[attr="class","questname"]VAILLANCOURT ET AL.

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participants: personal quest. potential to have a few collaborators. [break]
threads: at least three, i think.[break]
sponsor: special permission has been granted by oracle university and the council of delphi for the purpose of this study. this will be considered her final thesis as part of her PhD candidacy.[break]
objective: understanding the magical and physiological workings of the pyros spell, mana fever, and potentially finding a counter-spell.[break]
danger level: novice and above[break]
moderation: uh... i don't think so? but potentially the outcomes might need monitoring??[break][break]

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ic description: mana fever is a notorious pyros spell, capable of forcibly increasing a person's body temperature to excruciating levels. its ability to transfer from person to person via contact marks it as a condition that can be designated as an epidemic risk if inappropriately used. most notably, its use in the Great War saw devastating effects that lead to the deaths of hundreds when a cure was unable to be found in time. while it has been near a century since we last saw the use of the spell, no cure nor counter-spell has yet to be found and nor do we fully understand the specific mechanisms of how the spell increases body temperature. despite legislation banning the casting of mana fever within the city of Delphi, the same laws do not apply in Greater Salem, thus it is imperative that a failsafe is available in all cities for the safety of their citizens.

[break][break]in a previous paper, we have shown that anti-heat herbs with magical properties have an effect in rapidly reducing high temperatures in mice, however, we were not able to characterise just how these herbs were able to do so. this study will investigate this further to probe for the specific mechanisms of how these herbs reduce the effects of mana fever and attempt to harness it for greater manipulation. in doing so, we hope to provide a step forward in understanding the workings of mana fever, as well as, the development of therapeutics and counter-spells.

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ooc description: it'll involve a number of threads i think. i am thinking that there will be spell invention towards the end of this for fire-calling, i.e. the 'counter-spell' to mana fever and potentially some others. but this is a rough outline of how things go, happy to discuss more about logistics and blah blah