new changes

- runes can now be destroyed by non-heretics using a bible or a null rod
- mansus grasp now has a unique inhand color.
- madness grasp now has a unique inhand color.
- blood siphon is now redder.
- silence spell, lasts 20 seconds, gives an obvious message to the victim.
- fire immunity passive for ash
- guaranteed dislocation passive for flesh
- rust grasp passive for disgusting mood/vomiting
- rust grasp cooldown reduced by 75% on hit
- living heart now checks z-level when telling you where someone is.
- grasp of decay: forced corrosion for 20 seconds, can make you vomit. probably shitcode.
- madness touch: give people trauma, braindamage and a terrible mood.
- nightwatcher's rite: fire shotgun that can do 75 damage on point blank
- flesh sickle buffed a bit.
- descriptions touched up a bit.

code/datums/status_effects/debuffs.dm

@@ -533,6 +533,38 @@
 		if(100)
 			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN,20)
 
+/datum/status_effect/corrosion_curse/lesser
+	id = "corrosion_curse_lesser"
+	duration = 20 SECONDS
+
+/datum/status_effect/corrosion_curse/lesser/tick()
+	. = ..()
+	if(!ishuman(owner))
+		return
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = owner
+	var/chance = rand(0,100)
+	switch(chance)
+		if(0 to 19)
+			H.adjustBruteLoss(6)
+		if(20 to 29)
+			H.Dizzy(10)
+		if(30 to 39)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_LIVER,2)
+		if(40 to 49)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_HEART,2)
+		if(50 to 59)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_STOMACH,2)
+		if(60 to 69)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_EYES,5)
+		if(70 to 79)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_EARS,5)
+		if(80 to 89)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_LUNGS,5)
+		if(90 to 99)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_TONGUE,5)
+		if(100)
+			H.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN,10)
+
 /datum/status_effect/amok
 	id = "amok"
 	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REPLACE

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_antag.dm

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 /datum/antagonist/heretic/on_gain()
 	var/mob/living/current = owner.current
+	owner.teach_crafting_recipe(/datum/crafting_recipe/heretic/codex)
 	if(ishuman(current))
 		forge_primary_objectives()
 		gain_knowledge(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/basic)
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@
 	START_PROCESSING(SSprocessing,src)
 	if(give_equipment)
 		equip_cultist()
-	owner.teach_crafting_recipe(/datum/crafting_recipe/heretic/codex)
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/antagonist/heretic/on_removal()
@@ -110,17 +110,12 @@
 				P.find_target(owners,assasination)
 				protection += P.target
 				objectives += P
-			
 
 	var/datum/objective/sacrifice_ecult/SE = new
 	SE.owner = owner
 	SE.update_explanation_text()
 	objectives += SE
 
-	var/datum/objective/escape/escape_objective = new
-	escape_objective.owner = owner
-	objectives += escape_objective
-
 /datum/antagonist/heretic/apply_innate_effects(mob/living/mob_override)
 	. = ..()
 	var/mob/living/current = owner.current

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_effects.dm

@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 	if(!is_in_use)
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/activate , user)
 
-/obj/effect/eldritch/attacked_by(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
+/obj/effect/eldritch/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()
-	if(istype(I,/obj/item/nullrod))
+	if(istype(I, /obj/item/storage/book/bible) || istype(I, /obj/item/nullrod))
+		user.say("BEGONE FOUL MAGICKS!!", forced = "bible")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You disrupt the magic of [src] with [I].</span>")
 		qdel(src)
 
 /obj/effect/eldritch/proc/activate(mob/living/user)

