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Corruption has soaked the soil, sapping all good life from these groves. Let us burn out this evil.

~ The Narrator on entering a Skirmish expedition in the Weald

The Weald is the second dungeon that can be explored. The only roads to the Hamlet pass through these woods, making it an important area to cleanse.

The Weald plays host to a widespread and unnatural fungal infestation, and the fruits and victims of this spreading corruption are the primary dangers faced when exploring here. In addition, the Brigands make their home here, with a powerful cannon that protects them from their enemies.

Weald Music[ | ]

The music that plays during combat in the Weald is Mournweald Encounter.

Weald Strategy[ | ]

The Weald can be challenging without proper preparation. It presents a unique combination of threats that will often seek to overwhelm you in one particular way. The large creatures pack immense amounts of hit points and damage, the small creatures come in swarming numbers and sometimes with overwhelming speed, and the ever-present infected fungi make Blight a continual threat.

Monsters here usually have (expectedly) high Blight resistance, with low Bleed resistance being the only consistent weakness.

As in other locations, back line creatures such as Fungal Artillery, Blighted Crones and the universal Cultist Witches are generally a priority, as they will apply stress, debuffs, and marks to your party.
While not as prone to disease as the Warrens, Gnashers, Scratchers, and Artillery all have a chance to infect your party — Gnashers in particular are a common source of Rabies. Ectoplasms and Gnashers are weak individually, but often appear in great numbers — Gnashers in particular are very fast, have a high dodge, and a high chance to inflict bleed, making them highly effective nuisances. Ectoplasms can duplicate themselves and coalesce into larger ectoplasms, potentially making for an endless fight if the player does not focus damage correctly.
Unclean Giants deal tremendous amounts of damage while being very difficult to kill quickly due to their high HP — they can be managed effectively with high PROT or -DMG% debuffs, as they have a low Debuff resistance.
Fungal Scratchers are, comparitively, less threatening despite their high PROT and chance to Blight at higher levels, especially when they do not have allies to mark members of your party for extra damage.

Provisions[ | ]

  • Bandages are useful for interacting with Mummified Remains and Eerie Spiderwebs for extra loot, as well as for curing Bleed effects that are inflicted by the numerous Rabid Gnashers that are encountered in the area.
  • Antivenom protects heroes from Old Trees and disarms the poison traps of Left Luggage for extra loot. Furthermore, many enemies inflict Blight here. This includes the Fungal Artillery, Unclean Giant, Crone, and higher level Fungal Scratchers.
  • Extra shovels are very useful since blockages are encountered more often and can be used on Shallow Graves to provide loot.
  • Holy Water is useful for the Troubling Effigy and Pristine Fountain in order to obtain a Positive Quirk or Stress relief, respectively.
  • Medicinal Herbs can be used on Beast Carcasses to harvest food safely, and become invaluable at veteran level and above for removing Witch debuffs.
  • Skeleton Key is occasionally needed for locked chests.
  • Food is less important here, as a lot of it can be procured through using Medicinal Herbs on curios.
  • Bring extra Torches, as the Weald layout can have long paths that need to be backtracked.

Party Composition[ | ]

Bleed, debuff, and move skills are all very effective here due to low enemy resistances, with blight being much less effective due to high resistances, though the Plague Doctor remains valuable here due to Battlefield Medicine's ability to cure both Blight and Bleed, both of which are common. The Unclean Giant deals a lot of damage with Treebranch Smackdown, so it is helpful to have an Occultist or Leper to lower his damage. The Hound Master can make good use of Target Whistle to deal with fungi.

The Weald has the most diverse enemy typing, with Unholy only being found in the occasional Bone Rabble and Ghoul. In apprentice level missions, the most common enemy type is Eldritch; however, veteran and champion missions add the Unclean Giant and Crone enemies, making Human the most common. The bosses of the Weald are also Human. Traps appear as a bed of mushrooms that deals Blight damage.

Things to watch out for[ | ]

  • Crones and Fungal Artillery are threats in any position — in the front, they mass blight your front two rows, and in the back they apply marks, blight, and debuffs.
  • Ectoplasm, particularly threatening when other Ectoplasm or Ectoplasm corpses are present, as these present opportunities for them to multiply, or to coalesce into larger ectoplasms via Ectoplasmic Profusion.
  • Unclean Giant's Treebranch Smackdown — one of the strongest single-target attacks in the game performed by a non-boss enemy.
  • Like all other Champion-level creatures, the Hateful Virago is always dangerous.

