Turning Red and Blue, Bleeding

[ZugZwang]

Occasionally after a battle, my*avatar will turn red and an icon will go up that tells me my "critical" has been decreased by 1% for a duration of 4 minutes.* Or it will turn blue and the icon will tell me my travel rate has been slowed down by 40% for 4 minutes.* Why does this happen?* And what does the "critical" stat measure?* I see it on the weapon stats.


And while I'm plugged in to the gurus, what causes*bleeding after a fight?* Are there only certain monsters that cause it?* Is it random?* Is there a faster cure than waiting it out?


 

[lullabies]

A monster attacked you that gave you this "spell" or "curse" or however you want to look at it. It's equal to an archer poinsing a monster and having it turn green and every second or so, damage occurs to it. It goes away after a certain amount of time. Yes, only certain monsters cause it. It depends if they have the attack or not. The faster cure is a scroll that cures it or a mage (I think) skill.