[!] A poster, freshly penned in intentionally blocky writing for maximum legibility, is nailed to the center of the town's noticeboard. Help Wanted Seeking skilled craftsmen for the repair of the Reach Hospital's greenhouse. Following skilled craftsmen are needed: Engineers Glassworkers Carpenters Offering generous pay for work completed. Please come seek Dr. Konrad Radziwill at the Reach Hospital. Signed,Dr. K. Radziwill OOC: Building up to a small and very chill event for repairing the hospital's greenhouse. Please ping me and contact me on the server if you are interested, or come find Konrad ICly.

Notice of Death I regret to inform the town that Monty has passed away, time and date of death unknown. His cause of death is not yet known. No body has been recovered, however he is confirmed to be deceased based on reports from reliable witnesses.Any kin or close friend of Monty are asked to come forwards and speak with Dr. Konrad Radziwill to discuss arrangements.Thank you.- Dr. Konrad Radziwill

Notice of Death I regret to inform the town that Caleb Citranitas-De Marschei has passed away 14th of Snowmelt, 1642. Caleb was killed during an ambush targeting him. No body has been recovered, however he is confirmed to be deceased based on reports from reliable witnesses.Any kin or close friend of Caleb are asked to come forwards and speak with Dr. Konrad Radziwill to discuss arrangements.Thank you.- Dr. Konrad Radziwill

