The Foetor

“	The rancid crop grows unchecked and abhorrent...	„
	~ The Academic

The Foetor is a Location in Darkest Dungeon II.

Once it was an idyllic landscape of abundant farmland, filled with honest farmers. Now it festers, a scene from the darkest depths of hell. Towering mountains of horrid flesh have burst from the earth, twisting through the sky. Though horrid in appearance, the meat gives off a tantalizing aroma that is near irresistible.

Plague Eaters

The primary enemies encountered in the Foetor are Plague Eaters, also known as Gentry.

Those who give in to temptation and sample the crop find themselves afflicted with an insatiable hunger.

Butcher

Tohno the Carver

Dinner Cart

Maid

Livestock

Black Phillip

Lord

Lady

The Harvest Child

The Harvest Child is the main boss in the Foetor, found in the Harvest House.

Feeding Frenzy

True to their name, many Plague Eaters have skills related to consuming corpses or their allies. If a corpse is available some Plague Eaters can consume it, restoring health and gaining a Corpulent token. Likewise, some Plague Eaters can consume Fodder tokens from Livestock in order to heal themselves or their allies.

Corpulent

• Enables various powerful attacks.
• Consumed upon use.
• Duration: 3 turns
• Limit: 3

Fodder

• Consumable by other Plague Eaters for healing.
• Duration: Until end of combat
• Limit: 3

Strategy

• Plague Eaters are highly resistant to Blight.
• Corpse-clearing skills and items are useful for preventing Plague Eaters from gaining Corpulent tokens.
• Butcher can disrupt the party and apply . Their low base damage makes these enemies not very dangerous.
• Dinner Cart deals huge Blight damage while inflicting Negative Tokens. Its low debuff resistance makes it easier to control if you can apply Blind , Weak.
• Maid deals considerable damage to the back ranks but is less efective in the fronk ranks. Gives buffs to Livestock/Black Phillip.
• Livestock receive buffs, depending on what other Plague Eaters are present on the battlefield. They disrupt, deals huge damage, Riposte and can inflict . It is advisable to kill these enemies first.
• Lord can heavily disrupt the front ranks with a powerful Back 3 attack.. It is recommended to Blind , Weak these enemies to keep them under control.
• Lady can heavily disrupts all ranks with constant stress and cleave attacks that Shuffle . It is advisable to kill these enemies first if possible.

Related Quirks

	Negative Quirks		Positive Quirks
Gentry Fearing	Paralyzed by capacious maws and festering wounds. Combat Start Gentry : 1  (50%)	Gentry Hater	Gentry : +15% DMG Gain On Hit: -1 (25%) Gentry : -20% DMG Taken
		Gentry Slayer	Gentry : +5% CRIT Gentry : Ignores +100% RES

Foetor Trinkets

Image	Trinket	Description
	Brillant Brew Distant Noxious	+2 Duration Dealt If : -20% RES
	Corrupting Cleaver Distant Weapon, Noxious	+25% RES Piercing If : -15% RES
	Curing Cuppa Indelible Noxious	Apply on Hit: 3 (25%) HP > 75%: +50% RES
	Galvanizing Goblet Indelible	+1 Dealt HP > 75%: +33% RES
	Hag's Hoard Distant	+10% Healing Received per Positive Token If : -10% Max
	Poison Ring Distant	Apply On Hit: If Noxious item is equipped: 1 (33%) If Noxious item is equipped: +33% RES Piercing Gain on Miss: 2
	Hint of Home Distant	Gain When Hit: 2 (15%) If : -10% DMG

Harvest Child Trinkets

Image	Trinket	Description
	Ghastly Gruel Indelible	Each Hero on Round End: Heal 2 (33%) If Rank = 1 +50%: Healing Received From Skills If Rank = 4 +25%: Healing Given
	Kitchen Knives Indelible Weapon, Noxious	If Target : +15% CRIT Gain on CRIT: Heal 2 Gain on Resist: Extra Action (20%)

Narrator Quotes

• When selecting The Foetor as the next region at an Inn:
  • "The farms and fields of our kingdom, overrun with putrescence and rot."
  • "The tainted crop continues to spread its tendrils of rot and pestilence."
• When entering The Foetor:
  • "The rancid crop grows unchecked and abhorrent..."
• When midway through The Foetor:
  • "Voracious and decadent, the landowners and peasants alike descended into an orgy of consumption."
  • "They emptied their larders, gorging themselves as the world began to crumble."
  • "First, they ate the rotten flesh of their animals. Then, still hungry, they turned upon themselves."
  • "They thrill to the succulent flavour that grows up from some nightmare pit far beneath the earth."
• Arriving at Plague Eater road battle:
  • "A festering impasse - tended by toothy fiends!"
• Arriving at The Towering Feast:
  • "Plague Eaters - feeding on the tainted crop."
  • "Toothy and corpulent, slaves to their hunger."
• Arriving at The Harvest House:
  • "The landowner's manor - do you hear the child's cries?"
• Fighting Harvest Child:
  • "The harvest is here - pity those with a place at the table."
  • "Born to a corpulent, half-eaten mother, the child is a ravenous avatar of degeneracy!"

Trivia

• The Corpulent token originally had a different appearance: