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BLIGHTED ONE

Brought to earth by the mi-go, this parasitic fungus devours earthly matter, establishing itself
and spreading outward to overgrow an area. Anything unable to move away is eventually
consumed. After reaching maturity, when it has spread to approximately 50 yards/meters in
diameter—taking around a month—fungal blooms grow and release spores for a period of
six hours. Thereafter the fungus decays and dissolves, leaving behind dead earth and
picked-clean bones.
The spores are best avoided as inhalation may cause a human or animal to succumb to
infection. The spores act parasitically, attaching themselves and multiplying, a process that
alters the DNA of the host, mutating them into a blighted one, a mindless walking fungus,
driven to infect others.
Infection: if passing within 100 feet (30 m) of the fungus during its bloom phase, it is possible
to breathe in the spores, calling for a CON roll to determine if enough have taken root in the
body to cause infection; if in very close proximity to the fungal blooms (within the area of
fungal growth), a Hard CON roll is required. Where unsuccessful, the person is infected. The
timescale of mutation into a blighted one varies, usually reaching completion within 1D6+1
days. At first no change is noticeable, but after 24 hours the victim becomes short of breath
and their muscles begin to ache. Thereafter, the flesh begins to change: nodules form on the
skin, which then burst open and form into curious fungal growths that quickly cover the entire
body. The mind of the victim grows erratic; after 36 hours an INT roll is required, after 48 a
Hard INT roll, after 60 hours an Extreme INT roll—any failure means the host’s brain has
succumbed to the fungus, their mind no longer rational, they become bestial creatures driven
only by a desire to infect others. After 72 hours, the process is automatic.
Remedy: in nearly all cases, once infected, the host is doomed; however, two forms of
remedy are said to exist. The first requires magic, with certain unspecified spells killing or
removing the infection, but possibly at some cost to the host. The second must be attempted
within 6 hours of first being infected and requires the host to purge their body by consuming
a foul concoction, which essentially dispels the spores rendering them no longer a threat.
Consuming the purgative inflicts 1D6 damage and requires a successful CON roll. As to the
ingredients of the purgative, they vary by culture and are said to be contained within old
books of herbal lore or known by “hedgerow” healers.
Spore Kiss: a blighted one’s quest to infect others drives them to approach people and
clamp their mouth over the target’s mouth, exhaling spores directly into their victim, who
must succeed in a Hard CON roll to avoid infection. The results of infection are as detailed in
Infection, above.

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