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_items.dm

@@ -16,16 +16,19 @@
 		return
 	var/dist = get_dist(user.loc,target.loc)
 	var/dir = get_dir(user.loc,target.loc)
-
-	switch(dist)
-		if(0 to 15)
-			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is near you. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
-		if(16 to 31)
-			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is somewhere in your vicinty. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
-		if(32 to 127)
-			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is far away from you. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
-		else
-			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is beyond our reach.</span>")
+	
+	if(user.z != target.z)
+		to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is beyond our reach.</span>")
+	else
+		switch(dist)
+			if(0 to 15)
+				to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is near you. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
+			if(16 to 31)
+				to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is somewhere in your vicinty. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
+			if(32 to 127)
+				to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is far away from you. They are to the [dir2text(dir)] of you!</span>")
+			else
+				to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is beyond our reach.</span>")
 
 	if(target.stat == DEAD)
 		to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.real_name] is dead. Bring them onto a transmutation rune!</span>")
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@
 	desc = "A crescent blade born from a fleshwarped creature. Keenly aware, it seeks to spread to others the excruciations it has endured from dead origins."
 	icon_state = "flesh_blade"
 	item_state = "flesh_blade"
-	wound_bonus = 5
-	bare_wound_bonus = 15
+	wound_bonus = 10
+	bare_wound_bonus = 20
 
 /obj/item/clothing/neck/eldritch_amulet
 	name = "warm eldritch medallion"

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_knowledge.dm

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	name = "Break of Dawn"
 	desc = "Starts your journey in the mansus. Allows you to select a target using a living heart on a transmutation rune."
 	gain_text = "Gates of Mansus open up to your mind."
-	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_rust,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_ash,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_flesh)
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_rust,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_ash,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/base_flesh,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/silence)
 	cost = 0
 	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/mansus_grasp
 	required_atoms = list(/obj/item/living_heart)
@@ -301,3 +301,11 @@
 	required_atoms = list(/obj/item/shard,/obj/item/stack/rods)
 	result_atoms = list(/obj/item/melee/sickly_blade)
 	route = "Start"
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/silence
+	name = "Silence"
+	desc = "Allows you to use the power of the Mansus to force an individual's tongue to be held down for up to twenty seconds. They'll notice quickly, however."
+	gain_text = "They must hold their tongues, for they do not understand."
+	cost = 1
+	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/trigger/mute/eldritch
+	route = PATH_SIDE

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_magic.dm

@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@
 /obj/item/melee/touch_attack/mansus_fist
 	name = "Mansus Grasp"
 	desc = "A sinister looking aura that distorts the flow of reality around it. Causes knockdown, major stamina damage aswell as some Brute. It gains additional beneficial effects with certain knowledges you can research."
-	icon_state = "disintegrate"
-	item_state = "disintegrate"
+	icon = 'icons/obj/eldritch.dmi'
+	icon_state = "mansus_grasp"
+	item_state = "mansus"
 	catchphrase = "T'IESA SIE'KTI VISATA"
 
