Quirk Motif: The Cursemonger
Overview:
Despite the sinister reputation of Affliction, Veriel has always been fascinated by the magic since she first learned of it. Still, it was not until she became a Dawnmartyr that she decided that it could be useful for her. While most of her comrades shied away from its dark potential, Veriel seized it. The knight dominantly utilizes the magic in combat, where every second counts, her afflictions are typically instantaneous and destructive. Other than making her weapons more deadly, the siltori likes to get creative in designing debilitating effects. This leads Veriel to push the limits of affliction to make it well-suited for war.
Apprentice - Curse-Eater
Veriel’s early days as an afflictionist were spent eroding and collecting hexes rather than inflicting them. She wanted to accustom her own body to be able to hold as many curses at once before suffering an irreversible curserot. She likes having a collection of various curses. Whenever the elf finds a unique condition, she wants to be able to always use it. So every time she takes on a new malady, Veriel always keeps a small bit - like a sample - of it to store in her morbus domicillius to be reused over and over again. (Not sure if this is something that every afflictionist can already do or not. If yes, then I’ll be happy to change it XD)
Journeyman - Warcaster
Over years of practice, the siltori’s unique way of wielding the magic had been deeply ingrained in her aether. Afflictionists are known to be deadly when they have copious amounts of time to prepare, but as a warrior on a battlefield sometimes Veriel does not have such luxury. She had suffered through countless curserots before she perfected a balance between speed and safety. The simplest jinxes would take her a split of a second to create, even in the middle of combat. A hex might take a few seconds. The more intricate the affliction, the longer it would take to create - but it will still be significantly faster than other afflictionists at the same level. Any curserot she might suffer will be collected into her morbus domicillius per usual. (This doesn’t apply to Master level curses - Veriel will need just as much time as any afflictionist does to create one.)
Expert - Contagion
Sometimes evil can only be fought by evil. That was her mindset when Veriel first concocted the ability during the heights of the War of Souls. No one but her closest confidants and the highest-ranking Dawnmartyrs know of this, much less witness it. Its sole purpose is to be able to curse people en masse. The first affliction will be placed traditionally, but once inside it would be able to infect others. In order to do this, threads are attached to an affliction she is created, allowing it to spread to anyone who comes into physical contact with the afflicted. The new victim will be afflicted with the same curse and will also have threads, which makes the individual contagious. The curse will be passed on and on, creating an interconnected web among the populace. At Master level, the contagion will evolve with her skill. The threads can now extend to a certain radius without physical contact.
This is not a passive ability. Veriel has to fuel every transmission and its threads. Every new person afflicted will drain Veriel’s aether just as if she had personally weaved it into said individual. Conventionally, the spread will be indiscriminate - infecting friend and foe alike. Should Veriel want to pick and choose who gets infected during the contagion, she has to practically be in a meditative state to manage the web of curses. If she was interrupted, the connection would fade and the spread would stop, but those who are already infected will suffer through the affliction.
