Herbosapien Synthesis
Herbosapien synthesis occurs at the onset of infectious plant cells that spread throughout the body demanding carbon dioxide instead of oxygen. Victims of this rare malady will first experience a feeling of shutting down in darkness and slight shortness of breath. During the daytime they will feel sufficiently stronger provided they are in an area full of carbon dioxide. Thus breathing conditions are reversed.
Two days into the malady their skin will take on a greenish hue. During the day victims will be resistant to moving and will have the want to remain in one place for a sustained period of time.
Transmission & Vectors
Herbosynthesis is transmitted through water of a suffering humanoid plant. Plant cells infect the body and cause a reversal of the breathing process and alter the way a humanoid or animal receives nutrients. A human may develop a distaste for meat. And will slowly need less food but more sunlight.
Causes
If a human and humanoid plant such as a mandrake, shambling mound, Vegapygmy, which is dying are immersed in the same water the plant cells will infect the human cells.
Symptoms
Loss of appetite particularly meat, Throwing up food if it is fed too quickly, Feeling weak in darkness, shortness of breath initially. Stronger in sunlight, a lack of a will for mobility, Skin slowly becoming green, usually starting in spots but eventually blossoming over the entire complexion.
The victims breath will become shorter until it understands its reversal. It's breath will become short if it is not around sufficient humans to feed off of carbon dioxide.
Healing at night diminishes over a period of days. By a half life.
Treatment
The cancerous plant cells must be eradicated from the body. Bleeding were the first method thought for this. But the introduction of plant like cells that convert matter in the way humans do will sometimes reverse the disease. A steady diet of soup made from carnivorous plants will stabilize the disease. The green pock marks must be subjected to fire.
Ultimately Herbosapien synthesis may only be cured by the stewing of a aranathis flower that grows at the center of a heart watchwood tree.
Prognosis
A likely outcome is that the exposed human will change entirely into plant matter. This is in fact the origin of watchword.
Affected Groups
The disease seems to be drawn to humans who exert themselves strongly.
Hosts & Carriers
The disease affects and is causality of Watchwood
Prevention
Statying away from a flooded region of Sentient plants.
Certainly it is a good idea not too touch anyone directly infected with this disease although transmission is unlikely from a human host.
Epidemiology
HerboSapiensynthesis is extremely rare. The only way that an epidemic might result would be the subjecting of humanoid plant matter to massive flood conditions.
If an infected individual were subjected to flood conditions surrounded by other humans the infection could be born on a massive scale.
History
The first recognized notation of this condition was from explorers charting out the forests of Megandra during excessive rainy conditions.
They encountered a forest where human limbs seemed to be growing from trunks.
It might have been inadvisable but a fire was made from such wood. Excessive rain poured down that night and the travellers became infected. They barely made it home. Those travelers all disappeared and it is suspected that they all made their way back to that grove.
Cultural Reception
The vast majority of the populous do not know what HerboSapiensynthesis is however those that do know see it as inherently dangerous. One who is infected is said of being corrupted by the watchwood and is planting the seeds of its will. One who is corrupted is not to be trusted.
