Plagues (ANB)

## Skin Diseases

* **Red Rash**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Weeks
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 10
	+ **Symptoms:** [Appereance -2; Constitution -1 ] | *Rash, Blisters, Itching Skin*
	+ ***Cure*:** *Rest*, *Herbal Ointment*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Coughing, Droplet Infection, Infected Dust/Clothing*
	+ ***Description:** As one of the most common viral infections, the Red Rash is something most humans will have underwent as children. The virus infects the skin, causing an aggressive rash and blisters; some of which are filled with pus and exudate. Its most severe symptom, besides the visual disfigurement, is the extreme itching of the skin. It can only be cured by time and someone that went through an infection will be immune for atleast a decade.*
* **Bristles**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [Inability to wear armor] | *Bristles growing out of skin, Nausea, Weakned Skin/Bones, Internal Bleeding*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Herbs, Chemical Treatment, Cutting*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Contact with* *Infected Animal/Human, Contaminated Food*
	+ ***Description:** Bristles is caused by a rare fungal infection that is mostly found in the eastern jungles. The fungus lives inside its victims muscles, skin and intestines. It can grow for months without causing harm, going fully unnoticed, before the first symptoms appear. As soon as the fungus has reached enough mass to reproduce itself, it will start infesting pockets of skin. At first, black and brown spots will appear that are painful to the touch and very solid. As the infection continues these spots will grow out into long and sharp bristles, from which the fungus releases microscopic spores. For animals this infection is often lethal, but humans only have to fear disfigurement and the inconveniances that come from the bristles emerging from their skin. They can be cut back and their growth can be slowed with various methods, but there is no reliable way of curing them.*
* **Lovers Bane**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 9
	+ **Symptoms:** [Appereance -3] | *Redened/Sensitive Skin, High Body Temperature, Discoloration of skinpatches*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemical Treatment, Herbal Ointment*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Intercourse, Blood Contact, Transovarial*
	+ ***Description:** Caused by a particularly persistant virus, Lovers Bane is one of the most widespread STDs in the modern world. While it is believed this disease can only be acured when sleeping outside ones caste; any sexual contact or even non-sexual contact with infected blood can cause it. The Virus infects the victims blood and epidermis, causing increased blood flow and redened and sensivite skin. The victim appears to be permanently blushing or suffering from sunburn; but what truly gives it away are the specific patterns of pale skin the virus creates after prolongued infection. The it is rather harmless, the social stigma associated is all the worse. It is extremly hard to cure this virus, it will often lay dormant for several months before breaking out again. Most people are infected with it for the rest of their life.*

## Gut Diseases

* **Swamp Wind**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Weeks
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 9
	+ **Symptoms:** [Loud flatuelnces] | *Stomach Cramps, Diharrea, Flatulences*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Plant-based Diet, Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Spoiled Water, Undercooked Fish*
	+ ***Description:** Swamp Wind is a type of bacteria that thrives in polluted and standing water sources, especially in swamps, marshes and sewege. It reproduces in the colom, bowel and lower intestines. It can cause minor stomach issues and increased stool, but is overall a harmless disease. Its namesake are the increadibly loud uncontrollable flatulences the victim produces at all times, accompanied by the most ghastly smell one can imagine. Usually 1-2 weeks of careful dieting and herbs is enough to cure the infection.*
* **Stumblegut**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Week
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [Intoxicated Effect] | *Prolongued alcohol intoxication*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Herbal Medication, Medication, Sugerless Diet*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Contaminated Plants/Water*
	+ ***Description:** Stumblegut is produced through a microscopic fungi that grows within its victims gut. As it spreads it will begin to ferment ingested sugars and other foods, producing alcohol in the process. As a product of the infection, the victim will become drunk depending on how much and what they eat. The fungi can be quite persistant, but the right herbs and diet can take care of it relativly quick.*
* **Grolls Hunger**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Week
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 9
	+ **Symptoms:** [Malnourished Effect] | *Increased Hunger, Nausea, Cramps, Loss of Weight*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Undercooked Meat/Fish*
	+ ***Description:** Grolls Hunger is caused by a bacteria that infests the lower bowels and intestines. They obstruct the digestion process and excrete enzymes that degrade various nutrients, making it much harder for the victim to avoid starvation. They must consume much more than a regular person and are constantly plagued by hunger or atleast intense appetite. Consuming the right mixture of herbs can weaken or cure the infection.*
* **Blood Flux**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Week
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [+1 Thirst] | *Diharrea, Abdominal Pain, Bloody Excretions, Fever*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Hydration Therapy, Dystentery-Diet, Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Smear Infection, Poor Sanitation*
	+ ***Description:** Caused by a variety of bacteria and amobea, Blood Flux is a term for a wide rande of bowel infections. Caused through improper hygene or unclean food/water, blood flux is one of the most common diseases in the modern world. The disease grows in the guts and lower colons, where it damages blood vessels and obstructs digestion; causing bloody excretions and pain.*

