It would take less than a month for the new disease to be noticed, just because a nobleman was infected. A few days afterward, the Temple of Saint Nightingale the Healer would declare a state of emergency all across western Albion as the new plague started to spread widely.
After investigating its nature, the doctors called it the Devil's Blood. The clergy officially named it Blackthorn Touch, which they shortened to Blackthorn. Commonly, it was also referred to as the Unholy Plague.