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INIQUITY: add explicit reference to the cleansing camps; tweak the blackblood curse wording, seemingly only affected the half-elves

2023-03-10T20:22:25Z

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INIQUITY: /* Blue Suffer */

2022-05-28T11:01:09Z

Blue Suffer

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	Xorus in turn had argued that Praxopius was probably only painting a target on him as a decoy, so as to distract the krolvin from whatever Praxopius was actually planning, suggesting plinite weapons development by elements in the Hall of Mages. That Praxopius would not have trusted him with it, noting that the first Rone vigilante was planning on killing him, and that Praxopius would not have publicly put all of his eggs in one basket that way. That if he was serious, he would have pretended to destroy his notes in public, and turn them over immediately in secret. Or alternatively, that Octaven somehow intercepted it, if Praxopius sent it magically. That Octaven was probably Praxopius' source of plinite and that she has had an interest in controlling the Blight since 5119 Modern Era. Whatever the case would be, the Blue Suffer had probably spread among relations of Kragnack to some distance, but in its present form does not extend to all krolvin. Tyrrax claimed he wanted the formula destroyed. The "Blue Suffer" is clearly based on the epochxin family of poisons, given the way Kragnack died from it, and the krolvin do not possess or understand the base of knowledge upon which Praxopius was able to develop it within only a few months. Specific details of the Blue Suffer are sketchy, but it seems like an analog of the black blood curse (which was race specific and afflicted half-krolvin), except where the end result is more like that of the poison used on Rysus or those killed with anti-Everblood.		Xorus in turn had argued that Praxopius was probably only painting a target on him as a decoy, so as to distract the krolvin from whatever Praxopius was actually planning, suggesting plinite weapons development by elements in the Hall of Mages. That Praxopius would not have trusted him with it, noting that the first Rone vigilante was planning on killing him, and that Praxopius would not have publicly put all of his eggs in one basket that way. That if he was serious, he would have pretended to destroy his notes in public, and turn them over immediately in secret. Or alternatively, that Octaven somehow intercepted it, if Praxopius sent it magically. That Octaven was probably Praxopius' source of plinite and that she has had an interest in controlling the Blight since 5119 Modern Era. Whatever the case would be, the Blue Suffer had probably spread among relations of Kragnack to some distance, but in its present form does not extend to all krolvin. Tyrrax claimed he wanted the formula destroyed. The "Blue Suffer" is clearly based on the epochxin family of poisons, given the way Kragnack died from it, and the krolvin do not possess or understand the base of knowledge upon which Praxopius was able to develop it within only a few months. Specific details of the Blue Suffer are sketchy, but it seems like an analog of the black blood curse (which was race specific and afflicted half-krolvin), except where the end result is more like that of the poison used on Rysus or those killed with anti-Everblood.
			<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
			[Melgorehn's Reach, Moon Chamber - 18185, ]
			You are in a vast, domed enclosure cut from the native rock of the mountain. The floor is perfectly smooth but the vaulted ceiling is chiseled in an array of gothic designs. In the center of the room sits a single onyx altar. You also see the Pookia disk, the Sevanya disk, a wafer of candied seeds, the Julenne disk, the Citan disk, a brilliant purple kitten wearing a purple collar clasped with a pair of crossed silver swords, the Epikarik disk, the rectangular Perigourd disk fashioned of oiled tanik, the gold-dusted Adelynn disk crowned with sylvarraend rubies, a shaggy silver and white puppy with mismatched blue and brown eyes, the Irval disk, the web-draped Missoni disk, the pallid grey Melikor disk emblazoned with a vibrant scarlet pentacle, the Mohrgan disk, the Dergoatean disk, the Falvicar disk, the Dwi disk and a round shaft cut into the floor of the chamber.
			Also here: Lady Sevanya, Pookia, Lord Wunhunlo, Chronicler Opalina, Great Lady Julenne, Citan, Gutstorm, Epikarik, Lady Adelynn, Valarae, Lord Amos, Perigourd, Czag Pritz Tyrrax, Imperatrix Lylia, Lord Juramis, Goldstr, Town Councilor Leafiara, Town Councilor Chamorr, Dergoatean, Town Councilor Chandrellia, Falvicar, Vaemyr, Kiyna, Dwi, Drektor, Irval, Melikor, Sir Geijon, Kynleigh, Bernadette, Mohrgan, Lord Tayler, Stormyrain, Conquerer of Reim Missoni, Blades, Storyteller Kayse, Magister Raelee, Pietra, Town Councilor Pukk, Sir Cryheart
			Obvious exits: out

			Amos put a crisp black papyrus scroll on an onyx altar.