## Lung Diseases

* **The Chill**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Week
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 10
	+ **Symptoms:** [Cold Weather Effect] | *Coughing, Sneezing, Malaise, Shivering*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *1 Week Rest*, *Heat Therapy, Excessive Sweating, Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Coughing, Droplet Infection*
	+ ***Description:** The Chill is a virus that has begun spreading across the major cities and is almost exclusivly found in densely populated areas. It only affects humans and can only be spread between them, but does so at a very quick pace. The virus infects the throat, nasal tract and larynx; causing symptoms similar to the common cold. As it progresses it is accompanied by shivers and a feeling of extreme cold, no matter how hot the surroundings are. Usually the infection is treated with a week of rest and warmth; but in rare cases it can advance to fever.*
* **Southern Strangler**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Weeks
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 7
	+ **Symptoms:** [Debilitated Effect] | *Swollen Face/Throat, Constricted Throat, Inability to Speak*
	+ ***Cure*:** *Blood Therapy, Mold Cure*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Smear Infection, Coughing, Droplet Infection, Insect Bites*
	+ ***Description:** Caused by a particulalry aggressive virus that infects throat and the respiratory tract, growing inside the mucosa and the underlying tissue. After it has fully spread it will begin to rapidly reproduce as it advances in the lymph system. The consequence is an increasing swelling of the throat, nose and pharynx. At first it only obstructs breathing and reduced vigor; but as it constinues to spread it will make it impossible to speak or make proper noises until fully choking the untreated victim. To avoid this a skilled healer must perforate the swollen areas will slim needles to release some of the pressure.*
* **Rattles**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 3 Weeks
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 6
	+ **Symptoms:** [Stamina -2 (when active)] | *Rattling Breath, Trouble Breathing, Coughing, Fainting*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Herbal Aerosols, Plant Oils, Respiration*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Coughing, Infected Clothing, Contaminated Soil*
	+ ***Description:** Rattles is caused by a virus that infects the lungs. After the infection is complete the lungs will continue to produce Rattles for the rest of the victims life. Most of the time the viral load is too small to have a strong effect on the victim, only resulting in louder and shorter breaths. However as soon as the patients lungs are irritated through pollution, cold or great exchaustion; Rattles will begin to fully break out. The most characteristic symptom is the rattling breath, accompanied by coughing and gasping for air. When Rattles is in full effect the victim is quickly exhausted, will struggle to breathe or fall unconcious when breathing too much. It is possible to cure this through rare herbs or sorcery.*

## Blood Diseases

* **Sewer Sickness**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Weeks
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 11
	+ **Symptoms:** [Fever] | *Fever, Ague, Dizzyness, Coughing, Vomiting, Blisters*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemical Treatment, Herbal Medication, Blood Treatment, Long Rest*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Bloodlice, Insect Bites, Feces, Smear Infection*
	+ ***Description:** Sewer Sickness is a bacterial disease that is most common in large cities. It naturally infects various species of vermin and once they reach a critical mass they spew out into the city, causing a local epedemic. It is an aggressive disease accompanied by fever, coughing and painful black blisters across the face and chest. During the active phase of the disease the victim will be unable to move and struggling to survive. Those that to will be immune for the rest of their life, but that is not a guarantee.*
* **Thinblood Disease**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Month
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 6
	+ **Symptoms:** [Every Flesh Wound causes Bleeding] | *Red Patches, Darker Veins, Cuts don´t stop bleeding*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Rare Herbs*, *Healthy Diet,* *Blood Treatment*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Bite from a Black Gadfly*
	+ ***Description:** The Thinblood Disease is only spread through the bite of the Black Gadly. It is a virus that cirquites through its victims blood and infects the Platelets. As a result it grealty inhibits the victims ability to stop bleeding; meaning open wounds will take far longer to close. There are various treatments that can lessen the effects of the infection, but the only reliable way to cure it is a proper blood treatment.*
* **Corpse Rot**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Month
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [Living Decay] | *Pain, Stomach Aching, Necrosis, Total Organ Failure*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemical Treatment, Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Contact with a corpse, Cannibalism*
	+ ***Description:** Corpse Rot is a particularly insidous bacteria that only becomes infectious after its victim has already perished. When active it will begin to decompose its host, but in this state it can also infect the living. Corpse Rot will remain inactive inside its victim for almost a month, slowly reproducing in the victims bloodstream. Once its active, it will begin to aggressivly reproduce inside the victims organs, muscles and skin; starting to decompose and dissolve it from in and outside. It will begin with internal pain and cramps, followed by strange black patches of skin. Soon enough they will grow as more and more parts of the body will become necrotic. Most victims have a life expectancy of 3 weeks before dying from organ failure. The bacteria can be cured relativly easily during its incubation peroid, but afterwards only a wonder or precursor medicine can safe them.*

