Leprosy

Leprosy
Mundane Disease
DC: 8
Progression
Pestilence: 0
You avoid the worst of the disease, and fight off the disease before it becomes permanent.
Effect: You are cured.
Pestilence: 1 - 2 Contagious
The disease lies quietly under the surface.
Effect: No Ill Effect
Contagious: Physical Contact has a 1% chance of causing exposure (1 Pestilence, Exposure DC 10)
Pestilence: 3 - 4 Contagious
You have a mild fever and a few light cold symptoms
Effect: Sickened
Contagious: Physical Contact has a 1% chance of causing exposure (1 Pestilence, Exposure DC 15)
Pestilence: 5 - 6 Contagious
You have a mild fever and a few light cold symptoms along with a bit of itching.
Effect: Sickened
Contagious: Physical Contact has a 1% chance of causing exposure (1 Pestilence, Exposure DC 20)
Pestilence: 7+
Leprosy takes a firm hold of your body and refuses to let go.
Effect: You gain the Trait Leper. This part of the disease has run its course and you are now immune to it.
Special: This disease represents an initial contraction of leprosy, which is otherwise an extremely slow and debilitating disease. Creatures with the Leper Trait are immune to this aspect of the disease
"The Cursed Rot takes not only flesh but also the soul; renderin’ its victims ghosts 'mongst the livin’. They say the gods turn their gaze away from those marked with the Rot, for they wander the earth with the shadows of the underworld clinging to ‘em."
——Brother Elric, keeper of a Lazar House

Description

Leprosy, often whispered as the "Cursed Rot" among the common folk, is a slow and insidious affliction that's believed to be a punishment from the gods for sins committed, either by the afflicted or their forebears. The plagued find their skin turning pale and leathery, with patches devoid of feeling. Gradually, their extremities, such as fingers, toes, and noses, blacken and wither as if consumed by an unseen flame. Lepers are often shunned and banished to the outskirts, relegated to live in colonies called "Lazar Houses", where they are looked after by the rare kind-hearted soul, but mostly forgotten by the world.

Leprosy is a very long term disease. This disease entry describes an initial exposure and the possibility for the immune system to fight off the disease. Failing to fight off this initial aspect of the disease earns a creature the Leper Trait, which represents the long term aspects of the disease.

Typical Exposure

The precise manner of Leprosy’s spread is shrouded in mystery and superstition. Many believe that it is a curse passed down through bloodlines, or a punishment from the gods. Others claim that merely gazing upon the afflicted or hearing their voice can pass on the malady. While some suspect it has to do with contact, many sufferers find themselves isolated long before the signs of the malady manifest, the fear of its spread dominating the minds of those around them.