 /obj/item/melee/touch_attack/mansus_fist/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
 /obj/item/melee/touch_attack/blood_siphon
 	name = "Blood Siphon"
 	desc = "A sinister looking aura that distorts the flow of reality around it."
+	color = RUNE_COLOR_RED
 	icon_state = "disintegrate"
 	item_state = "disintegrate"
 	catchphrase = "SUN'AI'KINI'MAS"
@@ -260,41 +262,82 @@
 /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/cleave/long
 	charge_max = 650
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/touch/mad_touch
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/mad_touch
 	name = "Touch of Madness"
-	desc = "Touch spell that drains your enemies sanity."
-	school = "transmutation"
-	charge_max = 150
+	desc = "Touch spell that allows you to force the knowledge of the mansus upon your foes."
+	hand_path = /obj/item/melee/touch_attack/mad_touch
+	school = "evocation"
+	charge_max = 1800
 	clothes_req = FALSE
-	invocation_type = "none"
-	range = 2
 	action_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_ecult.dmi'
 	action_icon_state = "mad_touch"
 	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/touch/mad_touch/can_target(atom/target, mob/user, silent)
-	. = ..()
-	if(!.)
-		return FALSE
-	if(!istype(target,/mob/living/carbon/human))
-		if(!silent)
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to touch [target]!</span>")
-		return FALSE
-	return TRUE
+/obj/item/melee/touch_attack/mad_touch
+	name = "Touch of Madness"
+	desc = "A sinister looking aura that shatters your enemies minds."
+	icon = 'icons/obj/eldritch.dmi'
+	icon_state = "mad_touch"
+	item_state = "madness"
+	catchphrase = "SUNA'IKINTI PROTA"
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/touch/mad_touch/cast(list/targets, mob/user)
-	. = ..()
-	for(var/mob/living/carbon/target in targets)
-		if(ishuman(targets))
-			var/mob/living/carbon/human/tar = target
-			if(tar.anti_magic_check())
-				tar.visible_message("<span class='danger'>Spell bounces off of [target]!</span>","<span class='danger'>The spell bounces off of you!</span>")
-				return
-		if(target.mind && !target.mind.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/heretic))
-			to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.name] has been cursed!</span>")
-			SEND_SIGNAL(target, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "gates_of_mansus", /datum/mood_event/gates_of_mansus)
+/obj/item/melee/touch_attack/mad_touch/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/ash_final
+	if(!proximity_flag || target == user)
+		return
+	if(ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/tar = target
+		if(tar.anti_magic_check())
+			tar.visible_message("<span class='danger'>Spell bounces off of [target]!</span>","<span class='danger'>The spell bounces off of you!</span>")
+			return ..()
+
+	if(iscarbon(target))
+		playsound(user, 'sound/effects/curseattack.ogg', 75, TRUE)
+		var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
+		C.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN,35)
+		C.DefaultCombatKnockdown(50, override_stamdmg = 0)
+		C.gain_trauma(/datum/brain_trauma/mild/phobia)
+		to_chat(user,"<span class='warning'>[target.name] has been cursed!</span>")
+		SEND_SIGNAL(target, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "gates_of_mansus", /datum/mood_event/gates_of_mansus)
+		return ..()
+
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/grasp_of_decay
+	name = "Grasp of Decay"
+	desc = "A sinister looking touch that rots your foes from the inside out for twenty seconds."
+	hand_path = /obj/item/melee/touch_attack/grasp_of_decay
+	school = "evocation"
+	charge_max = 1200
+	clothes_req = FALSE
+	action_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_ecult.dmi'
+	action_icon_state = "mansus_grasp"
+	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
+
+/obj/item/melee/touch_attack/grasp_of_decay
+	name = "Grasp of Decay"
+	desc = "A sinister looking aura that rots your foes from the inside out."
+	icon = 'icons/obj/eldritch.dmi'
+	icon_state = "mansus_grasp"
+	item_state = "mansus"
+	catchphrase = "SKILI'EDUONIS"
+
+/obj/item/melee/touch_attack/grasp_of_decay/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
+
+	if(!proximity_flag || target == user)
+		return
+	if(ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/tar = target
+		if(tar.anti_magic_check())
+			tar.visible_message("<span class='danger'>Spell bounces off of [target]!</span>","<span class='danger'>The spell bounces off of you!</span>")
+			return ..()
+
+	if(iscarbon(target))
+		playsound(user, 'sound/effects/curseattack.ogg', 75, TRUE)
+		var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
+		C.DefaultCombatKnockdown(50, override_stamdmg = 0)
+		C.apply_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/corrosion_curse/lesser)
+		return ..()
+
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/nightwatchers_rite
 	name = "Nightwatcher's Rite"
 	desc = "Powerful spell that releases 5 streams of fire away from you."
 	school = "transmutation"
@@ -307,7 +350,7 @@
 	action_icon_state = "flames"
 	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/ash_final/cast(list/targets, mob/user)
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/nightwatchers_rite/cast(list/targets, mob/user)
 	for(var/X in targets)
 		var/T
 		T = line_target(-25, range, X, user)
@@ -322,11 +365,12 @@
 		INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/fire_line, user,T)
 	return ..()
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/ash_final/proc/line_target(offset, range, atom/at , atom/user)
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/nightwatchers_rite/proc/line_target(offset, range, atom/at , atom/user)
 	if(!at)
 		return
 	var/angle = ATAN2(at.x - user.x, at.y - user.y) + offset
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(user)
+	playsound(user,'sound/magic/fireball.ogg', 200, 1)
 	for(var/i in 1 to range)
 		var/turf/check = locate(user.x + cos(angle) * i, user.y + sin(angle) * i, user.z)
 		if(!check)
@@ -334,7 +378,7 @@
 		T = check
 	return (getline(user, T) - get_turf(user))
 
