<b>The Curse</b><br/><br/>The Curse is a terrible fate inflicted by the Goddess Arlest. As the goddess died, she threw the remains of her spiritual energies into the bloodlines of all races of Men and Beasts in the world. The energies eventually gathered strength, and manifested in a physical mark on a few select hosts. These became the Cursed.<br/><br/>The Mark typically shows up as a black rune on the host’s stomach, but it can appear anywhere on the body with any colour. As the host becomes more corrupt, the mark will pulse, glow, and even spread further across the victims’ body.<br/><br/>Being Cursed has some benefits. They are immortal, in the sense that they stop aging and cannot be killed by violence. They still feel pain, but have a much greater tolerance for it. They can die from starvation and thirst, but it can take months before they succumb to dehydration.<br/><br/>The downsides are clear. The Curse spread Arlest’s will across the world, twisting every person and object into a perverted version of itself. Eventually, it corrupts the host as well, making them drunk with power and driving them mad. The only known way to destroy a Cursed one is to strip them if their immortality through an old ritual, then plunge a dagger through their heart.<br/><br/><i>System</i><br/><br/>Every sunrise and sunset, the Curse will inflict a small penalty on the Characters. This is to simulate the Curse’s slow corruption of the character.<br/><br/><i>Corruption Rate</i><br/><br/>Corruption Rate is to simulate the Curse’s attempt to corrupt the world around the Characters. It is also the corruption of the Character’s bodies (It’s weak though, Arlest can’t affect the body majorly without claiming the mind first).<br/><br/>Corruption rate ranges from 10%-200%. It mostly covers how often and how quickly a person or object is changed by the Curse, but also serves as the character’s fertility chances. Strange things start to happen when it gets over 80%, so be careful…<br/><br/>Things that raise Corruption rate include but are not limited to:<br/>-Exposure to holy places or relics of the goddess Arlest<br/>-Aphrodisiacs and Fertility effects<br/>-Extended sexual sessions (2 hours or more)<br/>-Exposure to anything that has suffered massive Corruption<br/>-Losing in Sexual Combat to another Cursed<br/>-Exposure to large quantities of magic<br/>-Scrolls<br/><br/>Things that lower Corruption rate include but are not limited to:<br/>-Exposure to holy places or relics belonging to one of the Spirits that rose up against Arlest<br/>-Impregnation/being impregnated<br/>-Meditation in seclusion for a long period of time (At least a day)<br/>-Presence of True Love<br/>-Scrolls<br/>-Acceptance of a permanent physical mutation in exchange for a reduction (Lowers CR by 30% per mutation)<br/>