Ichor
Ichor is corrupted Ambrosia, both inside and outside of ponies. The substance demands constant sacrifice, and there is only so much blood in a single pony that without proper “rites” it will soon begin to rot inside of them, and take over their soul. However, Ichor also grants more power to the user through lowering their hesitation and limits. It’s a poison pill.
All mutants naturally start to have the Ambrosia inside of them decay, however with the ascension of The Kuvava the days of mutants going mad is pretty much a thing of the past. Once every few months a great Refresh will be scheduled and all Carcassians are required to return to Carcasse to partake in The Blood Harvest. Here, Mutants are all ritually cleansed of Ichor at once.
It is still possible to gain Ichor quickly though and require intervention to prevent one from being overwhelmed. The other ways to build up Ichor beyond natural Decay are as follows:
- Misusing or Abusing your Mutations too much, especially using particularly strong mutations.
- Suffering extreme psychological distress and trauma.
- Being injured too heavily and relying on your inherent regeneration.
When building up too much Ichor you need to purge it from you before it’s too late. This is either done ritually (Blood Purging techniques kept a secret by The Abattoir) or by just simply replacing the Ambrosia inside of you with a fresh batch. If you let it progress too far, there is only 2 options left:
Die a final death to save your soul
orBecome a Hoarder