			J>look scroll
			The scroll is crisp without any wrinkles or sign of wear or damage. It is otherwise blank, save for a small blood red sigil inked into the top right corner.

			.. multiple failed attempts...

			(Xorus carefully pours only some of the vial on the blood red sigil on the scroll.)

			The disease that wracked XXXXX finally appears to have run its course.

			'''As the blood lands upon the red sigil on the scroll, it beguns to almost boil, with tiny little bubbles appearing along its sanguine surface. The crimson sigil begins to thin and stretch, as if somehow alive, as it crawls along the black papyrus of the scroll, forming several dozen different glyphs, all faint.'''

			J>look scroll
			The scroll is crisp without any wrinkles or sign of wear or damage. It has several faint red glyphs along it.

			Tyrrax squints.

			J>read scroll
			There is nothing there to read.

			(Raelee holds the lens in the path of the moonbeam again.)

			Pookia exclaims, "Who woulda thought the blood sigil needed blood!"

			Xorus distractedly says, "I did."

			'''The moonlight seems down from the ceiling and baths the onyx altar and the black scroll upon its surface. One by one, each red glyph begins to brighten into a glowing shade of the moonlight itself.'''

			(Raelee adjusts the angle of the lens slightly as the glyphs appear.)

			One by one, the glyphs continue to glow, casting their mirrored reflection upon the earthen walls of the moon chamber.

			'''Dozens of silvered moonlight angles from the ceiling, along the scroll, and out across the walls, bathing the entire chamber in a haze of silver.'''

			Suddenly a beam of moon light peeks through several tiny holes in the intricate ceiling and converges in a star pattern upon the altar. The light carries with it a strange shearing sound. The onyx of the altar begins to glow faintly blue.

			'''Echoing from the silver light imbued throughout the chamber, a voice says, ""Congratulations Dreadlord, you must be relieved to know I did keep my word, and if Snout remained as loyal as ever, you received your black scroll. You must be quite thrilled to indulge upon what secrets might exist."'''

			Xorus nods.

			Xorus says, "Yes, Praxopius."

			(glances, scowling, etc.)

			Amos glances at Xorus.

			Tyrrax asks, "What is this madness?"

			'''"I would hope the complexity of grafting a contagion to target an entire race's blood would not be lost on you. It is clearly an aim that is unachievable in a normal human's lifetime. I do not have Everblood coursing through my veins, and my days are numbered from my crippling curse. "'''

			Sevanya says, "The most perfidious man in the realm has found a way to monologue to us even after his death."

			Speaking to Tyrrax, Vaemyr says, "Seems to be a message."

			Speaking heavily to Sevanya, Leafiara says, "So true."

			Xorus says, "It was impractical for him to work on it himself."

			'''From the silver haze, a voice continues, ""I was able to successfully use your research and my own, bleak soil, and of course the dawn keeper's blood, to create a variant of what could one day snuff out the krolvin existence. Kragnack will die, and his bloodline upon the island will suffer the same."'''

			Speaking to Xorus, Pietra says, "NO."

			Xorus says, "As I expected."

			'''From the silver haze, a voice continues, ""More time is needed to bring about eradication of the krolvin, I am sure you have already deduced as much from our conversations. I will tell you though, in my preliminary research, the soil of the Bleaklands may be the key. I think we have only begun to scratch the surface of it."'''

			Xorus says, "Yes, that much was obvious, Praxopius."

			'''From the silver haze, a voice says, ""To that end, there is no great formula to end of the krolvin. Not by my hands, not penned by my quill. But my duplicity is not intended for you, but for the krolvin themselves. I have several warehouses, in imperial ports and another with the dwarves. I have arranged for them to find one, long after you receive this message."'''

