Townsfolk

Remake concept art of townspeople

Trading tutorial from 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]

The Town is a large settlement in the Russian steppe that has been built along the Gorkhon River—naturally, people will be living within it. There are many "extra" townsfolk that are found throughout the Town, who provide both information for the players to progress and to learn about the type of people they are. Interacting with these characters is vital to the success and health of the player, as they offer necessary items and services for survival.

Townsfolk can usually be found wandering the streets or inside of houses. Should the player's Reputation drop low enough, many townsfolk will deny their services — or attack on sight. Children do not care for your reputation, and will trade and speak with the player regardless.

Some townsfolk also serve to inform the player of the Town's history, details about the game's lore, and various on-goings. These townsfolk may sometimes have nicknames such as "Onlooker", "Whisperer", or "Busybody", rather than a real name.

Townsfolk

Men

Crows, Nightjars, and Pigeons trade for the same items and provide the same services. Nightjars and Pigeons share the same model with the exception of the moustache present on Nightjars.

Crow	Goose	Nightjar
Health: 88 Fist resistance: 20% Blade resistance: 28%	Health: 100 Fist resistance: 15% Blade resistance: 7%	Health: 88 Fist resistance: 20% Blade resistance: 28%
Gives: Peanuts (2), Toast (5), Candle Stub (3), Metal Scrap (4), Spring (3) Repairs blades.	Gives: Walnuts (2), Kashk (5), Coffee (7) Repairs guns.	Gives: Peanuts (2), Toast (5), Candle Stub (3), Metal Scrap (4), Spring (3) Repairs blades.
Takes: Match (1), Chisel (2), Straight Razor (4), Grindstone (3), Charm (6), Pocket Watch (8)	Takes: Match (1), Straight Razor (3), Fingernail (4), Pocket Watch (8)	Takes: Match (1), Chisel (2), Straight Razor (4), Grindstone (3), Charm (6), Pocket Watch (8)

Ouzel	Pigeon	Pochard
Health: 100 Fist resistance: 10% Blade resistance: 5%	Health: 88 Fist resistance: 20% Blade resistance: 28%	Health: 90 Fist resistance: 30% Blade resistance: 15%
Gives: Bandage (4), Tourniquet (3)	Gives: Peanuts (2), Toast (5), Candle Stub (3), Metal Scrap (4), Spring (3) Repairs blades.	Gives: Hazelnuts (2), Pemmican (6), Match (2), Chisel (3), Grindstone (4), Fishing Hooks (2) Repairs footwear.
Takes: Water Bottle (1)	Takes: Match (1), Chisel (2), Straight Razor (4), Grindstone (3), Charm (6), Pocket Watch (8)	Takes: Candle Stub (4), Package (5), Tweezers (4), Metal Scrap (3), Spring (2), Charm (6)

Women

All of the women townsfolk except for Herb Brides and Starlings can repair Clothes - specifically gloves, head-wear, and torso clothing. Footwear must be repaired by Pochard.

Dove	Herb Bride	Kayura	Oriole	Starling
Health: 78	Health: 68	Health: 82	Health: 80	Health: 70
Gives: Egg (4), Lemon (3), Safety Pin (4), Needle (3), Thimble (3), Thread (5)	Gives: Kashk (4), Pemmican (6), Spindle (3), Straight Razor (3), Grindstone (2), Beetle (2), Chalk (2), Broken Scissors (2), Charm (4), Pocket Watch (5)	Gives: Kashk (4), Pemmican (6), Safety Pin (5), Needle (3), Thimble (4), Thread (3), Marbles (2)	Gives: Chestnut (2), Smoked Meat (8), Safety Pin (3), Needle (3), Thimble (5), Thread (4)	Gives: Raisins (3), Apple (4), Safety Pin (2)
Takes: Soap (3), Spindle (5), Charm (6), Bracelet (6), Ring (6), Bandage (4), Tourniquet (3), Immunity Boosters (3)	Takes: Scrap Name (2), Bull Bell (6), Candle Stub (5), Package (3), Match (1), Thimble (3), Thread (4), Tinctures (4), Tinctures(+) (6)	Takes: Bull Bell (4), Soap (4), Spindle (6), Charm (5), Bracelet (6), Ring (6), Bandage (5), Tourniquet (4), Immunity Booster (4)	Takes: Soap (4), Needle (4), Charm (6), Bracelet (7), Ring (7), Bandage (5), Tourniquet (3), Immunity Boosters (3)	Takes: Candle Stub (3), Spindle (3), Thimble (2), Thread (2), Fingernail (5), Bracelet (10), Ring (10), Bandage (4), Tourniquet (3), Immunity Boosters (3)

