Whitesnow Sickness

Whitesnow Sickness is an dwarve ailment in the New World.

Overview
Due to the working conditions in the mines, this would lead to inhaling dust particles. Over long durations this would degrade the functional capacity of one’s lungs and cause the skin to gradually turn pale.

Symptoms
One of the symptoms is that it causes the afflicted to make strange sounds while breathing.

Trivia

 * Gondo Firebeard's manager at the mines, regularly checks on him to make sure he's healthy.