Witcher Rot

Am I undead?

No, but you're getting close.

Transmission & Vectors

Using Dark Magic or being partly drained by a vampire

Causes

Lifeforce erosion

Symptoms

Black veins and fingers, sensitivity to silver and sunlight

Treatment

First stop using Dark Magic, which has its own withdrawals, and undergo a long, arduous, process that involves taking a bitter tonic made of bat's wings and mollusks.

Prognosis

If left untreated the afflicted will become a vampire

Affected Groups

It affects peasants and serfs

Prevention

Don't use Dark Magic, kids

Epidemiology

It can be spread by survivors of a vampire attack, likewise with necromancers

Cultural Reception

The afflicted wear long sleeves and baggy clothes, they're hidden in the alleyways wasting away as they degenerate into creatures of the night.
The nobility are especially weary of Witcher Rot since it could ruin their image.

Type

Magical

Children

• Vampirism

Origin

Magical

Cycle

Short-term

Rarity

Uncommon

Affected Species

• Dremon
• Orc
• Wild Elf
• Drow
• Men of Urela
• Highborn Elf