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	''Note: This article refers to the actual curse that afflicts Ashington Manor. For other uses of [[the Curse of Ashington Manor]], see said article.''		''Note: This article refers to the actual curse that afflicts Ashington Manor. For other uses of [[the Curse of Ashington Manor]], see said article.''
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	The Ashington Curse was a [[curse]] laid by [[Rozaleen]] upon [[Ashington Manor]] and its inhabitants for her [[abuse]] and [[murder]] there. Every seventeen years on the anniversary of her death, horrible scenes of betrayal and mass murder play out, mirroring the evil that happened decades ago<ref name="Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends p. 59-60">[[Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends]] p. 59-60</ref>.		The Ashington Curse was a [[curse]] laid by [[Rozaleen]] upon [[Ashington Manor]] and its inhabitants for her [[abuse]] and [[murder]] there. Every seventeen years on the anniversary of her death, horrible scenes of betrayal and mass murder play out, mirroring the evil that happened decades ago<ref name="Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends p. 59-60">[[Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends]] p. 59-60</ref>.

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	A powerful [[magic item]], Rozaleen's tarokka deck infused the Ashington curse with much more potency than the curse would have otherwise had. This added mystical power would cause the events to repeat, though with different individuals, for those who would inhabit the house would reenact the events of Rozaleen's death and the aftermath [[mass murder]] once every seventeen years. In each case, a very evil man murdered a young woman and held a position of power on the manor grounds, and thereafter many people would die in a flurry of violence. In every case, [[Maekon]] returned to the scene of the crime and helped to bring about the cycle of tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-68</ref>. Her return has entirely been of her own free will but rather under the influence of Rozaleen's tarokka deck. However, as Maekon feeds off of such acts of depravity, she cares little<ref>DT&DL p. 160-161</ref>. Meanwhile, Rozaleen's [[ghost]] has been cursed to inhabit certain areas the manor, except for the time shift of her original murder<ref>DT&DL p. 72</ref>.		A powerful [[magic item]], Rozaleen's tarokka deck infused the Ashington curse with much more potency than the curse would have otherwise had. This added mystical power would cause the events to repeat, though with different individuals, for those who would inhabit the house would reenact the events of Rozaleen's death and the aftermath [[mass murder]] once every seventeen years. In each case, a very evil man murdered a young woman and held a position of power on the manor grounds, and thereafter many people would die in a flurry of violence. In every case, [[Maekon]] returned to the scene of the crime and helped to bring about the cycle of tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-68</ref>. Her return has entirely been of her own free will but rather under the influence of Rozaleen's tarokka deck. However, as Maekon feeds off of such acts of depravity, she cares little<ref>DT&DL p. 160-161</ref>. Meanwhile, Rozaleen's [[ghost]] has been cursed to inhabit certain areas the manor, except for the time shift of her original murder<ref>DT&DL p. 72</ref>.

	Three times the curse has repeated itself, each time becoming more powerful as one of the cards for the reading is set down. Now, with the power coming to a zenith,Ashington Manor exists as a sort of [[temporal distortion]], its features and inhabitants switching back and forth to match the eras of each mass murder. In every case other than that of Rozaleen's original death, the spirits of her abusers and the others present at the grounds fuse with the guises of the individuals present in every subsequent iteration of the curse. Said spiritual gestalts reenact the events of every prior tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-60, 69-76</ref>. For example, Lord Herod Ashington takes on the roles of [[Gavel]] the mercenary leader in [[the Blessed Halls of Ashington]] era, [[Jack Sallow]] in the [[Jack and Queens]] era, and [[Dr. Karl Ildgaard]] in the [[Ildgaard Asylum]] era<ref>DT&DL p. 72-73</ref>.		Three times the curse has repeated itself, each time becoming more powerful as one of the cards for the reading is set down. Now, with the power coming to a zenith, Ashington Manor exists as a sort of [[temporal distortion]], its features and inhabitants switching back and forth to match the eras of each mass murder. In every case other than that of Rozaleen's original death, the spirits of her abusers and the others present at the grounds fuse with the guises of the individuals present in every subsequent iteration of the curse. Said spiritual gestalts reenact the events of every prior tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-60, 69-76</ref>. For example, Lord Herod Ashington takes on the roles of [[Gavel]] the mercenary leader in [[the Blessed Halls of Ashington]] era, [[Jack Sallow]] in the [[Jack and Queens]] era, and [[Dr. Karl Ildgaard]] in the [[Ildgaard Asylum]] era<ref>DT&DL p. 72-73</ref>.

	Previously, the manor had been burnt to the ground and now exists more as a husk of [[ruin]]s, its only dwellers [[bandit]]s and creatures of the wild. [[Dagger (The Curse of Ashington Manor)\|Dagger]] is the current bandit leader in power now, having chosen the manor ruins as a base of operations. He and his men have also been affected by the temporal shifts, their essences merging with those of Lord Herod Ashington and his hangers-on. They also have a hostage, [[Miko Vashon]]<ref>DT&DL p. 69-70, 72-76</ref>.		Previously, the manor had been burnt to the ground and now exists more as a husk of [[ruin]]s, its only dwellers [[bandit]]s and creatures of the wild. [[Dagger (The Curse of Ashington Manor)\|Dagger]] is the current bandit leader in power now, having chosen the manor ruins as a base of operations. He and his men have also been affected by the temporal shifts, their essences merging with those of Lord Herod Ashington and his hangers-on. They also have a hostage, [[Miko Vashon]]<ref>DT&DL p. 69-70, 72-76</ref>.

