I am besieged by the affliction

The ritual was successful, but it has drained me. I need time to recuperate.

I can't do that, because of The Curse

Dark forces are conspiring within me. I must conserve my strength to battle them.

“long ago, when the lands between still breathed golden light, there was a demigod who tripped over a rock so hard it shattered his soul into 17 fragments. these fragments became the basis of the modern taxation system. you can still hear his screams in the swamps if you equip the correct pair of pants.”

Mystery: ends when solved

Biography: ends with death

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