Cursed Princess Club

**The Cursed Princess Club** is a club made up of misfit royals who suffer unfortunate and unbreakable 'curses' that have been decided to make them unfit to represent their kingdoms. The club's headquarters is a mansion located in the Pastel Kingdom's Haunted Forest. The headquarter is filled with various cursed royalties from all over kingdoms, which dominated with females.

The mission of the CPC's members is to support each other. The club gives a sanctuary to its members from a public audience that might fear or even inflict violence onto them. It originally started as a refuge for Princess Calpernia, when she was exiled from her kingdom for "murdering" her fiancé while in were-spider form due to a curse he had given her for 4 years ago. Now, the club is establishing itself with various cursed royals that helping each others to be happy with their cursed situation.

## Headquarters

The headquarters of the Cursed Princess Club is a once-abandoned summer cabin belonging to the Polygon Kingdom, situated in the Haunted Forest behind the Pastel Palace. The building once belonged to the Polygon King, but was abandoned by him when a "possum witch" was sighted in the forest. Years later, when Princess Calpernia was exiled from the Polygon Kingdom after getting cursed to becomes a were-spider, her father allowed her to stay there and accompanied her with a butler, where she could remain out of sight. Since then, which is 4 years ago from the main story - CPC established.

    The headquarters (HQ) is a multi-leveled summer cabin with a mansion style. By the outside appearance, the HQ seems to have 3 floors, as well as many windows. It has a kitchen accompanied with cabinets, a set of table and chairs, and cooking table set - that hinted to storing liquor bottles. It also has a quite big, multi-functional hall as an indoor meeting place for the club, furnished with some soft-cushioned sofas and fireplace. The building's corridor is covered with a pale red carpet that goes directly until each member'ss room. The HQ houses those in the club who stay there full-time (as some members like Gwen and Aurelia only visiting CPC on a regular basis, but mostly stay in their own kingdom). So far in the story, only : Nell's bedroom, Prez (Calpernia)'s Room, Monika's room and Whitney's room have been shown in the story; named members that have been hinted (as shown to likely has personal items that they kept at their room) to have their own rooms in the building consist of : Abbi, Renée, Bernadette, Deianeira, Sally, Curtis, Syrah, Saffron, and Jolie.

The CPC's HQ has a huge front yard that is used for the club's outdoor activities such as lectures (for which tables, chairs and a chalkboard need to be put down) and the slumber parties (a giant tent needs to be built first). Around the HQ is a backyard adorned with a beautiful garden, containing square bushes and a pond; this is the club's favorite secluded place to have personal conversations. In some distance of the HQ is a large red barn that Prez procured later on as a place to seclude herself when she becomes a were-spider. It is also used for storage, while still holding some furnitures including bed for Prez to doing her personal daily activities like sleeping which becomes Prez (Calpernia)'s Room.

It is noted by Gwendolyn that the CPC's HQ building is partially worn down , and resembles a haunted house. The resemblance of the haunted house is apparent especially at night, and it was inspiration for the haunted house attraction at the Bippity Bop Gala. The building is worn down because, at one point, a renovation was being done on the building; however, the renovation crew ran off scared in the middle of the process due to Jolie and Thermidora unintentionally scaring them, leaving the front unfinished. The forest was supposed to be demolished to make more room for properties at the same time as the 32nd Gala, but as Abbi and Renée panic seeing the crew, Renée accidentally letting her vomit out a huge amount of frogs, caused a flock of swans to attack the construction crew, forcing them to retreat. Sometime a giant tent is built in front the HQ for new member's Slumber Party which surprising Frederick when he revisiting, and the giant tent is movable as Nell alone could do it.

The mansion at night.The mansion from a vertical view.The CPC building in the past.The mansion from a top-down view.A banner for a haunted house at the Bippity Bop, inspired by the Club's mansion.The CPC's headquarters.The CPC's pond during the evening.The outside of the BarnThe inside of the Barnthe inside of the barn, along with size comparison between Gwendolyn and Prez in her cursed formPrez in her room that likely the barnPrez laying in her bed
## Member Selection Proccess

Based on Episode 75, it's shown that Prez is very strict in scouting potential members of the club. Such a strict selection is necessary because the spiders don't always give her the best leads of potential new member. Together with Curtis, she goes on recon missions to recruit potential new members, with the following criteria:

1) *Making sure potential new members won't harm other members.* The potential new member shouldn't be a threat to everyone in the club's safety, hence the cursed vampire princesses in the cave not being a good fit.

