"I am afraid not much is known about it. We are granted our ability to fight it by our... ahh, I suppose we might call them gods, who live with us and provide us guidance. But it affects people who travel through the Deep, and they slowly go mad. The most common madness is a very strange one, and it causes them to attempt to destroy their ship, killing them and everyone aboard. It is why we did not travel the Deep for many ages. Once the cure was discovered, however, we've begun traveling it, for many centuries now. Every ship has a mind healer with them, to keep it from happening, as well as to deal with other problems of the mind." The term 'divine rank' goes over her head, but she seems to be aware of how strong Draiss is. "You are correct. Our gods are more powerful than you, though, and they are cleansed of the Deep Sickness. They have told us that the others of their kind, those who have not been cleansed, are the source of the sickness, which is why our greatest mind-healers seek these beings, in order to cleanse them, as well, and bring new gods back to the Light."