Red Death

'' 'God gives and takes life. But this? This is cruelty.' - Phyllis Fogg ''

The Red Death is a mysterious plague that began to spread in a small part of England in 1842.

Spread of the Plague
It is unknown how the plague started spreading, however, some theories include:
 * The plague was initially a plan by Randall Flagg to invade and control Britain and to start his reign of dominance, and that the 'Red Death' figure that killed the nobles in Prince Prospero's castle was Flagg himself.
 * A possible disease brought back from the First Opium War against China in 1839.
 * Radical French societies poisoning British crops after the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte. 

Reactions to the Plague
British Prime Minister William Lamb advised all residents of the lower parts of England to be under a state of quarantine, making migration to other parts of England a felony offense and would be met with hostility.

The young Prince Prospero of England invited one-thousand of all his noble friends to accompany him in his fortress, closed off from the disease around him. While throwing a masquerade party, Prince Prospero and all one-thousand of his friends were presumed dead by a possible breach of the fortress, however the Prime Minister wanted a rescue mission to be set off at once to ensure of Prince Prospero's fate.

Symptoms of the Red Death
Symptoms vary from person to person, but common symptoms include:
 * Sharp pains
 * Dizziness
 * Profuse bleeding from the pores 
 * Reanimation (originally wasn't known until reported by Dorian Grey)