Verith (veh-rith)
Also sometimes known as the Destroyer, the Verith is the dark counterpart to the Fasar.
The Verith's job is not only to help maintain the Arcane Balance, but also to watch over the world and make sure no major harm befalls it. Granted a fractional piece of the divine, this is well within the power of any Verith.
Transmission & Vectors
The power is technically airborne, but can and will travel through any medium to reach its next vessel. As of 21821 NT, a ritual may be performed to pass the power on to a new, willing, vessel.
Causes
Created by the God of Darkness and Destruction. A gift of the divine, it is a ball of power roughly double the size of an adult human heart, which enters the vessel's body and suffuses their entire being. It then proceeds to alter them on the fundamental level.
Symptoms
Upon receiving the power, the new Verith is altered on the genetic level. Their skin desaturates while their blood darkens, and their eyes glow bright white, regardless of the color they started as. Their canines turn to fangs, and their nails harden into short, sharp claws. They grow hardier, no longer requiring food or sleep, able to subsist solely off the core of power within their being, and heal rapidly if injured.
If slain by anything other than a weapon crafted by the divine meant to end their life, their body simply disperses into energy and reforms somewhere else, and will recover in a matter of days to weeks.
Treatment
There are three ways to be rid of the power: Be slain by the Fasar's weapon, be slain by the divine weapon granted to humanity, or willingly perform a complex and painful ritual to pass the power on to a chosen successor.
The latter leaves residual power behind, as well as all the genetic alterations made. However, biomancy could clear up any unwanted leftover genetic changes.
Affected Groups
So far, the power has chosen humans between the ages of 20 and 50, with no regards to biological sex or any other factors. Only one person may hold this power at a time.
Prevention
Only those who are born blunt are immune to becoming a Verith. Likewise, a blunt device can keep the power from entering a would-be host.
History
The first Verith and Fasar were created in 3030 RN - Erathmus and Yrdien. Brothers, they did their best to uphold the balance, and for their long lives, the world knew peace and prosperity.
Eventually, feeling like they had lived long enough, they slew each other, divine weapons piercing the other's heart simultaneously, and their powers fled their bodies to seek new vessels.
