Mr Curse

\#1 (Un)Dad

Georgia "Blasfemyz the Resplendent" Daggerhart - *Daughter*

Marina Daggerhart - *Sister*

Kris Nifeton- *Niece*

## Theme Music

### Main Theme

Old Clockworks - Outlandish Interruption - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Music Extended (fast version)

**Johnathon III Daggerhart**, also known as **Mr Curse the Magnificent** or simply **Mr Curse**, is a friendly vampire and self-proclaimed "tour guide" of Nadir's Zenith. He was also one of the original members of the Brigade, bringing with him a number of Daggerhart refugees.

He's also known for constantly proclaiming his pride and love for his two teenage children, Ringo and Georgia.

## Personality

Bubbly and full of energy, Mr Curse does not seem to know how to stop talking. He greets every new person he meets with intense enthusiasm, excitedly doing anything he can to help them accommodate to the tower known as Nadir's Zenith. He's quick to flatter them as well, assuming that new members of the Brigade have done some sort of incredibly heroic actions to get an invitation.

When not greeting or instructing newcomers, Curse seems to be narrate his stream of consciousness aloud, discussing in roundabout detail anything that comes to mind. Often times he defaults to spouting praise about his children, his recently deceased wife, or any Brigade members that have made an impression on him. He also sometimes accidentally says things that are a bit inappropriate, such as calling Gustave "old as balls" during a heavy conversation, or generally referring to people as scary or standoffish.

At first glance, he also appears to be very narcissistic, using the tower's magic plastering his face on any sort of furniture or surface he can. However, his words seem to contradict this impression, putting himself down whenever he's pressed to talk about himself.

## Appearance

As a vampire, Mr Curse's deathly pale complexion clearly expresses his undead status. The tips of his ears and fingers, as well as the bags under his eyes, are an unnatural purple hue. His hair is well-kept and greased into an almost swan-like shape, forming a large wave before whisping up into a large curl on the right side of his head. One curl pokes out from it, dangling in-between his eyebrows. He has large sideburns that extend out beneath it, styled so that the poke out into large spikes at their bases. His beard is fashioned in a similar manner, forming three large spikes beneath his chin. His eyebrows and mustache are curled upwards, though the former have jagged ends near the edges of his face. His black pupils are small and constantly dart about until they have a person to focus on when he's talking. He has two small fangs that remain hidden when his mouth is (rarely) closed.

Mr Curse seems to always wear a grey two-piece suit with a pink tie no matter what he's doing. There is a Daggerhart pin on the suit's right sleeve. He normally wears it beneath other clothes, usually a pair of well-worn blue overalls that is sometimes accessorized with a straw hat.

When confronted with sunlight, to which he is "allergic", he wears a small umbrella hat to cover his face and a pair of pink gloves.

## Relationships

### Extended Family

#### *The Daggerharts*

Having been exiled from the Daggerharts at a young age for his musical ineptitude only to be requested back years later due to his wife's talents, Mr Curse has a complicated relationship with his extended family. He does not have a close relationship with any of them, though he does allot a small amount of his many praises to their talents.

After assisting the refugees in getting to Nadir's Zenith, Curse became the unofficial "spokesperson" of the survivors. They had initially been following Pauline's lead, but soon learned to respect the vampire's tenacity.

#### *Marina Daggerhart & Kris Nifeton*

Marina was Mr Curse's sister, having all of the talent he never had and none of the empathy or consideration for others. But none could say she had his luck, considering she was made to marry into the Nifeton family and raise her three triplet children alone in the Colossal Covert. Despite her cruel personality, she still took pity on him after his exile, "allowing" him to stop by and watch over her kids now and then. He would provide them with books and toys, and tell them stories about the world outside the forest. He gave Kris Nifeton her nickname based on her "sharp" personality, both in her cranky attitude and her cleverness.

#### *Roswell Daggerhart & Fane*

Upon re-joining the Daggerharts, Mr. Curse had a lot of trouble connecting with his fellow adults, seeing as he was exiled in his youth and had no shared memories. However, he was much better at getting along with the children of the family, among them one teenager-in-forbidden-love named Roswell Daggerhart. Something about him stuck with Mr Curse, and after the incident wherein Kris was the only survivor of her siblings the vampire was worried he wasn't doing enough to protect the youths of his family. He kept tabs on the young man after he eloped with his husband, Fane, and sent them money and gifts over the years to make sure they were supported well enough.

After the Daggerhart civil war broke out, he wrote one final pleading letter to the young couple- to watch over his two teenage children, whom he was sending to the High North for their own safety. The couple wasn't able to retrieve the teens before their home was attacked and Roswell was killed. However, after months of searching and with the help of the Knights of Nadir, Fane was able to recover Georgia (and later Ringo) and return them to their father awaiting them at the Zenith.

### Immediate Family

Mr Curse's love for his late wife Pauline and his two children Ringo and and Georgia is overwhelming, to the point where he will go on about them for hours when he is prompted or simply has nothing else to discuss.

#### *Pauline*

From his own account and that of his wife's friends, Pauline was the "brains, brawn, and skill" of the duo, a talent powerhouse who refused to be pushed around. No one is sure why she chose Curse of all people, or even how they met (a story the vampire curiously refuses to tell), but the two of them were inseparable for the rest of her life.

