn in the two back ranks with his stake and pyre in the front rows. If a party member is NOT currently burning he will immediately attempt to place a party member on the pyre. It is not yet known if he targets only vampires, or if he will attack any party member. While the vampire is burning at a rate of 4 points every action, he will use offensive attacks with 3 actions every round. His offensive attacks move him forwards and cause debuffs, while his buffs move him backwards away from the front line.

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.