Session 8
The city itself is ruins. Brigh is effectively the only human still around (maybe Niall).
The Whispers still around are those without a specific drive to spread the virus. Those that wish to expand have already left the city.
A handful of corpses were in the midst of face-transformation when they died - with their brain having melted from their facial orifices. Most, at least those that Clair can recognize, were recent customers of hers - most getting random objects repaired, but some lower-tier adventuerers who ordered weapons or armor near the end.
The black-chitin people have begun reproducing wasps. They're still very protective and territorial as it's still early on in the process, but they're making plans to spread sooner rather than later.
The fungus-people are highly curious and merely poking around to find interesting things. Some have grown bored, or wish to spread further, and have left. But they're still a minority.
Shivern are expanding at an unprecedented rate given the eternal darkness. While theey are most heavily concentrated at the church, as this is their birthplace, they have mor or less infected the world now.
The peasants have found the artifacts Amy left behind, and Pierre has his mind expanded and can ask any 3 questions of the datasphere. Amy took her relevant notes with her when her experiments were done here. It's possible some of her early theorizing is still here, long before she had the ability to actually make carriers.
Heading to the next town, the peasants run into a tribe of Grush-turn-bandits. They've been kicked from their home due to the Shivern and do not have any real desire to confront people, but they're desperate.
While resistant or immune to diseases, the curses that Amy put upon the pesants go through their immunity, but may take longer than other creatures.
The Grush themselves are very simple, but not particularly malicious or violent. Can easily be confused, tricked, or even reasoned with.
Amy entered Belby Creek with Ailvhe and took note of the Effigies and their warning. While her primary goal is still to release humanity from this subjugation, she realizes that Denzel represents a much more saliant threat and puts what influence she can behind their message to get more people out to stop the apocalypse.
Once she feels her work is done, or that the populace is a lost cause, she'll move on. Trying to find solutions herself or to spread the warning even further.
If the populace is particularly ignorant, she may begin her experiments in transformation anew. While she does not have the time to choose new carriers - the time and resource commitment is not worth the effort - she can manually spread viruses herself.
Whispers appeared the most virulent, so she will either focus on that or try a new breed (Keepers?). Only she is able to make humanity into what it should be.
Liadon will eventually find a miniature Magluc as her companion, which sparks Maglub's consciousness back to the forefront. Liadon does not take the introduction of another mind particularly well.