
The Flagellant will also feature a fleshed-out, playable backstory like the other characters, and will be coming to Darkest Dungeon 2 when the game leaves early access May 8. Surviving her attack will reward players with a special item: the Death's Head flower." "The uncertainty of her appearance, and her lethal combat potential make Death a real threat to any expedition. "Her skills are particularly designed to bypass the Flagellant's considerable deathblow resistance," Red Hook told us. This miniboss encounter has a chance of triggering after every battle victory with the Flagellant in your party. The Flagellant also brings the promise of a new enemy: having cheated death one too many times, tsk tsk, he's now pursued by Death herself, armed with a scythe astride a pale horse. Necrosis: Strikes down all Blight-infected foes while his own flesh knits back together.Undying: Injures himself to provide regeneration for another.Sepsis: Inflicts tremendous Blight while recovering from the brink of death.Suffer: Relieves a party member of their Blight, Bleed, and Burn by taking it upon himself.More! MORE!: The Flagellant covets pain, using it to heal himself after drawing enemy attacks.

Acid Rain: Pummels his opponents with a virulent downpour, dealing damage and blight in equal measure.Lash's Gift: Strikes himself with his flail, raising his own health while buffing an ally's strength and defenses.Endure: Relieves a party member of stress at the cost of his own mind.Deathless: The Flagellant sacrifices of his own body to restore another Hero's health.Fester: Destroys a corpse on the battlefield, blighting those around it.

