Plague Level

## Overview

**Plague Level** is a measure of the player's health in regards to the **Death Plague**. Interacting with sick **NPCs**, be them villagers or enemies, eating contamined food, or drinking contamined beverages, are all ways of contracting the plague. Depending on which stage of contamination players find themselves in, maximum **Health** and **Stamina** may be affected, as well as movement speed.

## Contamination Chance

**Contamination Chance** comprises a series of mathematical formulas and calculations used by the game to define the procedural chance of a character contracting the Plague. It is affected by several different factors, such as **Plague Strength, Plague Source,** the recipient's **Hygiene**, and a series of other **effects** and **debuffs**.

## Plague Sources

There are several ways of contracting the Plague, each affecting Plague Level parameters by different values. Such sources of contamination include:

* Being hit by an enemy with a high level of Plague contamination, such as an Occultist or a Corrupted Priest - High Contamination
* Being hit by an enemy with a medium level of Plague contamination, such as an Infected Savage - Medium Contamination
* Being hit by an enemy with a low level of Plague contamination, such as a Rogue Soldier (?) - Low Contamination
* Being near contaminated villagers - Level of contamination varies with NPC's Plague Level
* Being near a contaminated corpse - Medium Contamination
* Eating contaminated food - Medium Contamination
* Drinking Gcontaminated water - Medium Contamination
* Entering highly contagious areas - Low Contamination

## Plague Resistance

While exploring, the player may equip certain **Helmets**, or drink certain **Potions** in order to decrease their Contamination Chance.

 Potion of Plague Resistance
 Greater Potion of Resistance

## Curing the Plague

Once the plague is contracted, be it by the **player** or by a **villager**, curing it requires access to either **medicine** or an **infirmary.** Medicine is used by either the player or sick NPCs, and is produced at the apothecary, while sick villagers are kept at the **quarantine bay,**which is used to stop the Plague from spreading inside of the player's village.

## Plague Levels

There is a total of five Plague Levels, which affect Health, Stamina, Movement Speed, and which symptoms appear. Symptoms carry over to the next level.

### Healthy

At this stage, the character has no sign or symptom of the **Plague**. **Health, Stamina** and movement speed are unaffected, nor are there any visible **Symptoms**.

### Contamined

At this stage, the character begins to show signs of contamination, but they can be treated fairly easily, and cannot be spread to other NPCs. **Health, Stamina** and movement speed are slightly affected. Symptoms include dark circles around the character's eyes.

### Spreading

At this stage, the character has mild symptoms showing on their model, and can also spread the disease to nearby NPCs. **Health, Stamina** and movement speed are moderately affected. Symptoms include, besides those of lower levels, bad posture, red faces, and coughing.

### Advanced

At this stage, the character has strong symptoms showing on their model, and must be treated urgently. **Health, Stamina** and movement speed are heavily affected. Symptoms include, besides those of lower levels, beggining of dark spots on the character's skin.

### Dying

At this stage, the character is close to death. Treatment is possible, but extremely hard. **Health, Stamina** and movement speed are drastically affected. Symptoms include, besides those of lower levels, a great number of dark spots on the character's skin.