Void Sickness

Void Sickness exists as a black oil like substance, that acts as a conduit for Balgusses influence upon exposure. This black oil is commonly referred to as Void Tears, a contagion created by Balguss to corrupt those it touches. This contagion slowly warps the land, turning it from a vibrant ecosystem to a desolate one. Mortal’s exposed to it undergo the maddening process of transforming into beings known as Kenos. Through the kenos Balguss can spread his influence more efficiency, as they act as a conduit for his power.

Infection

Exposure to Void Tears causes both madness and monstrous transformations to the infected. Creatures that become infected by Void Sickness leads to a special condition called Fallen. Fallen is measured by four different levels, each level leading to the infected closer to corruption. Exposure to more Void Tears or failure to resist it can give a creature one or more levels of fallen.
If an already afflicted creature suffers from another effect that causes fallen, its current level of fallen increases by the amount specified in the effect's description. A creature suffers the effect of its current level of fallen as well as all lower levels

Fallen Strength DC's

Fallen effects have differing save DCs, which represent its power. The DM may modify the DC to what they deem appropriate. The DC to avoid a fallen effect will equal 10 + half of the creature's challenge rating. An example would be a CR 4 creature would have a DC of 12.

Level	Long Rest DC	Effects
1	12	Your skin becomes ashen white. Your eyes become a dark pool of black
2	14	Food begins to taste like ash when eaten, and you crave the taste of living flesh. Can faintly begin to hear voices in their head
3	16	Gains 4 Tendrils that can be utilized to interact with objects. Normal food no longer sustains you, and only fresh flesh sustains you
4	18	You become fully corrupted The Dungeon Master now controls the character and attacks anyone within sight

Treatment

With the recent discoveries of the mage college various ways to slow, or even stop a creature's Void sickness from progressing. As such the following rules apply:

1. High level spells that remove levels of exhaustion may also remove levels of Fallen, such as greater Restoration.
2. The ingestion of a special potion known as Celestial Tears

Religious Ceremonies

When an unfortunate soul is afflicted with fallen, there is not much time before the afflicted is corrupted beyond saving. If the infected has not yet passed into Fallen level four, a religious ceremony upon hollow grounds by a knowledgeable priest can remove the corruption. The service is performed for a fee dependent upon the level of fallen as outlined below.

• Level 1: 50 gp
• Level 2: 250 gp
• Level 3: 1,000 gp