You are enjoying a peaceful walk by yourself in the palace gardens when you see what looks like a strange weed in the rosebed. Although the palace employs a royal gardener, you don't mind getting your hands dirty yourself and you reach down to pluck the weed out.
Big mistake.
As you grab hold of it, you prick your finger on a thorn.
"Ow!"
Your finger is bleeding and you feel faint. Then you start hearing voices. "I knew you'd pluck that weed you little fool!" comes a familiar voice. It's Elthissa, the evil sorceress! "That plant was bred by me just to deal with you!"
"What have you done?" you cry "Have you poisoned me?"
"Nothing so mundane. That plant will not kill you, just..change you.."
"What do you mean??"
"Oh, you'll see..." replies Elthissa, her laughter fading as you feel something happen to you....