Shattered Kingdoms

Ok, I have now gone through my third set of monsters that I have never seen xxxxx' wounds begin to heal before, but now they are.
Is there some kind of ninja update I missed?

Small updates, usually bugfixes, happen irregularly on a daily or weekly basis. When enough of these have collected and I also have a significant new features, I will bundle them all into one announcement.

In this case, yes there has been a change to an existing builder flag and there is a new echo associated with it. The change is still potentially in flux and I have nothing else to announce at this time.

I hope it's not a buff.

Thank you though, it's nice to see I am not imagining things.

Buff aura of negation. Wimp necromancers.

My guess is that it might be related to the "PvE is getting harder" aspect mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the equipment update post.

Wounds beginning to close implies all of those creatures now possess a more visible buff spell. A spell they may have already benefited from, but had no observable boon at the time. I believe this particular "wounds closing" hints at a certain religion spell they all have to increase their difficulty. Speculation of course, considering the wounds closing coincides with other mechanic enhancements surrounding certain religions. Once again, just a shot in the dark.

If there was an option to apply a religion spell that everyone thought was worthless to some creatures, I would guess no one should care.