			'''From the silver haze, a voice continues, ""The krolvin will learn of the blood contagion. I will ensure they are certain it exists. I want them to be bloated with fear. I want them to turn upon one another with more ferocity than they have ever known. I want them to bleed resources to scour the land and sea, in an endless hunt to preserve their bloodline."'''

			'''From the silver haze, a voice continues, ""I want them to be driven insane. I want them crippled by the unseen threat that could expunge the world of them. They will lash out, they will grow reckless, they will awaken the ire of the Empire. They will bleed themselves until such a time that you can usher in their true end. Never cease until all that remains of them is what they left me with. Ashes."'''

			'''The black scroll suddenly crumbles apart into a thin layer of ash and is scattered about, melting away.'''

			Xorus says, "... again, as I expected."

			Tyrrax asks, "There...is nothing?"

			Amos asks, "NOTHING!?"

			Amos says, "This was all nothing."

			Leafiara drolly says, "Yes, what a shock, Praxopius lied again."

			''(Note: Quite a few PC spoken lines are cut out of this clip.)''
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	It turned out that the scroll that was supposed to be sent to Xorus did not actually contain a contagion formula at all. It was a message tipping him off that the krolvin were going to be tricked into thinking the formula exists, and so Xorus would be able to continue their work along the established lines of research, while the krolvin bleed and wreck themselves drawing the wrath of the Empire seeking a genocide weapon that does not exist yet. The complexity of making it target their entire race meant it would take a very long time to develop, but that he believed they had only scratched the surface of the potential of adapting bleak soil to this end. This made sense of the fact that nothing about how Praxopius handled it made sense if this was actually the formula. It was a ruse to send the krolvin on a wild goose chase, damaging themselves with fighting, while Xorus hopefully worked on it in secret.		It turned out that the scroll that was supposed to be sent to Xorus did not actually contain a contagion formula at all. It was a message tipping him off that the krolvin were going to be tricked into thinking the formula exists, and so Xorus would be able to continue their work along the established lines of research, while the krolvin bleed and wreck themselves drawing the wrath of the Empire seeking a genocide weapon that does not exist yet. The complexity of making it target their entire race meant it would take a very long time to develop, but that he believed they had only scratched the surface of the potential of adapting bleak soil to this end. This made sense of the fact that nothing about how Praxopius handled it made sense if this was actually the formula. It was a ruse to send the krolvin on a wild goose chase, damaging themselves with fighting, while Xorus hopefully worked on it in secret.

INIQUITY: blue suffer updates

2022-05-28T10:15:05Z

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INIQUITY: add Brumas cocoon scene

2022-04-05T04:45:13Z

add Brumas cocoon scene

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	From within the waters, Peter pulls out a jar of black red-ringed worms and uncorks the top. He looks around, notices he is still alone, and opens the jar.		From within the waters, Peter pulls out a jar of black red-ringed worms and uncorks the top. He looks around, notices he is still alone, and opens the jar.

	''(Note: These veins are the same way Grishom Stone was being blood leeched in Winter's Manor in 5114 Modern Era, a few years prior to Naimorai Kestrel's presence and learning dark magic. This suggests the method came from Raznel, but also suggests it was in turn taught to Naimorai who became Raznel.)''		''(Note: These veins are the same way Grishom Stone was being blood leeched in Winter's Manor in 5114 Modern Era, a few years prior to Naimorai Kestrel's presence and learning dark magic. This suggests the method came from Raznel, but also suggests it was in turn taught to Naimorai who became Raznel. The flesh wall is implicitly in the cavern. Mynalari as paragon notably herself had black veins.)''
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			This was an extended process of torture. Jerram Happersett claimed he had escaped at one point, before they were finished, but Peter found him and brought him back. The black veins and flesh wall remain in the finished state with the cocoon:
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			[Bleakands, Deep Cavern]
			The walls of the cavern are covered in patches of misshapen flesh, each connected to the next by a series of ichor-covered black veins. Tiny globules of blood drip slowly from the high ceiling. You also see a translucent pale silver cocoon, a row of huge ashen pods and a row of huge ashen pods.
			Also here: Lord Pylasar, Lazaryth, Nodyre, Mistress Berkana, Blades, Stormyrain, Maags, Darcena, Ysharra, Magister Raelee, Lord Thadston, Lady Regwen, Karthas, Rykul, Felarion, Xanlin, Lady Shaelethe, Relic Hunter Madmountan, Malifren, Melikor, Event Planner Leafiara, Ryjex, Dame Evia, Shinann, Pietra, Falvicar, Teiana, Lord Chamorr, Tsarok, Lkyl, Daniels, Daiyon, Xorus, Mayor Lylia, Lady Erienne, Cruxophim, Alasatia, Land Pirate Maylan, Lord Darconas, Sir Cryheart
			Obvious paths: west

