Wither and Rot

[riorr 1970]

 

First, it was the animals. Many a cow, sheep and chicken of the Custard Clan discovered were ailing, or already deceased. The two living and miraculously healthy were moved to the Mantitaris' Grove.

 A little over a month had passed since the incident, though regrettably the halfling's troubles were not over.

 

 

Bramblebury's corn fields were dead and lifeless. The wheat was brown rather than golden yellow. Most of the potatoes, carrots and beetroots had stopped growing and any that breached the loam’s surface had oddities that made them unappetising; or potentially, inedible. Another peculiarity was that a powder-like substance, burnt orange in colour, could be found tilled in amongst the soil. Once again it had happened in the darkest hours of the day.

 

How so rapidly?

 

As it seemed no amount of water could remedy the trouble.
Hours upon hours of gruelling labour, reduced to wither and rot.

 

Spoiler

 

Pt. 1 of this event

 

 

 

[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

“This don’ look vereh good…” remarks Filibert Applefoot