The Violet Plague

The Violet Plague was an event that occurred at the before the end of the Faction Age, where a virulent and mysterious disease ravaged the land, turning families and lovers against each other and creating vampires.

Initial Infection
An individual could contract the Violet Plague by coming into contact with another infected individual's bodily fluids - most commonly saliva, for reasons you'll see below. Once exposed, the plague has approximately a 95% infection rate.

Effects
Initially, the Violet Plague takes approximately three to five hours to take hold. Once it does, the individual will begin to suffer from intense toothaches and a pounding in their head as their eyes become extremely sensitive to light. An hour after that, they will begin to suffer from general soreness as their muscles begin to change physically. At this time, the individual will begin to suffer from paranoia and delusions when exposed to sunlight.

Approximately two hours following that, the individual's mental state will regress to that of an animal, their mouth will begin to drool purple saliva, and they will begin to exhibit stalking and hunting behavior. During this time, the individual is highly contagious, and will be overwhelmed with an insatiable bloodlust. This bloodlust is thought to be caused by the transformations occurring in the individual's body, which are formed using the energy of the Animus, leaving the individual drained to the point they would usually die. However, the disease instead regresses their higher functions, allowing them to remain alive at the cost of their sanity. This is when the disease is at its most dangerous - individuals in this state have no sense of morals and will kill if given the chance, draining the blood from their victim's body.

Approximately two to three days following the transformation, the disease will wane and the individual will suddenly return to sanity, often coming as quite a shock to the person. At that point, their Animus will be irreversibly modified, having transformed them into a vampire.