Gifts

The **Great Gifts** **of the Mother** are a series of enchantments and curses placed into the bodies of recipients through fleshbinding magics practices by the Cult of the Great Mother. These gifts all originate from Mother Lucaerna, and are given in two ways. Lucaerna bears all of the blessings and curses save for Alah'dalan.

* Being born to Mother Lucaerna. Trueborn Mistress's, Cultsworn Eredar, the Satyr Conclave, and the Jade Sisterhood all received their blessings in this way broadly. Any demons spawned from the offspring of Lucaerna also have the chance to bestow the mutation onto their progeny.
* 'Blessed' by Mother Lucaerna. Many followers of the Cult came to it seeking power, influence, or perhaps a new purpose. A variety of mortals and immortals have sought them out and received such gifts.

Lucaerna may take in new blessings through careful breeding with selected partners. These new blessings may then be passed on.

## The Blessings

* Tae'shala : "Bodily Power". The Blessing of Tae'shala conveys the ability for one's muscles and ligaments to stretch and distort, as well as gain otherworldly strength. This blessing is often bestowed concurrently with Bru'dalan.
* Mu'sunda : "Mental Domination": Grants the ability for the bearer to produce mind altering venom from fangs that grow from the incisors. The venom acts as a powerful and addictive narcotic that leaves the recipient highly suggestive to commands. The venom may also be expressed in milk, blood, or other bodily fluids.
* Bru'dalan: "Born of Many": The apex mutation of the cult. Grants the ability of superfetation, or the ability to become pregnant whilst pregnant. The upper limit of the recipient's ability to carry spawn at once is limited only by their bodies ability to tolerate the growth.
* Kel'dalan: "Food for Many": Causes the bearers breast tissue to grow.
* Alah'dalan: "Seeds for Many": Creates male reproductive organs in females or causes males to grow to incredible sizes.
* Kel'dah'sulan: "Nourishment": Causes the bearer to produce enormous quantities of milk. Often bestowed concurrently with Kel'dalan.
* Bra’melda: “Multiplicity”: Causes the bearer to begin developing duplicates of certain body parts such as specific organs, arms, or breast.
* Fa’sula: “The Burning One”: Causes the bearer to develop the ability to engulf one’s self in flame generated by their Fel Core.
* Jo’mugda’dogh: “The False Witness”: Allows the bearers to inflict the blessings and curses unto others, and becomes impervious to all curses and mind control, including further blessings from the Greatmother.
* Bo’gusha: “The Draining”: Allows the bearer to drain life force and energy of others by touch or proximity to increase their own strength, potency, or ability

## The Curses

* Mor'gudra: "The Growth": Causes the bearer's blessings, if any, to accelerate out of control. When applied to somebody without a blessing, inflicts random mutations.
* Bir'thana: "The Brood": Causes the bearer to perpetually gestate random demons, as soon as one is born, the next grows. Potentially fatal to those not blessed without the blessing of Tae'shala.
* Man'gurda: "The Burden": Causes the bearer to grow in physical weight along with their magical power. Or waste away to bones if they are depleted.
* Jur'gruda: "The Hunger": Causes the bearer to perpetually seek out their desires to the point of obsession.
* Deronica'torel: “The Monstrosity”; causes the bearers to gain all of the blessings and curses at once as their body overlord with sudden power. Causing rapid mutations, causing the bearer to swiftly mutate into a distorted and musclebound hulk. On the small chance the user survives the flood of power, they are instantly converted into a mindless broodmother.
* Ma’dos’farad: “The Closeness”: Causes the bearer, should they become pregnant, to carry the child within them until it grows to adulthood over the course of the child’s life. Often fatal to those not blessed with Tae’shala or who are not medically intervened upon

## The Holy Ones

Those within the cult who acquire four or more mutations are considered holy, and often hold positions as Handmaidens within the Cult. Some notable Holy Ones are:

* Lady Almariel
* Lady Savy'na