Casey's Allergies
From Absit Omen Lexicon
Casey O'Doherty was born with a weak constitution. While some of his medical issues are implied to be due to his atypical sex, the majority of his allergies (especially the ones with magical reactions) stem from wearing an improperly paired Animus Amulet for over 7 years of his life. He takes various healing potions throughout the month for his health, approved by healers as to not cause additional side effects or counter-purposes.
When not wearing the amulet, such as time spent as Hexy, these allergies are less severe.
List of Allergies
| Allergen | Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Pet dander (dogs & cats) | Uncontrolled sneezing, runny eyes, possible asphyxiation |
| Frogs & Toads | Warts transferred from anuran amphibians, requires topical treatment |
| Leather | Inflammatory skin rash, also transmitted through sweaty clothes |
| Dragon-hide | As per leather above, along with developing dragon scale shaped scabs after prolonged exposure |
| Latex balloons | Inflammatory skin rash, possible anaphylactic shock |
| Strawberries | Anaphylactic shock, possible death |
| Blueberries | Turns parts of his skin blue for several hours, depending on number eaten |
| Ginger Beer | Rapid increased gas production, possible bursting of digestive track if not belched or expelled as flatus |
| Almonds | Blood poisoning, shucked shells sloughing out of hair like dander |
| Nickle | Raised welts, temporary grafting to skin from prolonged exposure, metallic rashes |
| Horseshoes | Skin irritation and ringing in ears based on proximity, almost like a werewolf’s reaction to silver (regardless of what metal the horseshoe is made of) |
| Marshmallows | Gastro-intestinal blocking, requires removal |
| Gluten | Mild intolerance; sudden aches, irritable bowels, migraines, or drops in blood pressure |
| Lavender (herb) | Nausea, uncontrolled vomiting, muscle seizure, potentially falling into a comatose state |
| Seasonal Photosensitivity | Increased eye strain, possible blindness; only effects the eyes, believed to be caused by sunspots or artificial UV light, corrected by mirrored glasses |
| Floo powder | Snotty, hay fever-like sneezing singed with green flames based on amount of grit inhaled during travel |
| Fanged Geranium seed pods | Prickling skin, eventual temporary paralysis of the hands |
| Fraismott grubworms | Intended reaction: turns hair pink w/strawberry scent; Casey's reaction: turned hair and skin pink, strawberry shaped boils along skin with hard 'seeds' that sweat jam when burst |
- Lavender (herb) and Seasonal Photosensitivity are fake allergies falsified on Casey’s medical records.
