System	
  Reference	
   Document	
  5.1 	
   200	
  
of	
  each	
  long	
  rest	
  after	
  the	
  symptoms	
  appear,	
  the	
  
penalty	
  worsens	
  by	
  1.	
  When	
  it	
  reaches	
  −5,	
  the	
  victim	
  
is	
  blinded	
  until	
  its	
  sight	
  is	
  restored	
  by	
  magic	
  such	
  as	
  
lesser	
  restoration 	
  or	
  heal.	
  
	
   Sight	
  rot	
  can	
  be	
  cured	
  using	
  a	
  rare	
  flower	
  called	
  
Eyebright,	
  which	
  grows	
  in	
  some	
  swamps.	
  Given	
  an	
  
hour,	
  a	
  character	
  who	
  has	
  proficiency	
  with	
  an	
  
herbalism	
  kit	
  can	
  turn	
  the	
  flower	
  into	
  one	
  dose	
  of	
  
ointment.	
  Applied	
  to	
  the	
  eyes	
  before	
  a	
  long	
  rest,	
  one	
  
dose	
  of	
  it	
  prevents	
  the	
  disease	
  from	
  worsening	
  after	
  
that	
  rest.	
  After	
  three	
  doses,	
  the	
  ointment	
  cures	
  the	
  
disease	
  entirely. 	
  