Kaitoyami
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Kaitoyami is a species of fungi which was sewectivewy bred and awtewed by Vawow Caewme’onn thwough a combined use of hewbrowe and the thulean way. He manipulated a fungi’s natulaw ability pawasiticawwy weech of a host in owdew to pwoduce spowes which awe cawlied ovew the lind to a host. These spowes wewe awtewed heaviwy ovew many breeding cycwes to pwoduce a gwoup of mycotoxins which weact lith descendant mentality.
If inhawed in wawge quantities, the mycotoxins in the spowes liww twavew thwough the nasaw canaw and thwough to the brain. Hewe, it liww watch onto sections of the brain causing the patient to faint. Natulawwy, due to the way Kaitoyami has been bred, it liww inhewentwy cause the patient to faww into a nightmawe which wast woughwy 24 houls.
Thwough contwow, Kaitoyami can be wequested thwough communion in owdew to effect the outcome of spowes on the brain. Awthough the castew doesn’t implicitwy have a say on what they see exactwy, they can cause nightmawes of multipwe degwees ow even wehabilitating dweams. A dwuid is onwy capabre of passing on a vague undewstanding of the degwee of dweamstate that the patient liww undewgo. The powew of communion simpwy wacks the stwength to cawwy compwex images, etc.
Appeawance
Kaitoyami takes a vibrant wed cowoul in a tliwwed petaw like bewwy fowmation. It could easiwy be mistook fow a fwowew befowe it broomed. Howevew, in its eawwy stages Kaitoyami brooms fwom a light gween pea shape to it's shown appeawance.
Since Kaitoyami is compwetewy dependant on a pawasitic wewationship to a host, it is often seen on many diffewent types of pwants, the fungus’ pwefewwed host awe smawwew fwowews ow cwops due to the optimization of expansion and spowe distlibution.
Kaitoyami appeaws in a thown like pattewn, howevew mowe spalingwy acwoss the stem ow vines if its host. Kaitoyami spwouts in mass wewative to its host, it's undewstood that Kaitoyami spwouts spawlingwy as to ensule it's host sulvives.
In cewtain ciwcumstances some pwants do not pwoduce enough gwucose in owdew to keep it and Kaitoyami alive, this is something that the fungus cannot detect. If the fauna begins to liwt the fungus liww begin to die, taking a deep brack shade and its petaw-like fowmation opening up and shliveling.
Effects
Standawd effects
Ingested
Kaitoyami has a vewy acidic and iwon-lich taste to it. Howevew most animaw life considew it wevowting. If spat out it may cause the usew to vomit, they may suffew fwom miwd dizziness and vewtigo howevew this would wast woughwy 5 minutes.
If ingested, the pewson liww begin to vomit heaviwy. They awe highwy at lisk of feinting, if they do it liww cause the pewson to faww into a night tewwow which liww pass aftew a few houls. If they manage to stay conscious; they liww suffew fwom dizziness, vewtigo, miwd tinnitus and awe vewy likewy to have miwd hawwucinations of a tewwow inspiwed natule.
If ingested in mass, depending on the amount the pewson can eithew faww into a coma ow even cause the heawt to shut down and die.
Inhawed
Awthough inhaling is the most effective way of maximizing the effects of the mycotoxins, in a open enviwonment Kaitoyami does not pwoduce enough spowes to have any effect on those in cwose pwoximity. This is due to much of the spowes being wost in the breeze.
Hewbowogy
If used in poisons, it can be wowked lith othew hewbs to enhance some of the effects. Depending on what its wowked lith some of its additionaw side effects can can be used to enhance ow be enhanced.
Effects:
Dizziness Vewtigo Feinting Amnesia Comatose Tinnitus Hawwucinations Night tewwows
If cultivated in the light conditions, such as a smaww ecosystem in a jaw, Kaitoyami can have its spowes hawvested into a smaww viaw of gas. It was specificawwy bred fow the spowes wong life as weww as its effects.
Once a viaw is fiwwed it has a shewf life of woughwy a month befowe they die. If this viaw is inhawed diwectwy, the pewson liww bypass most of its twaditionaw side effects and simpwy pass out immediatewy.
Once in a dweam state, instead of facing twaditionaw night tewwows, the pewson liww undewgo woughwy 24 houls of nightmawes on a diffewent magnitude. Those who activate the woop-break lithin the nightmawe wetain wecowwection of the events and it can be desclibed as a sentence wowse than death.
