Elikrita Thisí

Elikrita Thisí is the name of a lost spell thought to originate from the country of Karikaros before eventually making its way to the portions of Stravia once part of Tumoria. The name literally translates to "Delusions of Mercy" in Lephikas and had its first recorded use in the year 2790 during the First Galactic War. The creator of the spell is unknown, though presumed to be a Karikaros native, and it is thought that the context of war is what prompted the spell's creation. Elikrita Thisí's effects were such that once cast on someone, they would see illusions of comfort specialized to that particular subject, such as deceased family members returning to them or their life-threatening injuries being healed without consequence. Time would appear to move differently for the subject of the spell, allowing them to live out an entire lifetime of peace and comfort in the time it took for their bodies to finally fail them and let them pass on.
As suggested by the spell's effects and historical context, Elikrita Thisí was likely originally used to comfort veterans of war or soldiers suffering from lethal injuries. In their final moments, they would be able to live without the fear of death, believing themselves to be perfectly hale and whole even while they died. It is also likely it was used on the elderly or those suffering from chronic pain and who would die soon regardless. The spell appeared to have an effectively unlimited duration and could only be removed via spells such as Dispel Magic. No amount of conversing with the subject of Elikrita Thisí could return them to reality; the spell would distort any real stimuli experienced, if not outright block it out. For their own safety, if someone under the effects of this spell was not kept somewhere such as a medical setting, they would be placed in buildings called "Delusion Halls" for being filled with people under the effects of Elikrita Thisí and their "caretakers" that more worked as morticians waiting for their charges to die and be replaced.
It is likely that this spell fell out of favor during the Millennial Calm when threats of war and lifetimes of suffering from illness faded away. Though some attempts have been made at recreating it if only for academic and archival purposes, the ethical concerns of "testing" the spell to ensure it works like its historical counterpart have rendered Elikrita Thisí a lost curiosity from a time gone by.
The spell's name, Delusions of Mercy, appears to be derived from the spell's effects, fitting with spell nomenclature generally having descriptive and indicative names. However, some argue that the spell was actually named for what the caster feels upon using it -- the delusion of doing their subject a favor and showing them mercy and comfort with a reality that never was and would never be.
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