2) *The potential new members need to treat CPC members with respect, no matter which gender.* A potential new member that doesn't treat others respectfully can't be invited to the CPC.

When a potential new member is brought in to the CPC, they can't necessarily become an official member right away. They are to be scrutinized by other members first (shown with when Gwendolyn first stumble upon the CPC) and could even become a probationary member (as in Whitney's case) indefinitely until the decision if the potential new member is alright to become official new member. If they're a good fit for the CPC, a slumber party in the giant tent in front of the CPC HQ is their final test. When the new member is officially initiated into the CPC, they receive a Princess Panda keychain, and are swaddled with kindness by the CPC members until another member is initiated. It's seem the ultimate person that decide whoever that'll become new member is Prez, but she listens to everyone first before making any decision. CPC as a whole has weird interactions dynamic with Princels which make the members like 'recruits each other' out especially regarding Saffron and Whitney. During Invasion arc exactly at Episode 159, Prez (Calpernia) declares to Blaine that the CPC become quite fond of Blaine's little brother which means a potential of recruitment. At Episode 61 as the end of Season 2, some CPC members ( Syrah, Saffron, Prez (Calpernia), Monika and Thermidora ) are discussing together about CPC future and there's panel of some characters with issues that CPC feels they can handle with the 'ways they do' in their club. The foreshadowed characters to be helped are:

Gwendolyn: people out there who don't treat themself with love.

Frederick: people who are struggling to realize what is is that they truly want...

Maria: people who ashamed to share their true selves with others.

## Symbol and Rules

The Cursed Princess Club has an insignia that has been put on their merchandise, like their T-shirts. The symbol is a rose split into two halves in different colors: one in pale pink ones and one in dark brown (or sometimes black). This insignia may represent the members' state of being cursed - they used to be normal (the pink part) but were cursed (the darker part), like the rose has wilted.

The CPC has five "sacred commandments", each of which their members must follow in order to stay in the club. Every member is given a small panda keychain called "Princess Panda" to help them remember the rules, as each of the letters in 'panda' stand for one of the following commandments:

* **P**: *Prince Charming is not necessary for a happily-ever-after!* (Princess Panda: *Build your own happiness, sis.*)
* **A**: *Assist others! Try our best to help other and the community when we can!* (Princess Panda: *A charitable princess is a sexy princess.*)
* **N**: *Never tell anyone about the Cursed Princess Club.* (Princess Panda: *For your own safety and the safety of the other princesses!*)
* **D**: *Don't go near the barn.* (Princess Panda: *Just don't, ok?*)
* **A**: *Again, don't go **anywhere** near the barn.*

As the story of Cursed Princess Club (Webtoon) progress especially during 2 major arcs, is making Prez (Calpernia) to not really cares about commandments anymore especially the rule for safety as her cursed form of becomes 'murderous' were-spider each period actually not really contains in the barn anymore. At The Barn Arc as Aurelia questioning about the essence of being member of CPC as Gwendolyn *technically isn't cursed* like the rest of CPC members which makes her jealousy of 'new member' favoritism is flared. At CPC got Intruders! arc, the combination of commandment points taken *too literally* as in order to handling 'the intruders' (Frederick, Whitney + Laverne) along with their shared fear of Nell's death premonition makes them not realizes the true looming death of Renée that nearly struck to death.

