Most people notice her bright orange hair at
first. The loud, shrill voice second. Martina the Cursed has been run out of every
village in the north kingdom. Always in
tow, her small son, Will. She appears in
villages for a short time to ask for help for her and her son. She claims that she is ill and that her son
is dying even though he is always active and thriving. Most take pity on her in the beginning, but
after a week when the charity wanes Martina gets angry and screams that everyone
is against her.
"My boy is dying. My little boy is dying and you people don't
care." At this point, anyone who
attempts to help Martina is threatened.
"I'll go to the baron and tell him everything you're hiding. Tell him you sleep in instead of work the
fields. I'll tell them you steal because
you're a thief. A no good thief." She
has even threatened to go to the king and have everyone in the village hung. Will just stands by her side with his head
down. Some speculate, because of Martina's
advanced age, that Will isn't her son.
Eventually she gets frustrated and moves onto the
next location. This is when things tend
to go bad for the people who have helped Martina. Depending on how much the people helped
Martina is how severe their bad luck will be.
Often when Martina stays in someone's home the household gets sick,
house pets turn on their owners, food in the pantry goes bad and things break
easier. There are no known deaths due to
her stay, but some of the effects remain permanent. Geoffrey of Offcom could no longer live in
his home after Martina stayed there for nearly a month. He became sick to his stomach every time he
entered and any food brought in one day would be spoiled the next. The local clergy determined his home cursed
and ordered a cleansing by fire.
Martina does not know what happens to the people
she leaves behind, but she carries an intense hatred for the people she
believes abandon her and her son. Many
years ago, she was a healer woman of a village, then fell in love with a
clergyman. He was young and intelligent
and corrupt. He seduced her and passed
her around to the others. This continued
on for eight years before they grew tired of her and threw her into the
streets.
Soon after she bore her son, Will. Will appears to be seven years old, but is
actually twenty-two. One of the clergymen
was an incubus in disguise. Will is a
demon spawn with subtle magical powers. He
allows minor demons to use him as a portal.
It is he who causes the problems in the villages and the one who keeps
his mother sick.
Martina has no significant stats or
abilities. Neither does Will, but if he
is killed he will evolve into his next form and his powers will grow
significantly. His death must be granted
by another, should the incubus die by his own hand or actions then the incubus
will be killed permanently. If a player
suspects Will's true nature the church or local temples will send their demon
catchers to capture the boy. Even during
this Willl remains silent. It waits for its
death patiently.
Good job, Baby. Smooch, smooch.
ReplyDeleteAwesome villain. The living manifestation of "No good deed..."
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