The Plague of Nym

A devestating plague that decimated the Central Plains of Oboris in 134 AV. This was linked to the Plaguebearers of the Terrestrial Empire of Qiyn. The Plague of Nym was one of the direct causes for the formation of the Council of Zeren, and thus, Zerenity.

History
The Gold Blood Disease dates back to at least 200 BV, however in until the 120's AV, it was not as deadly as its reputation fortells. At that time the Gold Blood Disease only stayed alive in a few hosts in the desert. A significant spread would cause the desolation of a couple villages in 93 BV and 56 AV, in the heartland of Vaemor and the eastern edge of the Central Plains.

In the 120's AV, due to pressure by the then Empire of Qiyn, the Plaguebearers were researching new methods to expand south. Plaguebearer Maajida al-Meer was the researcher who discovered the Gold Blood Disease in Evailia and brought it back to Qiyn for weaponization. The disease was altered magically by the Plaguebearers to spread faster and kill horifically. The disease was then spread using the Plaguebearers familiars and miasmas. The Plague of Nym then swept through the entirety of the Central Plains, with northern limits in the Austein Mountains, and souther limits in the Vaemor Peninsula. Through the use of clerical abilites in the north, anti-magic in the south, and technical knowledge in the plains, the Plague of Nym was contain in the Evailian desert, with the occasional shortlived peak.

Modern Impact
The Gold Blood Disease, once called the Plague of Nym, still exists in the deserts of Evailia and its surroundings. Due to the nature of the disease, gold farms crop up often in the harshets portions of Evailia. Slaves are given the Gold Blood Disease and allowed to fester to the point that knodules of gold begin growing off of their body. Then, the diseased slaves are given a small amount of care to allow the knodules to grow. Once the disease takes hold or the slavemaster deems it is time, the extreme, dry heat speeds up the blood solidification process that the disease causes, allowing for quicker turn around on the diseased slave's blood. A sure sign of a gold farm is significant mirages in the distance.

Culture
Coin is used as derogatory term for those infected with The Plague of Nym, due to the golden hue that infects the blood. Overtime this gold solidifies into the metal, killing the infected in the process. The puddles left behind can collected for a paltry sum, but only after a long enough period of time, or else the infection has chance to continue to spend.