Brain Flower

An affliction and particularly unique enemy in Fear & Hunger. A flower that spreads and infects everything alive, including enemies.

Lore
"'Just like how the black changes the humans, it also affects the plants. On this soil, that has seen countless death, that curious flower once started blooming. It requires fertile ground to grow to its full bloom and there is no better source of life than humans.' - The New Gods, when asked about the Brain Flower."A curious plant, found in the Dungeons of Fear and Hunger. The black and the darkness found within the dungeons themselves affect all manners of life, including plantlife. They bloomed from the dead and the corpses of many that have met their end in the darkest depths of the dungeon. They have also been seen to have latched onto others, acting as a parasite. Once latched onto its host, it will spread its tendrils into the brains of the host, controlling it and making the host do its bidding. The host will then try to spread its affliction onto others, further spreading the flower to every part of the dungeon and possibly the world outside. They do this until the host dies and becomes a seedbed for many of the brain flowers to come.

Location
The brain flower can be found growing on several levels of the dungeon, mainly the level 7 catacombs, the Thicket, and some areas of Ma'habre. Afflicted enemies can be spotted by the large flower growing out of their head - it can be found on several enemies, including the Prison Guards, Night Lurch, Lord of the Flies, Mumblers and possibly many others.

In Terror & Starvation mode, Ragnvaldr can be afflicted with the Brain Flower in the Thicket if the player is not using him as a protagonist and does not recruit him.

Affliction
When facing foes with this affliction, they look and fight exactly as their original counterparts, except the large grown flower on their head. This flower has the ability to "pollinate" and spread the infection onto the player and their party if not destroyed in the first turn. Getting the affliction will cause the player/party member to not be able to control their actions as the flower takes over. They become confused and may possibly attack the player.

The item Worm Juice gets rid of this affliction.