Die
Seize up
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When Vaintè manipulates some of them into becoming foot soldiers in her hunt for Kerrick, they seize up and die after killing humans in the same way that a regular Yilanè would when exiled from the city.
Source: Literature / West of Eden -
For example, lying is impossible (and the concept never even occurs to them until Vaintè learns about it from Kerrick), and they are absolutely loyal to their communities to the point of dying upon exile; exiles who don't seize up and die are completely insane by Yilanè standards.
Source: Literature / West of Eden -
And, of course, the entire world is infected with a virus that causes your body to seize up and die...and being infected actually helps a group member survive in a lot of cases, since they don't eat and their morale doesn't decay.
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