Cost (excuse the c/p): whatever limb or part of the body that touches the dark water becomes fleetingly 'contaminated': for four-eight hours (your choice), it will feel as if that body part is assailed by hundreds of sharp needles from within. The pain suffered will range from severe discomfort to spells of acute pain that no magic or healing can alleviate. It will feel as if something is inside the body part, stretching it out, filling to assume its shape from within and shifting bones and flesh in the process. This pain fades gradually.
Outwardly, there will be no visible bodily change, and your character will suffer no long-term biological damage as a result of this episode. The brief contamination leaves no sign of possession, although the body part will feel 'death-touched' or reek of death for up to three days, to any necromancer your character encounters, or to anyone sensitive to life and death energies.
Dragons will be greatly reluctant to interact with your character in this contamination period, but you can assume they'll allow (very rocky) transport, if you need a fast getaway.
Please check in and we can adjust the above, if any of it touches on any personal triggers for you — definitely do not want you feeling forced to play out something that makes you uncomfortable.
Gain: Emilia can see a very rattled memory glimpse, torn between instances of awareness and blackout. The viewer seems to lack mobility and the shakiness of its perspective and of the ground beneath suggest it is rolling on the ground. From behind, laughter as an unseen man kicking the viewer asks what in the world they're supposed to do with 'these'? Another joins in, speculating 'Chrichter' has 'lost it,' but the other man is 'welcome to be the one to go and ask him.' The image settles as the viewer stops rolling, showing an empty streak of cement, as dark water starts to leak from the viewer. An immense shadow deepens ahead — as the feet of a dragon come into view, presumably when the great beast lands. Between the creature's howls, Emilia can, with difficulty, hear a new muffled voice — perhaps belonging to the dragon rider — urging the other two men to,'Take care with them. You know he hates them hurt.'
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Cost (excuse the c/p): whatever limb or part of the body that touches the dark water becomes fleetingly 'contaminated': for four-eight hours (your choice), it will feel as if that body part is assailed by hundreds of sharp needles from within. The pain suffered will range from severe discomfort to spells of acute pain that no magic or healing can alleviate. It will feel as if something is inside the body part, stretching it out, filling to assume its shape from within and shifting bones and flesh in the process. This pain fades gradually.
Outwardly, there will be no visible bodily change, and your character will suffer no long-term biological damage as a result of this episode. The brief contamination leaves no sign of possession, although the body part will feel 'death-touched' or reek of death for up to three days, to any necromancer your character encounters, or to anyone sensitive to life and death energies.
Dragons will be greatly reluctant to interact with your character in this contamination period, but you can assume they'll allow (very rocky) transport, if you need a fast getaway.
Please check in and we can adjust the above, if any of it touches on any personal triggers for you — definitely do not want you feeling forced to play out something that makes you uncomfortable.
Gain: Emilia can see a very rattled memory glimpse, torn between instances of awareness and blackout. The viewer seems to lack mobility and the shakiness of its perspective and of the ground beneath suggest it is rolling on the ground. From behind, laughter as an unseen man kicking the viewer asks what in the world they're supposed to do with 'these'? Another joins in, speculating 'Chrichter' has 'lost it,' but the other man is 'welcome to be the one to go and ask him.' The image settles as the viewer stops rolling, showing an empty streak of cement, as dark water starts to leak from the viewer. An immense shadow deepens ahead — as the feet of a dragon come into view, presumably when the great beast lands. Between the creature's howls, Emilia can, with difficulty, hear a new muffled voice — perhaps belonging to the dragon rider — urging the other two men to,'Take care with them. You know he hates them hurt.'