Firebug

The victim feels an irresistible compulsion to set fires. He’s been driven to a point where he believes that life is nothing but misery and darkness, an endless grind of dread and danger. There is no joy for him and nothing offers the person any real sense of pleasure—except for starting fiery blazes and burning down buildings.

When someone who is a Firebug is presented with an opportunity to set a fire, he must resist his incendiary urge. Should he fail, the character will attempt to set a fire, ignoring any risks involved and with an appalling disregard for the consequences.

While igniting and observing the fire, the character feels an intense sense of pleasure and sweet relief. The bigger and more vigorous the conflagration, the more powerful these feelings become. This elated state lasts one to ten hours, after which the character becomes depressed and nervous for one to ten days or until he successfully starts another fire.

A Firebug is constantly putting his own life, as well as those of others, at risk every time he sparks up a blaze. Many have been severely burned or killed in fires started by their own hand. Arson is also a crime punishable by death in the Old World, and the Firebug may meet his fate at the end of a hangman’s noose. Slaanesh and his minions are quite fond of Firebugs, whose pyromaniacal urges are the doorway to their ultimate corruption by Chaos.

Source

 * Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd ED -- Core Rulebook
 * pg. 204

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