These creatures were called "Murloc Voodoo Priests." Their levels were not particularly high, only 5 to 7, and their health was pitifully low, mostly around five or six hundred points. But they were the truly intelligent beings among the Fishmen. Not only could they control other Fishmen's actions to a degree, they also possessed a troublesome ability: spreading plague!
These murloc mages could bestow a deathrattle-type plague on other Fishmen. The plague had no effect on the Murloc Tribe and would normally remain dormant, but anyone who killed a plague-bearing Fishman would become infected, continuously losing 5 health per second for 60 seconds.
More importantly, this plague could also spread to anyone else within two meters, turning them into further sources of infection and continuing the chain of cross-infection...
This spell could be called the bane of human-wave tactics, because once infected, the only solution was to immediately isolate yourself in an open area and wait for the plague's effects to wear off before returning.
Yet the soldiers along the defensive lines were already packed tightly together. Where was there any room to spread out? If one person got infected, practically the entire line would follow.
The players were better off. Even those with little health had several hundred points, so one bout of plague would not kill them. They also had enough time to react and quickly distance themselves to avoid further infection.
But the ordinary soldiers were in trouble. Ordinary people only had around a hundred health. Once infected, they would die within 20 seconds, far too little time for most people to react.
"This is bad! Tell the ordinary soldiers to stop! Don't fire!"
As he watched layers of green mist begin rising from the surrounding Fishmen, large and small, under the Murloc Wizards' spells, Mu You