			J>look cocoon
			A frail, shriveled dwarven body is encased inside of the translucent pale silver cocoon.

			J>look pod
			Dozens of pods run in a row along the cavern wall. Blood red veins stretch along their translucent, silk like casing. Flecks of ash swirl about within.
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	The cocoons were sometimes seen as containing black ichor, and there was black ichor when Abygail and Stiletto were corporeally killed. The paragon projections in general had their flesh flake away and their apparent-bodies crumbled into ash. This is very similar to the deaths of Rysus, Praxopius, and Kragnack. In contrast, Drangell and Chaston melted, into liquid. Epochxin deaths also involve crumbling into dust. What is ambiguous with the death of the paragons is that their true bodies were sometimes not encountered. It was sufficient for the paragon to become aware of its actual condition and remember what happened to it. Larsya would periodically discover her aged condition, but she was not yet a fully transformed paragon. Raznel was making herself into a kind of supreme paragon, but she (maybe) had no adverse conditions or limitations when exiting her cocoon.		The cocoons were sometimes seen as containing black ichor, and there was black ichor when Abygail and Stiletto were corporeally killed. The paragon projections in general had their flesh flake away, or hair fall out, and their apparent-bodies crumbled into ash. This is very similar to the deaths of Rysus, Praxopius, and Kragnack. In contrast, Drangell and Chaston melted, into liquid. Epochxin deaths also involve crumbling into dust. What is ambiguous with the death of the paragons is that their true bodies were sometimes not encountered. It was sufficient for the paragon to become aware of its actual condition and remember what happened to it. Larsya would periodically discover her aged condition, but she was not yet a fully transformed paragon. Raznel was making herself into a kind of supreme paragon, but she (maybe) had no adverse conditions or limitations when exiting her cocoon.

	;Theory		;Theory
	This suggests that the completed paragon transformation is an inherently unstable state that requires the mind of the paragon to be twisted up in delusion and lacking self-awareness. The temporal pocket realities become shaped by the paragon, who exist as a twisted and demented version of themselves. This time pocket collapses without the contained mind of the paragon. In the case of Brumas this meant his body became physically present in the present time. Judging by the creation of the unnamed woman, who flickered out of existence, it might be that a fully transformed paragon is utterly frozen in time. Their body becomes fixed in a moment of time, and then the rest of the world keeps moving past them. This requires time magic to go into the past to find that frozen moment. Without this mind buffer holding stasis, it might be that the epochxin in their blood crumbles them.		This suggests that the completed paragon transformation is an inherently unstable state that requires the mind of the paragon to be twisted up in delusion and lacking self-awareness. The temporal pocket realities become shaped by the paragon, who exist as a twisted and demented version of themselves. This time pocket collapses without the contained mind of the paragon. In the case of Brumas this meant his body became physically present in the present time. Judging by the creation of the unnamed woman, who flickered out of existence, it might be that a fully transformed paragon is utterly frozen in time. Their body becomes fixed in a moment of time, and then the rest of the world keeps moving past them. This requires time magic to go into the past to find that frozen moment. Without this mind buffer holding the penultimate stasis, it might be that the epochxin in their blood crumbles them.

