The Pale Sickness

"If the Pale catches you, you will be mourned."

Transmission & Vectors

Unknown, the only real thing that is known about the disease's spread is that it is magical and it is not contagious.

Causes

Unknown.

Symptoms

The Pale starts as vicious coughing and increased frailty of the body, eventually the patient will be forced to bedrest and their skin will grow pale regardless of their skin color, texture or otherwise, even if it was already naturally pale to begin with.
The patient will continue to weaken until a slow death.

Treatment

There is no magical or physical cure for this disease yet, at least not publicly hosted.
It is possible it is treatable but if it is, the method is not released to the public and is in the hands of rare and few individuals.

Prognosis

It begins with a cough
It continues in bed, unable to walk due to increased frailty.
It ends in Death.

Affected Groups

Every group can be affected despite age, body type, genetic predisposition, sex, habits, profession or race.

Hosts & Carriers

The Pale does not affect plants or animals, only humanoids which it seems to pick at random and kill eventually.

Prevention

There is no known ways to prevent the Pale once it actually takes root in a victim.

History

The very first king of Ardamel himself became sick with the Pale and died from it, it was the first recorded case on Ardamel however a similar disease has been recorded on Seele long before, though if they are the same magical disease is hard to classify.

Cultural Reception

The victims of the disease are pitied and taken care of, people often lamnent the poor luck of the victim and curse the very heavens.

Type

Magical

Origin

Magical

Cycle

Chronic, Acquired

Rarity

Rare