Gnawing, Endless Hunger ← Gnawing, Endless Hunger

==Rules==
{{Season|Winter|20}}

===Performing the Ritual===
{{Casting time|2}}  The target character must be present throughout.

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===Effects===

This ritual creates a [[curse]] that is delivered to a target with a [[curse#Pronouncement of Doom|pronouncement of doom]].

While under the curse, the target experiences a powerful [[roleplaying effect]]; they are constantly hungry and thirsty. Wholesome food or drink consumed tastes of nothing at all, but the ritual gives no ability to consume rotting meat or other unwholesome substances which will taste just as unpalatable as ever..

In addition, while under the curse the target cannot benefit from [[Bladeroot]], [[True Vervain]], [[Marrowort]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] or [[Imperial Roseweald]], nor any [[potion]] brewed from them. The herb or potion is used up, but has no effect. If a character applies a herb to you using the [[Surgical skills#Physick|physick]] skill, you should let them know afterwards that it has had no effect.. 

While the curse is also unaffected by ingested herbal poisons, including [[Legacy of Thorns#Gutwrench|Gutwrench]], [[Philtres of the High Peaks#Tisane of the Stuttering Fool|Tisane of the Stuttering Fool]] and [[Philtres of War#Tincture of the Whipped Cur|Tincture of the Whipped Cur]]. The exeption to this protection is that the [[Magic overview#VENOM|VENOM]] and [[Magic overview#WEAKNESS|WEAKNESS]] calls from [[Legacy of Thorns#Redwillow Paste|Redwillow Paste]] and [[Legacy of Thorns#Oil of Blackthorn|Oil of Blackthorn]] have their full effect on you.

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===Removing the Curse===
The curse can be removed by certain powerful creatures or items. It can also be alleviated by powerful rituals that remove hunger..

==Description==

This horrible curse creates a constant, gnawing hunger and unquenchable thirst which serves to make the target miserable. The curse is horrible, but it is doubly horrible to warriors or magicians who expect to place themselves in harm's way because it also robs the wholesome qualities of herbs. This means that not only can the target not be treated by the herbal arts of the [[Surgical skills#Physick|physick]], they cannot benefit from the many useful potions created by an [[Surgical skills#Apothecary|apothecary]]. Consumables that are not made from herbs will have their normal effect, although they will still taste bland - for example, a target could not drink [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]] or sea-water safely.

Until the curse is delivered (or fails), the ritualists who performed the curse also feel ravenously hungry and thirsty. While this may make them uncomfortable, it does not prevent them from benefiting from or being harmed by herbal substances.

==Common Elements==
As with many curses this ritual often involves a recitation.of the grievances against the target; the destruction of wholesome food or drink - wine mixed with blood or spit is often poured out onto the ground. The rune [[Kyrop]] is often evoked, symbolising the weakness that the curse will bring.

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