Children

Young Teens

Young teens tend to value sharp objects and can offer food, medicine, or ammo. They will always trade with the player regardless of reputation.

Chickadee	Finch	Siskin
Health: 56	Health: 66	Health: 50
Gives: Smoked Fish (7), Fingernail (6), Morphine (10), Neomycinium(+) (9), Ferromycinium (8)	Gives: Smoked Fish (7), Fingernail (6), Immunity Boosters (8), Rifle Ammo (8)	Gives: Kashk (6), Package (8), Tweezers (2), Fingernail (6), Neomycinium (8), Shotgun Ammo (6)
Takes: Candle Stub (4), Match (1), Safety Pin (4), Spindle (4), Needle (3), Thimble (3), Thread (2), Button (4), Broken Scissors (3), Charm (6), Bracelet (6), Ring (6)	Takes: Scrap Name (4), Match (1), Needle (2), Straight Razor (5), Fishing Hooks (3), Broken Scissors (4), Charm (6), Pocket Watch (7)	Takes: Candle Stub (4), Needle (1), Thimble (3), Thread (3), Beetle (5), Fishing Hooks (2), Broken Scissors (4), Marbles (4), Charm (6)

Kids

Kids value nuts very highly and can offer food, medicine, and ammo. They will always trade with the player regardless of reputation. Notably, Teensies will sometimes have Shmowders.

Swift	Teensy	Tot
Invulnerable	Invulnerable	Invulnerable
Gives: Apple (6), Egg (5), Soap (2), Needle (3), Fingernail (6), Immunity Boosters (6), Morphine (6)	Gives: Egg (5), Fingernail (6), Immunity Boosters (6), Morphine (6), Shmowder (35), Monomycinum (+) (9), Neomycinum (8), Ferromycinum (8)	Gives: Egg (5), Fingernail (6), Monomycinum (8), Neomycinum (8), Ferromycinum (+) (9), Revolver Ammo (4)
Takes: Peanuts (4), Walnuts (2), Raisins (5), Chestnuts (2), Hazelnuts (3), Safety Pin (2), Thimble (4), Metal Scrap (1), Spring (3), Broken Scissors (3), Marbles (3)	Takes: Peanuts (2), Walnuts (5), Raisins (3), Chestnut (4), Hazelnuts (2), Bull Bell (6), Safety Pin (3), Spindle (5), Button (4), Beetle (2), Chalk (3), Marbles (3), Ring (7)	Takes: Peanuts (2), Walnuts (2), Raisins (4), Chestnuts (3), Hazelnuts (5), Scrap Name (4), Soap (4), Safety Pin (2), Button (4), Metal Scrap (4), Beetle (3), Chalk (2), Marbles (2), Charm (5)

Infected Townsfolk

Regular infected townsfolk that are bandaged cannot be interacted with. If they touch the player, they will decrease immunity and can potentially cause infection. They have 52 health and 80% fist resistance.

Infected versions of townsfolk can be traded with for valuables and food in exchange for medicines and Tinctures. They will always trade with the player regardless of reputation.

