#damours

This means that yes, all three of my aboms are related, though distantly so. I’m not sure what happened in the past to cause this curse to be placed upon their bloodline, but regardless, it’s really old and it’s here and no one knows what to do about it. 

The curse in its “active state” (so when there’s an actual beast present) in men almost every single time. Women still carry the curse, but it’s deactivated and almost never becomes active.

Because yes, the curse does start in its deactive state naturally and essentially gets triggered by something that “awakens the beast.” Once the beast wakes up, it never falls back asleep. The curse is in full effect.

Since the curse is strongly linked to the men of the family, the men tend to start developing odd features early on in life. We’re talking things like misshapen teeth, sickly green bile with corrosive properties in large quantities, generally crooked proportions, and hollow or sunken eyes. Not everyone develops all of these things, it’s just generally a rule that those with the curse who are susceptible to it becoming active look strange in one way or another. They definitely have a crazy high metabolism though, so they tend to be very thin because they burn through energy so quickly (especially once the curse is active).

The beast itself is adaptable to its environment. They all tend to look the same when they awaken, but they often change appearance depending on their environment. The Veest has a more amphibious or “marshy” look to it since Vee was raised under a bridge in a swampier area. Damours’ beast has a forest cryptid vibe since he grew up in a wooded area and tends to hide in nature/be antisocial. The Dragon has a lot of dark scales and is generally draconic in appearance since Caunter sets a crapton of fires.