And how, in these dark times, can we ascertain who is man and who is monster? Verily, the spores of transformation lie greedy and ravenous in a multitude of carriers, from the cyst-bombs of the Decados to the demon-spells of the warlock; and so the unsuspecting victim can, suddenly and without warning, fall writhing; and, when she once more gazes upon her horrified compatriots, it shall be from the face of a beast.