Afflicted

The Afflicted are cursed creatures that plague the land of Cantha. They look like a grotesque misshapen pile of human organs shambling about. Some are more shaped into the form of humans than others.

In truth, the Afflicted are living creatures - animals, humans, plants - that have gotten too close to Shiro's malevolent spirit. The disease is not contagious, and only spreads through contact with Shiro. 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.

A small group of Afflicted can be found in Pongmei Valley near a group of Am Fah followers. The two groups are hostile to each other though.

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