Fogmen of the Fog Islands explained | Kenshi Lore 

Mainly the other hives. If you kill any of the hive queens (western or eastern) the fogmen start taking up their space.

@@plmokm33 I assume this to be related to how fully functional hives dispose of their sick and wounded. Whatever's wrong with the fogmen could be incredibly infectious, but because (when they're part of a hive mind) anyone who displayed symptoms would immediately be cremated alive, it can only spread to the hiveless, who place much higher value on their individual lives.

Cyber beep is too powerful to surcome to such a disease.

if you bring a hiver through there, theyll usually talk about the "Deadhive" and the parasite. my best guess is that the parasite infected the hive, and the queen was likely killed in the process. but as there is no central hiver figure beyond the wandering princes, and no central base, its hard to tell anything with certainty.

I suspect that they got wiped out by either the Western Hive or the Holy Nation, or they might’ve stumbled upon some ancient tech that was dangerous. Maybe by worshipping the consumption of living beings, it’s actually a reference that the hivers once worshipped an ancient piece of tech that blew up and created the fog lands. Like a bomb used to pacify the giant skeletons in obedience. Perhaps this was a weapon of mass destruction from a time long past, like the laser satellites that still orbit the planet. Or it could’ve been a sealed parasite that infected the Queen and spread to the rest of the hivers. Perhaps they worshipped a container, opened it, consumed it and the parasite overtook them and so they kept doing this until the fogmen were created, maybe the fogmen turned on the Queen and killed her. I don’t think it’s pheromone separation, because Hivers who get exiled from the other hives don’t turn into fogmen. Food for thought.

If they can run fast, they should recognize they outrun fogmen.

Your cooked buddy.

"Kidnap" "devour alive" "brain parasite" very relaxing

Don't give up. Bonesaw

How would you explain the southern hive turning to fogmen without their queen then?

@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 the fogmen transformation might be what happens when a hiver goes batshit from one way or another.

@@melonman2064 possible, but as far as we know the fogmen transformation is related to the queen.

I've found them very enjoyable to deal with because you can set yourself a challenge to try and rescue as many people as you can, but always end up being unable to save them all.

They're perfect for my heavy weapon skeletons. It's very easy to train you combat stats when they swarm you. It's also very satisfying...

@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 I have not tried this yet but do they actually eat the skeletons when they are tied up? Wouldn't make all that much sense, same for the cannibals

@@hiiambarney4489 no, they'll ignore the skeletons once they're downed. You'll not be captured by the fogmen, that's why it's such an effective training ground for skeletons. You can just grab a weapon, charge in, get beaten up, repair yourself and start all over until your stats are in the 30s to 40s depending on your patience. Fogmen won't even touch you, if you "caught" yourself to the prison poll. So being eaten isn't an option for our metallic friends. Pro tip 1: use the repair beds in the hive villages, they're cheaper. Pro tip 2: if you're crashing in mongrol for repairs and not the hives, use the skeleton repair bed in the snail house and not the one by the limb merchant, the bed in the snail house is a bit cheaper.

@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 wasnt my experience they grabbed me when downed and just kinda left me on their shoulders straight past the poles was weird

Yes this! ^ I was going to comment and bring this up. Solid theory; if you (game spoilers ahead) kill the Western Hive or Southern Hive Queens, then Fogmen deathyards pop up in the hive's stead. It's easier to believe that these queenless hives become as fogmen, rather than get invaded by them. Thus, the fogmen of the foglands are likely a hive that has already lost their Queen.

Yeah but how come the independant minded hivers like ones in the player's party aren't crazy. Could it only be a thing that happens if they're forced to go independant?

@@DrMFoster7 If they were exiled they became out of touch with their queens pheromones. Perhaps it only affects those who are still within the queens control when she dies because they all "felt" it.

@@DrMFoster7 Hiveless are chads grinding and don’t seethe when a queen dies, simpervs will transition into literal parasites.

fairly certain he was supposed to be eaten but it never happened 😅

I would say using animals animals in general In my old run two elder bulls were enough to tank an entire group of these things

Same here, i hope it doesnt take them 6 years to make it this time

We know that it will be a prequel that takes place around 1000 years before the first game. You know what that means? We're going to meet Armour king, before he lived in a damn river!

@@phoenixdash549 It takes place 1000 years in the past, on the same continent but I believe they are adding onto it.

@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 cat-lon being the emperor

@@kaso236 that too, it's gonna be great!