Rynweald's Blight

"'By the twentieth day, buboes and cysts form, lining all appendages. The form these take are black, fungal-parasite sacs of varying sizes. By the twenty-fourth day, it is ideal to mercy-kill, for any longer the victim is unable to control themselves, but still lie aware of action.' - Researcher's Note - I would find it ideal that we finish foolhardy studies, and bring an end to this plague at all costs, to damn our soul to the Old Ones would be a small price in comparison.'""— Naliere de Saue, High Ryneb-ha of Caithel"Rynweald's Blight, also known as the Blight, Godsmite, and various other names across Orbis is a highly infectious, parasitic plague that has previously brought many villages, cities, nations, and entire continents to its knees. Very few records show any large outbreak of Rynweald's Blight in the Sixth Era, though its catastrophes are irrevocably evident in prior eras.

Though commonly called 'the Blight ', the name 'Rynweald's Blight' comes from Renaut's sixth son, King Rynweald of Renn, contracting a fatal illness on the eve of Rennish Communion. After laying ill for a 2 weeks, black cysts filled with bile began to form, after another Rynweald would lose all form of control and assault every member of his household, transferring the Blight to any unlucky victims. The entire castle of communion would be overtaken by those bearing the plague and attempts to reconquer it failed consistently. The castle, and tale of the infliction would be lost to time until the Second Era, when Azimoth of Tethem rediscovered it, sunken in the depths of the Sesser Cragland.

Summary
"'Eyes hollow, with cracks of black bile across the skin that consistently ooze. Advanced forms have tendrils protrude from anywhere lacking reinforcing bone, particularly the neck, wrists, intestines, and eye sockets. Sounds emitted appear to be, with lack of proper term; 'croaking and hollow gasping'. Patients who are reputed with being more emotionally inclined have distinctive tears from eye-sockets, though the sound of emotional distress is not present. [E.K] - How the victim is crying I have no hypothesis.'""— Elben Kneeding, Court Practitioner of King Gwedwaldin, Book - 'First Thesis of the Cragland Blight'"

Kneeding and Naliere's Assessment
"'This isn't like anything I've ever seen before.'""— Elben Kneeding, Court Practitioner of King Gwedwaldin (Presumably Second Era)"Below are assessments made from renowned practitioners Elben Kneeding and Naliere de Saue, of the Second and Third Era respectively.