Marburg - The Red Death
āTruly one of the most reviled creatures to walk the Earth, and his continued existence art one of the most potent arguments that the lord is nothing more than a rotting corpse.ā
Unique Iterated Trait - Red Death
Her namesake is her ability, a plague that surrounds her and kills everything it infects. Red death kills in under a day, liquefying blood vessels and drowning the victim in their own blood. Unfortunately, Marburg cannot turn this ability off, leading to her being a rather lonely Habitā¦ For the most part.
Backstory
Born in the 16th century, Marburg, or rather her host Jackilyn, was dealt shitty hand after shitty hand. The first hit? Her legs. Jackilyn was one of the lucky losers to win Polio as a child, and being that in her time, there were no iron lungs or medications, she lost the use of her legs almost completely. Next up? Her family. Black plague followed, with her losing her entire family, and coming very close to losing her own life as well.
Then, Marburg. Afflicted with a deadly affliction killing all around her, but sparing Jackilyn, it was only natural that she would seek out a doctor, then a priest. When both dropped dead, Jackilyn felt she was doomed to be aloneā¦ Until Marburg started talking to her. Her affliction was encouraging her to go out, find new villages and raze them, but Jackilyn refused. So, Marburg instead offered to keep her company and help her cure her polio. Jackilyn again refused, knowing Marburg wasnāt to be trusted. What was a Habit to do?
Well clearly, the only thing to do was take over by force, stumbling painfully off to destroy villages for fun. She didnāt have to walk far before running into someone like herself, a Habit. A moldy, disgusting Habit who just wouldnāt die no matter how much she tried to tear him apart.
Thinking him a fool for offering an alliance, she decided to keep him around. Alternaria may be critically stupid, but he was kinda cute. Plus, he informed her of iteration rifts, and having the opportunity to infect a world with far more people than her own was something she couldnāt possibly pass up!