Roots of the Wild
Blight spreading through Hyrule

Blight

Malice made manifest — roll daily, seek healing, or face the stages of Blight Sickness.

Blight

Blight is a condition caused by exposure to Malice. It poisons the land and water, infecting all living beings.

Characters may become blighted during certain events. This is known as the Blight Sickness.

Characters can be healed from Blight Sickness by Oracles, Dragons, and Sages — though which healers can help depends on how far the sickness has progressed.

If a character is not healed, they run the risk of getting sicker. The stages and symptoms are illustrated below.

Members with blighted characters receive the blighted Discord role. It is removed once none of your characters remain blighted.

If you miss a daily roll deadline, your character automatically advances one stage. You are not penalized for missing the first roll on the day you were infected.

Mods may pause blight progression on a character. While paused, no rolls are required and the stage will not advance.

Characters carrying a Moon Pearl, or in a village with an active Blessed Hourglass, do not need to roll during that period.

Blight Sickness

Blight Stage 1 — bruise-like infected areas on the body

Stage 1

Infected areas appear like blight-colored bruises on the body. Side effects include fatigue, nausea, and feverish symptoms.

At this stage you can be healed by Sages, Oracles, or Dragons.

Blight Stage 2 — infection spreading inside and out

Stage 2

Infected areas spread inside and out, and the blight begins traveling toward vital organs. Fatigue fades but nausea typically persists. Infected now experience an increase in physical strength.

Stage 2 effect: your rolls are multiplied by 1.5×.

You can still be healed by Sages, Oracles, or Dragons.

Blight Stage 3 — nosebleeds and malice-like sputum

Stage 3

Visible infected areas and feverish symptoms fade. You experience frequent nosebleeds and malice-like sputum, which can infect others.

The infected experiences hallucinations, further increased strength, and aggressive mood swings.

Stage 3 effect: monsters no longer attack you.

You can only be healed by Oracles or Dragons.

Blight Stage 4 — eyes resemble Malice

Stage 4

All outward signs of infection have subsided — except the eyes. The infected individual's eyes now look like the eyes of Malice.

At this stage vital organs begin to fail, and all sense of self is replaced by an uncontrollable desire to destroy. Any contact with bodily fluids risks infecting others.

Stage 4 effect: no monsters. No gathering.

You can only be healed by Dragons at this stage.

Stage 5

You are dangerously close to death. Stage 5 is irreversible — you cannot roll back to an earlier stage.

Stage 5 effect: no monsters. No gathering. You cannot roll anymore.

You have 7 days to complete a Dragon healing task or find miraculous intervention. Only Dragons can heal at this stage.

If you are not healed before your death deadline, your character dies.

Rolling for Blight

Blighted characters must roll once per blight day to see whether the sickness worsens or stays the same. A blight day runs from 8:00 PM Eastern to the next 8:00 PM Eastern.

Each evening at 8:00 PM Eastern, the bot posts a Daily Blight Roll Call. You must complete your roll before the next call for it to count.

  1. 1Wait for the Daily Blight Roll Call message at 8:00 PM Eastern.
  2. 2Use /blight roll with your blighted character's name to see the outcome.
  3. 3You are done until the next blight day begins at 8:00 PM Eastern.

If you miss a roll deadline, you automatically advance one stage. A safe roll keeps you at your current stage.

If you were just infected today, you will not be penalized for missing today's roll — rolling starts the following blight day.

All Blight Commands

The Tinglebot has several commands for blight progression, healing, and tracking:

  • /blight rollRoll for blight progression for a blighted character. Missing a daily deadline advances the stage automatically. Stage 5 characters cannot roll.
  • /blight healRequest healing from a Mod OC healer (Oracle, Dragon, or Sage). You must be in the same village as the healer. Only one pending healing request is allowed at a time.
  • /blight submitTurn in a completed healing task using your submission ID. Provide a mod-approved art/writing link, an item offering, or forfeit all of your tokens.
  • /blight statusView a character's current blight stage, last roll, active healing request, death deadline (Stage 5), and next roll call time.
  • /blight historyView past blight roll and healing history for a character. Optional limit (1–50, default 10).
  • /blight rosterView all currently blighted characters grouped by village. Optional show_expired flag for expired healing requests.

Blight Healing

To request healing, your character must be in the same village as the healer you choose. Use /blight heal and select from the available Mod OCs. Each Dragon, Oracle, and Sage assigns a random healing task — art, writing, or an item offering.

Healing requirements vary in difficulty: Sages tend to be simplest, Oracles harder, and Dragons the most difficult. Be careful not to take blight lightly.

Healing requests expire after 30 days. Until your task is completed and submitted, your character stays blighted and must keep rolling daily.

Your character must remain in the village where healing was requested until healing is complete.

Multiple OCs can be healed by the same Dragon, Oracle, or Sage.

If you cannot fulfill your assigned task, you may forfeit all of your tokens instead using /blight submit with the tokens option.

  1. 1Use /blight heal to request healing and receive a submission ID and task description.
  2. 2Complete the assigned task (art, writing, or items). Writing tasks require a minimum of 300 words.
  3. 3For art or writing: submit through /submit art or /submit writing with your Blight ID, wait for Mod approval, then copy the approved message link.
  4. 4Use /blight submit with your submission ID and the approved link, item offering, or token forfeit.
  5. 5Once accepted, your character is healed and blight is cleared.

Item offerings heal immediately when submitted correctly. Art and writing must be Mod-approved before you can use the message link with /blight submit. Blight healing writing must be at least 300 words.

Visit the Mod OCs page to learn more about the Dragons, Oracles, and Sages who heal blight.

Blight Sickness: General Knowledge

Blight Sickness is widely known across most established villages and communities in Hyrule. In the current age it is generally recognized as a serious illness. Most people understand the basic symptoms and that it requires treatment. However, knowledge can vary depending on how isolated a group is.

Villages & Integrated Communities

  • In most villages, Blight Sickness is common knowledge.
  • People generally know the major symptoms.
  • People understand that it is dangerous and eventually fatal if untreated.
  • People know that treatment is required.
  • Most individuals take it seriously. However, like any illness, there can still be rare cases where someone underestimates it or delays treatment.

Keaton Dens (Pre-Village Integration)

  • Keatons were already familiar with Blight Sickness and had a strong understanding of its symptoms. Because their dens function as close-knit communities, allowing a Blighted individual inside could easily spread the illness. For this reason Keatons typically treated it very seriously and were careful about identifying the signs. Individual exceptions could exist, but it would be uncommon for a Keaton to be unaware of the illness.

Twili Realm

  • The Twili were fully isolated from Hyrule and had no prior knowledge of Blight Sickness before arriving.
  • They may not recognize the illness at first.
  • They may be skeptical about how dangerous it is.
  • They may assume others are exaggerating.
  • Most would only understand the seriousness after witnessing the symptoms progress or seeing a case firsthand.

Character Flexibility

  • There is still room for individual interpretation.
  • Someone from an extremely remote background may know very little about it.
  • A character might initially underestimate the illness.
  • A newcomer to Hyrule may misunderstand how serious it is.
  • These situations are possible, but outside of isolated groups they would be considered uncommon.
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