Dragon's Dogma 2 Pawns Can Catch A Disease That Turns Them Against You
Dragon's Dogma 2 introduces a disease called Dragonsplague, which infects pawns and causes them to disobey orders. You won't be able to easily tell when a pawn is infected, but once they are, they will be able to infect other pawns in your party too.
Capcom has shared a short description of the ailment already, giving us some vague details on this mysterious status effect.
Rather than being weakened, Pawns with the disease are said to display remarkable performance, and to become conspicuously bold in their speech and behavior.
However, there's a full condex entry on Dragonsplague in Dragon's Dogma 2, which gives us a bit more detail on the disease, and what we should do once we notice that one of our pawns is infected.
Those at TheGamer who have already started their Dragons Dogma 2 playthroughs have compared it to Pokerus, found in the Pokemon series, in that it's a hidden status condition that buffs anyone who picks it up. However, unlike Pokerus, your stronger pawns may start disobeying your commands, or even turn on you in battle.
Your party can become infected if a pawn is picked up by a Drake in battle, spreading it through this close contact. While there won't be any obvious signs that your pawn is infected, they might start warning the others to stay away from them, which is likely a sign that they're feeling the first symptoms of the disease.
If the pawn turns on you, don't fret. In our experience, killing and then reviving them should cure them for good. You'll just have to be on guard around the rest of your pawns, as there is a good chance they will be infected at that point too.
Outside of this, pawns should be the reliable allies you remember from the first Dragon's Dogma. They'll still help you out in battle and do whatever you tell them to. They'll even let you chuck them off a cliff into the ocean if you so please, because they're there to serve their Arisen. Just don't expect them to shut up anytime soon, because they're even chattier now than
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