Wahlminster Plague

Wahlminster had a plague around year 840. It was highly contagious, and caused the death of close to 20% of those afflicted.

Symptoms were muscle stiffness, fever, and coughing. 15% of survivors never regained full mobility, and a characteristic stiffness is not uncommon to observe in some of those old enough to have lived through the plague.

Con damage, and some dex drain

Knowledge (local)

• Hurt Wahlminster's standing in trade, as few wanted to travel to or let anybody return from a place stricken. Those who dared make the journey found a populace scared of contact with strangers.
• Most deaths were among the very young or very old.

Easy check

Due to a quick response, and preventative measures, the plague could not spread beyond Wahlminsters borders.

Hard check

Some isolated incidents were documented in Bedford, but preventative measures by the alchemist guild prevented the spread.

Knowledge (nature)

The disease spread primarily through close contact with the infected.

Medium check

Rodents and other domesticated animals could carry the disease without feeling their effects as frequently as humans.

Craft (alchemy)

Easy check

The tonic antiplague was developed to combat the plague, and helped greatly.