Sphinx Syndome
A hereditary disease unique to wickerbeasts is known as " Sphinx Syndrome" or "SS". This disease is where a wickerbeast will be born hairless, and deaf. Rarely will one be born with horns, but if so are typically small and can easily break or splinter. Due to the harsh terrain, SS wickerbeasts have a large mortality rate, some not making it to adulthood. The appearance of one with SS is that of pale, wrinkled skin. If a SS wickerbeast manages to make it to adulthood, normally requires additional aid for quality of life such as: hearing aides, heavy duty armor and weaponry, and communicate via sign language. SS wickerbeasts are able to have young, but the chances of one being born with the disease increases by 25%.
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Berserker's Disease
Berserker's Disease is one while unique to wickerbeasts, is more region based than hereditary. The disease develops as a result of years of malnutrition from famine-like conditions. Due to a wickerbeast's headstrong nature, Berserker's Disease can exacerbate this into constant aggression accompanied with: poor cognitive skills, mania, and loss of sleep.
Even with proper nutrition into later years, enough internal damage has caused permanent scarring to the brain and will continue to have the disease. Beserker's Disease turns hereditary when a pregnant female is involved. Due to lack of nutrition from the mother, there will arise a possibility of the egg being underdeveloped. As a result, the hatchling that is born is done so with brain damaged, displaying physical traits of being underweight or smaller than the average size of their sub type.
Even with proper nutrition into later years, enough internal damage has caused permanent scarring to the brain and will continue to have the disease. Beserker's Disease turns hereditary when a pregnant female is involved. Due to lack of nutrition from the mother, there will arise a possibility of the egg being underdeveloped. As a result, the hatchling that is born is done so with brain damaged, displaying physical traits of being underweight or smaller than the average size of their sub type.