[!]A three paged report is pinned by the corner to the town noticeboard, in such a way someone could flip between the pages easily. The Council, Militia, and the Hermetic Assembly are all given several copies of the three paged reports for their record-keeping and to share amongst their members. Several copies are also made available for distribution to regular townsfolk at the Empty Cask.   A Preliminary Report on the Fungal Disease at Albern's BackgroundOn 22/13/1641, several of the townsfolk gathered to investigate the matter of a missing cow at Albern's Crossing. In the party were the following: Dr. Konrad Radziwill, of the Reach Hospital Isabis Kelgrae Daniel Vayr, of Albern's Clinic Icarus Lyall Khari Sgt. Eivor, of the Spire Militia According to the farmer that had referred to the matter of the missing cow, another group of townsfolk that consisted of two mages and one doctor had come to treat several ill cattle several days earlier. The Farmer claims this earlier party managed to save the cows, but now one of the treated cattle was missing. For further details about the exploits of the prior party, the notices on the Community Noticeboard by Kaho Shizakawa and Az'tur should be referenced. The missing cow was discovered down the hill from the usual roaming pastures of the cattle. It was discovered lying on its side, determined to be dead. Masks were worn by all except Icarus Lyall.   Initial Examination of the Deceased CowThe missing cow showed all signs that it was most certainly deceased, including the lack of a pulse. However several unusual things were noted: Though dead, the corpse appeared to make breathing or breathing-like motions Other parts of the deceased cow made minor writhing motions, though life-like it is simultaneously unlike how a cow might move The corpse appeared bloated, though it should be noted it is common for rotting corpses to accumulate gas within the body resulting in a bloated appearance Some manner of black ooze leaked from the orifices Roots of an inexact nature could be seen growing underneath the body Isabis noted that power and unstable ether magic could be detected from the corpse To further inspect the odd roots growing underneath the cow, an attempt was made to roll the body over, against the protest of Sgt. Eivor and Icarus Lyall. Upon lifting the cow, the roots were found originating from the cow's trunk, sprouting out from its side and into the ground below. Upon closer inspection, the roots were not typical of tree roots or the roots of a flowering plant, but much closer to the root-like structure of fungi/mushrooms called mycelium. Notably the mycelium growing from the side of the deceased cow was reddish black in colouration. When the cow's corpse was lifted, the writhing motion from the body suddenly ceased and briefly the corpse glowed a purplish-blue colour before exploding.   Post-Death Examination of the Deceased CowThe creature that had erupted from the deceased cow was clearly fungal in nature and appearance. Within the remains of the creature was what could be described as a mycelial gestation pod. Said gestation pod was found in the center-mass of the remains of the deceased cow. Near immediately upon elimination of the creature, the gestation pod spit out a Muisi resembling a stinkhorn variety of mushroom. This Muisi that was born from the creature's gestation pod had several odd characteristics: Unlike most Muisi that let off spores, this lacked such Muisi resembling stinkhorn mushrooms of any variety are rare, or nearly unheard of The similar black ooze seen leaking from the deceased cow's orifices was leaking from the body of the Muisi Ether magic could be detected coming from the Muisi To prevent further rogue Muisi from potentially spawning, the gestation pod was severed and disposed of. The Muisi born from said gestation pod is currently frozen and plans to safely dispose of it is being carried out.   The Disease and the MyceliumDuring the course of fighting the creature in the deceased cow, Icarus Lyall was forced to approach the creature without proper protection, thus was infected by the disease it carried. Due to the fact Icarus was the only person infected amongst the party and because Icarus lacked an adequate mask, it is theorised this disease has the capacity to be airborne. This does not exclude other possible means of infection, however airborne would be by far the easiest way in which infection occurs. Patient Icarus showed the following symptoms shortly after infection: Plenty of coughing, occasionally coughing up blood Itchy throat Shortness of breath Isabis cast several spells upon patient Icarus to no effect. However Daniel could hear ineffective breathing taking place in the patient's chest, attributable to a mechanical constriction of the lungs. With the permission of the patient, Daniel performed surgery upon the patient at Albern's Clinic to determine the source of the obstruction and extract it if possible. Such was successfully managed, resulting in the extraction of a small clump of reddish-black mycelium from the wall of the patient's lungs. The removal of the constricting mycelium from the patient's lung was relatively easy, despite the branching nature of mycelia. Several observations could be made regarding the mycelium extracted from Patient Icarus: The mycelium appeared to actively writhe and pulse, doing so most actively when exposed to light The mycelium is capable of some movement, thrashing around within the glass jar it was sequestered in Shaking the jar the mycelium was contained it appeared to make it inert and begin to wither Alcohol was introduced to the jar in an effort to preserve the mycelium in its original state, however it instead dissolved into what could best be described as "sparkles" contrary to the desired effect of preservation. Interestingly, this resulted in another set of findings most intruging: The alcohol dissolved mycelium had a palpable heartbeat, as if still alive Isabis could detect Ether magic still coming off from the dissolved mycelium As of the time of penning this report, this jar of dissolved mycelium is being kept in a secure location, to be used for future experiments.   A TheoryBased on all the above findings, an image of how the unnamed disease spreads and its lifecycle could be theorised: The disease is magical in origin, specifically ether magic By way of breathing in the disease's miasma, one can become infected with the disease Once infected, the infected being becomes a host for the disease, resulting in mycelium growing on the wall of the host's lungs The lungs are targeted to constrict the breathing of the host, and it is very likely that several compounding health issues arise as the mycelium spreads The host is eventually killed by the spread of the mycelium, at which point the corpse most likely becomes both a barrier and source of nutrient for Muisi to gestate in a mycelial gestation pod formed within the deceased host If the deceased host is disturbed in any way, the mycelial form reveals itself and attempts to protect the gestation pod within At some point, the mycelium roots into the ground, burrowing past the deceased host When the Muisi from the gestation pod is fully matured, it is released from the host's body The Muisi in some way or form then becomes a vector for this disease for the cycle to start anew How exactly it acts as a vector is unknown As of the time of writing, this is only a working theory, with the facts subject to change and more information yet to be researched. However this theory should act as a solid foundation, and a summary of all the information thus collected in this report.   A NameAlthough our understanding of this unnamed disease is minimal, a name should be give so that in future reports and correspondence, one can easily refer to this disease without confusion. Due to the fungal nature of the physical manifestations of this disease, the formation and growth of mycelium that has apparent parasitic interactions with the host, I propose that this disease be named Parasitic Mycelioma.   Signed,Dr. K. Radziwill

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