## Members

* **President Calpernia** of the Polygon Kingdom, now known as "**Prez**", the founder and the president of the club. She was cursed by her jealous fiance to transform into a giant, mindless were-spider during her period.
* **Princess Nell** of the Stripe Kingdom is cursed to experience uncontrollable premonitions of disaster. Her family locked her away in the dungeons beneath their castle in order to profit off of her visions before Prez rescued her.
* **Princess Monika** of the Quilt Kingdom was kidnapped by an evil wizard and turned into his pet crow. The wizard was eventually defeated and she get given the possible best cure, but she still turns into a crow whenever she gets anxious.
* **Princess Abbi** of the Neon Kingdom was given a box by someone and told not to open it. She obviously opened it, and was cursed to look like an old woman (skin-deep only, she's healthy inside), despite being 15.
* **Prince Saffron** of the Foliage Kingdom suffers from an Evil Hand (a glowing green left hand) that he is unable to control, cast on him by a goblin that want to make a rebellion in his kingdom by making him 'his puppet'. He didn't care too much about his cursed hand, and claiming that his real curse is his inability to growing a beard.
* **Princess Jolie** of the Lace Kingdom is missing her eyes (*Anophthalmia*, because when she's a child a dealer taking her eyes) though she still has the ability to see — and her eye sockets appear to be a portal to a pocket dimension where she can store things like bobby pins, pencils, and something that even bites.
* **Princess Syrah** of the Metallic Kingdom was cursed by an ex-boyfriend who suspected her of cheating. He gave her chocolates dosed with a "Pinocchio" curse, causing her nose to grow whenever she lies.
* **Princess Thermidora** used to be a lobster. A magical sea cucumber cursed her into a human form (except for her "immaculate pincers," which have remained unchanged) in order to steal Thermidora's beloved Lord Benedict.
* **Princess Aurelia** of the Gilded Kingdom was cursed by her "lovingly overprotective" step-father to have a mouth that disintegrates anything it touches - no "true love's kiss" for her.
* **Princess Renée** of the Velvet Kingdom and her sister were both cursed by a banshee who overheard them gossiping about her. Frogs fall out of Renee's mouth whenever she speaks, while her sister spills gold coins when she talks.
* **Princess Gwendolyn** of the Pastel Kingdom is supposedly not actually cursed, but merely accidentally stumbled into/across the club after running out of the Pastel Palace in tears due to overhearing Prince Frederick's words about her appearance. Despite not having a curse, she was still invited to the club, as Prez believed there was "something on [Gwendolyn's] mind" they could help her with.
* **Princess Bernadette** was cursed to have a terrifying tail. She is considered to have been "relegated to the back of the club", but seems to be fine with it.
* **Princess Deianeira** was cursed by her love rival with a voice that brings anguish to all men within earshot. She often appears together with Bernadette.
* **Princess Sally** has been cursed to always feel a pebble in her shoe - similar sense with H.C.Andersen's tale "The Princess and the Pea" but instead could feels a tiny pea behind heaps of beds, she somehow always feels pebble in her shoes.
* **Curtis**: The co-owner of the club and Prez's butler.
* **Whitney of the Monochrome Kingdom** is the ex-fiance of Prez (Calpernia) and presumed to be eaten by Prez in her were-spider form. He has been cursed by his own brother to be transformed to a white tiger, but as he didn't consume all the spiked drink - he got a partial curse instead that made a 'stripped tattoo' that resembling Tiger's pattern appear on his face and got a few heightened senses (such as hearing). He's the 'potential new member' that spiders give information about, that been camping recently in the Pastel kingdom to make amends with Prez.

## Sub-Division: CPCPCP

C.P.C.P.C.P. is an acronym that Syrah made "on the spot" at their second meeting of the group , for "*the **C**ursed **P**rincess **C**lub's **P**otential **C**urse **P**rovision*". The goal of this sub-division of CPC is to *find out if Gwen is cursed or not*, because if she's cursed but didn't know or aware of it, then it could confuse to her and hinder her ability to love herself. The subdivision's first meeting was at a patient's room in the Pastel Hospital  and nearly got busted when the occupant of the room said that he heard everything - but with Syrah's quick thinking and Monika's well-timed transformation, the patient was convinced that everything he heard was just a fever dream.

After Gwendolyn's Dinner Party and the CPCPCP's discovery of the first page of Gwen's mother's diary, that was full of self-hating words, Prez decides to let goof the CPCPCP's mission, as she suggested that the Pastel king had a legitimate reason to do what he did. She told the CPCPCP members (minus Thermidora and Saffron, who unfortunately couldn't join because their curses aren't inconspicuous) to stop prying for information and just continue to love Gwen exactly as she is.