Crow	Goose	Ouzel	Pochard
Health: 74	Health: 72	Health: 74	Health: 76
Gives: Peanuts (1), Toast (5), Candle Stub (1), Metal Scrap (2), Straight Razor (1), Spring (1), Pocket Watch (4)	Gives: Walnuts (1), Apple (3), Coffee (6), Pocket Watch (3)	Gives: Peanuts (1), Candle Stub (1), Spring (1), Metal Scrap (2), Toast (5), Pocket Watch (4), Straight Razor (1)	Gives: Pemmican (5), Tan (3), Package (4), Match (1), Fishing Hooks (1)
Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Tinctures (3), Tinctures (+) (3), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10), Painkillers (3/3/4/5/6), Antibiotic Tinctures (5/6/7/8/9)	Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10)	Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Tinctures (3), Tinctures (+) (3), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10), Painkillers (3/3/4/5/6), Antibiotic Tinctures (5/6/7/8/9)	Takes: Tinctures (3), Tinctures (+) (4), Painkillers (3/4/5/6/7), Antibiotic Tinctures (6/7/8/9/10)

Dove	Kayura	Oriole	Starling
Health: 60	Health: 62	Health: 60	Health: 54
Gives: Egg (3), Soap (1), Thimble (1), Ring (3)	Gives: Smoked Fish (7), Kashk (4), Pemmican (6), Needle (3), Fingernail (1), Marbles (1), Charm (3), Ring (4)	Gives: Thimble (1), Soap (1), Egg (3), Ring 3	Gives: Raisins (2), Apple (3), Safety Pin (1), Bracelet (4), Ring (4),
Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10), Tinctures (2), Tinctures (+) (3), Painkillers (3/3/4/5/6), Antibiotic Tinctures (5/6/7/8/9)	Takes: Tinctures (3), Tinctures (+) (4), Painkillers (5/6/7/7/9), Antibiotic Tinctures (7/8/9/10/11)	Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Tinctures (2), Tinctures (+) (3), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10), Painkillers (3/3/4/5/6), Antibiotic Tinctures (5/6/7/8/9)	Takes: Immunity Boosters (3), Morphine (4), Antibiotic Pills (7), Antibiotic Pills (+) (10)

Painkiller and antibiotic tincture values differ based on which organ was used to make it, with blood being the least valuable and brain being the most valuable based on the following order: blood < kidney < liver < heart < brain.

Hostile

These townsfolk are immediately hostile to the player and killing them will increase reputation, with the exception of Arsonists.

Arsonists will not attack the player unless the player is infected with the Plague or if the player attacks them. Killing arsonists does not cause reputation to increase or decrease.

Bandit	Looter	Arsonist
Health: 94 Fist resistance: 10% Blade resistance: 20%	Health: 94 Fist resistance: 30% Blade resistance: 20%	Health: 94 Fist resistance: 10% Blade resistance: 5%
Found at night in non-infected, non-burned districts	Found in burned districts and houses	Found in infected districts
Hands and face are painted white. Variants of the Ouzel and Pochard model. Bandit Ouzels have a different face from the typical Ouzel model.	Hands and face are painted red. Variants of the Ouzel and Crow model. Looter Ouzels have a different face from the typical Ouzel model.	Hands and face are blackened with soot. Variants of the Ouzel model.

Other

Militia are found wandering around the districts and will attack the player if their reputation is at the lowest ("You're Hated Here"). They will also be stationed at the entrances to infected districts and can be found in houses in burned districts. They are variants of the Crow, Nightjar, Ouzel, and Pigeon NPCs wearing guard caps.

Army Soldiers and Flamethrowers replace Militia once the Army arrives, although Militia can still be found in houses in burned districts. Army Flamethrowers are only found in infected districts.

Militia	Army Soldier	Army Flamethrower
Health: 98 Fist resistance: 40% Blade resistance: 40%	Health: 100 Fist resistance: 70% Blade resistance: 40% Bullet resistance: 20%	Invulnerable
Gives: Toast (5), Immunity Boosters (4), Morphine (5), Revolver Ammo (5)	Cannot be traded with.	Cannot be traded with.
Takes: Lockpick (12), Knife (24), Revolver (35), Shotgun (45), Rifle (55)	No change to reputation if attacked or killed.	No change to reputation if attacked.

All listed weapon values are based off 100% durability. Similarly to selling in shops, the value of these items decrease as their durability decreases.

