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"Professor Gronighof was reticent to add anything to the conversation, though I later found out he was in the early phases of a bout of Yellow Ague he had contracted from drinking tainted water in Miragliano, and so he was focused on controlling his bowels than contributing to the debate."

—Notes about Marius von Gronighof's journey[2a]
Miragliano 2300 IC

The Tilean Principality of Miragliano in ca. 2276 IC. Its people were plagued by the Yellow Ague.

The Yellow Ague was a deadly disease contracted for the first time in the Tilean city-state of Miragliano that quickly spread to neighboring areas.[1a] It may be the same disease as the Yellow Death.

The most common symptom of this infection is the emission of yellow foam from the orifices of the victim. It seems that the disease has spread through the consumption of contaminated drinking water. The main suspect in the Yellow Ague's spread is Ysidro d'Amato, a rich merchant who deals in this commodity among the citizens of Miragliano.[1b]

During the Yellow Ague epidemic, many of the theatres in the city were forced to close to contain the spread of the disease.[1b]

Trivia[]

In Italian folklore febbre gialla ("yellow ague") was an illness spread by a serpentine dragon known as Tarantasio, which was believed to destroy boats and poison the air with its pestilential breath.

Sources[]

  • 1: Genevieve Undead (Anthology) by Jack Yedvil
    • 1a: Ch. 3: "The Cold Stark House"
    • 1b: Ch. 13: "The Cold Stark House"
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Tribes and Tribulations (RPG)
    • 2a: pg. 65