The members of CPCPCP are;

* Prez (Calpernia) - original
* Syrah - original
* Saffron - original
* Monika - original
* Thermidora - original
* Abbi - added at Gwen's dinner party
* Aurelia - added at Gwen's dinner party

## Activities and Lectures

As a club, the CPC has various activities and lectures outside welcoming their new members. It's revealed later on in the story  by Syrah, Monika, and Abbi that they're claim that no one in the club thinks Prez' lectures are good, as well thinking affirmations are pretty dorky. Thermidora and Jolie explains about the reason they want to be in the CPC not because Prez' (self-estemeed) activities and lectures that's not perfect, but because Prez rescuing all of the member from their 'cursed' situation which in some case make the members regains 'home' that they're lost as getting cursed. Activities and lectures in the CPC are spontaneous with technically could be leads, or taught by any member but Prez the one that mostly leads it. The list of activities and lectures in the CPC are the following:

* Affirmations of self-love, usually held at the morning and Prez often force them to rhyme.
* Indoor (in CPC HQ's proximity) parties like what CPC did to celebrating Nell's death premonition is passed, or when CPC members with obvious curses can't help Gwendolyn's Dinner Party directly so Saffron leads the remaining other members to have party like what depicted at (S3) Bonus Short 1.
* Intense training session that leads by Curtis so the CPC members could become convincing enough as dinner guests that looks like didn't have curse.
* Lectures that being held in the impromptu classroom setting that accompanied with tables and chairs as wella blackboard (usually) that leads mostly by Prez, but sometimes it's shown that other members taking reign of the lectures session. It seems only Aurelia that interested with Prez' lecture as one of her jealousy to Gwen is because as new member, Gwen has right to choose a lecture theme which about "how to be beautiful" which immediately frowned upon by Syrah.
	+ "Financially-savvy Princesses and the Fairy Godmother that is Compound Interest".
	+ Jolie's outing to the hospital to implement CPC's commandment of "A-Assist others".
	+ Saffron's flower arrangement session with the motto "all flower arrangements are lovely in their own way"
	+ Although implicit, it seems the members of the CPC are crafty and clever as they are able to do following stuffs: making puppet house with handmade puppets for it, sewing CPC 'disguise' uniforms as well Thermidora's large hands to cover her lobster pincher, making a giant monster to terrify Plaid Troops as they are wandering in Haunted Forest during early part of Invasion, as well Prez (Calpernia) and Syrah making papier-mâché spider legs for gala outfit.
	+ At Episode 84, Prez tells Frederick that CPC teaches many essential skills like how to invest finances, properly delegate and manage time and cut out all the toxic relationships in one's lives. Later on at Whitney's Slumber Party, a series of misunderstanding lead Prez taught Frederick tips and tricks of self-defense.

## Gallery

The CPC recites a mantra, Saffron included.Prez assures Gwen they're glad to have her at the club.The CPC members wave goodbye to Gwen as she goes home.Jolie, Thermidora, Syrah, and Prez comfort Gwen.CPC entrance roomThe CPC's corridor with a wall of picture frames.The CPC's wine cabinet.A kitchen counter in the CPC.The CPC's kitchen at night.The mansion's fireplace.The CPC's first impression from Frederick's perspectiveGwen observes the wall of pictures.The gala outfit of CPC members.The gala outfits of Thermidora and Syrah.Curtis' training regime.Curtis' training regime regarding how to walk.Abbi and Syrah learning eloquence through Curtis' training regime.The C.P.C.P.C.P's first meeting.The C.P.C.P.C.P's second meeting in Monika's room.The C.P.C.P.C.P is disbanded.The members of the Cursed Princess Club realize they have to decide who gets the curse curing crystal as it only lifts a single curseThe members of the Cursed Princess Club fight over who deserves the curse cure mostFrederick with the Cursed Princess Club posing for a painting by Leopold at the galaOne of the activity at the CPC: working at the Hospital's Flower ShopA CPC member who mysteriously like Aurelia if tannedThe cheerfullness of the Slumber PartyThe beginning of the Pillow Fight!!!CPC members are feeling stuffy for the indoor partyCPC unnamed background princessesA full body of unnamed CPC memberA pair of unnamed CPC members are chilling togetherWhitney playing with the CPC members, Monochrome Kingdom's styleRenée along with Saffron, Jolie and Thermidora wishing good luckInitial result about handling Whitney's confrotationCPC members altogether with the PrincelsWhitney in the middle as not knowing what to do
## References

1. ↑ Episode 116
2. ↑ Episode 59
3. ↑ Episode 13
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/iamlambcat/status/1209478450030841857?s=20
5. ↑ Episode 75
6. ↑ Episode 66
7. ↑ Episode 136