List of Weald Monsters[ | ]

Enemies found within the Weald
Enemy HP DODGE PROT SPD Type Resistances Abilities
Slime
Ectoplasm
8 0% 0% 1 Eldritch

Poptext stun Stun - 50%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 60%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 40%
Poptext move Move - 25%

"Slime"
"Cytokinesis"Summon 1 Ectoplasm
"Ectoplasmic Profusion"Merge 2 Ectoplasms into 1 Large EctoplasmStress +10

Big Slime
Large Ectoplasm
35 0% 20% 1 Eldritch

Poptext stun Stun - 75%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 60%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 40%
Poptext move Move - 50%

"Big Slime"
"Slimesmack"Stun
"Cytokinesis"Summon 1 Ectoplasm

Rabid Gnasher
Rabid Gnasher
10 15% 0% 8 Beast

Poptext stun Stun - 10%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 20%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 10%
Poptext move Move - 10%

"Rabid Rush"Disease: RabiesBleed 1

Fungal Bloat
Fungal Scratcher
19 0% 33% 0 Human
Eldritch

Poptext stun Stun - 25%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 20%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 15%
Poptext move Move - 25%

"Groping Swipe"
"Rend the Marked"+50% DMG vs Mark
"Harmless Swipe"

Fungal Artillery
Fungal Artillery
14 5% 15% 2 Human
Eldritch

Poptext stun Stun - 25%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 20%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 15%
Poptext move Move - 25%

"Mark Prey"Poptext taggedDebuff: -5 DODGE
"Rain of Blight"Blight 2Disease: Any
"Escape Cloud"Blight 1

Crone
Crone
19 28.75% 0% 9 Human

Poptext stun Stun - 30%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 40%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 60%
Poptext move Move - 30%

"Curse of Vulnerability"Debuff: -7 ACC, -15 DODGEMark
"Fetid Censer"Stress +10Blight 3Disease: Any
"Embrace the Dark"Stress +10Torch -10

Unclean Giant
Unclean Giant
102 8.75% 0% 1 Human
Beast

Poptext stun Stun - 70%
Poptext poison Blight - 80%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 40%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 60%
Poptext move Move - 95%

"Treebranch Smackdown"Knockback 1
"Confusion Spores"ShuffleDebuff: -7 ACC
"Poison Spores"Blight 3

Hateful Virago
Hateful Virago
57 48% 7% 10 Human

Poptext stun Stun - 245%
Poptext poison Blight - 145%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 85%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 115%
Poptext move Move - 75%

"Ruinous Hex"Debuff: -10 ACC, -20 DODGEMark
"Putrid Breath"Blight 3Knockback 1
"From Death Comes Life" Used at the end of the round if there is a corpseConsumes a corpse to summon 1 "Necrotic Fungus"

Necrotic Fungus
Necrotic Fungus
33 0% 0% 3 Eldritch

Poptext stun Stun - 245%
Poptext poison Blight - 85%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 85%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 145%
Poptext move Move - 120%

None

Passive: While the Necrotic Fungus is alive, heroes cannot use healing skills.

Hag Sprite
Hag
66 5% 0% 5 Human

Poptext stun Stun - 100%
Poptext poison Blight - 60%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 20%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 40%
Poptext move Move - 200%

"Into The Pot"Throws hero into the cauldron.
"Meat Tenderizer"
"Season to Perfection"Debuff: -10 ACC, -25% DMGStress +10
"Taste The Stew"Stress +10Self: Heal 6

Cauldron Full
Cauldron
100 (Empty)

14 (Full)
0% 100% (Empty)

0% (Full)
0 Crockery

Poptext stun Stun - 200%
Poptext poison Blight - 200%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 200%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 200%
Poptext move Move - 200%

None. Passive (while full): Hero in Cauldron takes damage every turn.

Brigand Pounder SP
Brigand Pounder
50 0% 70% 0 Ironwork

Poptext stun Stun - 200%
Poptext poison Blight - 200%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 200%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 200%
Poptext move Move - 100%

"BOOOOOOOM!"Stress +15
"MISFIRE!"Stress -10
"Reinforcements" Used at the start of every round if there is an empty spot for an new monsterSummon 1 Brigand MatchmanSummon 1 "Brigand"
Initiates Brigand Matchman's Fire In The Hole

Brigand Fuseman
Brigand Matchman
8 12.5% 0% -20 Human

Poptext stun Stun - 25%
Poptext poison Blight - 10%
Poptext bleed Bleed - 10%
Poptext debuff Debuff - 15%
Poptext move Move - 25%

"Fire In The Hole"Gives the Brigand Pounder a turn
"Hot Shot"


Curios[ | ]

Curios found within the Weald
Curio & type Description Cleansing Without cleansing
Ancient Coffin
Ancient Coffin
Haunted; Body.
"An old coffin. It is slightly ajar."

