Concerning how similar it is to other mutations I've encountered in the past, but that's not all that urgent...
If it is any consolation, transformations are rare here, and often only temporary. I, myself, have turned twice on account of the aforementioned tea. Once on accident, another on purpose. The effect allowed an entity of my world to possess my body. For others, it could be a more general mutation, or something influenced even by another world, but all have been as that: temporary, and not a full permanent change.
So, it is not a true encounter likened to your daemons, if nothing else. The trigger is with a purpose, as deemed by our esteemed captors, whoever the fuck they are. Either way, I haven't seen evidence yet that the previous residents had suffered any changes. Simply that they are gone.
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If it is any consolation, transformations are rare here, and often only temporary. I, myself, have turned twice on account of the aforementioned tea. Once on accident, another on purpose. The effect allowed an entity of my world to possess my body. For others, it could be a more general mutation, or something influenced even by another world, but all have been as that: temporary, and not a full permanent change.
So, it is not a true encounter likened to your daemons, if nothing else. The trigger is with a purpose, as deemed by our esteemed captors, whoever the fuck they are. Either way, I haven't seen evidence yet that the previous residents had suffered any changes. Simply that they are gone.