#gallstone

The Four Humors, and the Ichor they are born from, are essential to all life. This is what the Church of Divine Wealth proclaims, and this is what many in the world believe. They run through our veins and homes, fueling both life and civilization alike. The humors tend our wounds, grant us knowledge, drive us forward and even cook our food. Though there be some who do not follow the Church or believe its teachings, these folk would not deny that the fluids of this world are vital. However, not all believe this to be true...

While the Four Humors within our bodies are believed to be the source of our energy and health, sickness can infiltrate the flesh. When disease of the body or mind plague us, the Church is quick to blame it on imbalance and defilement of the humors within. Look to the bezoars, formed when sin and corruption is left to stagnate and fester. Humors hardening into painful and insidious stones within the body, driving souls further towards vile deeds and deteriorating health. Then see what the Church says about the Lemersis, horrid beings from some evil place that infest these stones and steal the body for their own twisted use. While they are reviled and the Church is quick to cleanse both, folk whisper of something far more horrifying that drives the Church to such action. Indeed, the expulsion and blessing of bezoars is to free a follower of sin and gain a trophy of religious victory, but it also serves as a defense against what can be born from this stagnation. If a soul is so steeped in sin and anger, so consumed by wickedness and hate, then their humors grow stale and hard, and something is beckoned to take root. A Lemersis is one possibility, but honestly it is the preferred option versus the other evil. Because if these stones are not extracted and cleansed, then this may be the birth of a Virilith.

The Virilith are abominations, there is no other way to describe them. They are symbols of sin and corruption, born from cruel souls and those who lose themselves to sin. When one is infected with a growing bezoar, and they allow it to feed off their wickedness, there is a chance that the stone itself may spread its sickness to more than just humor. A disease of petrification slithers through the veins and seeps into the flesh, slowly turning the whole body to brittle stone. The skin goes gray, the joints become slow and grinding, and the mind itself is slowly dragged to a primal, depraved state. Once the disease takes hold and starts to spread, a cure is impossible. The only mercy that can be granted is to destroy the transforming body and remove the guilty stone to be cleansed and shattered. While bezoars can be held as symbols of salvation and victory, these sin stones are far too virulent and disgusting to be kept intact. They are the symbol of sin, and perhaps something far worse...

When a person is transformed into a Virilith, they are more than just mindless drones. The stones that fester in their bodies spread their evil to the very mind and force it to share their own twisted view. Viriliths not only destroy and corrupt all around them, but they purposefully seek to defile both the Church and the very humors themselves. These horrid men of stone despise the fluids and those who worship them, and devote their lives to tearing everything down. They will corrupt or slaughter followers, attack holy sites, destroy sources of humor and even preach the word of blasphemy and hate. Their disgust for it all knows no bounds, and they seek to spread their hate to all they can reach. Viriliths are thus sworn enemies of the Church, and the followers of Ichor do everything in their power to destroy them whenever they emerge. However, this plague cannot always be stopped, as Virilith outbreaks do occur, when naive or broken souls are wooed by this corrupting force. It preys not only upon those who have sinned, but those too broken to fight back or those who doubt the Church and its ways. Unfortunately, it seems these outbreaks are on the rise in recent years, growing as the war rages on and the land falls to chaos. Seeing the failings of the Church and its brutal war has left many without faith or hope, and thus are easy prey to these wretched sinners.

While Viriliths are born from stagnation of humors and sin in general, in certain instances, a particular breed of Virilith can be created. Often, their creation ties to a specific sin that the victim has taken part in, and if they imbibe in this evil enough, it shapes the stone in their bodies, which then shapes their own flesh. Here are some of the horrid abominations born from those who give into corruption and stagnation:

Stone of Lies - A sickly rotting stone that is formed in the tonsils of liars and slanderers, those of wicked tongue and words. It is congealed from many fluids, and erupts in putrid jagged spires. When one transforms, their mouth peels open into a twisted maw of foul "teeth" and sickening saliva. Even their stony skin crumbles in patches, revealing more disgusting stones embedded in their flesh. Their reek is unbearable, and their breath even worse. Their words and presence are revolting to all living things, and yet they preach. These Virilith are the speakers of these stones, proclaiming the virtues of sin and hate. They denounce the Church and its "false" humors, and try to drive others to sin with their sermons. Abandon these terrible fluids that have ruined your world, and instead embrace the word of those below. They speak of things deep in the depths of the planet, beings ancient and petrified. Seek them and their wisdom, for they know the true path. Words foul, yet sickly sweet, slowly leeching into the mind. Do not believe their lies.

