Each different biome in Peak presents its own unique threats to your climb, and unfortunately ticks are one of the things you'll have to deal with once you're in the tropics biome. When you know what to do, they are easy enough to deal with, especially compared to the rest of the hidden dangers waiting for you in Peak. Knowing how to identify them, though, is the biggest challenge.
If you're taking poison damage and don't understand why, since you haven't touched any plants or eaten any dodgy mushrooms, the chances are you've been bitten by a tick. You'll gain a very small amount of poison damage every few seconds thanks to this parasite, but if you don't have an antidote to hand, you'll need to remove it as soon as possible. Here's what you need to do.
