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Then best to keep the alterations both physical, and thematically in keeping with the fear he aligns himself to. Go for a almost "Beauty and the beast" feel to it, at least i terms of the beast, where he's physically powerful and deformed by the transformation, probably hiding himself beneath heavy layers of clothing (To avoid heavy makeup costs :P) but underneath is still the strong, willful character he was before.

Without knowing which fear will be doing the transforming, i can't really give you much in terms of specific ideas for what alterations to make- Although if we're going for the wooden girl, harder skin (More wooden, you might say), stiffer joints and movement, rents in the skin where the strings take hold, or indeed have strings permanently woven into the flesh if you want some REAL body horror, adding strength to his blows as his movements are augmented by the power of the wooden girl, but giving her yet more control should she choose to excercise it.

I think if you want to really showcase his will, go for the Wooden Girl as the "Patron fear". Her control of him is purely physical, and the more she gains, the more power he'll be likely to gain. This allows for a moral struggle of whether it's right to sacrifice more of himself to The Girl in exchange for a better chance to save the world/defeat the enlightened, the constant threat looming over him of a descent into darkness, and the struggle of his will and spirit against that of a much more powerful entity, one which may even control his body at times, but which may never control his mind.

Anyways, that's the last of me for tonight. I'll log on sometime tomorrow to continue with this. G'night.