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.

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

When infected, an individual's flesh broke out in swollen 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 is lost, although this is nearly always permanent.

If a victim of the disease survived past the first two days and nights, a time fraught with mortality, they were nearly 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.