Stonesingers act as mini-bosses appearing in Chapters 4, 5 and 7.Enemies that were kept alive due to the buff are instantly killed. Killing the Stonesinger removes the +3STR buff from all Dredge but leaves the -2ARM penalty. At the start of his next turn, all ally Dredge units permanently lose 2 Armor and gain 3 Strength points. Just like when using Rupture, the Stonesinger unites his twin spears and starts vibrating while he casts his deadly spell.

Note: In the second part of The Banner Saga Rupture seems to cause more damage than expected by the description. The amount of damage caused by each exploding-Dredge is equal to its remaining Armor note that this Strength damage bypasses the Armor of the units that suffer the attack, just like Slag and Burn or Shatterstone! The units that explode are those that are wounded (8STR or less) and that have at least one adjacent enemy if no Dredge units satisfy these conditions, then nothing happens. At the start of his next turn, specific Dredge units suddenly explode, killing themselves and causing direct Strength AoE damage that harms all adjacent units. The Stonesinger unites his twin spears and starts vibrating while he casts his deadly spell. In some versions of the second part of The Banner Saga, there were two issues/bugs concerning this effect: (a) The debuff removed from all units after killing the Singer and/or (b) the effect could be carried/transmitted by Skulkers, without them getting harmed by it.Killing the Stonesinger will not remove the disease effect (debuff) from afflicted units.Moreover, the disease will infect any unit terminating its move in a tile adjacent to an already diseased unit. The disease is instantly transmitted to all units that are adjacent to the target, be they allies or enemies. This disease causes the unit to lose 1 Strength point at the start of each of his turns, until the end of the battle. The Stonesinger's melee-attack, if successful, transmits a deadly disease to the target unit. This makes them really hard to get to, and leaves them ample time to weave any of their two active abilities. Seemingly fragile units with limited mobility, Stonesingers always have other Dredge as bodyguards and usually lurk in the back lines. They wear stone masks, are wrapped in brightly colored stoles and hold two spear-like weapons that help them channel the dark energy they summon when using their special abilities. Stonesingers are the Dredge equivalent of human Menders, specializing in powerful magical abilities.

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