Disease

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