Moretis

A disease affecting Trolls near the end of their lives, moretis is a disease in which the troll's flesh becomes stone and melds into the very walls of the caves they inhabit. The cause of this affliction is unknown, and there are no known cures. Trolls up until recently had just accepted that sometimes members of the corpse of their kin would sometimes become a vein of ore, leaving a rudimentary grave site there and moving on or turning it into a minor place of worship, even among other Cavernborn, because they have been honored by the Empyrean to return to earth. However recently nefarious elements within the Cavernborn community has been kidnapping elderly Trolls in the hops of mining their valuable corpses once they have passed.

Transmission & Vectors

This disease is non-infectious.

Causes

There is no known reason for why this affliction happens, and no known reason for why only Trolls.

Symptoms

When a Troll is nearing the end of their natural life they will feel their joints stiffen, like many other Kanoia do. However, a Stonespeaker can determine that the very muscle and bone are becoming stone. This will spread as well as become increasingly prevalent, in some cases Troll's teeth will become nuggets of iron or gold and their eyes into gemstones.

Treatment

There is no cure, at best the ailing Troll can be feed warm liquids to help ease the aching pains.

Cultural Reception

• Troll: Within the Troll community, this condition is often honored as well as small celebrations thrown. It is one of the few times Trolls will willingly gather in large groups to feast and celebrate the life of the affected Troll.
• Cavernborn: Also a celebratory time for Cavernborn, many view it a high honor to rejoin the earth in such a literal fashion.
• Kanoia: Often viewed in horror by others, the Buried Elves often try to dismantle and destroy any shrine built on the grave site of an afflicted Troll.

Type

Supernatural

Affected Species

• Trolls