My most excellent people,
Before I begin: Icey, I must be insane, because I want to fight the Corrupt. I have made it my occupation to gather information on these monstrosities, and my tactics and knowledge have helped us prevail in past, and the more I fight Corrupt, the more I learn on how to do it better. Briar and Skye, I like your opening mindsets, and I look forward to fighting alongside you both.
Regardless, many of you have tidbits of information that is correct, and many have tidbits that are mistaken or misleading to those who have never fought the Corrupt, but hopefully, I will be able to answer specific questions or clarify things. I am flattered that so many of you told newcomers to seek my anti-Corrupt knowledge, by the way, and certainly shall make it a goal of mine to bring a fresh copy or two of the Codex of Known Corruption, my analysis booklet of the Corrupt, for the public to read or have read aloud to them. I am always willing to discuss the varying "breeds" of Corrupt and their abilities, in a more private setting, as Thorador rightly recommends, and hopefully will be expanding my research soon with information on the breeds I know less about.
Whilst I may be reiterating what some others have said, he is my basic synopsis of the Corrupt:
The title of Corrupt applies to a vast army of tainted creatures, humanoid and animal, that are recognizable by their dark, scarred, mottled black-red flesh, and they have plagued the Sheltered Lands for hundreds of years, unrelentingly assaulting our military's forces. These creatures were once men, women, children, and animals, overcome by a magical affliction that destroyed their minds and tainted their bodies, rendering them physically powerful, blood-lusting engines of destruction, with no memory of their previous selves. Their ruthless minds have become interlinked, constantly communicating between one another to adapt to their foe and surroundings to give them the upper hand in combat as they attempt to expand their taint further across the Sheltered Lands. They have no mercy, no concept of remorse, and they never tire of dealing death, decay, and destruction.
However, this is not to say that we cannot fight them. We have pushed them back, countering the tactics that the employ to crush their foes as we hold their line back. Corrupt are a fight that you must fight smart, not just fight. You must fight strategy with strategy, and we have information that we need to be able to destroy crucial Corrupt forces that may allow us to make greater strides of success.
This is only but a basic description, and we can speak more on the subject privately if you wish. Excuse my apparent arrogance, but my knowledge and experience with the Corrupt are both extensive, and I am continually learning more and figuring out more "pieces of the puzzle".
May the Light guide you, and the Shadow guard your path,
~ Gandian Ravenscroft
Order of Shadow's Light
Celestial Guildsman of Gaden
Corrupt Researcher and Slayer