	Xorus (and to some extent Brieson earlier) theorized that epochxin works as it does from being temporally frozen. The processed variants of epochxin then have their different effects as a consequence of how the poison is interacting with the body. Xorus has theorized that since the epochxin in essence does not experience time, everything that happens is effectively simultaneous for it. Which means that when there is more epochxin made, it is in a causal link with all the other epochxin that has ever existed, and this would be the basis for it being used as a horcrux or phylactery across all of history.		Xorus (and to some extent Brieson earlier) theorized that epochxin works as it does from being temporally frozen. The processed variants of epochxin then have their different effects as a consequence of how the poison is interacting with the body. Xorus has theorized that since the epochxin in essence does not experience time, everything that happens is effectively simultaneous for it. Which means that when there is more epochxin made, it is in a causal link with all the other epochxin that has ever existed, and this would be the basis for it being used as a horcrux or phylactery across all of history.
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	===Raznel===		===Raznel===
	The paragons were all temporal anchors for Raznel, and there were clear indications she mixed herself into them. She would insert a mediating vermin into them, such as a black ichor worm, but her trademark "babies" were scarabs. Her blood itself would spontaneously manifest into such things, and was likely the aspect causing that phenomenon in the cures of the black blood curse and Larsya's paragon condition. Raznel in a sense might be considered the supreme paragon. Her burrowing into others wantonly with scarabs was generally about their blood and her plans for the Bleakworld. When Raznel was finally destroyed, without the paragons to support her physical form, her body collapsed and fell apart similar to other epochxin related deaths. The chief difference was the formation of those mediating creatures from her body.		The paragons were all temporal anchors for Raznel, and there were clear indications she mixed herself into them. She would insert a mediating vermin into them, such as a black ichor worm, but her trademark "babies" were scarabs. Her blood itself would spontaneously manifest into such things, and was likely the aspect causing that phenomenon in the cures of the black blood curse and Larsya's paragon condition. Raznel in a sense might be considered the supreme paragon. Her burrowing into others wantonly with scarabs was generally about their blood and her plans for the Bleakworld. (What Pylasar described as her "birthing" it.) When Raznel was finally destroyed, without the paragons to support her physical form, her body collapsed and fell apart similar to other epochxin related deaths. The chief difference was the formation of those mediating creatures from her body.

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	Then, bit by bit, Raznel, the witch breaks apart into a host of slimy black maggots, each one trying to skitter away as if frightened, only to smoke and burn and curl up in death, melting away into pallid ichor.		Then, bit by bit, Raznel, the witch breaks apart into a host of slimy black maggots, each one trying to skitter away as if frightened, only to smoke and burn and curl up in death, melting away into pallid ichor.

			''(Note: The behemoths of the Bleaklands were apparently directly tied to her.)''
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	There are some other variants or related phenomena. Grishom Stone in particular has worked with the Everblood, and has his own history of blood magic projects.		There are some other variants or related phenomena. Grishom Stone in particular has worked with the Everblood, and has his own history of blood magic projects.

	* '''Flesh Golems:''' Grishom Stone made "golem" clones of himself using the Everblood. He has shipped them all over the place, and some such as [[Granthem]] appear to be whole personalities. Unconscious flesh golems are typically covered in a black ichor residue.		* '''Flesh Golems:''' Grishom Stone made "golem" clones of himself using the Everblood. He has shipped them all over the place, and some such as [[Granthem]] appear to be whole personalities. Unconscious flesh golems are typically covered in a black slimy ichor residue.

	* '''Cocoon Children:''' Grishom Stone has sometimes transformed victims, especially children, into other forms such as winged monstrosities or Ithzir hybrids to open portals. Rodnay originated this way in 5116 Modern Era and self-heals like Everblood.		* '''Cocoon Children:''' Grishom Stone has sometimes transformed victims, especially children, into other forms such as winged monstrosities or Ithzir hybrids to open portals. Rodnay originated this way in 5116 Modern Era and self-heals like Everblood.

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INIQUITY: /* Everblood */ (excerpts from Beyond the Arkati book)

2022-03-28T21:36:37Z

Everblood: (excerpts from Beyond the Arkati book)

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	===Everblood===		===Everblood===
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			The Ever-Blood, as I have called it. Using Drangell's cursed blood opened new opportunities for me with magic. Eventually I was able to summon forth an entire army of flesh golems, each one bearing my face. The perfect tribute to a creator. I have only begun my initial research, but it appears some of the ever-blood golems have taken on even minute details, like my tone of voice and mannerisms. I hope by further exploration I can determine whether they even possess memories or fragments of my power. I can only fathom the opportunities if either is the case.