* **Thanatosis**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Year
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 7
	+ **Symptoms:** [Fever] | *Ague, Shivering, Hallucinations*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Rest, Herbal Medication*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Insect Bites*
	+ ***Description:** Also known as swamp-fever or one-year-disease, Thanatosis is one of the most dangerous diseases caused by protozoans. Thanatosis is a slow disease that lives inside the victims bloodstreams for up to a year before its first outbreak. When it comes, it is accompanied by ague, shivers and horrible halucinations. The victims fever will rise to an almost lethal level and remain high for a full weak. Afterwards Thanatosis will become dormant again; waiting for its next outbreak that can come at any time. While the outbreaks can be eased with medication, there is no known cure for it. Thanatosis can only be spread through insect bites and is very common in swamps and jungles.*

## Mind Diseases

* **Ataxia**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 3 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 6
	+ **Symptoms:** [Reflexes 0] | *Reduced Coordination, Gait Abnormality, Speech Changes*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Mutative Vials*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Various Diseases, The Curse, Chemical Intoxication*
	+ ***Description:** Ataxia is a fairly common condition that can result from various sources, most often a degenerative disease or the Curse. Ataxia is a clinical manifestation indicating dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement of eyes, hands or the entire body. It can not be healed by conventional means.*
* **Dreamwalkers Madness**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 7
	+ **Symptoms:** [Tired Effect] | *Hallucinations, Insomnia, Sleep Walking, Loss of Reality*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Herbal Treatments, Pain Therapy, Electric Shocks*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Insect Bites*
	+ ***Description:** The bacteria that causes the disease is only spread through the bite of the Iridescend Gadfly. It travels through the victims blood where they slowly reproduce. As the continue to grow they produce a toxin that has strong psychedelic effects on their victim. After prolongued exposure they will no longer be able to tell dream from reality, accompanied by hallucinations and memory loss. Most of the time they will appear dreamy or confused, experiencing their surroundings as a strange lucid dream. The disease can be healed with various treatments, but can take up to a month to fully cure.*

* **Mindcraze**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 2 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 7
	+ **Symptoms:** [Intellect Reduction, Abnormal Behaviour] | *Behavioural Changes, Cackeling, Irrational Behaviour, Mental Degradation*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Mutative Vials, Drugs, Chemical Treatment*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Blood Contact, Contaminated Materials, Scratches*
	+ ***Description:** Mindcraze is caused by a parituclarly aggressive virus that infests the nervous system and brain. It will slowly begin to dissolve or disrupt neurons in various parts of the brain, slowly draining its victims cognitive abilites. This can lead to shifts in personality, irrational descisions or confusion. The most common symptom is the increasingly maddening cackeling its victims will constatnly engage in as the infection contiues to grow. At some point the victim will have lost all their mental capabilites, essentially being unable to function and reduced to a zombie-like state. This proccess can take several years and there are no reliable treatments. The virus can only be spread through blood contact and is remarkably persistant on anorganic materials.*
* **Demon Fever**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Year
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [Character Transformation] | *Increased Aggression, Emotional Instability, Hallucinations, Pain Immunity*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemicals, Drugs*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Intercourse, Blood Contact*
	+ ***Description:** Demon Fever is perhabs the most feared of the Mind Diseases. It is a virus that develops increadibly slow, laying dormant for months after infection before slowly traveling to the brain. There it will begin to alter the brain structure and nervous system. The change will begin with increased emotionality and outbursts of anger or sadness. The first thing the victim looses is their empathy; but as the development continues more and more character traits like shame, self-restraint or self-concious will go. They will feel less and less pain and touch until most of their sensory nerves are complelty dampened. In turn their body will begin to release adrenaline very frequently and remove barriers that would prevent someone from injuring or over-exhausting themselves; leading to increased strength and stamina with horrible consequences for ones health. Once the transformation is complete the former person is no longer recognisable, only driven by aggression, self-obssession and their worst impulses. Most infected will burn out after a couple of months and die. There is no reliable cure for this disease; and the only way to forstall its development is through psychadelics and drugs.*

