Pyromaniac

Pyromaniac
Has an eerie fascination for fire.
Effect	Start fires after various events
Source	<30 Sanity + travel, rest in the open, or passing through fire
Cure	Green Mushroom, Shaman Hut cleanse, Pure Mind

Pyromania is a mental ailment that gives the afflicted companion a 50% chance to start fires after various events:

• exploring a shrine or cave.
• eating a mushroom.
• resting in the open.

Pyromania can be acquired at low Sanity when travelling, passing through fire or resting in the open. Like most mental ailments, it can be cured with a Green Mushroom, cleansing at a Shaman Hut, or with the random blessing of Pure Mind from a temple.

Note that non-pyromaniac companions can also start fires, though this happens rarely. The Mercurial ailment may increase this chance slightly (needs confirmation).

Tips

• A pyromaniac can be useful in terraforming, as fires turn into scorched earth, which has a lower Sanity-cost of travel than most other terrain. Pyromaniacs can also help eliminate enemies, as fire kills any adjacent animals.
• Traveling through fires immediately steals sanity, injures party members and has a chance of even killing companions. Avoiding these catastrophes with a pyro often requires slowing travel by waiting out fires or changing routes.
• Beware, as fires can even destroy some types of locations! This may make looting difficult, but will never eliminate golden pyramids or seals.

Ailments