Screenshots

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  Dead guardsmen in the opening

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  Town children burying a doll

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  Town children burying a doll

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  'Chickadee' variant burying a doll

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  Kinsman with the Wonder Bull

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  'Crow' variant among town

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  'Goose' variant among town

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  'Crow' variant in the Broken Heart

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  'Starling' variant in the Broken Heart

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  'Nightjar' variant on a bench

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  'Goose' variant outside the Town Hall

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  'Teensy' and 'Siskin' in a park

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  Townsfolk burning a Herb Bride

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  Changeling with local children

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  Capella with local children

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  Kinsfolk on the train tracks

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  Guardsman at night

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  Guardsman in front of a bonfire

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  Children in a playground in The Flank

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  Crow variant

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  Crow variant

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  Crow variant

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  Goose variant

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  Goose variant

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  Goose variant

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  Goose variant

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  Nightjar variant

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  Nightjar variant

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  Nightjar variant

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  Ouzel variant

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  Ouzel variant

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  Ouzel variant

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  Ouzel variant

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  Pigeon variant

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  Pigeon variant

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  Pochard variant

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  Pochard variant

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  Pochard variant

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  Dove variant

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  Dove variant

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  Dove variant

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  Herb Bride variant

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  Herb Bride variant

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  Herb Bride variant

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  Herb Bride variant

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  Herb Bride variant

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  Kayura variant

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  Kayura variant

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  Kayura variant

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  Kayura variant

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  Kayura variant

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  Oriole variant

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  Oriole variant

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  Oriole variant

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  Starling variant

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  Starling variant

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  Starling variant

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  Starling variant

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  Starling variant

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  Chickadee variant

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  Chickadee variant

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  Chickadee variant

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  Chickadee variant

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  Finch variant

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  Finch variant

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  Finch variant

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  Finch variant

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  Siskin variant

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  Siskin variant

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  Siskin variant

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  Siskin variant

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  Swift variant

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  Swift variant

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  Swift variant

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  Swift variant

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  Teensy variant

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  Teensy variant

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  Teensy variant

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  Teensy variant

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  Tot variant

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  Tot variant

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  Tot variant

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  Tot variant

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  A Nightjar variant of the Militia NPC

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  A Pigeon variant of the Militia NPC

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  A Pigeon variant of the Militia NPC

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  A Crow variant of the Militia NPC

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  An Ouzel variant of the Militia NPC

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  A Nightjar variant of the Militia NPC

Official Art

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  Teensy's full Pathologic 2 model

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  Swift's full Pathologic 2 model

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  Tot's full Pathologic 2 model

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  Infected townsfolk Pathologic 2 models

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  A Jerboa Pathologic 2 model

Animation Videos

Notes

• All townsfolk have bird themed names, and are referred as being like a 'flight of birds'. However, some Townsfolk have unique character names.
  • Dora Feugel and Voronika Croy are Starlings.
  • Marat Ranin is a Goose.
  • Shrew is a Chickadee.
  • Sleepy Head is a Finch.
  • The Fellow Traveller is an Ouzel.
  • Var is a uniquely scarred Pochard.
  • Nara is a Herb Bride variant.
  • The Powers That Be are both a Teensy and a Tot.
    • Other minor characters can be found on the Pathologic 2 Minor Characters page.
• Teensy variants are the only NPCs who will trade away Shmowders, with exception for the Fellow Traveller in the Dead Item Shop.
• Siskin variants are the only NPCs who will trade away Packages.
• Goose variants are the only NPCs who will trade away Coffee.

References

The Town is a large settlement in the Russian steppe that has been built along the Gorkhon River—naturally, people will be living within it. There are many "extra" townsfolk that are found throughout the Town, who provide both information for the players to progress and to learn about the type of people they are. 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.

If the player's Reputation drops low enough or they needlessly attack people, townsfolk will either run away from them or attack on sight. Children do not care about reputation and will always trade with the player.

Information

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

Man	Young Lady	Young Man	Herb Bride
Health: 100 Resistance: 20%	Health: 50	Health: 100 Resistance: 60%	Health: 100
Gives: none	Gives: none	Gives: none	Gives: none
Takes: none	Takes: none	Takes: none	Takes: none
Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Earrings, Flower, Silver ring, Gold ring, Bone necklace, Bronze bracelet	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Earrings, Flower, Silver ring, Gold ring, Bone necklace, Bronze bracelet

Repair

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

Factory Worker	Woman
Health: 100 Resistance: 50%	Health: 50
Gives: Increased weapon durability	Gives: Increased Clothes durability
Takes: Money	Takes: money
Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Earrings, Flower, Silver ring, Gold ring, Bone necklace, Bronze bracelet

Reputation

Grants an increase in reputation. Healing infected for reputation is exclusive to The Changeling's Route.

