[[File:Struck-down.png|thumb|293px|Surviving with the 'Partly Collapsed Lung' permanent injury (after battle screen)]]
Permanent injuries are incurable disabilities received after having been struck down in battle or rarely after experiencing certain [[events]]. Consuming the [[Water Skin]] legendary item is the only way to remove a permanent injury. Suffering a permanent injury aggravates mood.

A character whose hitpoints have reached 0 has a chance of surviving with a random permanent injury an otherwise fatal blow. Surviving is not possible if:
* the last hit was a fatality
* the character was retreating
* the damage was self inflicted (result of an effect like bleeding, poison, etc.)
The chance to survive is 33% or 90% with the Survivor [[trait]]. The part hit does not matter in selecting the injury. For example it's possible to get Brain Damage after a body hit.

If a character survives, the combat log will display 'struck down' instead of 'killed' or 'died'. Surviving characters cannot be eaten by Nachzehrers or reanimated as Wiedergangers.

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 100%">
<!--brain damage-->
{{:Brain Damage}}
<!--broken elbow joint-->
{{:Broken Elbow Joint}}
<!--broken knee-->
{{:Broken Knee}}
<!--Partly Collapsed Lung-->
{{:Partly Collapsed Lung}}
<!--Maimed Foot-->
{{:Maimed Foot}}
<!--Missing Ear-->
{{:Missing Ear}}
<!--Missing Eye-->
{{:Missing Eye}}
<!--Missing Finger-->
{{:Missing Finger}}
<!--Missing Nose-->
{{:Missing Nose}}
<!--Traumatized-->
{{:Traumatized}}
<!--Weakened Heart-->
{{:Weakened Heart}}
</div>
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]