Netholian Necrosis

"The day we had gotten rid of the filthy parasites, that was the day we began preparing for the conquest of Vertelken. We knew that one of our biggest hurdles were off. It would pay fruit in a few years as we reduced the city to ashes and finally avenged all our brothers and sisters"
Attributed to Varan Vintross, an Argonite general who lead the assault on the Imperial port city of Vertelken atop his dragon

Netholian Necrosis was a brutal disease that had plagued Argonite soldiers who tried to attack the Grand Duchy of Netholia. Found mostly in the swampy and deltaic lower parts of the duchy, the disease was caused by the bite of a parasitic organism. The bite was only the first nightmare that would come for them however
The parasite also carries its eggs in its mouths at time, perhaps deliberately to infect others with them. Once they bit into some other organism, the eggs would pass through the wound, sometimes cutting their way through the weakened skin and flesh if required with their tiny appendages and deposit themselves in the innards of the poor victim
Once deposited, they would go to the areas of the body richest in nutrients. Here they would hatch and nourish themselves on the nutrients found inside the body of the host. The host would begin noticing this by the time it occured and with some of the parasites also going into the mind and altering their behaviour patterns, they would instead eat more and more instead of seeking out medical attention
At one point, the parasites would grow large enough and begin eating their way out of the body of the host, sometimes depositing their own eggs to devour on the necrotic flesh. The result would be a horrifying and painful death for the host, who would often die either out of blood loss or from losing vital organs as the parasitic larvae feasted on them. The body would be highly contagious and could further serve as a source for infection, which is why they were burnt immediately after they did
Around a few years before the Battle of Vertelken, the Argonites had developed a cure for the disease. In addition to wiping out abodes of the parasites, the cure was administered to everyone in the Argonite armed forces operating near the theater of Netholia, as well as any soldiers who would go there in the near future. The remedy consisted of a special liquid, which has a sort of poison and also an acid for the parasitic larvae. A further cure came when the liquid was enchanted with a special form of light that was even better at killing the larvae and healing any wounds they may have caused

Type

Parasitic

Origin

Natural

Cycle

Short-term

Rarity

Common

Affected Species

• Argonite