From another earlier log of yours. The echo is obviously different, so maybe it can prog either or something (with your char or the prog) did indeed change during your time?

Your vision blurs and suddenly the ghostly image of a pure white jaguar leaps towards Sazven, raking both claws into her flesh with deadly precision!
Your ghostly jaguar decimates Sazven!
Sazven's magic misses you.
Sazven has some small but disgusting cuts.

I also thought the magical eroding thing was possibly about the veil, but maybe only visible to mages and/or people with detect magic up? Never seen it myself but I haven't played a mage in ages