The Foetor

“	The rancid crop grows unchecked and abhorrent...	„
	~ The Academic

The Foetor is a Location in Darkest Dungeon II.

Once, it was an idyllic landscape of abundant farmland, filled with honest farmers. Now, it festers, a scene from the darkest depths of hell. Towering mountains of horrid flesh have burst from the earth, twisting through the sky. Though horrid in appearance, the meat gives off a tantalizing aroma that is near irresistible.

Plague Eaters

The primary enemies encountered in the Foetor are Plague Eaters, also known as Gentry.

Those who give in to temptation and sample the crop find themselves afflicted with an insatiable hunger.

Butcher

Dinner Cart

Maid

Livestock

Black Phillip

Lord

Lady

The Harvest Child

The Harvest Child is the main boss in the Foetor, found in the Harvest House.

Feeding Frenzy

True to their name, many Plague Eaters have skills related to consuming corpses or their allies. If a corpse is available, some Plague Eaters can consume it, restoring health and gaining a Corpulent token. Likewise, some Plague Eaters can consume Fodder tokens from Livestock in order to heal themselves or their allies.

Corpulent

• Enables various powerful attacks.
• Consumed upon use.
• Duration: 3 turns
• Limit: 3

Fodder

• Consumable by other Plague Eaters for healing.
• Duration: Until end of combat
• Limit: 3

Strategy

• Plague Eaters are highly resistant to Blight.
• Corpse-clearing skills and items are useful for preventing Plague Eaters from gaining Corpulent tokens.
• Butcher can disrupt the party and apply . Their low base damage makes these enemies not very dangerous. Give buffs to Livestock/Black Phillip.
• Dinner Cart deals huge Blight damage while inflicting Negative Tokens. But its low debuff resistance makes it easy to control if you have Blind , Weak.
• Maid deals considerable damage to the back ranks but is less efective in the fronk ranks. Give buffs to Livestock/Black Phillip.
• Livestock receive buffs, depending on what other Plague Eaters are present on the battlefield. They disrupt, deals huge damage, Riposte and can inflict . It is advisable to kill these enemies first.
• Lord can heavily disrupt the front ranks with a powerful Back 3 attack.. It is recommended to Blind , Weak these enemies to keep them under control.
• Lady can heavily disrupts all ranks with constant stress and cleave attacks that Shuffle . It is advisable to kill these enemies first if possible.

Related Quirks

	Negative Quirks		Positive Quirks
Gentry Fearing	Paralyzed by capacious maws and festering wounds. Combat Start Gentry : 1  (50%)	Gentry Hater	Gentry : +15% DMG Gain On Hit: -1 (25%) Gentry : -20% DMG Taken
		Gentry Slayer	Gentry : +5% CRIT Gentry : Ignores +100% RES

Narrator Quotes

• When selecting The Foetor as the next region at an Inn:
  • "The farms and fields of our kingdom, overrun with putrescence and rot."
  • "The tainted crop continues to spread its tendrils of rot and pestilence."