Heroe's Curse
The Hero’s Curse was a curse that affected many warriors and heroes of humanity during the War of a Thousand Years, and it is said to have claimed at least half of the lives lost on the battlefield. This curse affects the mind of its victims, though it does present some physical symptoms, most of which are imperceptible. Today, the curse still exists, but it is believed that thanks to the popularization of Onimancy, it has not spread as much as it did during that time.
General symptoms include: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, irrational thoughts leading to guilt, apathy towards one’s own well-being, general fatigue, lack or excess of appetite, and existential nihilism. Although this curse typically manifests in combatants who survive extreme situations of mortality, it has been observed to spread to individuals exposed to such people. The symptoms worsen over time, and by the time the social environment begins to notice them, it is usually too late. The result is death by suicide, sometimes disguised as acts of heroism.
Initially, the disease seems to be merely a stage of mourning, and if not for the data collected in the Compendium of Curses and How They Have Been Combat, which brought fame to the scholar Lucian Escribano, one might assume it only affects the weak of spirit and is an isolated case. However, the collection of testimonies gathered by Wise Lucian Escribano and his team before the publication of the book demonstrates that the problem is much more widespread than previously thought.
Other scholars have studied the data, and many agree that the likelihood of it being a consequence of significant exposure to Etzev might be the reason why this curse can penetrate so deeply into the soul of anyone. One of the conclusions Luciano reached in his book about this curse, which has sparked the most controversy, is that he believes this curse might have partly contributed to the death of Merlín Eterium according to a posthumous analysis of his journal. According to him, this revelation drove him to continue researching this and other curses, eventually leading to the publication of the book.
The treatment that has shown the most positive effects is the use of Onimancy to combat, sometimes literally, the influences of Etzev and his minions on the minds of those who have been victims of the curse.
General symptoms include: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, irrational thoughts leading to guilt, apathy towards one’s own well-being, general fatigue, lack or excess of appetite, and existential nihilism. Although this curse typically manifests in combatants who survive extreme situations of mortality, it has been observed to spread to individuals exposed to such people. The symptoms worsen over time, and by the time the social environment begins to notice them, it is usually too late. The result is death by suicide, sometimes disguised as acts of heroism.
Initially, the disease seems to be merely a stage of mourning, and if not for the data collected in the Compendium of Curses and How They Have Been Combat, which brought fame to the scholar Lucian Escribano, one might assume it only affects the weak of spirit and is an isolated case. However, the collection of testimonies gathered by Wise Lucian Escribano and his team before the publication of the book demonstrates that the problem is much more widespread than previously thought.
Other scholars have studied the data, and many agree that the likelihood of it being a consequence of significant exposure to Etzev might be the reason why this curse can penetrate so deeply into the soul of anyone. One of the conclusions Luciano reached in his book about this curse, which has sparked the most controversy, is that he believes this curse might have partly contributed to the death of Merlín Eterium according to a posthumous analysis of his journal. According to him, this revelation drove him to continue researching this and other curses, eventually leading to the publication of the book.
The treatment that has shown the most positive effects is the use of Onimancy to combat, sometimes literally, the influences of Etzev and his minions on the minds of those who have been victims of the curse.
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