Ailments

Ailments are negative in-game character attributes that may include an illness, sickness, disorder or affliction. Ailments also affect a character's ability to act during events or encounters.

Mental Ailments

Mental ailments only affect humanoid companions. They affect both the loyalty and performance of the afflicted party member.

Symbol	Ailment	In-Game Description	Effect
	Acrophobia	Scared of heights.	Loses loyalty when climbing onto hill or plateau terrain.
	Alcoholic	Has a bad drinking habit. Will lose loyalty if not continuously supplied with alcohol.	Loses Loyalty every ~35 days if not given alcohol. Restored with alcohol.
	Angry	Is in a volatile state of mind.	Character may demand compensation (trading window) or even leave the group if provoked further.
	Mercurial	Tends to swing between extreme feelings of loyalty or disloyalty.	Randomly switches between severe loyalty or disloyalty. May set fires.
	Cannibal	Eats human flesh.	Will eat another trek member when resting or during an insanity event.
	Claustrophobic	Fears being in closed or small spaces.	May lose Sanity or even die while exploring caves, especially tight crevices inside certain caves.
	Cursed	Has been cursed.	Will die after the end of the current expedition.
	Hothead	Has a hard time saying no to a fight.	Will start intense arguments with trek members or islanders which can result in loyalty loss or standing loss. And you have 25% less chance to flee.
	Kleptomania	Cannot resist the constant urge to steal objects.	Will randomly make items disappear from inventory. May steal from a village when resting overnight, losing Standing.
	Lepidopterophobia	Scared of butterflies and moths.	Loses Loyalty if you collect a butterfly.
	Homesick	Will hesitate to follow you home after this expedition.	Will stay on the island if loyalty is very low and stay with you if loyalty is higher.
	Paranoid	Suffers from a general distrust of others.	May cause events that lead to Sanity loss, a trek member becoming angry, or Standing loss during rest in a village.
	Pyromaniac	Has an eerie fascination for fire.	Randomly starts fires.
	Racist	Feels that people from 'uncivilized' cultures are inferior to their own.	May start argue with natives if you sleep in a village, losing Standing. May fight with other companions.
	Sexist	Is prejudiced against people of the opposite sex.	Loses Loyalty if a native asks you which sex is superior, and you answer "wrong". May fight with other companions.
	Superstitious	Suffers from irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious.	Loses loyalty if you use Stone Circles, steal from Stone Statues, or attempt to loot shrines or tombs.
	Sorrowful	Deeply saddened by recent events.	Adds +3 to travel costs. May lose loyalty if you don't talk to them tactfully.

Physical Ailments

Most physical ailments can affect both explorers and humanoid companions. The only ailments that animals can develop are injuries, infected wounds, and rabies.

Symbol	Ailment	In-Game Description	Effect
	Common Cold	A nasty cold. Not much more than a nuisance.	+10% Sanity-cost for travel, -10% Health Regeneration, cured after 10 days.
	Festering Bite	An open wound from a recent encounter with a diseased animal.	Has 25% chance to get a rabies infection after 15 days.
	Hearing Loss	Suffers from a temporary hearing loss which affects combat.	-1 combat roll.
	Infected Wound	An infected wound is a serious threat. If not treated properly very soon, it will lead to certain death.	Continuously drains health, causing death after a number of days without treatment.
	Injured	Is suffering from a wound. Even though this will heal by time, an injury can become infected and turn into a serious problem.	If left untreated, will turn into an Infected Wound.
	Irradiated	Weakened by exposure to a strange force from space. Exhibits an unhealthy glow.	-15 health and -50% Health Regeneration.
	Tropical Fever	A highly infectious fever. Will spread to other party members if not treated.	-15 health, -75% Health Regeneration, every ~20 days chance to spread to another trek member.
	Jungle Rot	Suffers from a gangrenous wound.
	Minor poisoning	Symptoms include nausea and vomiting.	+15% Sanity-cost for travel, -20% Health Regeneration, cured after 10 days.
	Malaria	Symptoms include fever, fatigue, vomitting, and headaches.	+25% Sanity-cost of travel, -50% Health Regeneration, Chance of death.
	Sprained Ankle	A foot injury that really hurts.	-1 Carrying Capacity for 25 to 35 days.
	Pneumonia	Inflammation of the lung.	-25 health for 30 to 60 days.
	Rabies	Symptoms include violent movement, fear of water, confusion, and aggression. Incurable by normal means.	Has a chance to attack trek members and a chance to die.
	Scurvy	Symptoms include weakness, sore limbs, and bloody gums.	Has a chance to lose health every day. Is cured by eating red berries.
	Sprained Ankle	A foot injury that really hurts.	-1 Carrying Capacity.
	Strange Biting Mark	Has a strange biting mark that seems to be infected.	Will turn the companion into an Abomination after a few days.
	Viewing Loss	Suffers from impaired vision and perception.	-40% View Distance.