Townsfolk

Pathologic 2= "We have to portray the townsfolk as a Greek chorus: that is to say, depersonalized in the utmost, a many-headed hivemind. Not a collection of individuals but a mass, devoid of color and personality. Soulless."

- [from the game’s design documents]

"Extra" townsfolk that are found throughout the Town-on-Gorkhon. Interacting with these characters is vital to the success and health of the player, as they offer necessary items and services for survival. They can usually be found wandering the town or inside of houses. Note that should the player's Reputation drop low enough, many townsfolk will deny their services—or attack on sight.

Information
These characters tell you information about the Town or current events, but offer no other services.

Repair
These characters repair items at the cost of money, but cannot be traded with otherwise.

Reputation
Grants varying increases in Reputation, depending on how much money they receive.

Trade
Characters that can be traded with for items or resources. Every item has a "price" that varies with each villager type.

Defense
These characters attack plague victims, rats, and criminals. They cannot be interacted with or spoken to. If the player has a high level of infection, they will be attacked by flamethrowers.

Enemies
Hostile townsfolk that attack the player and other townsfolk on sight. Arsonists will not attack the player unless they are infected, regardless of infection level. Killing enemy townsfolk will grant an increase in Reputation, with the exception of killing infected townsfolk which decrease it. However, the Changeling can heal infected individuals from up close using her melee attack which raises her reputation.