Green Vein

Frisians delight and take pride in their famous hang-gliders. For a high gravity culture, the sense of freedom given by flight is intoxicating. But there is a danger lurking in the skies more insidious and feared than any predator. Sometimes during a flight a hang-glider will inhale the feared Death Spores, airborne fungal spores that cause the illness known as the Green Vein.

Transmission & Vectors

The Green Vein is transmitted through fungal spores floating in the air.

Causes

Death Spores begin their life growing as pods on the bodies of dead animals. Once mature the pods explode, flinging the spores upward with great force into the air. These spores linger in the air until inhaled by some unfortunate creature where they grow until the host grows weak and falls out of the sky.

Symptoms

The first signs of Green Vein are the victim's veins changing color, hence the name.  This results in high blood pressure, dizziness, and anemia as them fungus clogs their veins and consumes nutrients in the blood.  Eventually the host begins to cough, visibly spewing the first generation of new spores.  At this point there is no cure, and most victims are quietly put down.  Their bodies are then burned so that the spores cannot spread.

Treatment

It is critical that treatment begins as soon as possible, before the coughing stage.  Victims are given water to drink, laced with heavy metals that kill off the spores inside the body.  Unfortunately since these heavy metals also kill the host it is a race to see what will die out first, the fungus or the host.

Prevention

Frisians quickly learned to respect the dangers of flying spores, covering their mouths with masks that filter any dangerous substances.  These masks are decorated differently by each Sippe.

Type

Fungal