Leper

The Leper is one of the playable Character Classes in Darkest Dungeon.

Together with the Crusader, the Vestal and the Flagellant (released in the The Crimson Court DLC), he refuses to embark on missions if the Abomination is in the party.

Class Description
"Struggle, and futility. All of life is a constant toil to keep oneself alive for just a little bit longer. And The Leper not only knows this, but he embraces it. Living a tortured existence has taught this man that one must rely on the self before any others, making him the most independent of those arriving to the Hamlet. He does not need the aid of others, for he knows how to channel his energy into frightening power, or curative energy. He cannot help others with this power, but he can draw on it to give himself strength that other men can only dream of, or the endurance that has kept himself going longer than any other man could. And when his massive blade falls, there is only death for those who stand in its wake. However, it is a slow and heavy blade, and agile foes may easily evade its massive arcs. The Leper's eponymous disease has ruined his body, and at camp it becomes painfully evident how much it takes a toll not only on him, but those around him. Should the other's mental health be in question, The Leper can leave the others to give them peace of mind at the cost of his own well being. However if he needs relief he may let down his mask, while calming him looking upon such a malignant face will bring duress to his companions. But if he truly needs company, he can always sit and reflect, meditating with his blade, just as broken as he is. All will meet with death, there is no exception to this. The Leper's only goal is to see that as many of the accursed creatures of this land meet their appointment before he meets his own."

Combat Skills
"A ruined man, a warrior, and a poet. The Leper is most effective when given a turn to focus himself before raising his massive blade. When he swings, it is all or nothing - crushing blows and massive damage or the empty whistling of a glancing blow. He is entirely self-sufficient, drawing strength from his life of trauma, and able to channel it into heals, protection, or unrelenting fury. ~Guild"

Camping Skills
"A loner and an outcast, the Leper will tend to shun the others in his group, preferring instead to mend his own dying body at the expense of the horror such an undertaking brings forth. In order to reduce his stress, the Leper can remove his mask, but such a thing is sure to unsettle his companions."

- Survivalist

Equipment
"Heavy and restricting, the Leper's bronzed cuirass can absorb all manner of punishing blow. His massive sword is slow to swing, but delivers crushing damage to anyone caught in its unstoppable arc."

- Blacksmith

District Bonus
The Crimson Court DLC added Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive benefits to heroes.

Customization
As for every hero, the Leper has four different colour palettes to choose from: bright white, brown, red and dark white.

Barks
"I know this one thing: survival is a state of mind."

- The Leper

"If I've survived this long, so can you all."

- The Leper

"My sword, my trusted ally, unphased by my aspect."

- The Leper

"Truly, I am a wretched thing."

- The Leper

"You have the killing eye, turn it towards our victory."

- The Leper

"Blood in the mud."

- The Leper

"Petals must fall."

- The Leper

"Summer before the Fall."

- The Leper

"The tide rises. And the tide falls."

- The Leper

"I've been sold a river, and yet I go thirsty."

- The Leper

"All clothes we scavange go to me. After all I have needs..."

- The Leper

"Alms for the sick?"

- The Leper "You fight well. I´ll let you take care of things while I take a rest."

- The Leper "I have dispensed with captains. For now I go alone."

- The Leper

"Empty shells rolling in the surf. ALL EMPTY!"

- The Leper

"You pretend to value my company, but I see the truth."

- The Leper

"Our plans have failed, my fate is mine alone."

- The Leper

"No sparrow lives that cannot fly."

- The Leper

"You prune the ivy though it is almost February."

- The Leper

"No, leave me to my cursed fate."

- The Leper

"An end to my torment, at last?"

- The Leper on Death's Door.

"Mountains defy the consuming sea."

- The Leper

"My suffering has granted me a modicum of power."

- The Leper

"Wounds do not disturb me. Let me wash them."

- The Leper

"The dead long for torture - to feel once more!"

- The Leper "Let me fight that one! So bloody and savage..."

- The Leper "Hurt me, make me FEEL again!"

- The Leper "Come join my dance -- I and the Reaper."

- The Leper "Work quickly, I wish to depart soon."

- The Leper "I was a soldier. I've a long acquaintance with pain."

- The Leper "Each wound takes me closer to bliss."

- The Leper "I live in constant pain -- it is a part of me."

- The Leper "No, without the pain I'd be nothing."

- The Leper "Begone. I depart soon and I've chosen this spot."

- The Leper "I am not afraid of pain. Quite the opposite."

- The Leper "That tendon was doing me little good anyways."

- The Leper "And life trudges onward. Oblivious and stubborn."

- The Leper "She eats only what she makes, the ailing dowager."

- The Leper

"Cherry blossom axe heads. Breaking the dead."

- The Leper "Whirling paper draws the sou´western. Mmm... Yes."

- The Leper "Grass in the ice fields. Adrift in the clouds."

- The Leper "Caution bans the twillight, hammer-like. Summon the fish."

- The Leper "Yonder blights claim the mist in the black heather."

- The Leper "Fish oil wasted on the ramparts. Sliding down the abbey"

- The Leper

"Hinder maypole cinder blossoms. Hanging in the gallows."

- The Leper

"Spare the others, I am ready."

- Leper

Trivia

 * The Leper has inspirations taken from Baldwin the IV, a king of Jerusalem who was also known as "The Leper." In fact, one of the pregenerated names for The Leper is Baldwin.