Afflicted

The Afflicted are cursed creatures that plague the land of Cantha. They look like a grotesque misshapen pile of human organs (and body parts of other creatures) shambling about. Some are more shaped into the form of humans than others. Most of them appear to have large, swelling tumors on their bodies.

In truth, the Afflicted are living creatures - animals, humans, plants - that have gotten too close to the malevolent spirit of Shiro Tagachi. The disease is not contagious, and only spreads through contact with Shiro (though in the Gyala Hatchery mission, the Luxons seem to think otherwise). The Afflicted retain all the abilities of their former class, but their skills are affected and augmented in terrible ways by the Affliction. Upon death they explode in a putrid manner causing high damage in an effect called Afflicted Soul Explosion. After defeating their incoming hordes in the Eternal Grove mission, the Kurzicks and Luxons proceeded to burn the corpses of the fallen Afflicted.

The Afflicted can be found throughout Cantha, on Shing Jea Island, in the narrow alleys of Kaineng City and even make assaults on the Echovald Forest and the Jade Sea. In any area they are found, they will be hostile to all other groups and types of monsters in the area.

For a list of all Afflicted, see Category:Afflicted.

Trivia

 * Most afflicted bosses appear to be former students of Shing Jea Monastery.