Isayah

"'It's a dog-eat-dog world. I don't take risks and that means I don't leave survivors.'" Isayah is a non-playable character and a possible hostile encounter in Fear & Hunger. A plague-ridden adventurer, he delved into the dungeons of fear and hunger searching for treasures.

Lore
A self-proclaimed veteran of the dungeons of fear and hunger, Isayah is met during the protagonist's adventures within the fortress. He seems to be a ominous figure due to his metal mask.

Quiet and stoic, initially he ignores the protagonist, but will go on to talk about finding a manuscript concerning the ancient walls of the dungeons, from which many pages were actually treasure maps. As some of those maps are a complete mystery to him, he eventually offers to sell his wares as he is supposedly done with the dungeons.

As it can be observed from his left hand, he was affected by some sort of plague, possibly the same that has been rampant in the Kingdom of Rondon. It seems he might have lost his other hand as a result, as the right side of his body is kept covered at all times - he does, however, keep a hidden blade concealed his scarf. A possible reason for his metal mask is disfigurement from the plague.

Location
After the player finds Le'garde, either alive or dead, they may return to the Level 1 floors to find Isayah.

Isayah's treasure map quest
The player may either buy Isayah's two treasure maps for 50 silver coins or kill him and collect them as loot. Although the player can try bartering, Isayah will outright refuse the offer of 40 silver coins. Should the player select to haggle for 20 coins, Isayah will refuse to speak to the player further believing they are not taking him seriously. Choosing the 20 coin haggle will also lock the player out of acquiring the maps, as the prompt to attack Isayah is not offered after this dialogue.

If the player is able to unearth both chests in Ma'habre by following the maps' instructions with Isayah still alive, he will congratulate the player on solving the maps and then state he intends to take the treasure for himself, before initiating combat. Upon being killed, a third map can be looted from his body.

Following his three treasure maps grants the player several unique spell scrolls, 70 silver coins, and the King's crown, an item required for Cahara's S Ending.

Strategy
Isayah will be idle at his first turn, taking his time to reveal a hidden blade below his scarf.

The masked man is able to attack twice per turn with said blade, a move that can also inflict bleeding on his target. His left hand will target the player character with Plague touch - a coin flip move that, if successful, will apparently infect the player character with the plague, but with no evident gameplay effects or consequences. If it misses, his left hand will use the same move until it connects and then resort to a simple Punch in subsequent turns.

If one severs his left hand and destroys his hidden blade, Isayah will resort to Tackle.

Loot
Drops his Iron Mask, which is useful as protection against Crow Mauler's Flock of Crow ability as the mask will prevent it from blinding the wearer. Also, it is possible to get Scroll of Fencing by using Pocket Steal.

Trivia

 * Isayah's character and design is based on the character of the same name by a Discord user named Kill_Switch-X. Kill_Switch-X's |dunno Reddit and |dunno Youtube