Pollopsy

Pollopsy is a deadly but isolated condition and it has yet to spread out of the most southern regions of Galbuus in anything other than minor outbreaks. Tied directly to the dreaded parasitic spores that spread this disease, it is limited to the places in which they grow and thrive. The Black-scar Redcap grows in the swampy regions of the quagmire of ruins attributed to the Qalathi peoples. It is spoken about in myth and mystery and there are few who find stands of these mushrooms and live to tell the tale. The mushrooms seem able to sense the presence of living creatures and release the spores that cause Pollopsy in nearly invisible bursts towards these unwary passerbys that are capable of infusing into skin. These bursts have been recorded launching the spores nearly one hundred feet. While attempts to weaponize these spores have occurred on multiple occasions, they have always resulted in disaster for those that were determined to try. 
It is rumored that these mushrooms are only found on grounds that have witnessed tremendous amounts of death. No one knows what happened to the Qalathi peoples and their cities and this lack of information has perpetuated this myth. The mushrooms act as protectors of this time-lost civilization, rebuking all but the most determined explorers from treading the darkened halls of the Qalathi. 
The fungal condition spread by these parasitic spores mirrors that of hemorrhagic viruses found throughout the land. The bacterial invader that causes it implants itself into the tissue of its host and begins to release an acidic like enzyme that begins to flense the unfortunate creature from the inside. Pollopsy takes between three to five days to dispose of its host and in all recorded cases has been fatal. There are those who theorize that an antidote can be created by harvested materials of the Black-scar Redcap but there are few who are willing to risk exposure to the fatal disease to try.