#core #story_event #People_of_the_Lantern The greatest courage is achieved when the past and future are abandoned. The void that remains is a dark, endless well of strength. Fear and pain are your nourishment, and you will feast. You suddenly recall meeting a strange masked man who, for a moment, opened your second eyelids. What you saw filled your mouth with the taste of your own death. Suffer the [[Head|blind severe]]head injury and [[#Taste Death]]. If you are already blind, do not suffer it again. ### Taste Death | 1d10 | Result | | ------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | 1 - 2 | **Sweet**<br><br>When your second eyelids were opened, the veil of the darkness was lifted. You recall looking to the sky and viewing a horizon of titanic faces. Each face is different and peers at a different part of your body. Death was upon you, and a strangely sweet flavor swirled around in your mouth. Gain the Weak Spot disorder and the following ability:<br><br>![[Sweet Battle]] | | 3 - 8 | **Bitter**<br><br>When your second eyelids opened, everything looked the same. There was no wonder and no mystery. Death was simply everywhere. A bitter flavor filled your mouth as you accepted your harsh reality. Gain the Berserker fighting art and the following ability:<br><br>![[Bitter Frenzy]]<br><br>**Conditions:**<br>*If* you rolled a **3** or **4** *and if* the settlement has the [[Graves (Death Principle)\|Graves]] Death Principle, the survivor's death tastes **Sweet** instead.<br><br>*If* you rolled a **7** or **8** *and if* the settlement has the [[Cannibalize (Death Principle)\|Cannibalize]] Death Principle, your death tastes **Sour** instead.<br> | | 9 - 10 | **Sour**<br><br>When your second eyelids opened, you saw thousands of small lifeforms swimming through the air. They crawled over you, stealing tastes of your sweat and blood. Death was near--you wondered how your fear tasted. A puckering, sour flavor filled your mouth and you decided that you must never die, Gain the following ability:<br><br>![[Sour Death]] |