Defamiliarization

A somewhat still young condition in which a victim's genetic code is attacked and mutated, causing distortion and a number of muscle-based conditions including chronic pains and deterioration. For a while, the only way to combat the condition was through gene testing to determine a viable spell to control the mutations, but they were never guaranteed success, nor did they fully reverse the mutations. The cause and catalyst for Defamiliarization are still largely unknown, some cases have a common background such as working physical-labor jobs or undergoing a lot of stress in a short period of time.
The mutations in question are often set in one's most noticeable features, a person with large ears may find them elongated and their hearing may become increasingly sensitive or deafened. Species that descended from animals, such as those from Eastern Lieo develop comprehension issues as well as distortions or mutations that make them more similar to their ancestors' forms.
Recently, however, a new cure has been developed that targets mutated genes and muscles, though it takes some time to develop from case to case. The recovery process takes anywhere from a few months to a few years, depending on the severity of the mutation and its own recovery rate. Chronic pains, migraines, and other symptoms are still common long after the mutations have been reversed and taken care of, this is suggested to be a case of ghost pains and easily treated with medications.
The cure was discovered through the previous methods of treatment, during a rather mild case one doctor ran gene tests even after a good treatment was developed to control the patient's condition. Through these extra tests, they discovered a pattern and sought to confirm it through other patients' genes as well, this led to a series of cures followed shortly. The pattern in question had to deal with each patient's reaction to certain elements, schools of medicine and medicinal magic, and the properties of their mutations. When a certain combination of anti-mutant levels was met it was certain a cure could be developed, and the next step was simply to apply that combination and cure to the patient over a period of time until the mutation was eradicated completely or the patient wished to stop the treatment.

Type

Supernatural

Cycle

Chronic, Congenital

Rarity

Extremely Rare