Void-Stricken

Night Cold

A Night Cold (ARS), is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of necrotic energies in a short period of time. The symptoms of ARS can start within the hour of exposure, and can last for several months. Within the first few days the symptoms are usually nausea, vomiting and a loss of appetite. In the following few hours or weeks will be a few symptoms, which later become additional symptoms, after which either recovery or death follow.  

ARS

ARS is an archaic term for a night cold, the meaning of which has been lost.  

Living Undeath

In cases of exposure to extreme levels of necrotic energies, a patient can enter a state known as living-undeath. Patients in this state exist as both fully alive, and fully undead simultaneously. Most patients feel fine at the onset of this condition, however they begin to quickly deteriorate as their dual natures begin to collapse into a balanced state between the two, death.   Patients are unable to be cured through magical means, as they are injured by both positive and negative energies simultaneous. So healers must turn to physical means of medication. While these are unable to cure living undeath, they are at least able to ease the patients passing.  

Resurrection and Reanimation

While a Night Cold is unlikely to complicate a resurrection, Living Undeath damages living organisms in such a way as to make them unsuitable for life. Resurrection is still possible, but a new vessel for the soul will be needed. Reanimation on the other-hand is more likely in those who have been Void-Stricken.  

Prevention

Time : The longer a living being is exposed to necrotic energies, the larger a dose they will receive. Thus limiting and fractionalization of exposure time is recommended.   Shielding : Physical and Magical barriers can be used to reduce the dosage size of necrotic energies received. Physical barriers normally involve large earthworks. The most common form of magical barrier would be a casting of Mage Armor.  

Cellular Theory

Scientists have recently began experimenting on the effects of necrotic energies on individual cells, and it has been proposed that the symptoms of ARS are a result of a cascade effect that begins when we experience a critical amount of cellular death. Preventing our bodies from functioning on a micro-scale.