thefairytaledead:Where The Witches WentYou are treading through the Labyrinth, and the treacherous f
thefairytaledead:Where The Witches WentYou are treading through the Labyrinth, and the treacherous fog of spirits has you gripping your equipment just a little tighter, when you hear a voice. Then two. Then three.“Keep your distance, stranger.”“Soulless, keep out.”“You are not our kind. We are not like you.”They do not belong to any ghost, wisp, demon, or haunted creature native to the In-Between. These are the voices of fellow humans - not opponents, not participants of any sort among the games, but certainly a threat. And as they have pointed out, no, they are not like you.These are witches.You have stumbled on their territory: the heavily veiled dominion in the spirit world known as the Witchinglands. The witch “kingdom”, as they call it - a host of scattered lands these magic-users call their home, guarded by spirit wards and self-declared “kings”. Witches have chosen a life of apostasy over the Good Fairy’s law, which deems human magic a crime, and have hence abandoned the living world to practice their forbidden arts among the dead. Whether you planned to engage them or not, they will show no mercy towards players in the Labyrinth. “Soulless”, they call you: for they know you have sold part of yours to Good Fairy - an action that has rendered you magic-less, and, in their eyes, irredeemable.If you want to get past them, you will have to end this cleverly. Or else, in blood.Lore: Magic in GrimmhollowIn the world of Grimmhollow, all humans are born with magical ability. Magic is channeled from within the soul: the essence of the human spirit. The soul is a delicate, breakable thing, and the moment it takes damage, a person becomes magically impaired for the rest of their life.There are two ways in which humans lose their magic:Due to severe emotional trauma, which damages the soul. When this happens (and only when this happens), one’s hair color turns an unnatural white.Through a pact with the Good Fairy - the most common practice in the world - in which she removes a tiny portion of one’s soul in exchange for her services. Worry not - the unit amounts to less than microscopic, for the more soul a person loses, the less life expectancy they have. And we wouldn’t want that!Those who choose to keep their souls in tact, and practice magic, are called witches, and are wanted by the law. Having long ago opted to leave Grimmhollow through a portal, most witches live in the In-Between, where they are self-governing and one with the spirit world that shelters them. Nevertheless, with Labyrinth players constantly invading their turf, the harassment upon witches has never ceased.——————————–For more lore on The Fairy Tale Dead, click here.⭐ ⭐ ⭐ -- source link