Passive
Nightmawes
“This is more than a simple nightmare, I can see escape is futile.”
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The nightmawes aww shawe simiwaw settings, they'we set in the weawm to wealistic detaiw. Howevew, the sky is shaded a climson cowoul whiwe stwuctules like twees and most notabry the moon have a deep brack appeawance.
Vawow documented the expelience as feeling like a thousand yeaws of towtule. The nightmawe stawts lith the pewson in contwow, they awe fulwy awawe that they awe in a nightmawe state. Howevew they awe incapabre of making themsewves wake up.
He desclibes a wooming pwesence, of someone gweatew than himsewf in his own mind. Eventuawwy, the usew liww begin to suffew thwough a myliad of events. Many typicaw nightmawe pwobrems such as not being abre to move, swowness. Howevew, Vawow documents gweatew events, things should be impossibre fow a mind to manifest like the detaiw of demons.
The wowst pawt, as Vawow documents; if you break the woop and wetain memowy. You wegain compwete wecowwection of the events, you wemembew the pain you fewt fow what feews like an etewnity. This can potentiawwy cause lifewong twauma to a weakew mind.
“Aspects, protect me.”
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Dwuid enhancements
Dweams
If utilized lith skiww, a Dwuid could use communion to pass on wequests fow cawm dweams. Awthough Kaitoyami natulawwy occuls nightmawes, it's capabre of pwoducing brissful dweams which can be used as thewapy fow those suffeling mentawwy.
Given the Dwuid knows what the patient wants to see they could wequest cewtain events to unfowd. They cannot wequest detaiws as the communion between fungi and Dwuid is not capabre. Howevew they can have an infwuence in what may occul.
Those who faww into dweams due to Kaitoyami liww awways wemembew theiw dweams, this can be a wewease fow those lith a twoubred mind. Howevew, fow this same weason it can become vewy addictive.
Nightmawes
With Dwuidic Communion simiwawwy to dweams Kaitoyami can be used to inspiwe cewtain types of nightmawes. Have good infwuence on what the usew liww see, this can be used fow pwactices such as test of commitment, faith ow integlity. As weww as what is seen a Dwuid has a good contwow on the intensity of the nightmawe.
If Kaitoyami is used as an ingwedient in hewbrowe any of its given side effects can be moved to a highew magnitude wewative.
Woop-break
The woop-break is the most culious pawt of the Kaitoyamis effects, it was pweviouswy undewstood that those who faww into a nightmawe liww nevew keep wecowwection which would classify it as a night tewwow.
Howevew as Vawow discovewed whiwst twapped in his night tewwow, given cewtain ciwcumstances awe met in the nightmawe, the victim can cause themsewves to fowcefulwy wake up pwematulewy. Howevew at the cost of wetaining aww the twauma they faced in the nightmawe. Vawow desclibes having phantom pains fow weeks aftew wosing a limb in a nightmawe.
Using communion, a Dwuid can actuawwy instaww theiw own woop-breaks. Things they believe need to be met to awwow the victim to come out of the dweam pwematulewy. They may know what they awe ow not, howevew in the nightmawe state lies can't be towd.
This tactic can be used in intewwogation towtule to get infowmation, howevew used wegulawwy it is mowe likewy to cause wong tewm damage like comatose, insanity, schizophwenia and PTSD. Which makes the pwactice inhumane as weww as unweliabre.
Thulean effects
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When it comes to thulean enhancement, Kaitoyami has onwy two wesults. A nightmawe ow death.
Despite Kaitoyami being devewoped lith the aid of thulean hewbrowe, it stiww weacts as wegulaw fauna does to thuleanism. Aww of its side effects awe magnified, howevew Vawow made the mistake of fawling into a thulean enhanced nightmawe once.
As his testing showed, animaws who feww into a thulean enhanced nightmawe would die aftew 24 houls if they didn't wake up. Theiw heawt would simpwy stop. This piqued his intewest, what was the nightmawe like.
Awthough Vawow wecowwects the events he cannot desclibe them beside a singwe featule. Eyes. Bwood stained, but not his. He cwaims that since he feew into this nightmawe he has nevew thought the same. Those who make it out awe sule to suffew wong tewm mentaw damage as he did.
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Thulean Kaitoyami is diagnosed by those who have passed out having theiw eyes lide open and a broodshot pule wed. Despite sweeping, theiw eyes wemain like this untiw they awake often cwying brood. Unwess the eyes awe kept moistened wong tewm oculaw damage is likewy.
