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stephen strange

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[portalling]

( A laugh, ) Guess so. Even my own weird burnt-eyes cultists, I felt like I could’ve been friends with one of ’em in another life.

[armd]

'Burnt-eyes'...? (Incredulous.) They didn't—

[portalling]

They did. Used dark magic which wound up burning out their eyes with the power of it: layers of skin peeling off, turning black and cracked. Somehow they weren’t blinded by it, but like, it was a fucked-up look.

[armd]

(Said with real, disgusted feeling:) Eugh.

Did they... get anything out of that? Or was it just 'the look'?

[portalling]

The dark magic was the goal, and the other bits were acceptable trade-off for them, I expect. Better spells, more powerful abilities, seeking immortality via the dark dimension, but at the cost of looking like a total freak. We called them zealots.

What was the Seraphites’ whole deal?