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| ====Brumavirus==== | ====Brumavirus==== | ||
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| + | <html><a href="https://leifandthorn.com/comic/quarantine-with-the-vampire-part-2-7-16/"><img src="https://leifandthorn.com/wiki/images/bruma-outbreak.png" alt="Brumavirus outbreak map" class="alignleft"></a></html> | ||
| A family of viruses. The human varieties cause [[wp>influenza]]-like symptoms, and have enough genetic drift that re-vaccination is [[https://leifandthorn.com/comic/quarantine-with-the-vampire-7-11/|recommended every year]]. Seasonal outbreaks, concentrated in winter. Like all viruses, it cannot be caught or transmitted by [[vampires]]. | A family of viruses. The human varieties cause [[wp>influenza]]-like symptoms, and have enough genetic drift that re-vaccination is [[https://leifandthorn.com/comic/quarantine-with-the-vampire-7-11/|recommended every year]]. Seasonal outbreaks, concentrated in winter. Like all viruses, it cannot be caught or transmitted by [[vampires]]. | ||
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| [[Animals#Dragons|Dragon]] burns always need magical treatment, definitely from a water mage, and are going to leave scarring no matter what you do. | [[Animals#Dragons|Dragon]] burns always need magical treatment, definitely from a water mage, and are going to leave scarring no matter what you do. | ||
| - | **Characters**: [[Thorn]] | + | **Characters**: [[Thorn]], [[ceannic characters#Hedge and Grassie|Grassie Amande]] |
| ====Changeling syndrome==== | ====Changeling syndrome==== | ||
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| ====Compulsion==== | ====Compulsion==== | ||
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| + | <html><a href="<a href="https://leifandthorn.com/comic/sweet-summer-children-814/"><img src="https://leifandthorn.com/wiki/images/compulsion-leif.png" alt="Leif on his microchip" class="alignright"></a></html> | ||
| A type of bodily function spell, typically ensorcelled on a subdermal microchip. | A type of bodily function spell, typically ensorcelled on a subdermal microchip. | ||
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| ====Homeopathy==== | ====Homeopathy==== | ||
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| + | <html><a href="https://leifandthorn.com/comic/the-show-must-grow-on-intermission-3-21/"><img src="https://leifandthorn.com/wiki/images/water.png" alt="Rosie offers water" class="alignleft"></a></html> | ||
| The idea that water can be substituted for any other kind of medical treatment. Useful when applied to someone suffering from dehydration. Otherwise, unhelpful at best, fatal at worst. | The idea that water can be substituted for any other kind of medical treatment. Useful when applied to someone suffering from dehydration. Otherwise, unhelpful at best, fatal at worst. | ||
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| ====Wings==== | ====Wings==== | ||
| - | Some humans grow them. They can appear at any stage of development between early teens and late 60's, but most typically in the early 20's, and develop over the course of about a week with very little warning beforehand. Once grown in, they behave as [[http://leifandthorn.com/comic/sword-dancers-2123/|fully functional limbs]], although they aren't large enough to fly with. The feathers are almost always white, with rare exceptions that are black or patterned. | + | Some humans grow them. Cause unknown, but presumably magical. See [[Wings]]. |
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| - | [[http://leifandthorn.com/comic/level-up-10-14/|Signs of impending wing growth]] include unusual protein and mineral cravings, back and shoulder aches, itching, and fatigue. A person should seek treatment if these symptoms persist for more than 52 hours (2 days). During the growth period they'll need to eat well, manage the pain (magically and/or chemically), and avoid injury to the back, which will be especially tender and slow to heal from any extra damage. Bed rest is recommended. | + | |
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| - | Wings don't start growing in anyone too malnourished to survive the process, although in borderline cases they can leave a person with vitamin deficiencies. As long as the body is getting enough nutrients, the development of wings isn't correlated with any other known factor, including race, sex, diet, magical powers, or environment. | + | |
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| - | In [[countries#Sønheim]] they're seen as a sign of the favor of Queen Szélanya. | + | |
| **Characters**: [[Embassy Staff#Sigrún Storre]], [[Sonska Characters#Szelanya|Queen Szélanya]], [[Ceannic Characters#Pine Dulac|Pine]] (black feathers), eventually [[Knights#Rowan Muscade]] (beginning in Level Up) | **Characters**: [[Embassy Staff#Sigrún Storre]], [[Sonska Characters#Szelanya|Queen Szélanya]], [[Ceannic Characters#Pine Dulac|Pine]] (black feathers), eventually [[Knights#Rowan Muscade]] (beginning in Level Up) | ||
