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corruption & beasthood
CORRUPTION
LOW LEVEL
mild flu-like symptoms, loss of appetite, humid/sweaty, if provoked will tend to react aggressively, aversion to holy objects
MID LEVEL
increase in negative thoughts, exudes slime, something crawling beneath his skin and through his eyes, visible veins will have a purple tint, occasional deafness, auditory or visual hallucinations, mild possession lapses.
HIGH LEVEL
focus on + create grudges, extremely irritable, uncharacteristically impatient, influenced to sabotage holy/sacred wards, items or people; sickly and thin, no appetite, frequently nauseous, purple sclera, slime vomit, high possession lapses.
BEASTHOOD
THE SILENCE
the silence is a malicious, otherwordly parasite that infects hosts on a spiritual and physical level, feeding off of their negativity and suffering and of those around it. it strengthens the more people know its name and think of it. falco will go completely deaf, his consciousness will still be present, but locked away in a falling mental pit. the silence will take full control of his movements and body, and will create its form upon his own: a slimy mass that radiates a horrific, negative weight the longer someone is around it. it will use falco’s benevolent nature as a trap, coaxing those around it to keep still, to not worry— it will remove everything that plagues you. it will make you well. it just wants to help. if one feels coaxed enough to stay, it will feed; the victim will begin to feel ill or gradual onset of anxiety or panic. the closer the silence is, the harder it is to think straight and the easier it is to be pulled into a toxic, negative loop of thought. it will promote violence and is highly infectious, but it will not directly harm people, but use them as fuel. characters will remember their traumas and feel fear choking their senses. the silence will feed off of this and grow. characters have the option to play with body horror and psychological changes if they'd like their character to be temporarily infected with the silence (see levels of corruption for an idea, but keep in mind that this sort of onset is fast and near-immediate). the silence's hold on falco can be hindered if it is doused with holy water, if powerful, sacred tools are used or if rituals are performed. if he is reminded of the positive things and people in his life, it will give him the strength to return to himself.