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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 3839176" data-attributes="member: 9254">Hmmm.&nbsp; I'd personally dealt with Forsakers more as thaumavores; those who learned to eat magic.&nbsp; Beneficial magics didn't work as well because their body tried to absorb the spell.You could take that and have the Forsaker be implanted with some kind of parasite or symbiote.&nbsp; The pain could be either sympathetic (symbiote) or due to some surge of growth or spasm by the parasite.&nbsp; If they absorb too much magic they could die, probably when the parasite spawns.&nbsp; Alternately a symbiote could grow to some ultimate hybrid state, possibly becoming some new breed of Yuan-ti.&nbsp; Alternately they are the carrier for a disease intended to render all humans non-magical.&nbsp; How hard would it be for the Yuan-ti to conquer a people who possess no magic?&nbsp; Sure, the Forsaker virus may make them stronger now, but cut off the supply of magic items and they can be defeated through strategic magics (e.g. those that target crops, structures, etc. instead of individuals).&nbsp; Maybe the disease isn't communicable yet but the Yuan-ti are working on it.&nbsp; It is immune to magical healing, at least below the Miracle/Wish level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 3839176, member: 9254"] Hmmm. I'd personally dealt with Forsakers more as thaumavores; those who learned to [i]eat[/i] magic. Beneficial magics didn't work as well because their body tried to absorb the spell. You could take that and have the Forsaker be implanted with some kind of parasite or symbiote. The pain could be either sympathetic (symbiote) or due to some surge of growth or spasm by the parasite. If they absorb too much magic they could die, probably when the parasite spawns. Alternately a symbiote could grow to some ultimate hybrid state, possibly becoming some new breed of Yuan-ti. Alternately they are the carrier for a disease intended to render all humans non-magical. How hard would it be for the Yuan-ti to conquer a people who possess no magic? Sure, the Forsaker virus may make them stronger now, but cut off the supply of magic items and they can be defeated through strategic magics (e.g. those that target crops, structures, etc. instead of individuals). Maybe the disease isn't communicable yet but the Yuan-ti are working on it. It is immune to magical healing, at least below the Miracle/Wish level. [/QUOTE]

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