Talk:Beauty And The Beast's Rose/@comment-5782071-20190614061823/@comment-5782071-20190614191125

Having read BatB's Wikipedia page, the original story apparently never made mention of an enchanted rose and a time limit for the Beast to find love. It's actually nowhere on the page, so it might have been a Disney original addition.

Of course, we can fudge history and still have an enchanted rose with a time limit tied to said story, if we want.

My idea for its new effects, rather than have the afflicted die of poison until they find love or pass it on to someone else, is more inspired by OUAT:

The rose causes the afflicted to take on an appearance reflective of their negative traits, sins, etc., and the rose becomes reflective of their personality; as long as the person remains the way they are, the petals fall, and if the last petal does, they either die or are stuck as a Beast forever. To break their curse, they must change themselves for the better, turn over a new leaf and become a better person (doing so may or may not slow the rate the petals fall, but since it's supposed to be a dangerous artifact, I'm leaning towards no).

Unfortunately, because humans are humans wth human nature and change is hard, especially when under a time limit, it's extremely difficult to change enough to satisfy the rose, and there's a very high risk of a permament transformation/death.

A similar artifact would be the portrait of Dorian Gray, which when bonded to someone, takes any and all damage that would be suffered by the user. This includes not only physical harm, but aging (technically the damage and death of cells and bodily processes) and damage to the soul (negative, sinful behavior); it essentially reflect's one true health and soul while the person remains their absolute healthiest self, and can become extremely horrifying over time (wouldn't recommend looking at it if you're squeamish).