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Pass


Currency.portrait.icon
50% Gold/Heirloom x2. "The coffin contains hidden treasures."
Quirk pos.curio tracker
8.3% Positive Quirk: Weald Adventurer. "Findings in the coffin give the hero insight into the nature of this world."
Quirk pos.curio tracker
8.3% Positive Quirk: Weald Explorer. "Findings in the coffin give the hero insight into the nature of this world."
Nothing.curio tracker
33.3% Nothing. "There is nothing of value inside."


Beast Carcass
Beast Carcass
Body; Food.
"Something has recently mutilated this creature..."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Medicinal Herbs
Medicinal Herbs. "The medicinal herbs rid the carcass of any diseases."
Loot.curio tracker
Food x2
Loot.curio tracker
42.9% Food x1. "There is still some meat on these bones."
Poptext disease
9.5% Disease: Rabies. "Exploring the carcass was not without risk of disease..."
Poptext disease
19% Random Disease. "Exploring the carcass was not without risk of disease..."
Quirk neg.curio tracker
14.3% Negative Quirk: Zoophobia. "The hero is distraught by the sight of the carcass."
Nothing.curio tracker
14.3% Nothing. "The beast has nothing left to offer."
Eerie Spiderweb
Eerie Spiderweb
None.
"A spiderweb with a strange glow to it. There might be something behind it."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Bandage
Bandage. "The bandages protect the hero's hands during the search."
Loot.curio tracker
Gold/Gems x2 + Gems/Trinket x1
Loot.curio tracker
40% Gold/Gems x1 + Gems/Trinket x1.
Quirk neg.curio tracker
10% Negative Quirk: Slow Reflexes. "The hero is covered in a sticky goo."
Quirk neg.curio tracker
10% Negative Quirk: Slowdraw. "The hero is covered in a sticky goo."
Nothing.curio tracker
40% Nothing.


Left Luggage
Left Luggage
Treasure; Scrounging.
"Someone dropped this recently. Probably on the run. It has a lock on it."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key. "The Skeleton Key unlocks a hidden compartment."
Antivenom
Antivenom. "The antivenom neutralizes a poison trap in a hidden compartment!"
Loot.curio tracker
Any Loot x3
Loot.curio tracker
Any Loot x3
Loot.curio tracker
50% Any Loot x4 + Journal Entry. "The luggage clearly shouldn't have been abandoned. Valuables inside!"
Poptext poison
50% Blight. "It's trapped!"



Mummified Remains
Mummified Remains
Body; Haunted; Unholy.
"Ancient remains. The body looks well preserved. "

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Bandage
Bandage. "A bandage provides protection for a thorough search!"
Loot.curio tracker
Gold/Trinkets x2
Loot.curio tracker
40% Gold/Trinkets x1. "Treasures are encased within the remains."
Poptext poison
40% Blight.
Nothing.curio tracker
20% Nothing.


Old Tree
Old Tree
Scrounging.
"This tree has a huge hole in the trunk. Perhaps there's something inside..."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Antivenom
Antivenom. "The antivenom protects against the poisonous sap, allowing a thorough search..."
Loot.curio tracker
Any Loot x3
Loot.curio tracker
50% Any Loot x2. "Someone couldn't resist stashing treasures inside."
Poptext poison
25% Blight. "The hero is covered in poisonous sap."
Nothing.curio tracker
25% Nothing. "Sometimes a tree is just a tree."


Pristine Fountain
Pristine Fountain
Fountain.
"A beautiful fountain. It looks unaffected by the surrounding chaos. "

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Holy Water
Holy Water.
Heal stress.curio tracker
Stress Heal 30
Heal stress.curio tracker
100% Stress Heal 20. "The fountain reinvigorates the hero."



Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave
Body; Haunted; Scrounging.
"A grave, dug in haste. "

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Shovel
Shovel. "Looks like grave robbing pays off sometimes!"
Currency.portrait.icon
Gems/Heirlooms x3
Poptext poison
50% Blight. "Gravedigging is not the healthiest of professions..."
Poptext disease
50% Random Disease. "Grave digging is not the healthiest of professions..."



Traveler's Tent
Traveler's Tent
Scrounging.
"Someone has camped here recently."

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Pass


Currency.portrait.icon
37.5% Gold/Supplies x4 + Gold/Heirlooms x4 + Journal Entry. "Someone left valuables inside the tent."
Ability Scout Ahead
37.5% Scouting. "A map of the area is found inside the tent."
Stress.curio tracker
12.5% Stress +25. "The fate of the tent's occupant is found inside..."
Nothing.curio tracker
12.5% Nothing. "Nothing is left inside the tent."


