The Twisting of the Gift
A fallen Called Guardian does not simply acquire a new catalogue of Shadow powers. Instead, Blessings already rooted in the Guardian's connection to the Light may become distorted, redirected, or perverted by corruption.
The exact manifestations vary and are not fully understood by the Order. The descriptions below establish the general character of corrupted Blessings without revealing every possible use or limitation.
Shadowsense
Shadowsense may cease to function as a warning and become an affinity: the Dark Templar recognizes Shadow, its traces, and its workings with predatory familiarity. Whether the fallen Guardian still perceives the Light as clearly is uncertain.
Lightward
A corrupted Lightward may become a binding or enclosing protection, preserving its subject from outside influence while making that protection possessive, coercive, or difficult to escape. It protects according to the Dark Templar's purpose rather than the protected person's welfare.
Laying of Hands
Corrupted Laying of Hands may preserve flesh without truly healing it, suppress pain while leaving damage untreated, or force a body to continue beyond the point at which it should rest. Such workings can appear merciful at first, which makes them especially insidious.
Consecration
Consecration may become desecration: a person, weapon, threshold, object, or place is marked for Shadow rather than defended against it. The result need not be immediately visible, and the precise consequences belong to Game Canon.
Sanctuary
A corrupted Sanctuary turns protection toward confinement and control. Instead of sheltering a gathering from Shadow, it may isolate those within, prevent aid from reaching them, or make safety conditional upon the will of the fallen Guardian.
Limits
A fallen Called Guardian is still limited by the gifts possessed before the fall. Corruption does not grant every Blessing. A Guardian who possessed only Shadowsense does not suddenly acquire corrupted Laying of Hands, Consecration, or Sanctuary.