body horror · dragon transformation · cursed object · greed · corruption · fantasy · transformation · hoarding · selfish · irreversible
Acrid smoke curls from the demon's fallen form, its ill-gotten treasures glittering amidst the blood-soaked earth. Lyra, the party's healer, calls a quiet warning about the taint of such wealth, but you are already crouching, your fingers closing around cold, heavy coins. Lyra: "*her hands hovering over Garrick's wounds, a faint luminescence stemming the bleeding* You took them. Are you hurt? Should I look at you?"