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 ====== Horror ======
-Horrors are otherworldly beings unaffiliated with any nation. They do not spawn naturally in the world as [[independents]] do, rather they have to enter through some use of [[magic]] or certain [[random events]]. The most common means of appearing is to [[horror mark]]ed commanders, through [[blood]] magic, the [[horror cult]] event chain, and at the [[cataclysm]].
+Horrors are otherworldly beings unaffiliated with any nation. They do not spawn naturally in the world as [[independents]] do, rather they have to enter through some use of [[magic]] or certain [[random events]]. Their most common means of appearing is to [[horror mark|horror marked]] commanders, through [[blood]] magic, the [[horror cult]] event chain, and at the [[Cataclysm]].
 Horrors have a myriad of different attributes. All have high [[magic resistance]], many are [[ethereal]]; additionally they typically possess multiple attacks with additional supernatural effects such as horror marking, [[life drain]], as well as [[armor piercing]] or [[armor negating|negating]] damage. There are three tiers of horrors, grouped by strength.
 When summoned in battle, horrors will preferentially target units with [[horror mark]]s. Units that are [[mindless]] are the last that they will prefer to attack, regardless of their horror mark status.
+Horrors have been observed to be capable of casting restricted national spells such as ??Celestial Chastisement?? and ??Break the Third Soul??.
+===== Mechanics =====
+=== Horror Level ===
+The game has a concept of a "global horror level" which governs many aspects of their appearance, as well as their chance of upgrading:
+^ Game State ^ Horror Level ^
+| Normal | 1 |
+| [[Cataclysm]] fully active, regardless of [[Astral Corruption]] | 20 |
+| [[Astral Corruption]] is active | 10 |
+| 2 turns before Cataclysm | 5 |
+| 1 turn before Cataclysm | 10 |
+=== Upgrading Horror Types ===
+When a horror is spawned, the game uses this value to upgrade the horror to a greater strength. This process happens as follows:
+  * Calculate the "base upgrade value". This is calculated as:
+    (Province's Drain scale + 3) * 5 + (Unit's Horror Marks * 20)
+  * If this value is greater than 500, it is set to:
++ (old value - 500)/5, rounded down
+  * If the global horror level is greater than 1, the base upgrade value is then set to:
+    (base upgrade value + (horror level / 2)) * (horror level / 2), rounding down after each division
+  * If requesting a lesser horror, roll a random number between 0 and 999. If the random number is less than the base upgrade value, continue as if requesting a greater horror. Otherwise, a random lesser horror is spawned.
+  * For spawning a greater horror:
+    * The upgrade level used is (base upgrade value / 10), the global horror level, or 3, whichever is greater.
+    * Roll a random number between 0 and 999. If this random number is less than the new upgrade level, spawn a Doom horror that is not already on the map. Otherwise, spawn a greater horror.
+=== Horror Attacks due to Cataclysm or Astral Corruption ===
+Additionally, if the global horror level is greater than 1 (during Astral Corruption or the two turns preceding the Cataclysm), there is a chance that any non-[[Mindless]] mage forging an item or casting a ritual suffers an attack by a horror immediately after completing their task. For forging items with two different gem costs, each half is evaluated separately.
+  * Calculate the "horror score" for the mage. This is given by:
+    (number of horror marks on mage * 20) + 1 - Province's Drain scale + Number of Gems consumed in the action
+  * An attack then occurs if:
+    horror score >= exploding d(350 / global horror level)
+    * If the horror score is greater than or equal to the result of an exploding d250, the attacker is a random Doom horror that is not already present on the map.
+    * If the horror score is greater than or equal to the result of an exploding d100, the attacker is a random greater horror.
+    * Otherwise, the attacker is a random lesser horror, with the number of attackers varying depending on the type of lesser horror selected.
+=== Lesser Horror Multiplicity ===
+Many lesser horrors do not simply attack alone, and tend to come with a variable number of non-commander versions of the same type as the selected parent. This is not always the case, some effect such as [[Hell Power]] do not spawn additional horrors of these types.
+^ Horror Type ^ Number ^
+| ??Horror Mantis?? | 1d3+1 |
+| ??Float Cat Horror?? | 1d3 |
+| ??Soultorn?? | 2d6 |
+| ??Spine Membrane Horror?? | 1d3 |
+| ??Belly Maw Horror?? | 2d3 |
+| ??Brass Claw Horror?? | 2d3 |
+===== List of Horrors =====
 All horrors possess the following unit abilities:
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 == Kurgi, Slave to Unreason ==
-??Kurgi - Slave to Unreason?? is an [[immobile]] {{path>S10}} caster with an exceptionally large hit point pool. It has a 50% chance to move if independent. It also has {{gems>10S}} to use in every battle, which may allow it to cast spells such as ??Master Enslave??.
+??Kurgi - Slave to Unreason?? is an [[immobile]] {{path>S10}} caster with an exceptionally large hit point pool. It has a 50% chance to move if independent. It also has {{gems>10S}} to use in every battle, which may allow it to cast spells such as ??Master Enslave??. Its theft of reason attack can inflict feeblemindedness.
-FIXME what does theft of reason do? feeblemind?
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