Stone of Fury - A searing stone born in those who give themselves into anger and wrath. If one cannot control their temper and let rage steer their fate, then their Yellow Bile may harden into this particular stone. Those transformed into this specimen will find their bodies rotten with burning hot stones, covering their stony flesh and piling up in their guts. The sheer heat and vapors coming off these stones drives their victim to fury, causing them to hate all things. They roar and howl with rage, punishing everything in their sight. They will rip these hateful stones from their ruptured bodies and throw them at others. Those burned by their heat or exposed to their steaming aura will be filled with anger and mindless violence. They will give into cruel hatred, until they are separated from these horrible stones, which is not easy when this Virilith throws them about like candy. Those exposed for too long become vulnerable to corruption, and one of these stones may take residence within them as well.

Stone of Taboo - The fate of those who seek blasphemous records and profane knowledge, their own Black Bile becoming corrupted and petrified. Their body turns quickly to stone and the their defiled humor erupts from their flesh in shattering spikes and spires. The victim is broken into chunks, impaled upon their own twisted Black Bile, now shaped into a heretical form. It is believed that their appearance is that of profane runes and forbidden symbols, forcing all who witness them to be exposed to their sin. These Virilith cannot move, and thus remain rooted to the spot of their birth. Instead, their broken bodies serve as consumers and spreaders of forbidden knowledge, leaking it from their wounds in black clouds. Soon the area around them will be tainted by heretical thoughts and blasphemy, driving those exposed to doubt the Church and seek the forbidden. Though they cannot move, other Viriliths have been seen carrying them about, wielding them like staffs and bringing them to new groups of potential "inductees."

Stone of Lethargy - When one allows sloth and depression to consume the body and mind, the Blood becomes slow and sluggish. In time, it will congeal into this stone, turning the whole body into lifeless, purposeless rock. Those transformed into this Virilith will become a mindless husk, a stony pit that drains all energy and hope. Though they will remain rooted and motionless, their depressed aura can leech into others nearby, slowly sapping their energy. Those too close to this Virilith will grow tired and uncaring, seeing no need to continue on. Given enough exposure, they will simply drop where they are standing and let exhaustion and apathy claim them. These souls are not lost yet, and can be saved if pulled out of its sphere of influence. However, its sluggish tendrils will slither towards those infected, and will assimilate them into another stony husk if they can grab hold. Entire areas have been lost to an outbreak of these Virilith, and it seems their presence is what gives the others land to roam free. Other Viriliths remain unaffected, and use this diseased aura to their advantage.

Stone of Madness - A mind tormented by worry, doubt and paranoia, soon devolving into insanity and thickening Phlegm. The humor hardens and swells with each tortured thought and horrid fear, til the mind is lost and the skull bursts. These Virilth are stumbling miserable creations, endlessly plagued by madness and unseen terrors. Their swollen head stones throb and pulse, creating a feeling of paranoia and unease in those nearby. The mind races and churns with each wave of its insanity, driving victims mad. It has been seen grabbing others and bashing its head into their skulls, transferring shards of its diseased stone and warped thoughts into their own brains. Their moans and mumblings betray their presence, and if they are in high enough numbers, it is believed the mere sound of their insanity can induce madness as well.

Stone of Agony - This is what befalls those of cruelty, who thrive on inflicting pain upon others. It starts in their kidneys, but then fluids of their entire body come together and transform into painful piercing spikes, which tear through the stony flesh with violent ease. What they become is an agonized screeching pile of pain, feeling each tortured barb and sliver that shreds their flesh. Moving is painful, but mere existence is pain to them, so move they still do. They crawl and shamble in agonized lurches, seeking victims to spread their agony to. It seems like their tortured minds believe that breaking off these razor shards and stabbing them into others can slightly ease their suffering, before more erupt in their place. These Virilths become obsessed with inflicting suffering to all, so that they may feel the same agony. Those who get a chunk stabbed into their flesh will be left in crippling pain, the spike sending out excruciating energy in horrid pulses through the nerves. The stone will seek to burrow deep and spread this pain and corruption. Removing it is vital, but extremely uncomfortable and difficult, as it splinters and fights every attempt at extraction. Other Virilith types have been seen ripping off shards and limbs from these tortured stones and using them as crude weapons. The horribly spiky thing screams and howls when this happens, but it always does this regardless...

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"The Virilith"

HUMAN GALLSTONES FOR SALE!

Often misspelled as gall stones, these dense objects are formed from accumulated bile components - including cholesterol, bile salts, and bilirubin.

These orange gallstones likely contain an abundance of cholesterol but we also have yellow stones available as well.

They come in labeled 1" diameter gemjars for easy and safe display.

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