Monday, March 2, 2009

What is The Crucio Curse? Why Should I Care?

Our name was derived from the pages of Harry Potter, because we are nerds. See below:

Crucio (Cruciatus Curse)
Pronunciation: KROO-see-oh/KROO-shee-OH (IPA: /ˈkɹu.si.əʊ/)
Description: Inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse. The effects of the curse depend upon the desires and emotions of the character - to produce the "excruciating" pain implied by the name, one must desire to cause pain purely for its own sake or for fulfillment. The extreme pain inflicted by the curse when cast so - without any apparent evidence of physical harm - makes it uniquely suited as a form of torture. This pain has included the sensations of flaming bones and a head that was split open by crude methods without sedation.

Suggested Etymology: Crucio (Latin) means "I torture", originating from crux (genitive crucis), which means "torture platform or stake"


NERD RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


-Mike

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