Living with the Curse's Legacy

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Lufrana's healing halted Thalara's transformation into an Inquisitor, but the Prophet's curse left permanent scars. The transformation had already begun changing her body at the cellular level, and those effects cannot be undone. Thalara now faces a future of chronic pain, mental fog, and fatigue—symptoms that may never fully resolve. This arc explores how she learns to function as a warrior while bearing invisible wounds, how she navigates others' reactions to her "successful" healing, and whether she can find peace with a body that will never be whole again. The golden essence extracted from her blood now rests in vials on Lufrana's shelf, a reminder that what was taken cannot be fully restored. Session 17 update: Lufrana's healing halted Thalara's transformation into an Inquisitor, but the Prophet's curse left permanent scars. The physical damage manifests through stiffness that makes movement painful, joints that don't bend as they should, and a body that no longer responds with the fluid grace it once possessed. As she prepares for the Red Shepherd Games—a tournament demanding peak physical performance—the curse's legacy becomes both obstacle and constant reminder. She wakes moving like someone decades older, winces through stretches, and carries the knowledge that this is as good as it gets. The warrior must learn to fight with a body permanently compromised. Session 18 update: Thalara competes in the Red Shepherd Games while bearing the permanent scars of the Prophet's curse—stiffness that makes movement painful, joints that don't bend as they should, a body that no longer responds with fluid grace. As she fights through tournament rounds, the curse's legacy becomes both obstacle and constant reminder. She mercilessly defeats her first opponent, but every victory is achieved through a body permanently compromised, forcing her to fight smarter rather than relying on the physical superiority she once possessed.

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