Arrival in Erribus

Usually, arriving in a town means staying at an inn, eating a decent meal, resting in a proper room, and some amount of privacy. Usually, arriving in a town constitutes a respite. This, was no respite. The city was in a rather strange state: under the threat of some plague, but still allowing travel. We decided to make contact with Guff's source while be still could, only to find that his house had been burned down.
 
While traveling to our contact's home, Theseus discovered that whatever disease these people were afflicted with had a strange resistance to magical healing. Remembering the last time we encountered a disease resistant to magic, I decided to attempt a ritual identification. In point of fact, they were touched by magic, but my attempts to dispel the curse failed. The magic seemed familiar somehow.
 
The Disease can, apparently, turn people into grotesque beasts, resembling werewolves. I was grinding ink in my room when I heard them downstairs, screams and snarls and the breaking of furnishings. The battle was a close one, tired as we were. We eventually had to barricade ourselves inside. I have secured the doors and window, I hope it will last long enough for help to arrive.