Jusenkyo Curses
A form of Chaos curse that comes in three parts.1) The physical transformation of the victim into the template of whatever drowned to form the Cursed Spring in question. Working in a similar manner to the spell Polymorph Self, it simply shifts one variable in the victim's Yggdrasil equation to that template. In the case of the Spring Of Drowned Tiger, the form will be as if that individual had reincarnated as a tiger. Cursed form is activated by the application of water that feels cool or cold, deactivated by water that feels hot to the victim. Hence there is no set temperature threshold for the transformation.
2) Attraction of water. If the Jusenkyo victim spends a lot of time in cursed form, hot water will be drawn to them. If the victim tries to remain in uncursed form, cold water will find them.
3) Because this is a Chaos oriented curse, general chaos and problems will increase for the victim.
Jusenkyo itself tends to bend probabilities. Those seeking it to cure themselves will often find themselves diverted by emergencies and what seems to be random problems. The unusual is also drawn to the springs, where they drown and a new template is formed.
Spring Of Bishojo Bride The tragic story of a young bride who sought to bring her husband to the nearby Amazon village so that the groom could meet her grandmother - a resident therein. A young, cheerful, domestically inclined, sweet, and beautiful young girl of many fine traditional non-Amazon qualities. Her husband was killed and she was chased into Jusenkyo by bandits where she drowned.
Effects: Danger There are mental, cumulative, effects from the Spring. While it can be easily confused with Spring Of Drowned Supermodel or Spring Of Drowned Bimbo or Spring Of Drowned Idol Singer - the mental effects are different and pass through stages every time the victim's cursed form is activated. These changes are cumulative. The first time the change is purely Physical and complete. The phases noted have been: Emotional, Sexual, Attitudinal, and finally the Soul. Once the Soul is altered, the individual will no longer change back to their uncursed form.
The victims of Bishojo Bride curses have been described as a "'50s sitcom housewife" or "hausfrau" or even "Stepford Wives" because of the degree of shift to nurturer/feminine/domestic. The more the changes are fought, the more total they end up being. Otherwise there are elements of the original persona still left, so a sportsfan may still pursue their love of the game, but be knitting sweaters in between innings.
The apprentice shivered. "That's scary!"
"Yes," agreed the Wizard. "It should be interesting to see who gets hit."
(Posted Wed, 09 Oct 2002 00:36)
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