[ she'll get to meet Tara soon, she's just. angry. right. so this story first. ]
I suppose more accurately he was two beings, or ... the two halves of what used to be a single creation. I mentioned the Shadow-Cursed Lands, correct? The blight of Shar? His name was Oliver, and he was, to my understanding, created when the curse settled on the region and rent him from the being, Thaniel, that embodied the spirit of the land. For a great many years, Thaniel was banished, and the part of himself that was Oliver remained. He appeared to us as a small boy, with seemingly little memory of who, or what, he was supposed to be, and apparently a great amount of loneliness. I can only imagine, of course.
We were able to convince him, eventually, that he should reunite with the lost part of himself we were able to recover. I ... don't know what they decided in the end. If they should rejoin their disparate selves, or stay indepedent. But one has to hope it worked out either way?
I think perhaps it was because he was a spirit, or something of the like, that he was able to suffer this fate instead of the one for a more mortal being.
[ he considers. ]
That said, we did run into a few others. Some were ... warped. Changed by living under the weight of the Shadowcurse, though not split in two as such, but turned into creatures that reflected their misdeeds in life as a shadow in this way. Another was a man, quite ordinary. A soldier. Though somehow he had managed to hold onto some vital part of himself for over a hundred years, bathed in this curse, without changing into something unrecognizable. An incredible amount of willpower.
How terrifying, for one to endure such a thing for so long...
The phenomenon I witnessed also affected people's minds, but... not in such an extreme way. They still seem very much like regular people, living regular lives. But there's something decidedly off about them.
That's quite alright. I'm, of course, willing to answer anything you consider that might be helpful to your cause.
[ a bit of a laugh ]
Though I have been told I have a bit of a compulsion when posed a question to overexplain, so please do not hesitate to stop me should it become unhelpful.
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Yes. It's an improvement.
... I would ask the same of you, but... are you all right?
[ sir, your face. ]
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Well, I understand now why you were investigated a Shadow Curse perhaps a bit more.
[ as for the face, he waves a hand. ]
Ah-- Yes. Tara is perhaps a bit upset with me at the moment. But she'll calm down soon enough.
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[ that some people might not react kindly to seeing her appearance. ]
Is Tara your pet...?
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[ but, quickly at the second question: ]
Hah. No, not exactly. She is my friend. She does like to claim that I am her pet, as a matter of fact.
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[ warmly. she still has no idea who or what tara is, but good for her. ]
Would you tell me more about this being you met?
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[ she'll get to meet Tara soon, she's just. angry. right. so this story first. ]
I suppose more accurately he was two beings, or ... the two halves of what used to be a single creation. I mentioned the Shadow-Cursed Lands, correct? The blight of Shar? His name was Oliver, and he was, to my understanding, created when the curse settled on the region and rent him from the being, Thaniel, that embodied the spirit of the land. For a great many years, Thaniel was banished, and the part of himself that was Oliver remained. He appeared to us as a small boy, with seemingly little memory of who, or what, he was supposed to be, and apparently a great amount of loneliness. I can only imagine, of course.
We were able to convince him, eventually, that he should reunite with the lost part of himself we were able to recover. I ... don't know what they decided in the end. If they should rejoin their disparate selves, or stay indepedent. But one has to hope it worked out either way?
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Was he the only one affected in that way?
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[ he considers. ]
That said, we did run into a few others. Some were ... warped. Changed by living under the weight of the Shadowcurse, though not split in two as such, but turned into creatures that reflected their misdeeds in life as a shadow in this way. Another was a man, quite ordinary. A soldier. Though somehow he had managed to hold onto some vital part of himself for over a hundred years, bathed in this curse, without changing into something unrecognizable. An incredible amount of willpower.
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The phenomenon I witnessed also affected people's minds, but... not in such an extreme way. They still seem very much like regular people, living regular lives. But there's something decidedly off about them.
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That's a good question. I'm afraid I don't have a good answer.
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Fair enough. Perhaps too personal a question at any rate.
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I wish I had a simple answer to give, but most information of that nature is kept out of the reach of children.
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It's been a long time since I've spoken to any adult who was willing to answer anything.
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[ a bit of a laugh ]
Though I have been told I have a bit of a compulsion when posed a question to overexplain, so please do not hesitate to stop me should it become unhelpful.
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[ there's no laugh to match, but there is warmth in her tone. ]