Mung (Status)

Mung is a Status Effect which severely impairs mental faculties, drastically lowering intelligence.
== Effects ==
If a character is munged, then they are temporarily rendered dumber, with their intelligence being lowered until the effect wears off. The duration depends on the potency of the mung source, or the competency of those casting, administering or producing the mung source, be it a spell or potion that inflicts the effect. In most cases of munging, if the victim happens to die whilst munged, then their soul will leave their body without an ill effect, they can even be successfully Claimed.
If they are consistently munged, then there's the possibility that either they build up a resistance to being munged, or they slowly have their brains damaged, leading to a steady deterioration of their intelligence.
== Soul Munging ==
Soul Munging is a phenomenon in which a person's Soul has been rendered munged, either as a result of a particularly powerful mung or consistent, persistent mungings which manage to finally effect the soul. This often times means that a character has been so fundamentally damaged through consistent mungings, that they develop brain damage and can oftentimes be rendered useless. Any further consistent munging past the brain damage phase oftentimes leads to Soul Munging, in which it becomes almost impossible for the soul to be claimed successfully, and they become a Lost Soul or Dumb Soul when they do die.
== Cures ==
Simply waiting out the effect is a method to alleviate the effect. A quicker cure is to simply drink whiskey. Other alcoholic beverages work, but oftentimes require much more to nullify the effect. Whiskey is the fastest way to relieve themselves from munging.
For those who have been soul-munged, they can oftentimes be seen as too far gone, but through advanced mind repairing therapy.Category:Status Effects