Mardella Syndrome

af **Dominic** Søn Jan 08, 2023 1:47 pm

This is a description of Mardella Syndrome, written by @Cassius.

Mardella Syndrome is an illness that only warlocks can get. It is very rare and very fatal. There are no records of a warlock surviving this illness. The name comes from the very first warlock who contracted the illness, Mardella Marth. It is still yet to be known how a warlock contracts Mardella syndrome. Most people speak of it as the illness where the magic and energy ‘eats’ the warlock. Scientists seem to have a theory that the illness affects the way energy is absorbed, where it harms the body of the warlock. There is no known cure for the illness.

You can divide the symptoms of Mardella syndrome in two categories, the common ones and the ones depending on what kind of warlock you are.

The common symptoms are as follows:

Chronic fatigue/tiredness
Coughing
occasional fevers

Symptoms for Fire Kirshas:

blackened fingertips and toes
higher than average body temperature
sensations of being on fire
occasionally burn marks and burn wounds appear on the body

Symptoms for Water Kirshas:

sensations of drowning
fluid collecting in the lungs
vomits water
cyanotic and appearance of a drowning victim

Symptoms for Earth Kirshas:

Sensations of suffocation
dry and crispy coughs
coughing up dirt
stiffening of the body

Symptoms for Air Kirshas:

asthmatic tendencies
trouble breathing
wheezing breath

Symptoms for Subelement Kirshas:

Varies depending on the element

Symptoms for Godia Warlocks:

a mixture of the kirsha symptoms varying from individual to individual

Symptoms for Enferi Warlocks:

UNKNOWN [
no records of Enferi warlocks contracting the illness

Symptoms for Nachon Warlocks:

UNKNOWN
no records of Nachon warlocks contracting the illness

Symptoms of the terminal phase:

Vomiting blood
Blood running from ears, eyes, nose and mouth
High levels of pain

Other facts about the illness:
Mardella syndrome affects in varying degrees but all cases eventually end the same with the sudden start of the terminal phase right before the death of the patient.

Journal entries for the case of Mardella Marth:

Pasient name: Mardella Marth
Age: XXXX
Gender: Female
Magical Identity: Water Kirsha

Entry one - the 28th of 8th month year XXXX

Mardella has been complaining about fatigue for some weeks now, I’ve also noticed her coughing from time to time. The coughs have gotten worse the last couple of days. This last month she has also had two fevers. I am worried about her… She has been looking pale lately and she shows signs of cyanose.

Entry two - the 17th of the 10th month year XXXX

I have talked with a couple of other doctors, but no one can seem to find an answer. This is something not seen before. Mardella keeps getting worse and worse. She gets more tired easily and at night she screams my name saying she is drowning when she is laying in our bed nowhere near water. I sometimes see her vomit up water. I did some tests and it seems like fluid is collecting in her lungs, I’ve been doing my best to drain them. She looks constantly pale now and her lips are turning blue.

Entry three - the 20th of the sixth month year XXXX

Marbella has grown weaker and weaker, I rarely see her out of bed the last couple of months. She only seems to get worse quicker and quicker… I fear she has not long left. The fluid in her lungs appears faster than I manage to drain it all away, she vomits water more often and her cough is very bad. She also has a fever every other day it seems…. Dear Mardella, what have our god Iosta done to you?

Entry four - the 3rd of the seventh month year XXXX

My dear Mardella, my beautiful flower is gone. It all happened so fast… She had been in the same state for a fortnight, yet yesterday she suddenly vomited blood mixed in with the water and blood was everywhere coming from everywhere. My dear love was in so much pain.

May you rest eternally in Iosta’s embrace my dear Mardella…