Not an intro - just scoping interest for potential plotty things in the future.

[relictusdeus]

Hi there! Mon/Monface here. I thought I'd pitch a little idea and see if something can come of it. I'm not too great at 'bigger' plans though, so bear with me and the occasional disorganization of my thoughts.

Isaac here is a sorcerer whose business is with dark magic/energy. Knowing how to draw it from the environment and harness it is part of the devil forging process he carried out back home. As a Devil Forgemaster, what he technically would be able to do is use his power to draw dark energies to him, negate it, and disperse it; this is exactly what his fellow Forgemaster does at the end of the game to get rid of a curse plaguing Europe.

Now here's where things get a little more interesting. I understand that there are some cursed characters here in Luceti. If someone needed help and wanted to give it another shot, Isaac could try to draw it from their bodies so long as he feels like it's worth his time. He'd demand a trade - gems, good metals, interesting weapons? We can work things out.  Highly depending on each individual situation, the preferences of muns with cursed characters, and so on, Isaac could be successful at this. I don't want to assume he would be because while he does have skill, shit happens. Or the curse might just be super stubborn. And on that note I was thinking as another option, what would happen if instead of releasing a person of a powerful curse or unwanted dark energies, he accidentally ends up absorbing it in one case?

Depending on the nature of what he was trying to draw out, it could have any number of interesting effects. Isaac has a canon resistance to dark-based attacks, but I figure a sudden surge of darkness flowing into him is different than being struck with black magic or a darkness-infused weapon. As it is, he's already flowing with Dracula's magic (sometimes also referred to as demonic energy or the devil's art). Any number of things could happen also based on how I decide it might interact with his own power; he could be physically transformed into something twisted, gain power at the cost of steadily wasting away because it's too much for his body to handle (?); or it could also ramp up his aggression, paranoia, and resentment of humans to a point where it drives him to try and wreak havoc in/around the village. That could be neat.

I'd just love to explore this ability of his in some way and it could also be a good opportunity for CR! Thanks for your time!

Comments

[chikaidestroyer]

Hey Mon! No surprise to see me replying to this, right?

Definitely interested in pursuing Forgemaster stuff here; I wish I had jumped on this earlier with Isaac or Hector, but ... timing. I've got an idea or two on what Albert might trade for Isaac's services, and it'll be interesting to see what comes out of trying to absorb a curse like Moro's. I know Rudy-mun was looking into your post too, so that'd be two people with Moro's curse.

[ofwesternwinds]

Hi, Mon!

I've got another cursed kid here. I see you already spoke with Athena, and as mentioned before I'd be interested in this potential idea too. c: I admit I hadn't been aware that Issac was capable of dealing with curses, or even one like Moro's for that matter. This sounds like it'll be very interesting indeed!

My only trouble spot with Rudy so far is coming up with a suitable trade for Issac's services -- I'm not sure if Rudy has much that'll be of interest to him. And if you need help with Issac "advertising" of such... I might have an idea? Possibly?

[folklorist]

You always have my derp if you wanted to give it a shot. Not sure what would happen (besides nothing good and lots of sorrow /shot) but if you want to use Helios I'm more than okay with this.