Ka'alian Tarhand

Ka'alian Tarhand was a condition caused by prolonged exposure to the toxins of the tar pits on. No matter where they prolonged exposure took place, the infection would always begin in the hand. The infection causes the hand to secrete a fatal and uncurable poison to whatever it touches and spreads until it covers the body, at which time it will begin to infect the internal organs, slowly killing the afflicted individual. A special material could be crafted to halt the infection as well as cure it, yet after a certain amount of time, this treatment would only delay the inevitable; death. Xius Xarn was a notable sufferer of this condition yet he was unique in the fact that he lived with it from the age of 8 and didn't acquire a special glove until the age of 18. He is also notorious for using his afflicted hand to kill individuals by applying the poison directly to their skin.