Petrifaction

Petrification (or Petrify) is a powerful status aliment that slowly impedes the Arisen or pawn's movement while turning to stone.

When afflicted, the player will slowly start to have all forms of movement hampered (including falling) and after a set amount of time: will turn to stone and be rendered immobile. If an Arisen is completely turned to stone, he/she will immedietly break and die (can still be revived with Wakestone). If a pawn is turned to stone, you have a set amount of time to cure them before they break and die without a chance of revival, so be careful when fighting enemies that petrify.

One of the biggest threats about Petrification is that besides it is easily one of the most dangerous (if not, the most dangerous) status aliment in the game, it is also one of the hardest to cure. Neither Halidome, High Halidome or most common medicines can cure it (even some that cure multiple aliments) and it is also not a very common aliment in the game, so there is less innitiative to prepare for it than most.

The only way to cure Petrification is to use a Secret Softener, Cockatrice Liquor, or Panacea. It is important to note that when trying to cure pawns that you should give them the Softener or Panacea before they become completely petrified as they will be unable to do anything (Pawns also do not use Cockatrice Liquor if they are the only ones afflicted).

The Cockatrice, Lich and Gorechimera inflict Petrification.