The Unbinding

The Unbinding is an 'affliction' created by ??? (the binging of babish) in an attempt to expedite 'oblivion' throughout the denizens of Sockscraft. It is described not as 'something', but a lack thereof.

Transmission
It is only transmissible by falling down the deep chasm at The Second Chain.

Symptoms
Large portions of a character's 'self, memory, being, story, essence,' and 'definition' are 'unbound' and 'erased', leaving them 'lesser' than they once were. As described by its creator, The Unbinding's effect is highly variable and personal.

Those who fall into the chasm have some influence over what is erased - by 'envisioning the parts of the character's composition they want gone,' they can ensure those specific characteristics are also annihilated, though it will also 'strip away much of the surrounding self' as well.

Known Infected
Shock (Tentative, unclear if intentional)