The Plague
From The Utopian Encyclopedia
Orcs carry a rare disease known simply as The Plague. Any time your army meets an infected army from another kingdom, you risk contracting it. Orcs are highly contagious, and spread the plague easily, whereas the chances of contracting it from any other race are greatly diminished.
The Plague cannot be spread between provinces in the same kingdom. Additionally, Orcs are immune to the effects of the Plague but always carry it, while Shepherds are immune to contracting it at all.
The plague has the following penalties:
- No Population Growth
- 15% Lower Tax Collection
- 15% Lower Defensive Military Effectiveness
- 10% mortality rate in prisons per day
The plague will naturally be cured in an average of 10 to 12 Utopian Days -- at most, no more than 1 Utopian Month. The Nature's Blessing spell also has a chance of curing the plague from all your lands.
