The Bloody Flux (Plot)

A disease which struck the territory of Myrken Wood during the summer months of 205 AR. Its origins are unknown, although inquiries have revealed that the illness is endemic to Myrken Wood. Whether the insects which spread it also are, remains a matter of speculation.

The insect

The disease-transmitting bugs are described as pitch-black and winged, measuring slightly larger than a man's thumb. It could be mistaken for an oversized -- and zealous -- wasp, sporting a half-inch stinger. Upon death, the insect's body collapses into black dust, leaving only the stinger intact. It has been assumed that the insect does not function as a traditional vector, which would convey infection from one host to another -- but that it independantly transmits the disease to its victims.

The Disease

It is initially possible to mistake the Flux for a nasty case of the flu -- but within days, those traditional symptoms have become far less benign. Blood begins to show at each cough, coughs evolve into vomiting, until the point at which blood is leaking from most, if not all, of the body's orifices. Death often follows swiftly, although several have survived the Flux, most of them with the aid of the Rememdium Edificium.

Progression

The first victim of the Flux was Cheswick Valladay, a member of the Order of Straka. By the afternoon following being stung, he'd been coughing; very soon, he'd begun to vomit great amounts of blood. Within twelve days, he perished due to loss of blood, his illness attributed to disease. His body was cremated.

External References

Sequence I: Miraculous Miasma - Blood Skates the Water, Fire Sears the Air