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The stubborn boar acorn owes its name to a particularity that I have never been able to modify despite years of research. One of my Nāga joked about the ‘stubborn’ nature of this alchemical element.
Generally, an alchemical ingredient consumed as in the previous published pages will act somewhat by chance. A sort of chaos theory of metamorphosis: the same ingredient, like the red starfruit, could start with the front limbs in one individual, with the head in another, and with the back in a third.
But for this acorn, it is impossible to obtain another start to the metamorphosis. It is systematically via the belly, then spreads to the rest of the body.
Nevertheless, the subject himself experiences a mild euphoria that does not allow him to realise his loss of humanity when the fruit is eaten raw. Cooked, it is reported to taste like popcorn, its alchemical properties are diminished and the subject is limited to an anthropomorphic boar form.
But then again... Always through the belly.
Generally, an alchemical ingredient consumed as in the previous published pages will act somewhat by chance. A sort of chaos theory of metamorphosis: the same ingredient, like the red starfruit, could start with the front limbs in one individual, with the head in another, and with the back in a third.
But for this acorn, it is impossible to obtain another start to the metamorphosis. It is systematically via the belly, then spreads to the rest of the body.
Nevertheless, the subject himself experiences a mild euphoria that does not allow him to realise his loss of humanity when the fruit is eaten raw. Cooked, it is reported to taste like popcorn, its alchemical properties are diminished and the subject is limited to an anthropomorphic boar form.
But then again... Always through the belly.
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However, as each person is different, it may be that with the same amount of acorn powder, some people are more receptive to it and develop more pronounced teeth or the beginnings of a tail. Others may just gain a few pounds and a little hair on the belly.
That's quite the stubborn acorn...
(Nice)
(Thanks !)
and, by morbid curiosity, what do you do with the ones that have eaten it raw? i know boars can be considered pests in certain corners of our world.
Even if it is an ingenious species, changing its environment to suit its needs, it is nonetheless a link in certain ecosystems. Its overpopulation is dangerous, but so is its absence. Some magical entities have asked me for a favour to repopulate their forests.
A favour they still owe me, by the way.
For those who have eaten it raw and were not a part of an experiment, I simply left them to their fate. Once the horror of the transformation has ed, the animal instinct takes over. And if even a whole family or village ate these acorns in the belief that they were feasting, neighbouring families or villages would see this sudden appearance of wild boars as a welcome windfall for consuming game, all the more so if these mortals live in a typical feudal world.