Artifact "the mad dragons helmet"

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Description:
"From his inception into the order, the krayt dragon made it his mission to be all knowing, it was a never ending task, but he was willing to walk the never ending path. In his ravenous quest for knowledge, it is said that cremek encountered a truth. A truth that SHOULD not be. And so he renounced it all.. and in his hunger, he called to the void, and the void called back. over time, cremek became a demon in his own right.. yet eventually would be ruled by the apathy and fear that came with it.."






A finely crafted mandalorian helmet, made with songsteel rather than beskar, making it both extremely durable, and extremely difficult to rework or melt down.
its colors are as black as the mind it was forged to protect, its glorious paint seems to draw in light, instead of reflecting, giving the impression one is staring into the void itself, the ruby red visor giving those who look through it the impression they are staring into a pool of blood. several runes of both sith sorcery and alchemy line the inside, seemingly for protection, but most noticeably, of binding, but for what?.. on the top of the inside of the helmet is a simple inscription in pure sith.
"Zudyti. Kristi. isauga."
kill. eat. grow.

Origin:
"the krayt dragon spent his life acting with utter detachment, no one noticed the fear, regret, and anger that came with it."

The helmet that once belonged to "the mad krayt dragon" Cremek Candorus, and it was his signature helmet through many a dark deed, And hid the face of the mad mandalorian as he butchered men, women, and children for his own sick amusement, and in that regard, it is said cremek formed a deep attachment to his helmet.​


Abilities:
"may chaos take the galaxy.... MAY. CHAOS. TAKE. THE GALAXY!"
Determined to get the last laugh, it is said that a small piece of cremek refuses to let go of his helmet, determined to bring chaos to the galaxy, even in death.. an imprint of the sheer horror and madness that consumed its owner now inhabiting the helmet, preying on the foolish and unwise, while it lacks the possessive power of say, momins mask, it can still mess with ones head.

the curse works in several stages the longer one stays near the helmet, how quickly the stages progress is up to the individual writing.

stage one:
feint black smoke can be seen within the helmet, but when one investigates the inside, there is nothing.

stage two:
feint whispers could be heard from the helmet, but they are unable to be deciphered.

stage three:
things can be seen in the corner of your mind's eye, a being with red circle-like eyes and a crescent shaped white smile, it vanishes after a few moments.

stage four:
all the effects from before.
giving its target the strong urge to put the helmet on, it then begins to drive fellow force users levels of bloodlust through the roof, for as long as they wear it.
Eventually, cremeks voice can be heard, and they will be able to somewhat have a conversation with the butcher himself, and will be able to converse with him as long as they have the helmet in their possession.

(only applies to dark side force users)
Boon:
if the curse is allowed to run its course fully, the helmet imparts A small amount of knowledge of cremeks sorcery skills to its wearer.

howl of the mad
gaze briefly into the mad dragons mind, and find a comforting madness within.
release a force scream done similarly to howl of shabriri from elden ring, the user unleashes the horror that has become one with this helmet, screaming in a general area, this attack is far weaker than an actual focused force scream, but it has aoe.



quick clarification!
this is NOT a possession device
(as I dont wanna break site rules! unlessssssss :D )
cremek cant take control of anyone who succumbs to the curse, simply serves like a "one ring" type stuff, with stuff like jack of blades mask from the fable series thrown in it because why the hell not?


Last Known Location:
sitting as a paperweight on tempests throne on thule.. for now.

intent:
figured after discussing it in the discord that I would give it a whirl, thinking it would be cremeks final goodbye, and provide a little bit of a lasting impression and memorial for mad lad. And provide rp opportunities and further shenanigans for other players to use and have fun with, as well as having some potential for momin type shenanigans without breaking site rules on possession.

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Logan

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I'll approve this as it is, but if it becomes a vehicle for skirting the rules of RP'ing a dead character then I will have to revisit its acceptability later.

Approved.
 
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