Joshua calls the Tzimisce clan diseased, indicating a virus borne of the blood, introduced by something beyond the Horizon, for unknown purposes. And based upon what I have observed, he may be right about the disease; I’ve discovered that several members of the team responsible for the attack on a Tzimisce lab have contracted a virus that would have rewritten their physiology, left unchecked. Had the virus gone undetected and untreated, I have little doubt it would have infected many in the the city. If, in fact, the city has not already infected without our knowledge, that is.

To date, my knowledge of the virus is limited. Since an airborne vector seems incongruous with respect to the host, a blood-borne pathogen seems the most likely vector. At this point, however, I am willing to rule nothing out. Whether contracted directly through the Tzimisce and spread by contact with other team members, contracted from the minions of the Tzimisce, walking through the unhealthy haze permeating the atmosphere, or having come in contact with the first door, the Tzimisce virus strikes me as bad news in a city that has already had its share of unhappy tidings.

Was the infection introduced at the lab? Were the team members already infected before the attack? Which team members have been infected, and what is the common link?

On a darker note, it occurs to me that with sufficient know-how, a virus can be tailored to target any portion of the population. Are we dealing with a sophisticated enough adversary to have tailored a biological attack? Could the mortal population of Grenoble become a delivery system? How far is this unseen adversary willing to go to achieve his or her ends, if such an entity or group exists?

Fortunately, treatment has been routine. Standard full profile medical scanning reveals the presence of the virus in a host. Spatial disparity has proven effective in establishing a safe distance between host and virus, and the virus has not proven resistant to standard anti-microbial protocols once safely removed from the host. Some might say the virus has no immunity to magick; I prefer not to even consider the possibility of such a virus.