Spitting Fire

Excerpts from "Planes of Disease" by famous Dustmen doctor Hikelliam, who argues that diseases are a right way to offer death, saying that artificial means are not adequate to evolution.

Forgotten for more than a Ring of Cantrum (1,000-year baatezu ritual of promotion for the unknowing), this disease is again becoming more common, apparently rediscovered from the second Furnace, Chamada. Strange poison in the air causes victims to have frequent fevers. This is followed by a thickening of the blood and heart difficulties. Those who might have cardiac problems normally collapse. Blood is lost in saliva, sweat and others, but slightly altered. Its color changes to that of orange lava and damages anyone who touches it, hot and acid, including the victim. Most of the disease is spread in the air in Chamada, making it extremely easy to contaminate anyone. Those who save vs. paralysis at -2 penalty, expel it all after some hours of coughing, causing 1d6 damage, but stopping the disease. A Neutralize Poison will do if complemented by drinking much water, but not Cure Disease. Non-magical treatment is possible through very bitter razorvine tea three times a day, until bleeding ceases.