Leviathan Rot

A disfiguring plague that is sweeping the upper crust of society. That the nobles found a rather interesting way to solve.

Porcelain People

Porcelain prosthesis are quite popular among nobles. Not particularly durable, but light and beautiful, many choose based on aesthetic value rather than functionality.

Well crafted prosthetic limbs faces have become more common as the result of Leviathan's rot sweeping the upper crust of society. What started out as a means to prevent social exile has evolved into the height of fashion.

More easily (and less painfully) removed and switched for other parts than necromantic or metal prosthetic, at the sacrifice of feeling- Many lower nobles can not afford to purchase tactile sensation in their new limbs.

The Sweet Mirror

A creation of a travelling tabaxi who wanted to find out about more cultures by asking selling his customers beautiful works of art for stories, instead of money. Found the the finical district of

These porcelain works of art are inspired by his homeland. The nobles don't care as much about the sentimental detail's behind Moon's works but are captivated by the beauty of the pieces. While nobles are selfish, they will often leave anonymous donations for him. Funding his work and doing a small part to help a strange creature.

Pieces are traded and the most beautiful are owned by the wealthiest families. The ephemeral nature of the porcelain prosthetics mean that they are either preserved or worn permanently to flaunt how beautiful the piece is.

Symptoms

His veins were black and pulsing out of him to the slow rhythm of his heart beat. Lips a dull shade of violet and connected to them was one of those infernal pumps. A single tear spilled out of his pupil less hollow eyes. It rolled along his gaunt cheek and into the pillow on his bed. The rot had taken hold.

-Extract from an eyewitness account from a scientific journal.

Treatment

The nobles believe that attaching a pump filled with blood oil, can ease the symptoms and will eventually cure them but as of yet no scientific evidence has backed this up and no effects have been seen. But its good they still have hope they can cling onto that. For a little while...

Type

Magical

Origin

Magical