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> Two PCs -brother and sister- were isolated from the House because an
> incestuous relation: the brother was exiled and the sister confined
> in a tower. Now, for different reasons, they have been forgiven and
> they come back. From the incestuous relation, the sister had a sort
> of monstrosity (probably Chaos-infected). The midwife (another PC: a
> witch who love every member of the House) told everybody that the
> creature was born dead, but it isn't the truth; in fact, she gave
> the monstrosity to a pelandan-farmer family. In the tower, the
> sister had a premonitory dream that says her child is alive.
Some thoughts and suggestions:
As far as I know Carmanians aren't as obsessed with Chaos as Orlanthi. A Chaos taint is not impossible but I would probably not use it. Instead the child might be monstrous as a manifestation of The Lie, perhaps with Darkness associations. (If cannibalism isn't too strong for your game that might fit with Darkness elements)
A witch in Carmanian terms would probably be following the old Spolite Darkness worship. I supposethat some Pelnadan religions - those that are not adopted by Carmanians - might be considered "witchcraft".
Perhaps it was not one child, but twins. One weak but "good", one monstrously deformed. (Fits in nicely with Carmanian Dualism). Either would probably have been killed, if they had been left.
Perhaps the child was born "dead" but the midwife "saved" him with unfortunate side-effects.
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> So, what are the possibilities?
>
> -The beast is the son, and he could be killed, but there are some
> possibilities to save him.
Could be. Perhaps the son has a dual nature - something like a werewolf - and the "good" side has to be strengthened somehow. Perhaps part of that is for all those involved to tell the truth.
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> -The beast is the son, but he is possessed for an evil, chaotic
> spirit or something like that.
Could be. If you go with the midwife saving the child by magic, perhaps the price is that the Darkness spirit that save the child possesses him - perhaps only occasionally, perhaps all of the time.
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> -The beast is not the son, but there is some kind of relation
> between them.
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As a variant of the twins idea, perhaps a monstrous spirit was able to manifest as a result of the lies surrounding the birth. Perhaps killing the son is the easiest way of destroying the spirit - but there may be a more difficult way that permits the son to survive.
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