Courtesan

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.

Courtesan were women with which the Men of the Court had a relationship but were not married to. A similar term is concubine, though it has a slightly different meaning. Courtesan were well-educated and independent woman who attends the court, a trained artist or artisan of dance and singing, especially one associated with wealthy, powerful, or upper-class society who was given luxuries and status in exchange for entertainment and companionship.

However when the Crimson Curse took root in the Courtyard, the blood curse jumped from host to host in the heat of passion among this web of adulterous relationships and affairs. Courtesans, once the loveliest maidens within the Court, with their beautiful faces and youthful appearances, became bloodthirsty and twisted parodies of themselves. While they still maintain some shamble of their humanity, it only takes the smell of a single drop of blood to send them into a blood craving frenzy. 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
The Courtesan typically allows her allies to do the hard work of dispatching intruders, but that is not to say she is entirely helpless. She supports her allies quite effectively by applying marks and granting large bonuses to PROT and damage with her skills. Once she reveals her true form, she becomes a fierce combatant all on her own, capable of taking full advantage of the groundwork she laid under her guise of humanity.

Because the Courtesan has five different abilities to choose from in Thirsty form, she can act somewhat unpredictably. Sometimes she uses relatively unimpactful skills like Damsel in Distress or Mind Your Manners, but she cannot be ignored because of her potential to use her more dangerous abilities. The Thirst and Careless Whispers, both deal heavy Stress damage, and thus she should be prioritized if there are not more threatening enemies.

Abilities
This enemy does not appear in Apprentice level Courtyard.

Thirsty Form
Veteran =

Champion =


 * Unlike other self effects, the transformation requires a successful hit.

Bloodlust Form
Veteran =

Champion =