Wetness

Wetness is a status effect in Fatal Frame V, indicated by a small icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. The meter appears as a lotus bud on a blue background when partially full and a lotus flower in bloom when completely full, and turns red when the character is Tainted with black water. Being wet increases spirit power, but also increases the number of random battles and the amount of damage taken. Rain causes temporary wetness that decreases in dry areas, but ghost attacks or submersion in water make the character permanently drenched until they use Purifying Embers. Wading and crawling in water do not increase wetness.