Scarlet Bane

The Scarlet Bane, commonly referred to as the plague, is the name for a disease unleashed by Thon in specific occasions. Although it is not known what happens at a microscopic level, certain races such as the Alvish and Akkidans have done intensive research on the disease.

Overview
The plague itself is created by Arkian, usually as a punishment against the abuse of Tsera energy. The plague spreads rapidly but has a short lifespan, although this depends on the severity of the punishment.

Survival
This disease does not always lead to death, as treatments have been developed in each world.

Treatment in Dokulan
Healers in Dokulan have developed strong spells to cleanse the plague from an individuals body. Because of this, many Akkidans travel to Dokulan in order to cleanse themselves, however this procedure is costly and can lead to mild Tsera sickness.

Treatment in Marilan
Healers in Akkida do not have the Tsera ability to fully eradicate the pathogen, but have the most information on the subject. The most common method of alleviating the disease is a drink made with magically enhanced roots and small amounts of blood from various animals. The drink works by increasing the amount of antibodies in the bloodstream to halt the progress and/or eradicate the pathogen. Though relied on by many Akkidans, the drink is dangerous as the antibodies will continue to destroy harmless cells for days after, leading to weakness and weightloss.

Treatment in Kailulan
Prior to the Great Plague, Kailulan had no knowledge the plague even existed. After the midway opened, small outbreaks would appear, usually they would be dealt with simply by euthanizing those infected, however larger outbreaks led to the slow and unimpressive development of techniques to save those infected. The most common technique was to wrap the infected with cloth to prevent blood loss, afterwards, the cracked skin would be stitched together. Victims who underwent this had a 30% chance of survival, however 90% of survivors would die afterwards due to decomposition or infection of wounds.