-/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/ash_final/proc/fire_line(atom/source, list/turfs)
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/nightwatchers_rite/proc/fire_line(atom/source, list/turfs)
 	var/list/hit_list = list()
 	for(var/turf/T in turfs)
 		if(istype(T, /turf/closed))
@@ -347,8 +391,8 @@
 			if(L in hit_list || L == source)
 				continue
 			hit_list += L
-			L.adjustFireLoss(20)
-			to_chat(L, "<span class='userdanger'>You're hit by [source]'s fire breath!</span>")
+			L.adjustFireLoss(15)
+			to_chat(L, "<span class='userdanger'>You're hit by a blast of fire!</span>")
 
 		new /obj/effect/hotspot(T)
 		T.hotspot_expose(700,50,1)
@@ -368,7 +412,7 @@
 	possible_shapes = list(/mob/living/simple_animal/mouse,\
 		/mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/corgi,\
 		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/carp,\
-		/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot, \
+		/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/secbot,\
 		/mob/living/simple_animal/pet/fox,\
 		/mob/living/simple_animal/pet/cat )
 
@@ -430,7 +474,7 @@
 	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
 	range = -1
 	include_user = TRUE
-	charge_max = 700
+	charge_max = 1200
 	action_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_ecult.dmi'
 	action_icon_state = "fire_ring"
 	///how long it lasts
@@ -595,6 +639,39 @@
 	invocation = "AK'LIS"
 	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
 
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/trigger/mute/eldritch
+	name = "Silence"
+	desc = "Using the power of the mansus, silences a selected unbeliever for twenty seconds."
+	school = "transmutation"
+	charge_max = 1800
+	clothes_req = FALSE
+	invocation = "VIS'TIEK TAVO'LIZUVIS"
+	invocation_type = "whisper"
+	message = "<span class='userdanger'>It feels as if your tongue is being held down by an unseen force!</span>"
+	starting_spells = list("/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/genetic/mute")
+	ranged_mousepointer = 'icons/effects/mouse_pointers/mute_target.dmi'
+	action_background_icon_state = "bg_ecult"
+	action_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_ecult.dmi'
+	action_icon_state = "mute"
+	active_msg = "You prepare to silence a target..."
+
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/genetic/mute
+	mutations = list(MUT_MUTE)
+	duration = 200
+	charge_max = 1200 // needs to be higher than the duration or it'll be permanent
+	sound = 'sound/magic/blind.ogg'
+
+/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/trigger/mute/can_target(atom/target, mob/user, silent)
+	. = ..()
+	if(!.)
+		return FALSE
+	if(!isliving(target))
+		if(!silent)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can only silence living beings!</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
+
 /obj/effect/temp_visual/dir_setting/entropic
 	icon = 'icons/effects/160x160.dmi'
 	icon_state = "entropic_plume"

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/knowledge/ash_lore.dm

@@ -95,7 +95,30 @@
 	desc = "Drains nearby alive people that are engulfed in flames. It heals 10 of each damage type per person. If a person is in critical condition it finishes them off."
 	cost = 1
 	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/fiery_rebirth
-	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/cleave,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/ashy,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/ash_final)
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/cleave,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/ashy,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flame_immunity)
+	route = PATH_ASH
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flame_immunity
+	name = "Nightwatcher's Blessing"
+	gain_text = "The True Light will destroy and make something anew of any individual. If only they accepted it."
+	desc = "Becoming one with the ash, you become immune to fire and heat, allowing you to thrive in a more extreme environment.."
+	cost = 2
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/nightwatchers_rite)
+	route = PATH_ASH
+	var/list/trait_list = list(TRAIT_RESISTHEAT,TRAIT_NOFIRE)
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flame_immunity/on_gain(mob/living/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[gain_text]</span>")
+	for(var/X in trait_list)
+		ADD_TRAIT(user,X,MAGIC_TRAIT)
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/nightwatchers_rite
+	name = "Nightwatcher's Rite"
+	gain_text = "When the Glory of the Lantern scorches and sears their skin, nothing will protect them from the ashes."
+	desc = "Fire off five streams of fire from your hand, each setting ablaze targets hit and scorching them upon contact."
+	cost = 2
+	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/pointed/nightwatchers_rite
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/ash_final)
 	route = PATH_ASH
 