Troubling Effigy
Troubling Effigy
Unholy; Worship.
"An unsettling effigy erected in service to a mysterious god."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Holy Water
Holy Water. "The holy water has a powerful effect!"
Quirk pos.curio tracker
Random Positive Quirk
Quirk pos.curio tracker
18.8% Random Positive Quirk. "The effigy imbues the hero with energy..."
Quirk neg.curio tracker
18.8% Random Negative Quirk. "The effigy imbues the hero with energy..."
Poptext bleed
18.8% Bleed. "The effigy lashes out, rejecting the hero!"
Poptext poison
9.4% Blight. "The effigy lashes out, rejecting the hero!"
Stress.curio tracker
9.4% Stress +15. "The effigy lashes out, rejecting the hero!"
Nothing.curio tracker
25% Nothing. "Any power the effigy once had is now lost."


Curios found within all dungeons
Curio & type Description Cleansing Without cleansing
Crate
Crate
Treasure.
No description.

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Pass


Currency.portrait.icon
75% Heirloom. "The crate contains stashed heirlooms!"
Nothing.curio tracker
25% Nothing. "The crate is empty."



Discarded Pack
Discarded Pack
Scrounging; Treasure.
No description.

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Pass


Loot.curio tracker
60% Supplies x1 + Gold/Gems x2 + Journal Entry. "The pack contains loot!"
Ability Scout Ahead
20% Scouting. "The pack has a map inside it!"
Nothing.curio tracker
20% Nothing. "The pack has already been looted."


Eldritch Altar
Eldritch Altar
Haunted; Unholy.
"An altar dedicated to unholy abominations. Perhaps a great power lies within."

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Holy Water
Holy Water. "The holy water purifies the altar!"
Purge neg.curio tracker
Purge Negative Quirk
Stress.curio tracker
40% Stress +25. "A terrifying presence is felt nearby!"
Purge neg.curio tracker
10% Purge Negative Quirk. "The hero is absolved of a sin."
Nothing.curio tracker
50% Nothing. "The altar's purpose is purely decorative."


Heirloom Chest
Heirloom Chest
Treasure.
(First Variant)
A chest with your family's sigil.

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key. "The key unlocks a hidden compartment!"
Antivenom
Antivenom. "The antivenom neutralizes a poison trap in a hidden compartment!"
Currency.portrait.icon
Heirloom x4
Currency.portrait.icon
Heirloom x3
Currency.portrait.icon
75% Heirloom x2. "The contents are yours!"
Poptext bleed
12.5% Bleed. "It's trapped!"
Poptext poison
12.5% Blight. "It's trapped!"


Heirloom Chest
Heirloom Chest
Treasure.
(Second Variant)
"A chest with your family's sigil."

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key. "The key unlocks a hidden compartment!"
Shovel
Shovel.
Loot.curio tracker
Any loot x3
Loot.curio tracker
66.6% Any loot x2
33.3% Nothing
Loot.curio tracker
50% Any loot x2. "The contents are yours!"
Poptext poison
25% Blight. "It's trapped!"
Poptext bleed
25% Bleed. "It's trapped!"


Sack
Sack
Scrounging.
No description.

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Pass


Loot.curio tracker
75% Gold. "The sack's contents are yours..."
Nothing.curio tracker
25% Nothing. "The sack is empty."



Sconce
Sconce
Scrounging
No description.

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Pass


Torch
100% Torch x1. "You salvage the unburned torch."



Shambler's Altar
Shambler's Altar
None.
It says: "The sacrifice of fire is the gate to ruin! Place a torch if you crave the void!"

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Torch
Torch. "A terrifying figure emerges from the darkness!"
Summon.curio tracker
Summon Shambler
Nothing.curio tracker
100% Nothing. "Touching the altar has no effect."



Stack of Books
Stack of Books
Knowledge.
"A stack of literary treasures in an unlikely location."

(This curio can only appear along corridors.)

Torch
Torch. "The hero destroyed knowledge, and now must bear the guilt of it!"
Stress.curio tracker
Stress +100
Stress.curio tracker
22.2% Stress +25. "The hero reads a most unsettling passage."
Quirk pos.curio tracker
22.2% Random Positive Quirk (66.67%). "Reading a few pages has a lasting effect on the hero..."
Quirk neg.curio tracker
11.1% Random Negative Quirk (33.33%). "Reading a few pages has a lasting effect on the hero..."
Camp skill abandon hope
11.1% Decrease Light Meter by 25. "The hero reads a most unsettling passage."
Inv journal page
16.7% Journal Entry.
Nothing.curio tracker
16.7% Nothing. "The volumes are desiccated and unremarkable."
Unlocked Strongbox
Unlocked Strongbox
Treasure.
"A long-forgotten strongbox sits on the cold stone floor, its contents unknown."

(This curio can only appear inside rooms.)

Pass


Loot.curio tracker
75% Any Loot x2. "The contents are yours!"
Poptext poison
25% Blight. "It's trapped!"




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