Item from Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar
An orange pus that resists all healing, drives creatures berserk, and leaked from Level 20 of The Descent — proof that some things in dungeons shouldn't be disturbed.
The corruption plague is one of the most dangerous things to emerge from The Descent. Released accidentally by an expedition that reached Level 20, the orange pus defies all conventional and magical healing — including Ilea's regeneration, which can heal almost anything else. High Blood Manipulation resistance helps mitigate its effects but doesn't cure them. The plague drives infected creatures into a berserk frenzy, making already dangerous dungeon inhabitants unpredictable and far more aggressive. It has been partially contained but continues to seep through cracks in the rock above Level 20, creating ongoing contamination risks in The Descent's upper levels. Its origins tie to the Taleen-era projects running in Testing Facility Zeta — likely connected to Project Animus (blood manipulation agent) or Project Eden (organism compatibility testing). The plague may be a byproduct, a failed experiment, or an intentional weapon. Nobody alive knows which.
Viscous orange pus that seeps through rock and organic tissue alike. It looks biological — wet, wrong, and alive in a way that triggers instinctive revulsion. Infected creatures develop visible orange discoloration and behave with frenzied, uncontrollable aggression.
Also known as: The Orange Plague, Descent Corruption