Spotted plague

The spotted plague was one of the Three Plagues of Faerûn, a disease highlighted by blistering boils that burst, leaving scattering spots of pock marks.

Acquisition
The spotted plague was spread by skin-to-skin contact and took effect in one day.

Effects
When infected, an individual's skin looked flush and their flesh broke out in swollen, while pustules referred to as "spots" or "festers". They eventually burst and left behind permanent pocks scars.

The infection ran throughout the internal structures of the body, rotting away nearly all types of tissues. It caused a temporary loss of balance, reasoning, and sense of spatial awareness, and occasionally vision. In nearly all cases the sense of smell was lost, and this was nearly always permanent.

The spotted plague usually killed within 24 hours of the first symptoms. If a victim of the disease survived past the first two days and nights, a time fraught with mortality, they were usually ensured survival as the plague ran its course. These fortunate souls were often extremely sick for a matter of days and experienced notable weakness for around a month.

History
In Hammer of the, an outbreak of spotted plague struck Iriaebor, but was contained with only 20 casualties thanks to the quick collective efforts of the churches of Chauntea, Eldath, and Selûne. Given the strangeness of a plague striking in winter, the outbreak was blamed on followers of Talona, specifically a group of tattooed individuals who had been seen in town a few tendays prior.