Dead end paths to immortality

This mod introduces alternative paths to immortality, each with unique consequences. Beware, many of these paths are fraught with risks and are often more a curse than a blessing.

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Please check my other mods:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3157869674

1.10 – By removing some secrets the new version is not compatible with previous version.

• Predefined necromancy

"Dead End Paths to Immortality" brings a collection of dark secrets into your world. Creatures who seek immortality may discover one of these forbidden methods, but the outcomes often lead to twisted existences. The mod explores different spheres, each offering its own twisted path to eternal life, but with significant drawbacks.
The prosperous side effect of the mod is less necromancers in the world, as they will be replaced by other immortals.

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Sphere: Disease, Deformity
Effects: Causes severe necrosis and other physical ailments. Spreads Plage

Sphere: Nightmares, Dreams
Effects: Grants immortality but causes an endless dreamlike state, enforcing drowsiness and sleep.

Sphere: Torture, Misery
Effects: Immortality at the cost of eternal suffering.

Sphere: Silence
Effects: Complete loss of certain sensory abilities.

Sphere: Night
Effects: Transformation into a vampire-like entity.

Sphere: Hunting
Effects: Transformation into a predatory animal immortal.

Sphere: Muck, Song
Effects: Transformation into an immortal creature of muck.

Sphere: Labor
Effects: Grants immortality, but the individual is transformed into a stubborn, hardworking creature like a donkey, symbolizing being "too stubborn to die."

Sphere: Freedom, Sky
Effects: Transformation into bird forms with boundless freedom.

Sphere: Death
Effects: Becomes Opposite to life, cruel, hateful.

Sphere: Death
Effects: Becomes a mindless, immortal creature.

Sphere: Wisdom
(I know that I know nothing)
Effects: almost zero memory and limited intuition, everything is new and curious

(re added in 1.16)
Sphere: Metals, Crafts
Effects: Transform into a non-living, metal entity.

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• During world generation game engine still assign a necromancer when secret discovered despite other name provided in the mod. This can be workaround by creating world with 0 secrets types.

If you encounter any other issues, please let me know.

The mod should be compatible with other mods.

• More secrets (more spheres, different effects) – likely in separate mods

• 1.00 – Initial release
• 1.06 – Stability fixes and minor adjustments. Release on steam
• 1.08 – Changes to prevent necromancy stacking
• 1.09 – Added interaction to replace necromancy
• 1.10 – Removed few secrets spheres as too immortals get created for my taste
• 1.14 – fixing duplicated secret tag
• 1.16 – Attempt to fix characters naming and re-adding the secret of The Forging Eternal Life

LICENSE: Creative Commons – CC BY 4.0 License