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I think you took the situation too personally.
Experienced players have been through some tough times in various expansions. And it wasn't always a laughing matter.
Alex and I also have debuffs, and they weren't applied just for fun. Sarabasa was turned into a skeleton because his character annoyed everyone and started shaking something in front of the local boss. Revan got offended and dropped him? No, he created a busty noblewoman, suddenly gave her Sarabasa's experience, and continued playing.
In your case, the action could have led to either a debuff or, conversely, a positive effect. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Astral had a roll for buff/debuff/no effect. Although I'm not from the Mage Guild, maybe he really only planned a bad effect. But in any case, along with the debuff, you also received experience. Essentially, you exchanged half of your OD for 100 experience points.
And what did Ida get from telling you about her adventures? Nevertheless, I calmly continued playing instead of immediately getting upset that my character was given a chthonic artifact.