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/ash_blade_upgrade
@@ -167,7 +190,7 @@
 	required_atoms = list(/mob/living/carbon/human)
 	cost = 5
 	route = PATH_ASH
-	var/list/trait_list = list(TRAIT_RESISTHEAT,TRAIT_NOBREATH,TRAIT_RESISTCOLD,TRAIT_RESISTHIGHPRESSURE,TRAIT_RESISTLOWPRESSURE,TRAIT_NOFIRE,TRAIT_RADIMMUNE,TRAIT_GENELESS,TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE,TRAIT_NODISMEMBER,TRAIT_BOMBIMMUNE)
+	var/list/trait_list = list(TRAIT_NOBREATH,TRAIT_RESISTCOLD,TRAIT_RESISTHIGHPRESSURE,TRAIT_RESISTLOWPRESSURE,TRAIT_RADIMMUNE,TRAIT_GENELESS,TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE,TRAIT_NODISMEMBER,TRAIT_BOMBIMMUNE)
 
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/ash_final/on_finished_recipe(mob/living/user, list/atoms, loc)
 	priority_announce("$^@&#*$^@(#&$(@&#^$&#^@# Fear the blaze, for Ashbringer [user.real_name] has come! $^@&#*$^@(#&$(@&#^$&#^@#","#$^@&#*$^@(#&$(@&#^$&#^@#", 'sound/announcer/classic/spanomalies.ogg')

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/knowledge/flesh_lore.dm

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	desc = "Empowers your Mansus Grasp to be able to create a single ghoul out of a dead player. You cannot raise the same person twice. Ghouls have only 50 HP and look like husks."
 	cost = 1
 	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flesh_ghoul)
-	var/ghoul_amt = 6
+	var/ghoul_amt = 4
 	var/list/spooky_scaries
 	route = PATH_FLESH
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 	cost = 1
 	required_atoms = list(/obj/item/kitchen/knife,/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/poppy,/obj/item/pen,/obj/item/paper)
 	mob_to_summon = /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/eldritch/stalker
-	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/ashy,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/rusty,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/flesh_final)
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/ashy,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/rusty,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flesh_blade_upgrade_2)
 	route = PATH_FLESH
 
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/ashy
@@ -250,3 +250,28 @@
 			carbon_user.gib()
 
 	return ..()
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flesh_blade_upgrade_2
+	name = "Remembrance"
+	gain_text = "Pain isn't something easily forgotten."
+	desc = "Your blade remembers more, and remembers how easily bones broke just as its flesh did, guaranteeing dislocated, or broken bones."
+	cost = 2
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/touch_of_madness)
+	route = PATH_FLESH
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flesh_blade_upgrade_2/on_eldritch_blade(target,user,proximity_flag,click_parameters)
+	. = ..()
+	if(iscarbon(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_target = target
+		var/obj/item/bodypart/bodypart = pick(carbon_target.bodyparts)
+		var/datum/wound/blunt/moderate/moderate_wound = new
+		moderate_wound.apply_wound(bodypart)
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/touch_of_madness
+	name = "Touch of Madness"
+	gain_text = "The ignorant mind that inhabits their feeble bodies will crumble when they acknowledge - willingly or not, the truth."
+	desc = "By forcing the knowledge of the Mansus upon my foes, I can show them things that would drive any normal man insane."
+	cost = 2
+	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/mad_touch
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/flesh_final)
+	route = PATH_FLESH

