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Who are the Writhen

The Writhen are a nomadic tribe and the playable faction in Blight: Survival. They were cast out from their kingdom after being accused of causing the Blight. Whether they actually had anything to do with it is part of the game's background lore. What's clear is that they were made scapegoats and forced into exile.

Their mission

The Writhen roam the world hoping to eradicate the Blight so they can return home and reclaim their land. This puts them in an awkward position: the two warring kingdoms turned to the Writhen as the only people willing to enter No Man's Land and fight the infection. The same people who exiled them now need them.

Gameplay role

All player characters are Writhen. There are no character classes. Instead, each player builds their Writhen through equipment choices, attribute allocation, and playstyle preference. The hub camp functions as the Writhen's base of operations, where they craft gear, prepare for missions, and form parties for co-op runs.

Bloodline system

When a Writhen dies in the field, they're dead. The game uses permadeath. But not everything is lost. Through the bloodline system, some accumulated experience carries over to the player's next character, described as the fallen Writhen's "next of kin." This softens the permadeath sting without removing the consequences of dying. Your new character inherits a fraction of what the old one learned.