Blighted Beak
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| Worn by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Craft, Drop, Uncrate (Festive Winter Crate) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
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The Blighted Beak is a Medic hat released with the Australian Christmas update.
Trivia
- The "Blighted Beak" is indicative of the plague doctor masks that were worn by specialised medical physicians who treated patients suffering from the black plague during the middle ages. Physicians at the time believed that the bubonic plague could be contracted via miasmatic bad air, and to prevent themselves from breathing in this bad air while visiting patients, they wore this early form of gas mask. The mask was comprised of a heavy waxed fabric, glassed eye openings and a cone for a nose which is commonly referred to as a beak. The heavy waxed fabric and glassed eye openings allowed a tight seal, ensuring that any air the physicians were breathing was firstly filtered via the cone. The cone was often filled with various scented materials and chemicals such as camphor, cloves, myrrh, rose petals, garlic, mint, and vinegar. It was hoped that the chemicals and scented materials inside the cone would act as a filter, preventing the physician from ingesting any foreign miasmatic bad air from any patients they were treating.
- One of the most notable and reputable plague doctors is in fact Nostradamus, however by his own admission he was regretful that he never found any preventative measures or cures for the bubonic plague.
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