Sickly man	Infected man	Infected woman
Health: 40	Health: 40	Health: 40
Gives: Reputation	Gives: Reputation	Gives: Reputation
Takes: Money	Takes: Health	Takes: Health
Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor

Trade

Characters that can be traded with for items or resources. Every item has a value that varies with each townsfolk.

Boy	Girl	Teensy	Tot
Health: 70	Invulnerable	Invulnerable	Invulnerable
Gives: Meradorm (2), Monomycinum (7), Alpha-tablets (1), Beta-tablets (2)	Gives: Gives: Lockpick (5), Shell (2), Monomycinum (6), Revolver ammo (1), Rifle ammo (2)	Gives: “Shmowder” (10), Lockpick (5), Meradorm (2), Beta-tablets (6), Alpha-tablets (1), Gamma-tablets (4)	Gives: Rifle ammo (2), Shell (2), Revolver ammo (1)
Takes: Crowbar (1), Razors (1), Watch (3), Razor (2), Knife (5), Syringe (1), Lens (1)	Takes: Hook (1), Needle (1), Bone Necklace (3), Bronze Bracelet (2), Gold Ring (5), Silver Ring (3), Earrings	Takes: Hazelnut (2), Walnut (2), Peanut (1), Hook (1), Flower (1), Needle (1)	Takes: Hazelnut (1), Walnut (2), Crowbar (1), Hook (1), Needle (1), Razor (1)
Drops on death: Money, Hook, Watch

Patrolman	Carouser
Health: 100	Health: 100
Gives: Fresh meat (10), Vegetables (5), Revolver ammo (2), Dried meat (5), Shell (2), Smoked meat (7), Rifle ammo (2)	Gives: Bandages (5), Tourniquets (5)
Takes: Twyrine (2), Razors (1), Crowbar (1), Combustible Fluid (1)	Takes: Water (1)
Drops on death: Money, Water, Crackers, Alpha-tablets, Tourniquet, Bandage, Bandage set, Hook, Watch, Revolver ammo, Rifle ammo, Chest badge	Drops on death: Money, Twyrine, Tourniquet, Bandage, Empty bottle

Army

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.

Flamethrower	Soldier
Health: 100 Resistance: 30%	Health: 100 Resistance: 50%
Gives: None	Gives: None
Takes: None	Takes: None
Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Alpha-tablets, Beta-tablets, Gamma-tablets, Flamethrower fuel	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Tourniquet, Bandage, Rifle ammo

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.

Mugger	Bandit	Arsonist	Infected man	Infected woman
Health: 100 Resistance: 50%	Health: 100 Resistance: 30%	Health: 100 Resistance: 10%	Health: 40	Health: 40
Action: Throws knife and stabs	Action: Punches and dodges	Action: Throws molotov cocktails	Action: Infects upon contact	Action: Infects upon contact
Drops on death: Money, Razors, Knife, Lockpick	Drops on death: Money, Crowbar	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Fresh meat, Gamma-tablets, Combustible fluid	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor	Drops on death: Money, Crackers, Watch, Lemon, Hook, Syringe, Razor

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Boy NPC

Notes

• Trading with a Teensy is the only way to find Shmowders outside of quests and looting infected houses.
• Children cannot be killed, except for Boys.
• Children and women - except for Boys - can become frightened by enemy townsfolk, the player taking out their weapon, or the player attacking townsfolk and will run away. Boys and men will become aggressive and attack the player if the player attacks innocent townsfolk.
• When breaking into houses in healthy districts, you can trade with and ask for repairs from the people inside as long as you don't take out a weapon or get caught looting a container. When getting caught, Men and Boys will attack, but you will not lose reputation as long as you dont attack them.
• Flamethrowers' fire can reduce your infection and even cure it completely, but Arsonists' fire cannot.
• Other minor characters can be found on the Pathologic Minor Characters page.