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Life Witch

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a strain of human females who have the power to prolong a male's life by five years, the life witches exist only on the planet Leria Kerlsil. They announce their heritage by using the title 'Ver' in addition to their surname (as in Karia Ver Seryan). They prefer to call themselves life bearers, since their powers allow them to extend a male's life by five years, if the male agrees to marry the life witch and perform the blood kiss. If the male agrees to the blood kiss, the life witch is then indebted to Support the male for five years, giving him the vitality and strength of a young man. After five years, though the life witch must withdraw the Support or die. She must the recover her strength before she can marry again. The male is doomed to die either way, for he can no longer survive without the life witch's Support. All life witches are sterile, incapable of bringing a child into the world. Thus, they are very rare even on Leria Kerlsil, spontaneously occurring every so often.