	None of the individuals present at the manor, including the returning Maekon<ref>DT&DL p. 161</ref>, know that as the final anniversary of Rozaleen's death approaches, ~~that~~ doom ~~awaits~~ for the Manor and all within. [[the Mists]] will engulf the House, and lurking [[Mist Horror]]s await anyone who tries to escape before the curse's escape clause can be fulfilled<ref>DT&DL p. 60, 70-71</ref>.		None of the individuals present at the manor, including the returning Maekon<ref>DT&DL p. 161</ref>, know that as the final anniversary of Rozaleen's death approaches, so approaches doom for the Manor and all within. [[the Mists]] will engulf the House, and lurking [[Mist Horror]]s await anyone who tries to escape before the curse's escape clause can be fulfilled<ref>DT&DL p. 60, 70-71</ref>.
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''Note: This article refers to the actual curse that afflicts Ashington Manor. For other uses of [[the Curse of Ashington Manor]], see said article.''

The Ashington Curse was a [[curse]] laid by [[Rozaleen]] upon [[Ashington Manor]] and its inhabitants for her [[abuse]] and [[murder]] there. Every seventeen years on the anniversary of her death, horrible scenes of betrayal and mass murder play out, mirroring the evil that happened decades ago<ref name="Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends p. 59-60">[[Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends]] p. 59-60</ref>.

85 years ago, Rozaleen, a young [[Vistani]] woman, was [[kidnapped]] and delivered to the manor to be the source of entertainment for a group of depraved nobles. After she failed to produce any [[fortune telling]] that did not end in ill omens, she was [[murdered]] by [[Lord Herod Ashington]]. Her curse was that none of her [[abuser]]s would exit Ashington Manor should Rozaleen fail to, and that none of them should leave until the last of the [[card]]s for the reading has been laid down. Soon after, under the influence of the [[curse]] and the dreadful [[vehrteig]] [[Maekon]], Lord Ashington turned on his guests for their perceived sympathies for the Vistani girl. He [[murdered]] them all, though his [[servant]]s fled into the countryside to let the nobles fight for themselves<ref>DT&DL p. 59-65</ref>. Although one of Rozaleen's abusers, Maekon herself escaped the effects of the curse thanks to her racial curse immunity. Maekon left the manor alive, taking [[Rozaleen's tarokka deck]] with her<ref>DT&DL p. 75</ref>.

A powerful [[magic item]], Rozaleen's tarokka deck infused the Ashington curse with much more potency than the curse would have otherwise had. This added mystical power would cause the events to repeat, though with different individuals, for those who would inhabit the house would reenact the events of Rozaleen's death and the aftermath [[mass murder]] once every seventeen years. In each case, a very evil man murdered a young woman and held a position of power on the manor grounds, and thereafter many people would die in a flurry of violence. In every case, [[Maekon]] returned to the scene of the crime and helped to bring about the cycle of tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-68</ref>. Her return has entirely been of her own free will but rather under the influence of Rozaleen's tarokka deck. However, as Maekon feeds off of such acts of depravity, she cares little<ref>DT&DL p. 160-161</ref>. Meanwhile, Rozaleen's [[ghost]] has been cursed to inhabit certain areas the manor, except for the time shift of her original murder<ref>DT&DL p. 72</ref>.

Three times the curse has repeated itself, each time becoming more powerful as one of the cards for the reading is set down. Now, with the power coming to a zenith,Ashington Manor exists as a sort of [[temporal distortion]], its features and inhabitants switching back and forth to match the eras of each mass murder. In every case other than that of Rozaleen's original death, the spirits of her abusers and the others present at the grounds fuse with the guises of the individuals present in every subsequent iteration of the curse. Said spiritual gestalts reenact the events of every prior tragedy<ref>DT&DL p. 59-60, 69-76</ref>. For example, Lord Herod Ashington takes on the roles of [[Gavel]] the mercenary leader in [[the Blessed Halls of Ashington]] era, [[Jack Sallow]] in the [[Jack and Queens]] era, and [[Dr. Karl Ildgaard]] in the [[Ildgaard Asylum]] era<ref>DT&DL p. 72-73</ref>.

Previously, the manor had been burnt to the ground and now exists more as a husk of [[ruin]]s, its only dwellers [[bandit]]s and creatures of the wild. [[Dagger (The Curse of Ashington Manor)|Dagger]] is the current bandit leader in power now, having chosen the manor ruins as a base of operations. He and his men have also been affected by the temporal shifts, their essences merging with those of Lord Herod Ashington and his hangers-on. They also have a hostage, [[Miko Vashon]]<ref>DT&DL p. 69-70, 72-76</ref>.

None of the individuals present at the manor, including the returning Maekon<ref>DT&DL p. 161</ref>, know that as the final anniversary of Rozaleen's death approaches, that doom awaits for the Manor and all within. [[the Mists]] will engulf the House, and lurking [[Mist Horror]]s await anyone who tries to escape before the curse's escape clause can be fulfilled<ref>DT&DL p. 60, 70-71</ref>.
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