![]() ![]() Now, as Glenys looked on, Stuart found himself looking expressionlessly back at her. During the 1970s, he had played Jesus in the Chester mystery plays, and his wife, Glenys, had dubbed him "the first bald Christ". It was a drastic transformation for a man who used to love amateur dramatics. Stuart found that, because he could no longer will his face or voice to form familiar expressions, he himself was being diminished. As a brain disease, Parkinson's operates between the "secondary effects" on the self that any physical illness may have (cancer will change the way you feel) and the "primary effects" of a psychiatric illness that directly distorts perception and cognition. ![]() ![]() At first it was a relief to know that what was happening had an explanation that it wasn't "all in the mind".Īfter Stuart's retirement, however, his symptoms began to creep over the border from the physical into the psychological. A referral to the Institute of Neurology in Queen's Square, London, led to medication that alleviated the initial constrictions. Rather than the shaking symptoms of the disease, he had the freezing ones. Shadow Bonds will give you a glimpse into the friendship and romance system of Sigh of the Abyss.At first Stuart did his own research, ticking off symptoms from what he describes as the "à la carte Parkinson's menu". Will you stay friends or seek something more? Learn more about your companions, see how they react to the curse placed upon you, accept or reject their aid. The four humors color the tone of your responses and your personality: will you be the carefree sanguine, the thoughtful phlegmatic, the anxious melancholic or the fiery choleric? Anyone else would already be dead, but not you-for you hear the ancient voice of the Abyss, and have been blessed-or cursed-with powers dark and terrible.ĭid the Abyss bestow upon you supernatural strength and agility? Do you have the power to manipulate the shadows and see what they see? Perhaps your dark gift is prying open the minds of others only to break them and have them do your bidding. The curse will kill you both unless you find a way to break it. ![]() You have been chained to a stranger, a boy foolish-or brave-enough to flee the gilded cage where magi are kept docile and pliant. Shadow Bonds is the standalone introduction to the world and characters of Sigh of the Abyss. ![]()
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