The Afflicted

The Afflicted are those that have been infected with the Lingering Death, a new disease brought about in the midst of the Whirlwind. It has been known to kill anything that is infected, both Outlander, Orevillian, and in rare cases Equine. The infected subject expires, but its corpse is left to linger on. The corpses wander, and attempt to spread the virus to healthy subjects.

It appears that this virus has spread from Oreville Prime, to Oreville II, as the virus seems to be prevalent on both planets. It is believed that The Lingering Death was carried by Orevillians when the Jump was performed.