## Parasites

**Warning**: The following might be disturbing to the reader(!)

* **Gut Worms**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Week
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [Hunger +1] | *Constipation, Diarrhea, Loss of Weight*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Plant Alkaloids, Drinking Acid Rain, Extreme Starvation*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Feces, Smear Infection, Undercooked Meat*
	+ ***Description:*** *Commonly known as Gut Worms, this term covers a wide range of parasitic nematodes and tapeworms of all shapes and sizes. They are a relativly harmless parasite that can live inside their host undetected for a very long time. They will reproduce inside their intenstines and lay their eggs inside their feces. Anything that has contact with these can carry on the worms eggs to infect again. They are very common in unhygenic parts of cities or sewege containments, but are also widespread among various animals*
* **Bloodlice**
	+ **Incubation Time:** Direct
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 10
	+ **Symptoms:** [Focus -2] | *Itching Hair or Skin, Can carry other diseases*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Plant Oils, Essential Oils, Aggressive Soap*
	+ ***Infection:*** Skin- or Haircontact
	+ ***Description:***
* **Water Pest**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Month
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 5- *Can not infect player-player directly*
	+ **Symptoms:** [Thirst +1] | *Cramps, Vomiting Water, Increased Sweating, Flow of tears, Fever*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemical Treatment;* 1 Week of Care
	+ ***Infection:*** *Spoiled Water, Uncooked Fish or Waterbird*
	+ ***Description:*** *The term Water Pest refers to a very common species of flukes living in spoiled or standing bodies of water where they infect tiny insects, fish, water birds or worms. Their eggs or early larvae often drift freely through the water. The name Water Pest derives from the fact than any contact with the waters they infest- be it drinking or washing inside them to eating anything that lives inside them- will result in an infection. The flukes grow inside the victims bowels and travel through their bloodstream. Despite digestion issues the flukes make it much harder to the body to properly digest and transport water; leading to it filling up the stomach. The victim will have to drink excessive amounts of water to survive, and will regulalry start to sweat or tear it out; even vomiting water in more severe cases. Untreated victims can die through drowning internally.*

* **Occular Helminthiasis**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Month
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 6
	+ **Symptoms:** [Reduce Perception to 0] | *Worms swimming inside the iris and tear duct, watery or infected eyes*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Tropical Essential Oils* (During Incubation), *Surgery* (When active)
	+ ***Infection:*** Infected *Tear-Drinker Flies*
	+ ***Description:***
* **Hookworms**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 1 Month
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 8
	+ **Symptoms:** [-1 Total Constitution each month] | *Stomach Pain, Internal Bleeding, Vomiting*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *The Curse, Chemical Treatment, Surgery*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Walking Barefoot, Skincontact*
	+ ***Description:** Hookworms are a particularly aggressive type of parasitic worm that dwell in wet sand and soil of the western and nothern steppes. Once they sense their victim is close they will begin to crawl upwards. Through their sharp hook they can even penetrate skin and thin clothing, burrowing directly into their victims skin.* They live inside their victims bowels, but once every couple of months they begin to move through the victims body. *Burrowing through their colom they reach various internal organs like the liver, from where they reach into the bloodstream. Their movement ends when they reach the lungs, where they are coughed out or swallowed again. The only way to get rid of this parasite, aside from extreme chemical measures, is to surgically extract them when they reach the victims skin or eye during their movement cycle.*
* **Flesh Wasp**
	+ **Incubation Time:** 3 Months
	+ **Resistance Difficulty:** 13
	+ **Symptoms:** [Death] | *Stomach Cramps, Seizures, Hallucinations, Internal Bleeding, Organ Failure*
	+ ***Treatment*:** *Chemical Treatment,* *Surgery*
	+ ***Infection:*** *Stung by an adult Flesh Wasp*
	+ ***Description:** Flesh Wasps are by far the largest sabre wasps of the known world, inhabiting the dense Morrahn jungles. They have specialised on larger prey, laying their eggs inside larger mammals and reptiles. Their will sting their target with paralysing poison, and then lay an egg directly into the wound. From this a larvae will hatch that burrows itself into the flesh of its host, growing inside its intestines until it becomes large enough to begin eating it inside out. In some cases a Chemical Treatment can be enough to kill the parasite, but usually its only an increadibly dangerous surgery that can safely extract it.*