Corruption

"I daresay that death by corruption poisoning would be a sorry way to go, wouldn't you agree?"

- Lapsi

Corruption is the invisible poison that infects everything it touches and slowly degrades the character's constitution.  It is represented as a purple bar divided into 5 sections in the HUD. By default the player begins the game with no Corruption. When Corruption reaches its maximum, the character suffers from Corruption poisoning and begins taking damage at a rate of 5 Vitality every second.
 * When Corruption has covered the first bar or less, Corruption is Low.
 * When Corruption begins covering the last bar, Corruption is High. Lapsi will warn the player at this point. The character will begin panting in pain.
 * Some items (especially armor) will have different effects depending on the player's Corruption level.

Death Gale and Corruption
The Death Gale is the entity that spreads Corruption across the land. Unlike the wildlife of Luctus, the character has not adapted to this force of nature. Immediately upon contact with the noxious winds, the following occurs:
 * A purple overlay appears on screen, indicating that the player is in direct contact with the Death Gale without protection.
 * The Corruption bar starts filling up at a rate of 1 Corruption every 2 seconds.
 * This means that, without protection, it takes a total of 3 minutes and 20 seconds to completely fill a bar starting at 0%.
 * Considering that the Death Gale covers the land for 5 minutes each cycle, the player must manage its Corruption every day or risk death from Corruption poisoning.
 * The character's skin progressively mutates as Corruption increases, a physical manifestation of the sickness within.

Corruption Management
The player may never completely escape the effects of Corruption, but they can prevent it from becoming lethal. There are various ways to achieve this.
 * Consuming Light Corpus from fallen foes or Light Anima from the crafting recipe reduces Corruption by 10.
 * Standing inside the light from the Fire Pit or holding the Wisp Torch completely prevents Corruption build up.
 * Armor pieces like the Mask of the Devourer and the Veil of the Ascetic allow the player to control the rate of Corruption build up.