The anoris curse causes the flesh of the victim’s mouth to knit together and seal itself shut. The victim can breathe through its nostrils or similar orifices but cannot speak or use a bite attack. The victim is unable to eat or drink unless a system of drip tubes is devised and used to deliver liquefied nutrition.

The anoris curse can be ameliorated by slicing open the flesh of the victim’s face, dealing 2d4 Slashing damage and reducing its Body by 1. Until properly healed, the accursed creature must succeed on a DC 10 Endurance Skill Roll to successfully cast any Spell with a verbal component; if the check fails, the Spell is ruined. Enemies also have ADV on Contesting Rolls against any spells the accursed creature casts that rely on speech as part of the spell’s effect, such as Enthrall, Healing Word, Power Word: Kill, or Suggestion.

If the reduction to Soul from this curse is cured, the DC of the check to successfully cast spells with verbal components is reduced to DC 5 and creatures gain only a +1 bonus rather than ADV on Contesting Rolls against the accursed creatures speech-based spells. This remedy is only temporary, however, as if the curse is not removed the victim must succeed at a Body Contesting Roll each day with the same DC as the effect that caused the curse, or its mouth will seal itself shut again.

In non-mythic creatures, the Anoris Curse is more severe, causing not only the target’s flesh but the bones (including chitin and similar exoskeletons) of its jaws and face to knit together. Cutting open the victim’s mouth is of no help to a non-mythic creature.

The Anoris Curse has no effect against creatures without flesh (or bones, for non-mythic creatures).