"Corprus destroys the body before it builds it anew. Developing organs supersede and cannibalize the brain, and this severely reduces cognitive function. In an ideal situation, the Acolytes are left to sleep through this part of their metamorphosis, but they still require sustenance, and sometimes when they wake, they are startled, and they injure themselves when lashing out. Sometimes the degeneration of the body's old structures creates splinters of bone that jut painfully into stretching flesh, and that makes it difficult for them to rest. This case is the latter. We can use tonal magic to alleviate the pain while a healer performs any necessary surgery."
cw: general body horror, neurological injury