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Passively lowers the wielder's body temperature

Inflicts frostbite starting from the hand when wielded and spreads up to the arm the longer it's held

Inflicts severe hypothermia when it is overused

Player ube insists that she's used to the cold

Cruel King always sees her shivering even when they were in the dunes in demo 4

"man i've never heard of a desert be chilly during the day..." "My child please summon me so that I may cover you with my robe."

The Venomshank

A strange plant that took the form of a serrated machete made up of twisted branches as its hilt, and a mix between a plant's stem and a leaf as its blade

Doesn't cause any passive side effects like the other swords do

Due to the poisonous pollen emanating from its blade, touching the blade will cause rashes similar to poison ivy rashes

In addition to that, if it caused or made contact with an open wound, various flora will bloom from said wound, resulting in pain and irritation–the more blood spilt the more vegetation blooms

She tried watering it with normal water before but was disappointed when it wasn't like a normal plant (the vemonshank's in a blood-only diet i guess lol)

"hey brad what do you think the venomshank tastes like? spinach? or maybe cabbage..?" "DUD3." "what?" "W3 SH0ULD TRY C00K1NG 1T 1N A S0UP!" "yeaaahh!" "YY33AAAAHH!!!" (Luckily Mayor Thaniyel was there to stop them before disaster happened)

The Ghostwalker

A translucent rapier that invites those who dare to test their soul's purity

Passively makes the wielder fatigued

There are two ways the wielder can purify themselves: taming or collapsing their worst parts

Taming includes coming to terms with those parts of themselves and accepting that they can still be used in a pure way

Collapsing includes obliterating those parts out of existence—end of story

There's a high chance the wielder finds themselves in their dream world whenever they fall asleep or fall unconscious because the sword wants them to "repurify" themselves

This only happens if the wielder tamed their worst parts instead of collapsing them

The tamed embodiments become voices in the wielder's head, and can appear from time to time in their dreams

For her case, she tamed all of them– Greed, Solitude, Fear, and Hatred

The reason she tamed all of them was because she realized the importance of them outside of the yucky situations they usually appear (she actually hesitated to tame Hatred 'cause she's not a huge fan of the negative sides of it)

Because Hatred is the strongest of her worst parts, that carried into the physical world and now she has a red tail similar to Hatred

"GIVE IN." "nah" "YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE MY GRASP." "okay :p"

The Firebrand

A fiery sabre that looks like it was fresh out of the forge—a few layers of thick fabric wrap around its hilt to prevent burns

Passively raises the wielder's body temperature

Though because Player Ube has the Icedagger, the two swords sort of cancelled each other–meaning her body temperature is back to normal, yippee!

Inflicts burns on the wielder's hands when held for too long (even with layers of thick fabric wrapped around hilt, the close proximity of the burning weapon still causes 1st degree burns)

Inflicts hyperthermia when overused (can be combatted by using the Icedagger every once in a while)

Whispers of the sacrificed can be heard every now and then

Greed

A gluttonous little beast craving for everything it lays its eyes on

It yells like a hungry cat that's been fed a minute ago whenever Ube walks past any kinds of shop, promising that it's worth to buy and find as much things "just in case"

She's tempted, but is able to hold her ground 70% of the time since she's already learnt what an empty wallet does to a person

They bond by wandering around various places and collecting random stuff that would prove to be useful (it either went to random friends and allies or stays forever in the storage, left to be forgotten)

Out of the four, she finds this embodiment the easiest to win a negotiation against and to tame when the Ghostwalker deems it's time for repurification

"Hey, hey! Why'd you pass the shops!? We could've bought like a BAJILLION things with all the tix we have!" "we already got a lot more stuff in the storage, bud" "Buuuttttt we could have more!" "okay how about we head back to the jungle and get as many fruits as we can there. buuuttt we'll have to share it with the townsfolk, deal?" "Hmmmmm...Deal!"

Solitude

A shiftless mass ready to isolate from the busyness of the world

Whenever Ube sees it in her dreams, she lets it loaf on her face as she lays down

It tends to be the main reason why she can't get out of bed, have the desire to talk to people, or even be near anyone as it always encourages her to take a break from everything and not rush

They like to reminisce and talk about her life before she travelled back in time until one of the voices (either the other embodiments or the sacrificed from the Firebrand) interrupts the peace

"Remember that time when..." "...i would play my guitar by the lake during the night?" "The stars...they shone bright...but not too bright..." "yeah, it was a pretty good spot–not too far of a drive from home too" "You should...find another place to be alone...One just like that lake..." "well first i gotta buy myself a guitar since mine's back in the past–uh...present. no wait–future..?"

Fear

A skittish creature aiming for an impossible path where no danger resides

It is the one who talks the most out of the four, mostly about made-up scenarios that may or may not happen in the near future (am i thinking of it as a combination of anxiety and fear from Inside Out 2? maayyybbeee...)

Ube has to convince it every time that one of its scenarios likely won't happen (even if it is feasible)

Whenever she succeeds in calming it down, she lets out a soft sigh as it watches in anticipation. But if she doesn't, then uh oh–she feels like she can't do much other than stare into the abyss and struggle to take even breaths

Aside from the inconveniences, Ube does appreciate it since that's where most of her quick-witted nature stemmed from

(Fear's text is italicized and bolded, while Ube's text is all normal and all lowercased as usual) "Y-you need to use the Icedagger–you're not in great shape..!" "don't worry, once i get this shot it'll be over!" "PLEASE you'll die!" "brads's here, he'll cover me while i attack. we trust him, don't we?" "I–I guess..."

Hatred

It is an abomination when left unbridled, yet a weapon when wielded with precision

Sometimes she regrets not collapsing it when she had the chance (she's had plenty of chances even after obtaining the Ghostwalker)

99% of the time when she finds herself in her dream world due to the Ghostwalker's influence, it's because of this guy

It does not hold back when it comes to uttering self-loathing, and Ube can handle it and even use it as motivation until the words finally cut deep, forcing her to take a break from her adventures (aka repurification time :D)

Whenever a common enemy appears, they get along like how the antagonist joins the protagonist's side for a moment (common enemies include but not limit to: red and blue's noob's parents, sentient statues, megaphone man, and scorched statues)

"THERE'S FOUR OF THEM." "i swear these statues are the bane of my existence..." "I WANT THEM GONE." "don't worry, i'll make sure they're gone in under a minute."

bonus: player ube hanging out with the cats in her dream world :D (dw nothing bad happens to her, she just wakes up the next day as per usual!)