Enhancer Overdosing

"Sure, those young Symposiasts all think the same thing. It won't happen to me, I'm too good at this, I'm stronger than an Enhancer, I can take it, all that nonsense. They take the Enhancers, and it makes them feel good. Better than ever. So they keep taking them. And sure, it's just a little bit at a time. But they keep doing it, and they forget that they're ingesting something that wasn't designed for easy consumption. Magic has a way of kicking back. And you might be fine until you start getting older. That's when it really shows. The loss of sensation, the lack of control, the burning feeling...it eats you alive from the inside. It eats and eats and it burns until there's nothing left of you but ash. See, while you were getting power from the Enhancer, it was burning you alive."
Symposiast Kal Pellaris, Chairperson of the Anti Enhancers League

Transmission & Vectors

Enhancer Overdose is not contagious, but the effects are lethal to anything unfortunate enough to be nearby when a person has reached their upper limit.

Causes

Enhancer Overdose is a condition most commonly seen in older Symposiasts who turn to dangerous potions as a means of enhancing their power. This condition arises when the body physically cannot handle the strain of containing too much magical energy, and results in the person violently burning up from the inside out. In theory it is possible for Enhancer Overdose to occur at a younger age, but most Symposiasts who dabble in it report only a small drop of the substance for the effects to prove potent. There is no real known cure for late stage overdoses, and the only way of preventing a full on overdose is to refrain from using the enhancers again. This can prove too difficult for those who have grown used to the feeling of added power Enhancers bring.

Type

Magical