Eat Your Words

“Eat Your Words” is a powerful spell invented by The Faith of the First Mother to root out liars and punish those who would seek to cause grievous injury with their cruel observations, unkind utterances, and devilish declarations. However, despite the creators’ intent that the incantation only ever be used as a curse, “Eat Your Words” has found a second life in soup kitchens throughout Eden as both a charm and a blessing.

Action

The caster pinches the fingers of one hand together near their lips. Then, as they pull the fingers away from the lips and apart from one another, they speak the phrase “Eat your words” in the native tongue of the target and in the target’s direction. Once the phrase is uttered, the caster brings the fingers of their hand back together and back toward their lips.

Effect

The target of the spell is bound by invisible tethers to a chair at the nearest dining table. A bowl of alphabet soup appears before them. Each time the target dips their spoon into the bowl, a word they’ve spoken in the past appears near the center. If the target chooses to ignore that word and look elsewhere in the bowl, another word will appear. The selection of words is determined by the spellcaster, who may choose to fill the bowl with all of the hateful words the target has ever spoken, or all of the untrue words, et cetera. Whatever parameters the spellcaster uses, one thing remains true: the target may not leave the table until they have eaten every word in the bowl.

Side/Secondary Effects

The taste of the soup is determined by the tone of the words. Words spoken in anger will taste bitter and words spoken from a place of envy or resentment will taste sour, whereas kind words may taste sweet or savory.

Some targets of the spell also report recalling vivid memories while eating, both of the moments when the words were originally spoken and of the people the words were spoken about or to.

Related Organizations

• The Faith of the First Mother

Effect Casting Time

3–10 seconds