Talk:Distant Villagers/@comment-1500935-20181023113918

Thinking back of those guys, I believe the actual inhabitants of the village were dead since long.

I think they had more in commun with the bugs of the City of Tears. And like the weavers, they were also distinct from the other mindless creatures of the Deepnest. They eventually died out without being infected. Then the creatures of the Deepnest (at least one sentient like the Midwife) infested Herrah's den. They used the corpses of the villagers as puppets to lure in prey.

It's also possible the infection caused the Deepnest bugs to not only reject the tramway's workers, but also attack and wipe out the Distant Village and even the Weavers' Den. Similarly, the Deepnest bugs tried to invade the Mantis village.