Nyarlathotep, The Crawling Chaos-

Nyarlathotep is the god of illusion, trickery, magic, invention, dreams, unreality, and veils. He is a talented shapeshifter, but most often prefers to don the look of a handsome xenosapient with tanned skin and bronze eyes. Nyarlathotep delights in confusion and mental anguish--through giving boons to this followers, he ensures that he can, in kind, curse and confuse them, watching them unravel over their lifespan due to his strange blessings. He is accompanied by heavenly flutes and seemingly magical tools and instruments. Simple affairs such as romance and hive life amuse Nyarlathotep, who finds greater pleasure in emotional suffering than immediate death.

Sacrifices:
The caster must state that the ritual is devoted to Nyarlathotep.

Boons:
1. The caster becomes incredibly beautiful, and is capable of shifting their form in various means to make themselves more attractive. They can *not* transform themselves into another troll, but *are* capable of changing their hair length, color, body measurements, and biological sex (along with secondary sex characteristics.) They cannot do this with the goal of resembling another troll; consider it gods-approved plastic surgery on command. Their skin is clear and radiant, their eyes full of life, and even their base features become more appealing.

2. The caster becomes capable of shapeshifting themselves into any other troll, appearing indistinguishable from them. They are not able to shift to the form of a troll that has not happened yet (they cannot shapeshift into an 'elderly' troll when said troll is currently middle-aged), but they may shift themselves to the form of a troll that has already happen (for example, if a troll is seriously disfigured and the caster received this boon prior to their disfigurement, they may mimic the troll's form prior to their disfigurement). Trolls may only take on the forms of trolls that they have been in physical contact with. Trolls may not mimic deceased player characters.

3. The caster can form, change and strengthen or weaken other's romantic feelings towards them (with character consent) and can do the same to their own feelings. Pre-existing feelings are not necessary. 'Romantic feelings' are defined as pitch feelings, red feelings or pale feelings.


4. The caster may strengthen or weaken other's romantic feelings for one another (with character consent). Pre-existing feelings are not necessary. 'Romantic feelings' are defined as pitch feelings, red feelings or pale feelings.


Curses:

1. The caster is unable to perceive anyone as they truly are, and instead sees them as near-clones of the caster, plus horn changes and caste color.

2. The caster comes to hate their matesprit and love their kismesis. This vacillation is unchangeable; though the caster, if they receive Boon 4, can make themselves -ambivalent- about both parties, this is all they can do, and they cannot change the matesprit or kismesis's feelings regarding -them-. If they attempt to restore feelings to themselves regarding these two parties, they will still hate their matesprit and love their kismesis. (If they have no kismesis or matesprit, default to curse 3.)

3. The caster falls into sudden, passionate love (d1) or hatred (d2) for a random individual within the server (players may speak up and volunteer all or none of their playable character cast.) This love or hatred can dissipate after 1 IRL week. However, it is not necessary. Until the 1 IRL week ends, however, the love or hatred will remain and is not able to be modified in any way (including by Boon 4 above.) (This curse may stack as many times as it is rolled.)

4. The caster is incapable of saying the words 'I love you' or 'I hate you' regarding the person they're directly speaking to. they may say 'I hate them' in reference to a second party, or may express their love or hatred of foods, items, concepts, etc. 'Let me show you how I feel' is perfectly acceptable, however.

5. The caster has the pitch spectrum of emotions entirely removed from their pan. They may feel platonic hatred or contempt, but entirely lose the Troll romantic norm of 'pitch'. They are incapable of returning pitch affection and are not permitted to hold a kismesis, whether or not they currently have one.

6. The caster is unable to physically touch anyone for the next IRL week without experiencing excruciating chest pain, as if their pumper itself is aching. All manner of touch applies, including affectionate touch, intimate touch, sparring, medical attention. Everything.

7. The caster perceives one of their romantic partners (picked randomly through assigning them numbers and rolling) as being incredibly ugly for one IRL week. They are incapable of lying about how ugly they believe their romantic partner is; they do not see their romantic partner as a monster or someone unfamiliar, but rather simply see their features as ugly. What was once seen as a beautiful pair of lips are now 'two fat pink slugs pressed together', for example. If their partner asks them about their feelings on their appearance, the caster compulsively tells them how they feel regarding said appearance.

8. The caster receives the symbol of their greatest enemy on their back, a means of Nyarlathotep souring their beauty with a constant reminder of someone they loathe. This symbol is not removable through any means and will always return. Tattooing over the symbol only results in the symbol showing clearly through the ink and covering it.

Note: If a character receives a time-sensitive curse, the character will be aware that it will eventually pass. The god has placed in their mind the knowledge that the effect will leave within (time span).