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* During the Black Plague, doctors wore beak like masks stuffed with flowers and spices to ward off terrible smells. It was believed that these foul odors were the cause of infection.
 
* During the Black Plague, doctors wore beak like masks stuffed with flowers and spices to ward off terrible smells. It was believed that these foul odors were the cause of infection.
 
* The mask, unlike a Plague doctor's mask, does not cover the full face, and upon closer inspection it can be seen that the nose does not have a bottom part (where the flowers and spices would be), making it more akin to a masquerade mask then a plague mask.
 
* The mask, unlike a Plague doctor's mask, does not cover the full face, and upon closer inspection it can be seen that the nose does not have a bottom part (where the flowers and spices would be), making it more akin to a masquerade mask then a plague mask.
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* With one unusual quality hat in the head equipment slot and an Unusual Blighted Beak in the miscellaneous slot, a player can effectively have two particle effect on them at one time.
 
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Revision as of 10:50, 23 December 2010

The Blighted Beak is a community-created miscellaneous item for the Medic and was released as a part of the Australian Christmas update. It appears as a bird-like mask that is styled directly after the primitive respirators historically worn by Template:W.

Previous changes

December 21, 2010 Patch

December 22, 2010 Patch

  • The Blighted Beak is now a misc item.

Notes

Blighted Beak has major clipping issues with the following hats:[1]

Trivia

  • During the Black Plague, doctors wore beak like masks stuffed with flowers and spices to ward off terrible smells. It was believed that these foul odors were the cause of infection.
  • The mask, unlike a Plague doctor's mask, does not cover the full face, and upon closer inspection it can be seen that the nose does not have a bottom part (where the flowers and spices would be), making it more akin to a masquerade mask then a plague mask.
  • With one unusual quality hat in the head equipment slot and an Unusual Blighted Beak in the miscellaneous slot, a player can effectively have two particle effect on them at one time.