[Irene]

A few individuals from Alstalsia-- seven, to be exact, Zerans, each one of them-- have fallen prey to a disease of some sorts over the last few days. Over the days, their body begins to deteriorate; a substance, a virus of some kind, seems to be killing them from the inside-out, or so is the conclusion medics have come to. No amount of potions have cured it thus far, although they have slightly delayed it, and Mercana has not yet been tried. Some Zerans, however, being the proud race they are, refuse the use of it; alas, citizens fear that the virus may spread to them too, and it's not long before the opposing Zerans will eventually accept its use.

That aside, though, a disease isn't something new to the world. The most mysterious part, however, comes at the end: the victims begin to have extreme nightmares, or so they claim, and by this time, they begin to go through phases of severe anemia that constantly worsens over the days, though this is the one thing that doctors have been able to cure. Regardless, they either suffer from harsh heart or panic attacks from the nightmares that haunt them at night and die or suicide, or manage to continue on--and reach such a level of insanity that they attempt to kill their relatives at night, convinced that said relatives are out to kill them. So far, none have been successful in doing so bar for a single one who was found in his house, having suicided after killing his wife and child.

What's going on. .?

(Applications to join the event chain are still open. Otherwise, everyone else is able to partake as a good/neutral character without applying or anything of the sort.)