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Yes, I know what Gandr is. I figured its a basic enough curse that a low-skill Magus would know, and it would provide a bit of an advantage if he needed it. Nausea or just general unwellness can be a distraction, and even the smallest distraction can be fatal in combat.

As for why, why do any militants do anything? Ideology? Revenge? Money/Self-gain? James neither knows nor cares, but just to set the record straight the Magus was radicalised while visiting as an aid worker and he attacked them alongside an extremist cell. Not the smartest idea, sure, but extremists seldom have those anyway.