Sybaris (MTC)

Sybaris, also referred to as "The Sickness", is the powerful echo of Duat that accompains a Mummy once he returns from his Descent. It grows more intense along with a Mummies Sekhem reservoirs.

The trials of Duat are many and ardous and through the Arisen, a tiny bit of this atmosphere leaks into the realms of the living. Mortals who are afflicted by Sybaris feel the weight of their own death upon them and fall into depression, believing that nothings matters as nothing will last. Some of these join the Mummies cult, hoping to contribute to something eternal. Some mortals have been able to interpret the signs of Duat that manifest before them, seeing omens and portents of major future events.

Sybaris can be classified in two groups, Terror and Unease. Terror Sybaris is invoked when a Mummy uses his Sekhem for his own purpose. In this case, the Sybaris distorts the Sahu of the Mummy, transforming him into a figure of primordial dread that can sendt grown men screaming and running for their lives. Unease Sybaris is more gradually and is triggered by regular contact to a Mummy during its stay in the mortal world. Duat begins to resonate with the affected person and they find their lives hollow and begin to see signs of ancient Irem overlaying their usual perceptions, slowly driving him insane. Hallucinations and delusions twist the mind of the afflicted until he sees Duat and its trials in his dreams.