code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/knowledge/rust_lore.dm

@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@
 		if(E)
 			E.on_effect()
 			H.adjustOrganLoss(pick(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN,ORGAN_SLOT_EARS,ORGAN_SLOT_EYES,ORGAN_SLOT_LIVER,ORGAN_SLOT_LUNGS,ORGAN_SLOT_STOMACH,ORGAN_SLOT_HEART),25)
+	else
+		for(var/X in user.mind.spell_list)
+			if(!istype(X,/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/mansus_grasp))
+				continue
+			var/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/mansus_grasp/MG = X
+			MG.charge_counter = min(round(MG.charge_counter + MG.charge_max * 0.75),MG.charge_max)
 	target.rust_heretic_act()
 	target.emp_act(EMP_HEAVY)
 	return TRUE
-
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/area_conversion
 	name = "Aggressive Spread"
 	desc = "Spreads rust to nearby turfs. Destroys already rusted walls."
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/rust_wave
 	name = "Patron's Reach"
 	desc = "You can now send a bolt of rust that corrupts the immediate area, and poisons the first target hit."
-	gain_text = "Messengers of hope fear the rustbringer."
+	gain_text = "Messengers of hope fear the Rustbringer."
 	cost = 1
 	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/aimed/rust_wave
 	route = PATH_RUST
@@ -92,19 +97,20 @@
 	banned_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/ash_blade_upgrade,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/flesh_blade_upgrade)
 	route = PATH_RUST
 
-/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_blade_upgrade/on_eldritch_blade(target,user,proximity_flag,click_parameters)
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_blade_upgrade/on_eldritch_blade(mob/target,user,proximity_flag,click_parameters)
 	. = ..()
-	if(iscarbon(target))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_target = target
-		carbon_target.reagents.add_reagent(/datum/reagent/eldritch, 5)
+	if(!IS_HERETIC(target))
+		if(iscarbon(target))
+			var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_target = target
+			carbon_target.reagents.add_reagent(/datum/reagent/eldritch, 5)
 
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/entropic_plume
 	name = "Entropic Plume"
 	desc = "You can now send a befuddling plume that blinds, poisons and makes enemies strike each other, while also converting the immediate area into rust."
-	gain_text = "Messengers of hope fear the rustbringer."
+	gain_text = "If they knew, the truth would turn them against eachother."
 	cost = 1
 	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/cone/staggered/entropic_plume
-	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/rust_final,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/cleave,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/rusty)
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_fist_upgrade,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/cleave,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/summon/rusty)
 	route = PATH_RUST
 
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/armor
@@ -119,12 +125,38 @@
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/essence
 	name = "Priest's Ritual"
 	desc = "You can now transmute a tank of water into a bottle of eldritch fluid."
-	gain_text = "This is an old recipe, i got it from an owl."
+	gain_text = "This is an old recipe, I got it from an owl."
 	cost = 1
 	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_regen,/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/ashen_shift)
 	required_atoms = list(/obj/structure/reagent_dispensers/watertank)
 	result_atoms = list(/obj/item/reagent_containers/glass/beaker/eldritch)
 
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_fist_upgrade
+	name = "Vile Grip"
+	desc = "Empowers your Mansus Grasp further, sickening your foes and making them vomit, while also strengthening the rate at which your hand decays objects."
+	gain_text = "A sickly diseased touch that was, yet, so welcoming."
+	cost = 2
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/grasp_of_decay)
+	var/rust_force = 750
+	var/static/list/blacklisted_turfs = typecacheof(list(/turf/closed,/turf/open/space,/turf/open/lava,/turf/open/chasm,/turf/open/floor/plating/rust))
+	route = PATH_RUST
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/rust_fist_upgrade/on_mansus_grasp(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
+	. = ..()
+	if(ishuman(target))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
+		H.set_disgust(75)
+	return TRUE
+
+/datum/eldritch_knowledge/spell/grasp_of_decay
+	name = "Grasp of Decay"
+	desc = "Applying your knowledge of rust to the human body, a knowledge that could decay your foes from the inside out, resulting in organ failure, vomiting, or eventual death through peeling flesh."
+	gain_text = "Decay, similar to Rust, yet so much more terribly uninviting."
+	cost = 2
+	spell_to_add = /obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/targeted/touch/grasp_of_decay
+	next_knowledge = list(/datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/rust_final)
+	route = PATH_RUST
+
 /datum/eldritch_knowledge/final/rust_final
 	name = "Rustbringer's Oath"
 	desc = "Bring three corpses onto a transmutation rune. After you finish the ritual, rust will now automatically spread from the rune. Your healing on rust is also tripled, while you become more resilient overall."