			...

			With a host of demons and golems at my control, immortality coursing through my veins, and the knowledge of the ancients flowing from my mind, I cannot help but pause and appreciate that I have accomplished as a human what none of my kind ever has. Even the elves with their longevity and their favor among the Arkati could not rival the heights of glory that await me. I have reached a critical yet inevitable apex of my journey.

			...

			I stand on the cusp of greatness now. My enemies rally, thinking they have found an ally to help them against me. In truth? They are nothing but pawns in our battle. A war between beliefs. A war they refuse to accept I have won. I will have my creation returned, its power unmatched by any mortal being. I will have my weapon, but most of all, I will have my accomplishment. Who can challenge me on the power beyond the Arkati, when I wield the same life-creating force they do? Will I ascend to a place among them? No, instead I will set in motion the twilight of the Arkati. With my knowledge and with my help, the races that now act as servants will rise up and out of their mortal coils, unlocking their innate power that has been secreted away for too long. The power they worship will become the power they control. I will be seen as their salvation as I lead them into the new Age of Ascension. I am Grishom Stone, and I am beyond the Arkati. As are you.

			- "Beyond the Arkati" by Grishom Stone, written apparently in late 5111 or very early 5112 Modern Era
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	Everblood originates in the troll curse of Drangell. Implicitly, Raznel must have used primal blood in her devising of the curse, so the relationship to trolls is misleading. Everblood may be spread directly from being shared between hosts. In other words, it is auto-catalytic, it transforms the host. The host then has the Everblood in their own veins, and their flesh restores to its prior form, following injuries. Those with Everblood are effectively immortal, unless poisoned with the anti-Everblood. Memories to some extent are stored in the Everblood. Thus, the host is able to be reconstituted, even when obliterated. Grishom Stone made his "flesh golem" clones of himself using the Everblood, and discovered they even mimic his tones and mannerisms. The alchemical roots of Everblood in demon blood was discovered on a "hastily-scrawled paper scrap" in a pack of Raznel's in 5116 Modern Era.		Everblood originates in the troll curse of Drangell. Implicitly, Raznel must have used primal blood in her devising of the curse, so the relationship to trolls is misleading. Everblood may be spread directly from being shared between hosts. In other words, it is auto-catalytic, it transforms the host. The host then has the Everblood in their own veins, and their flesh restores to its prior form, following injuries. Those with Everblood are effectively immortal, unless poisoned with the anti-Everblood. Memories to some extent are stored in the Everblood. Thus, the host is able to be reconstituted, even when obliterated. Grishom Stone made his "flesh golem" clones of himself using the Everblood, and discovered they even mimic his tones and mannerisms. The alchemical roots of Everblood in demon blood was discovered on a "hastily-scrawled paper scrap" in a pack of Raznel's in 5116 Modern Era.

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	- Cross into Shadows, Prologue 4 (Imaerasta 4, 5114 Modern Era)		- Cross into Shadows, Prologue 4 (Imaerasta 4, 5114 Modern Era)

