The Bird and The Dragon

The common belief is that the world ended in a war over three hundred years ago and Watergate today is but a karmic punishment for the past. The same belief states the illnesses of the body and mind are history’s reflections. All the ailments and misfortunes are related to the past.

Old Kirian’s help is asked on the sicknesses of the skin because he gave the people of the past their varying looks. The illnesses carried by sea are believed to come from the behemoths, the bioship larvae living and growing in the depths. The mother of the bioships, old Behemot has the power to prevent them. There are many olds and the concept of their powers and affiliates varies from region to region.

Watergate’s populace understands the mechanisms behind the emergence and spreading of many illnesses. Some treatments are available but medicine is a pale reflection of its former glory.

Olds are appealed to in many ways, through music, food, items, and actions. Ancient technology and its replicas are used as a part of the treatment because it is believed to appeal to the olds. This is a common procedure in Khem, where the end of the world cult operates deep within the administration.