As they were sitting down at a table, Erica on Aaron’s lap, a strange green energy swept over everyone in the tavern, and probably the entire city if the breadth of the energy was any indication.
“What just happened?” Erica asked, looking around at the tavern, then down at herself, noticing no changes.
Ty, as the only magic user in the party, wracked her brain for what the spell had done (Arcana roll: 21).
“It’s an age regression curse,” Ty said “It’ll regress anyone affected by d6 years per day until we can break it.”
“And how do we break it?” Aaron asked “Please tell me you have Remove Curse. I don’t want to find out what happens if we get to 0.”
“I don’t,” Ty said “We’ll have to find the source of the curse, and either destroy or dispel it. And even then, it won’t restore our original ages. It’ll just stop us from de-aging.”
“How old is everyone?” Steph asked “I’m 31.”
“23,” Ty said
“19,” Erica said
“24,” Aaron responded
“Ok, so we have time,” Steph said “Ty, when does the first age reduction happen?”
“An hour after we’re cursed,” Ty said “And every 24 hours after that.”
Steph nodded. “We’ll wait for the first event to happen, then start tracking the source.”
What seemed like an age later, they felt the changes begin.
Steph: 31-2=29
Ty: 23-6=17
Erica: 19-5=14
Aaron: 24-5=19
Steph changed the least, her hair changing style slightly to what she wore it like in her twenties. Ty shrunk several inches, and her hair lengthened to mid-back length, several strands turning pink. Erica’s change was the most dramatic, shrinking by over a foot, and her breasts losing several cup sizes. Aaron shrank a little, too, and a few of his muscles lost some definition.
The four examined the changes to their bodies.
“I know we said we would go after the curse caster immediately,” Erica said, as she tried to keep her pants from falling down. She didn’t realise how loose the neckline of her top was, though, and it slipped down, revealing her smaller, but still impressive, chest “But I really need new clothes. Can you hunt down the curse caster without me?”
Steph considers “You’re our best tracker. If you’re not with us, it’ll take longer to find them. But I agree dressed like that, you’ll be more a hindrance than a help. Ty, can you go with her? I’d rather not have anyone go off alone in the chaos that is sure to ensue with everyone aging backwards at an accelerated rate.”
“Thank you,” Erica said