The Voivode can share his unhoy essence to grant his allies a tatse of immortality.
In this process they might become part of the eternal darkness within the Voivode.
To auqire the essence you need to use the Camp Skill:

Unholy Babtism

• Cost: 4
  
• Self: Bleed 3pts for 4rds
  
• Party: 15 Stress if Religious

This Camping skill will reward you with the
Chalice of Immortality

• Cure Mortality Debuffs
  
• +10% Deathblow Resist (4 Battles)
  
• Heal 10% Max HP

Upon drinking, the hero does a Disease Resist Check.
The Disease has a 100% base chance.
Example: A Hero with 60% Disease Resist has a 40% chance to aquire the Disease upon drinking
When the hero fails the Disease Check he will becomes a Darkbrood.

The chalice can be taken and stored in the hamlet.
When a Voivode is in your party the stack size of the item is increased from 1 to 2.

The diseased hero will undergo a transformation discovering his new found dark power.
The Disease undergoes 3 stages

Darkbrood
Darkspawn
Darkspawn - Frenzy

With each stage the negative and positive effects of the disease increase
(Check out the "Life as a Darkspawn" Section for detailed effects)


It will take between 6 - 12 ingame weeks in the hamlet.
Bringing a hero to a dungeon will speed up this process.
If the Torch is under 40 the hero comes in touch with his new powers and will evolve faster.
Above 60 Torch the progress is inhibited.

The second way is to drink another Eternal Goblet to evolve instantly.


Darkspawns can enter a state of uncontrolable rage and hunger in pure darkness.
The Hero enters this stage automatically, once the Torchligt falls below 5

If the light raises above 5 it will take up to 15 turns or 1 week in the hamlet, to go back to Darkspawn

The Vampirism, as a dominant reshaping of te characters Immune system will block out other diseases

• Can not be cured by Camping Skills
  
• Can not be removed by other Diseases
  
• +50% Disease Resist

The hero has lost any ties to the Divine, each form of divine healing is less efficient.

• Less Stress healed in the Abbey (Flaggelattion, Transcept, Meditaion)
  
• Less Stress healed from Crusader, Vestal, Flaggelant & Exorcist
  
• Less HP healed from Crusader, Vesta, Flaggelant & Exorcist

The connection to the feral side reduces Stress from allys tarnsformations

• Less Stress from transformations Abomination & Voivode
  
• More Stress healed from Succubus transformations

"Repelled by the Light, embraced by the Night"

The descendants of the Dark, will benefit from Darkness but will be rejected by the Light.
The Bonuses/Penalties and their intensity grow with the Disease itself

Darkbrood Effects

Darkbroods are more tempted to intearact with food curios

Below 40 Torch:

• +5 Accuracy
  
• +1 Speed
  
• -10% Stress

Above 60 Torch:

• -5 Accuracy
  
• -1 Speed
  
• -10% Virtue Chance

Darkspawns will suffer 50% less Horror Stress
The stresshealing in Abbey is further decreased
Heroes are more tempted to intearact with unholy curios

Below 40 Torch:

• +10% Virtue Chance
  
• +10 Accuracy
  
• +2 Speed
  
• -20% Stress

Above 60 Torch:

• -5 Accuracy
  
• -1 Speed
  
• +10% Stress
  
• -10% Virtue Chance

Above 80 Torch:

• -10 Accuracy
  
• -3 Speed
  
• +20% Stress
  
• -15% Virtue Chance

While frenzied the heroes sometimes:
- Heal themselves
- Stressheal themselves
- Act on heir own
- Stress out party members
- Blocks healing received
- Interact with unholy curios


Below 40 Torch:

• +10% Virtue Chance
  
• -20% Stress
  
• +15 Accuracy
  
• +10% DMG
  
• +4% CRT
  
• +3 Speed

Above 60 Torch:

• -15 Accuracy
  
• -3 Speed
  
• +20% Stress
  
• -15% Virtue Chance

Using the chalice has the following effects in addition to its base effects:

Darkbrood: Evolves the Disease, heal 20% more max HP, +1SPD +5% DMG (12rds)
Dakspawn: heal 30% more max HP, +2 SPD +10% DMG (12rds)
DS-Frenzy: heal 60% more max HP, heal 20 Stress, +3 SPD +15% DMG (12rds)




Using holay water has no beneficial effects also causes the following:

Darkbrood: 7 Stress, -5 SPD -40% Blight Resist (8rds)
Dakspawn: 12 Stress, -5 SPD -40% Blight Resist, Blight 1pt (8rds)
DS-Frenzy: 20 Stress, -5 SPD -40% Blight Resist, Blight 2pts (8rds)

There are 2 Trinkets wich specifically benefit darkspawns. Both trinkets have synergy with each other and can be used as effiicient set.

Drops from Madman

+35% Stress if not Darkbrood or Darkspawn
-100% Food Consumed
On Kill: Heal 20% max HP




Drops from Collector

+8% DMG per 25% remaining max HP
+15% max HP if Darkspawn
+20% Stress

"A ravaging influence extends through the Hamlet, gaining adepts who seek refuge in the night and their subsistence in the living. In the light of the full moon can be seen this wicked flock to the feet of his Shepherd."

- lvl 3 Darkbroods Recruit
- lvl 4 Darkspawn Recruit
- These heroes have beneficial Quirks for Darkness and bad Quirks for Light














"A well-known prostitute has been found lifeless. Her dry and withered body rests in the shadows of the alley. Whoever the murderer is, they cannot be human..."

- Brothel is locked for this week
- All Darkbroods get 15% max Hp for this Week
- All Darkspawns get 25% max Hp for this Week

"The Cursed grounds are a shelter for all wicked Creatures of the night"

This District grants all Darkbrood,Darkspawn & Darkspawn-Frenzy Heroes in your Rooster
+8% Deathblow Resitance

This district is available as Addon Mod
It also provides bonuses for the Voivode and the Succubus Class