Wailing Death

The Wailing Death was a magical plague that was used to combat Neverwinter at the start of the Original Campaign. The plague was carried by Cult Members disguised as Helmites, in their "blessings". The plague withdrew heat from the victim and put them in great pain, eventually causing their death. Because of the plague's magical nature, it could not be cured via conventional means.

The only known cure was a potion made from Dryad's Hair, Yuan Ti blood, Basilisk's feathers and the Brain of an Intellect Devourer. A PC collects these reagents by sorting out Neverwinter's affairs in Chapter One of the original campaign, eventually ridding the city of the disease. At first the Cult member Desther escaped with the cure, but the PC manages to recover it.

The reason for the plague was to both de-stablise Neverwinter and to strenghten Queen Morag. Every death caused by the plague channeled energy into Morag. This information was revealed by the former-Archmage of the Host Tower in the second half of Chapter Two.