Occultists will not work as a primary healer in the Courtyard. The Bloodlight lowers bleed resistance even further, making Wyrd Reconstruction even worse under the circumstances. Occultists are especially vulnerable in the Courtyard. Use Torches on Throbbing Cocoons to gain +30 Stress Healing, or use them on Thronging Hives to gain random treasure. Torches can’t fight stress due to the dark, but they can be used on curios to significantly lower stress. Not only that, but Bloodsucker enemies cause increased stress. Hallways in the Courtyard are long enough that they can reach 20 squares. You’ll gain stress at an astounding rate - about 1 point of stress per square. You’ll be able to enter more battles with Courtyard opponents and kill them for blood if you’ve completely run dry and need more.Īs stated above, the Courtyard is in a constant state of Bloodlight. To draw in more bloodsuckers, interact with curios in dungeons more often. You’ll need the extra Blood - looting blood off Bloodsuckers isn’t enough to keep your party going. Unlock the new district in the town that supplies you with two vials of Blood every week. There’s no way around it.īut, there’s a way to prepare. The Courtyard enemies will spread their Blood Curse to your heroes, and if you enter the Courtyard or any dungeon with infestation, you’re going to contract the disease. There are many, many branching paths, locked doors requiring special keys found in the dungeon, and no camping - unless you bring a shovel to smash crates with wine and collect firewood. The first quest does not require an Invitation. It’s a deadly place, and activating it too early will cause infestations, the Fanatic, and other problems that will make regular exploration much more difficult.Ĭourtyard dungeons can be up to 50+ or even 100+ rooms.Įnter the Courtyard at your own risk. Be on notice - entering the Courtyard is for end-game level heroes only. The Courtyard is available early on, and can be accessed with low-level heroes. Kill the Gatekeepers to collect the Courtyard Invitations - they’re required to access the Courtyard after completing the first mission. Gatekeepers are unique enemies that always carry Courtyard Invitations. At max level, the Gatekeeper will appear. The more you run through a dungeon, the higher the infection rate will increase. Infestation will spread to dungeons, causing Bloodsucker enemies to appear. Torches aren’t useless though, using them will increase your Accuracy in battle, and can be used to destroy Courtyard curios.Ĭompleting the first mission of the Courtyard will also unlock infestation. NOTE: The Courtard is always in Bloodlight - there is a permanent +Stress debuff at all times.
When afflicted, there is no permanent cure (until later) - you’ll have to collect The Blood off Bloodsucker opponents and use it to keep afflicted heroes from craving / wasting from the curse. The Courtyard is a special location populated by Bloodsuckers, unique enemies that can (randomly) cause your heroes to contract the Crimson Curse disease.