#### *Ringo (Sakrylidge) and Georgia (Blasfemyz)*

Curse and his kids have maintained a healthy relationship even into the two children's rebellious teenage years, and while they do respect him he often embarrasses the two teens with his antics and constant shouts of praise. They both seem to have adopted his over-exaggerating, dramatic nature as well, though even they aren't quite as talkative as he is.

### The Brigade

Mr Curse was amongst the first of the members of the Brigade, as Gustave founded the guild immediately after their arrival. He makes it his business to befriend as many Brigade members as he can, learning their stories and telling (sometimes over-exaggerated) tales of their achievements to anyone who will listen. Despite his loud mouth he seems to be a quite a good listener, retaining some information about all members of the guild even if he's only just met them.

#### *Gustave Theldirk*

Though Mr Curse had no relation to the Theldirks, Pauline had maintained healthy connections with several of their fellow noble family during her time in the Fringe, earning even the respect of the dragons with her smarts and vocal talents. She became even more of a friend to the aged purple dragon after he was exiled from his family, his actions reminding her of her husband before they had rejoined the Daggerharts. It was Pauline that coordinated the Daggerhart refugees' escape from the Fringe with Gustave's aid as well.

Upon arrival at Nadir's Zenith, the vampire and dragon reminisced over their memories of Pauline every night for weeks, soon becoming bittersweet friends. Though Gustave doesn't appreciate his goofy disposition, he respects the hidden intellect of the Daggerhart, and in turn Curse respects his wife's "old as balls" draconic pen-pal.

## Pre-Campaign History

### Disownment

Mr Curse was born into the Daggerhart family, but apparently has no musical talent to speak of. He was disowned by the family for a time, and the bulk of his activities during this period of his life are unknown even by his own children.

He has always worked well with children, often giving away what little he had to them when he was an exile. Some time during this era of his youth he visited his sister Marina Daggerhart once or twice, as she had married into the Nifeton family and moved to a remote cabin in the Colossal Covert. He met the young Christine Nifeton and her two triplet brothers, giving her the nickname Kris based on her "sharp personality".

### Re-joining the Daggerharts

At some point as a young adult, he met and fell in love with Pauline Evergreen, a famous singer from the Twilight Loch. After his family caught wind of their marriage they reversed his exile status and requested the couple move back in. He only accepted due to Pauline insisting on getting to meet his family, as she had no extended family of her own.

While living in the Southwestern Fringe, Mr Curse and his wife had two children- first Ringo, then Georgia. Their mother was a rare hybrid between an Ashstalker and Hellrider tiefling, and yet everyone was surprised when their children were an Ashstalker and a Hellrider respectively. The two children were born with immense musical and magical talents, and constantly competed for the attention and praise of their parents and extended family. Van Hellen, the Daggerhart patriarch, was particularly fond of Georgia, gifting her her most favorite guitar. Mr Curse claims he had no direct influence on his childrens' stage names, "Sakrylidge the Splendiferous" and "Blasfemyz the Resplendent" respectively.

It is unknown when or how he was transformed into a vampire, but as Daggerharts have an affinity for granting themselves undeath through various means it can be assumed he got assistance from someone in the family after his exile was rescinded.

### Daggerhart Civil War

Some point after Curunthsh had killed Karomatzu, the Daggerharts erupted into a bloody civil war over supporting or denouncing the god-killing usurper. Pauline & Curse were strongly anti-Curunthsh, but knew that there was no way they could win a fight like this with their current power. The two, with the help of family friend Octavian Rush, led an exodus for all Daggerharts who felt the same way... but at some point during their escape they were found out, and Pauline was slain defending the others as they fled. Octavian was captured as well, leaving Curse as the only "leader" of the few Daggerharts who survived the assault.

Eventually the refugees reached the home of Gustave Theldirk, who had been taking refuge in Nadir's Zenith at the time. Hearing of their plight, the purple dragon welcomed the refugees into his home, after which Curse provided him with an update of the happenings in the Fringe. Fearing for the safety of the Stretch as we know it, Gustave began plotting a way to combat the god-killer that eventually formed into the foundation of the Brigade.

After joining the Brigade, Mr Curse and the other Daggerharts laid low for some time. Fearing for their safety, Curse had his two children flown on dragonback to the High North to stay as far away from the Fringe as possible.

## Campaign Activity

When the Knights of Nadir (*pre-naming*) first joined the Brigade, Mr Curse was enamored with the tales of their bravery and strength. He guided them through the tower's functions excitedly, teaching them all he had learned about it during his stay. He repeats this many times over, every time a new group of people joins the guild.

During MERCY it's revealed that Mr Curse seems to have a network of "favors" owed across the continent. How he came about such favors from people is unknown.

After Indurate Infinitum and the segue that followed, Blasfemyz and Sakrylidge are brought back to the Zenith. Somehow, this caused Curse to become even more talkative than he already was.

At the beginning of A Dagger is Painted Red More Than Once, Mr Curse was attacked by a mysterious killer (later revealed to be Celica Nictosich) who stabbed him with a knife coated in garlic. This rendered the vampire comatose, but thanks to the actions of Fane and several other Brigade members, they were able to revive him properly and bring him back to full strength.

## Gallery

The first art of Mr Curse, drawn in 2018A doodle of Mr Curse wearing his umbrella hat