Yellow Plague

The Yellow Plague was a catastrophic event that occurred between 544 PA and 602 PA. The disease was named after it's symptoms, which included eye irritation, severe jaundice, respiratory failure, and eventual death. As it would later be discovered though, not everyone afflicted was exactly dead.

The Yellow Plague occurred before proper medicine had been well researched and developed, and as a result killed nearly 1/3rd of Abinor's population. The disease afflicted all Metahumans with the exception of Vampirics and Goblinoids, who were seemingly immune.

Weepers
During the Yellow Plague, infected cadavers began miraculously returning from the dead, not as zombies, but as living, sapient creatures, now immune to the more serious effects of the plague. The infected were rapidly quarantined in the Grey Wastes of Izus, eventually becoming known as the Plagueborn. These were not only a unique Metavariant, but the first historical creation of a Reborn. However, after both Occult Wars, a growing independence movement eventually broke down the now undefended walls that had trapped them. Now calling themselves Weepers, the residents established a tribal council known as the Silver Desert Nation, and is currently in the process of joining the Post-War Settlement Coalition.