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Avatar of Fear (The Magnus Archive)

Cost: 10 SP

Embrace the dark allure of the Dread Gods with this formidable power. As an Avatar of Fear, you gain the ability to channel the essence and embodiment of a chosen aspect of fear. This grants you immense power and influence, as you become a vessel for the chosen god's fearsome presence.

Upon invoking your authority, your form willingly morphs into a terrifying metamorphosis, assuming traits associated with the chosen deity, while also passively generating an aura linked to your dread god. Whether it is the maddening visage and contorted presence of The Spiral, the all-seeing and paranoia-inducing gaze of The Eye, or the encroaching tendrils and rot of The Corruption, your presence becomes a chilling reflection of the dread god's domain.

As an Avatar, you gain access to a range of abilities aligned with the chosen Dread God's aspect of fear. These may include the ability to induce disorientation and confusion, manipulate perceptions and illusions, instill intense paranoia and surveillance, spread decay and corruption, or relentlessly hunt down your targets. The potency of these abilities increases as your connection to the dread god deepens and your understanding of their domain grows.

However, beware the consequences of wielding such forbidden power. The dread gods are ancient and unfathomable, their motives inscrutable and often beyond mortal comprehension. As an Avatar, you risk losing yourself to the insidious influence of the dread deity, slowly succumbing to madness and becoming an agent of chaos and terror. The boundaries between your humanity and the entity you embody blur, and the line between foe and ally becomes increasingly indistinguishable.

Choose your dread god wisely, for each one carries its own unique challenges and rewards. Will you embrace the seductive whispers of The Web, the suffocating loneliness of The Lonely, or the relentless pursuit of The Hunt?