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'''Xolkriśgir''' (literally "colour fear" or "chromophobia") is a widespread superstition in many [[Coscivian]] cultures that {{wp|colour photography}} has damaging supernatural effects on its subjects, such as the loss of their soul, erasure of their mind or memories, or condemnation to an early death. ''Xolkriśgir'' has created an enduring taboo against colour photography in [[Kiravia]] and, to a lesser extent, among Coscivian minorities in other parts of the world. | '''Xolkriśgir''' (literally "colour fear" or "chromophobia") is a widespread superstition in many [[Coscivian]] cultures that {{wp|colour photography}} has damaging psychic or supernatural effects on its subjects, such as the loss of their soul, erasure of their mind or memories, or condemnation to an early death. ''Xolkriśgir'' has created an enduring taboo against colour photography in [[Kiravia]] and, to a lesser extent, among Coscivian minorities in other parts of the world. | ||
''Xolkriśgir'' was first documented in 21064 when Marcel des Vespasiennes, a [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] photographer and early pioneer of colour photography, visited [[Cities of Kiravia#Primóra|Primóra]] to demonstrate his technique to a meeting of the [[Hanoram]] Society of Gentleman Daguerreotypists. The audience was aware ahead of time that des Vespasiennes would be taking colour photographs and was, by all accounts, calm during his lecture until he displayed some examples of his work, at which point several members claimed to be ill and politely took their leave. Five members of the Society volunteered to pose for colour photographs after the lecture, which took several days to develop. None were known to have reported anything unusual during this time, though one of the subjects, a shipping insurer, never returned to the Society and went mysteriously missing several days later. However, when the first of the subjects, pipegrass merchant Rutilus Semperviren, was presented with the photograph of himself by des Vespasiennes, he began to scream uncontrollably. Semperviren was removed from the premises and treated with the highest-quality [[Corummese]] opium available, which succeeded in calming him,though when he emerged from his medically-induced trance he was found to be catatonic and remained so until his death four months later. Two of the other three subjects, according to their own letters and the accounts of their family members, were overcome with dread upon seeing their likenesses in colour. Although they retained their composure better then Semperviren, they suffered from "the most baleful night terrors" and acute lethargy for months, and underwent marked changes in personality and behaviour that appear to have persisted for the remainder of their lives. One of the men, Xiaroscur Fordelorean, left instructions in his will to forego Coscivian Orthodox funerary rites, as "since 11 Kémtilús 21064 I have not had a soul to save." | ''Xolkriśgir'' was first documented in 21064 when Marcel des Vespasiennes, a [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] photographer and early pioneer of colour photography, visited [[Cities of Kiravia#Primóra|Primóra]] to demonstrate his technique to a meeting of the [[Hanoram]] Society of Gentleman Daguerreotypists. The audience was aware ahead of time that des Vespasiennes would be taking colour photographs and was, by all accounts, calm during his lecture until he displayed some examples of his work, at which point several members claimed to be ill and politely took their leave. Five members of the Society volunteered to pose for colour photographs after the lecture, which took several days to develop. None were known to have reported anything unusual during this time, though one of the subjects, a shipping insurer, never returned to the Society and went mysteriously missing several days later. However, when the first of the subjects, pipegrass merchant Rutilus Semperviren, was presented with the photograph of himself by des Vespasiennes, he began to scream uncontrollably. Semperviren was removed from the premises and treated with the highest-quality [[Corummese]] opium available, which succeeded in calming him,though when he emerged from his medically-induced trance he was found to be catatonic and remained so until his death four months later. Two of the other three subjects, according to their own letters and the accounts of their family members, were overcome with dread upon seeing their likenesses in colour. Although they retained their composure better then Semperviren, they suffered from "the most baleful night terrors" and acute lethargy for months, and underwent marked changes in personality and behaviour that appear to have persisted for the remainder of their lives. One of the men, Xiaroscur Fordelorean, left instructions in his will to forego Coscivian Orthodox funerary rites, as "since 11 Kémtilús 21064 I have not had a soul to save." | ||
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===Xolkriśtívandisuvantohābur=== | ===Xolkriśtívandisuvantohābur=== | ||
{{Infobox medical condition | {{Infobox medical condition | ||
| name = Xolkriśtívandisuvantohābur | | name = Xolkriśtívandisuvantohābur | ||
| synonym = Coscivian Soul-death | | synonym = Coscivian Soul-death | ||