Diseases

Arcane Exhaustion
When a magician over-exerts themselves casting spells, they can be afflicted with Arcane Exhaustion. Normally when one exceeds their threshold for magic, either through incantry or unamancy, they will pass out and wake later without serious injury. However certain magicians can use their power to delay these effects. When they do this and exert themselves further, the effects are devastating. The first symptom is rapid aging. The second is physical exhaustion. For the rest of the magicians life they will be made tired from simple physical activities. The last symptom is magical reluctance. Because of the tiring cost of casting a spell, all future uses of a godstone will be harder for the magician.

In Iron Eye’s Final Battle, Sylvie used an ocean stone to strengthen herself and make her more resilient against exhaustion. During the battle she cast so much magic that she passed out. The overuse caused her to be afflicted with Arcane Exhaustion.

The Dawn Priest suffered from Arcane Exhaustion after she enchanted herself.

Blinding Blight
Blinding Blight is categorized by the bouts of nausea, sweating, and blindness. Someone with the Blight can be perfectly healthy most of the time. But during a bout the affected suffers great pain and loss of physical control, as well as blindness, dizziness, sweating, and nausea. These bouts can occur months or days apart. As the disease progresses the frequency increases. Eventually the Blight is fatal.

The Blinding Blight was an ancient illness that afflicted members of the Nurmendemar. It's history was well charted by the lorekeepers and it was known to pass from people to their children. According to Morgar there was a cure in the past but it had been lost by AeP 441. Willa was a member of the Nurmendemar who suffered from the Blight. She first began feeling symptoms as a teenager. Her bouts started months apart. Five years later they were weeks apart.

White Pox
One of the reasons the Southern Isles are considered so dangerous is that even the fresh water can be undrinkable. The reason is the White Pox. Drinking from the wrong pool can cause someone to contract the disease. It is named for the first symptom, sweating and paleness of skin. If untreated it leads to weakness, coma, and eventually death. There is a cure known by people of the Isles. It is commonly found in Crow's Harbor.

While on Karabour, Janie Kerias contracted the White Pox. The next day she fell into a coma. Sylvie was able to treat her with unamancy. Using an ocean stone she fortified Janie's body against the disease. This allowed Kerias to wake up temporarily and make it a week before getting the cure. After receiving treatment, she took a day to recover before being able to physically exert herself.