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Insanity

Insanity debuff

Debuff afflicting the Reavers' pet bombs, caused by the Gurgles and listed among their four warnings.

Story so far

The magnified readout on Dumplin' at the Southern Front warns that the pet suffers from the Gurgles, from Insanity, from Not Just Rabies but Eat-Your-Face-Off-Rabies, and that it has been fed a Truck Stop Boner Pill.

Baroness Victory confirms the Gurgles is what caused both the insanity and the rabies debuff, making Insanity a downstream symptom of the banned infection rather than a separate weapon. It is what turns animals raised on tummy rubs and games of fetch into blind, screaming seeking missiles for The Reavers.

Role

Debuff that strips the weaponized pets of any remaining loyalty or self-preservation.

Relationships

Gurgles — Root infection that causes it.
Juiced Rot Sticker Behemoth — Pets afflicted with it.
Baroness Victory — Identifies the Gurgles as its cause.
Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 25
  • Shi Maria's prismatic eye-spell that drives everyone in range to murderous, self-destructive madness.
Chapter 28
  • Debuff afflicting the Reavers' pet bombs, caused by the Gurgles and listed among their four warnings.
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