The name does not do the sickness justice. There are no actual lice but only an invisible parasite. The infected will not sense anything wrong but will slowly lose personal traits and proficiencies. In long term cases, the ill will regress to a point, where there is no more left “to give” – a blank and dull husk of a humanoid – and will begin to gather/accumulate other hosts for the parasite, taking people captive to transfer itself to another host or in some cases animals as couriers.
If infected with Soul Lice a humanoid will lose a proficiency or a trait every 24 hours. When there is none left, the humanoid will begin to assault people at first sight.
If the parasite is cured/destroyed before it transfers from the current host, the host will be restored to its former self. Only effects that can cure diseases, can revert the process.
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