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*throws a softball* I just realized I either don't remember or you never told us what's the flavor of Aura's warp taint and I really wanna know about his psychic powers pretty please 🥺

ooh softballs of dark wondering. the nature of his warp taint is not overt but rather manifests subtly. like a pervasive feeling of unease. others might feel inexplicably nervous, agitated or on edge around him without being able to pinpoint why. very amplified in enclosed spaces or when he’s focusing his attention directly on them.

more under cut

this would work out poorly for him if he didn’t also have an unnatural gift of compulsion. like a persuasive whisper. people may find themselves agreeing with him even against their better judgment.

this combination of making people more prone to irrational behaviour and susceptible to manipulation as well as the very subtle distorted perceptions he inflicts on their reality (such as sound and colour perception) makes him miserable company. unless you manage to resist these influences through things like psyniscience, profound skepticism or discipline– or he becomes aware enough to willfully draw himself back.

assuming he learned to modulate himself, given that this is largely subconscious for him. he would have to be made aware of nonverbal cues that amplify his influence.