Disease

While many diseases exist within the realm of Ranu, the following are the most notable, common, or dangerous.
Disease Alignment Vector Virulence Description Healing
Bubonic Plague None Fleas (bacteria) 11 Deadly plague that causes buboes and pain. Mundane: 8-20 Magical: 5-17
Cholera None Contaminated water (bacteria) 11 Evacuation of "rice water". Mundane: 3-16 Magical: 1-13
Dancing mania Fey Metaphysical contact 11 Uncontrolled dancing until exhaustion. Mundane: 22 Magical: 16
Dragonrot Unaligned Airborne virus 25 A virus that causes dragon's scales to rot while they live; only dragons and those using draconic magic may catch this. Mundane: 19 Magical 16
Dysentary None Water-borne amoebas 11 Bloody evacuations, fever, and pain. Mundane: 3-16 Magical: 1-13
Elemental Dysentary Elemental Water-borne amoebas 11 A form of dysentary that only affects user of industrial magic. Mundane: 16 Magical: 13
Erysipelas None Contact (bacterial) 8 Cellulitic skin infection. Mundane: 1-8 Magical: 0-5
Fluffy Fey Fungal spores 11 A fungal infection caused by fey magic that makes a person lighter than air and confused. Mundane: 19 Magical 13
Hyperdecay Unaligned Light-borne bacteria 4 A virus that makes someone's Name decay rapidly. Mundane: 25 Magical: 22
Influenza None Airborne virus 11 The flu. Mundane: 4-22 Magical: 1-19
Leprosy None Contact (bacterial) 11 Nerve deterioriation. Mundane: 17 Magical: 14
Measles None Airborne virus 8 Fever, blood blisters, and pain. Mundane: 4-17 Magical: 1-14
Panbiotic Celestial Food-borne bacteria 8 Improved gut biome.  
Pneumonic Plague None Airbone bacteria 4 Major lung infection. Mundane: 8-20 Magical: 5-17
Scabies None Mites 11 Seven-year itch. Mundane: 1-8 Magical: 0-5
Septicemic Plague None Fleas (bacteria) 4 Systemic bloodstream infection. Mundane: 8-20 Magical: 5-17
Smallpox None Post-rash contact (virus) 8 Fatal infection with fever, skin rash, pock marks, and more. Mundane: 6-19 Magical: 4-17
Spiderweb Plague Infernal Metaphysical contact 4 Magical infection that causes white spiderweb rash and irrational behavior. Mundane: 19 Magical: 17
Sweating sickness None Contaminated water (virus) 8 Pain, paranoia, and sweating. Mundane: 6-20 Magical: 3-17
Trachoma None Contact (bacterial) 8 Eye infection that roughens the eyelid and blinds the infected. Mundane: 4-9 Magical: 1-6
Tuberculosis None Airborne bacteria 8 Major lung infection. Mundane: 7-17 Magical: 4-14
Typhus None Lice or chiggers (bacteria) 8 Flu-like fever, headache, rash, and more. Mundane: 7-17 Magical: 4-14
Topic revision: r1 - 10 Oct 2026, SallyJaneBlack
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