🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

—Oh, it's nothing, thank you. Where should I begin... Recalling our first meeting, I realized that it would be more difficult to find another person in Asuga who is familiar with the Nephilim "culture." Especially since I don't have many friends or acquaintances... —the student added sheepishly. —The thing is, I need to conduct some research. Tell me, have you happened to hear anything about high-level curses from this country? For example, curses that leave a mark on a person and kill them after a certain time? Curses that cannot be detected by ordinary means, but when a victim comes into contact with cursed objects, they begin to lose their mind? Curses that induce amnesia in those around them? I suppose that only the highest-ranking lords would be able to cast such powerful effects, like the one in your painting.

- Hmm... - The artist thought deeply, analyzing the complex question. - Unlike spells, curses are less universal in nature, and their properties, conditions, and purposes depend on the individual circumstances and intentions of the one who uses them, which makes it very difficult to categorize them or compile them into a separate encyclopedia. For these reasons, I doubt I can offer any helpful advice, but part of what you said, namely about the curse that "kills after a certain time," reminds me of Tanne Monargoth, whom I told you about earlier. It may sound strange, but he had the ability to kill by placing a fragment of his own soul into the living beings that died at his hands, and at the moment when he recalled it, he could decide whether the murder he had committed was real or just an illusion. I believe that the existence of a part of his soul inside a person could very well affect their emotional state and behavior in general, or it could lead to other, even more unpredictable, consequences.

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"Don't try to sweet-talk me, Mr. "sea pirate"..."
- I think now is not the time for chatter. The "audience" is waiting...

- Come on, why?... They don't have anywhere to be, the tournament is already halfway through.

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Having learned the name, Ferrus continues his search for willing participants.
Are there any decent people near the Lunarian community, or just crazies?

Near the Lunarian community, Ferrus encounters a random Lunarian who has just come out. He looks ordinary, is dressed in simple clothes, and has no distinguishing features.