	''(Note: This is Grishom Stone only slowly healing in the Brass Tower, having previously been drained of almost all of his blood by Nysorm. His were missing, but blue specks would form in them, and he could magically make a Seer vision orb from them that others could witness events through. It illustrates how the Everblood erases wounds and scars as if they had never existed.)''		''(Note: This is Grishom Stone only slowly healing in the Brass Tower, having previously been drained of almost all of his blood by Nysorm. His eyes were missing, but blue specks would form in them, and he could magically make a Seer vision orb from them that others could witness events through. It illustrates how the Everblood erases wounds and scars as if they had never existed.)''
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	There are apparently nuances in the strength of this effect. Drangell had displayed the extreme ability to suddenly heal all wounds, and rise right back up, upon being killed. In contrast there is the case of Grishom Stone, who was imprisoned under Winter's Manor during the War of Shadows, attached to a network of bloody tendrils. This is reminiscent of the way Raznel had strung up Mynalari Anodheles in the process of bleeding her and transforming her into a paragon (in a later storyline but the historical past). Stone was being relentlessly tortured by [[Nysorm]], another member of the Arcane Eyes with whom there was bad history, who was killed in the process of freeing Stone and whose body was then taken by the shadows. Stone's whole body was stabbed and mutilated and his eyes were missing. While Stone was then imprisoned in the Brass Tower, he slowly healed from his injuries rather than suddenly. This could potentially be explained by the tendrils having kept the amount of Everblood in him low to maximize his suffering. This seems necessary because Stone was scarred. Though Nysorm claimed it was not just torture, he had tried and failed to kill Stone a thousand times.		There are apparently nuances in the strength of this effect. Drangell had displayed the extreme ability to suddenly heal all wounds, and rise right back up, upon being killed. In contrast there is the case of Grishom Stone, who was imprisoned under Winter's Manor during the War of Shadows, attached to a network of bloody tendrils. This is reminiscent of the way Raznel had strung up Mynalari Anodheles in the process of bleeding her and transforming her into a paragon (in a later storyline but the historical past). Stone was being relentlessly tortured by [[Nysorm]], another member of the Arcane Eyes with whom there was bad history, who was killed in the process of freeing Stone and whose body was then taken by the shadows. Stone's whole body was stabbed and mutilated and his eyes were missing. While Stone was then imprisoned in the Brass Tower, he slowly healed from his injuries rather than suddenly. This could potentially be explained by the tendrils having kept the amount of Everblood in him low to maximize his suffering. This seems necessary because Stone was scarred. Though Nysorm claimed it was not just torture, he had tried and failed to kill Stone a thousand times.
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	Blood pools over Grishom's body like crimson water, life soon restoring to him.		Blood pools over Grishom's body like crimson water, life soon restoring to him.
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	Of particular interest in this situation is that the crystal eyes were being fueled with Stone's blood and powers, which turned them into a "giant, macabre scrying device" for Elithain Cross. This implicitly means it was partly powered on the Everblood, though that is not the source of Stone's mentalism. Lord Winter was a false persona of Elithain Cross's, and his manor's walls were filled with red veins. Without Stone strung up in it, Cross lost his powerful scrying device. Stone's wounds slowly began to heal, but his mind was reeling from years of "prolonged enslavement and abuse."		Of particular interest in this situation is that the crystal eyes were being fueled with Stone's blood and powers, which turned them into a "giant, macabre scrying device" for Elithain Cross. This implicitly means it was partly powered on the Everblood, though that is not the source of Stone's mentalism. Lord Winter was a false persona of Elithain Cross's, and his manor's walls were filled with red veins. Without Stone strung up in it, Cross lost his powerful scrying device. Stone's wounds slowly began to heal, but his mind was reeling from years of "prolonged enslavement and abuse." When Grishom Stone had been defeated two years earlier, Elithain Cross had acquired a power scepter that would turn Stone into stone, and then adventurers smashed the stone statue into pieces. The eyes were taken. Since Stone had give himself the everblood, having infused it into himself from Drangell, it turned out it was not possible to kill him. His body (except for his eyes) presumably put itself back together again, and Nysorm and Cross kept him drained of his Everblood under Winter's Manor. There is some reference to Drangell in his troll form as having been able to make himself bigger and more powerful as well.

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 =History=
 Epochxin is the natural venom blood of the ebon-swirled primal demon. It is unknown why this relative of the oculoth family of demons has a time warping venom. Oculoths in general have the ability to cause victims to be [[possessed]], and their venom has mind wracking effects. The blood of the demon, which is essentially a shadow entity, is itself venom. Epochxin derivatives have been at the core of the dark magic that has made major impacts on historical events since 5110 Modern Era, but are also related to other crimes or catastrophes in the Turamzzyrian Empire dating back roughly six hundred and fifty years. This is principally through the human witch [[Raznel]], or other figures as a result of her. Raznel acquired her knowledge of epochxin both directly and indirectly from Faendryl sources, as a result of being taught by [[Xorus]] and the time paradox of learning from Lord Brieson Cassle's studies.
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