Long-simmering plans brought to fruition, infections of body and brain taking their course, and the long, slow road to recovery. These are the domains of Muhaochy, God of Phlegm, one of the Four Powers of Entropy, who revels in the subtle spread of sickness, the gentle constricting of valves and veins, but who also relishes the long and agonizing recovery from illness. It is popular among the secretive for this reason, and it is not uncommon to find devotees of Muhaochy in espionage fields. But as much as it enjoys the infection, it enjoys the cure, which means it is no mere gurgle in the throat of the dying. Of the Four, it is the most cautious but also perhaps the most hands-on, as it has been known to respond personally to requests to heal and to harm.

It is an open question as to whether the Hospitaliers of the outer rim or the Holistics of the inner core are the larger sect devoted to Muhaochy. There can be no doubt that the enmity between them is great, often breaking into open warfare. The Hospitaliers believe in a sacred charge to heal the wounded and the sick, while the Holistics believe in an equally sacred charge to disdain all medicine and cures and to instead welcome illness as a path to a stronger people and gene pool. Muhaochy, for its part, does not seem to care, granting such boons as it will to both in equal measure.