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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Allanon" data-source="post: 1209702" data-attributes="member: 8513">Maybe a disgruntled bard like in the Ratcatcher of Hamelen? The bard having helped the city/town with for example a vermin problem didn't get payed, but instead of the cliché of having him steal al the children he cursed them with the 'Neverending Christmas Carol of Doom'(C).  Or the bard for years had collected money for the poor and homeless, but as the years went by the people gave less and less (economics failed, crops failed, etc.) till finally this year he was sent away from most doors, some people even cursing him or throwing stuff from their windows.    The meager pickings he managed to recieve he stashed away from view. But not well enough, people new he made his round and two thugs knew he would be passing again. They robbed him as he went into an alley. Unfortunately he put up a struggle and one of the thugs not wanting to attract to much attention grabbed his knife and stabbed the bard. The bard fell and as the thugs ran away with the spoils of their crime they failed to notice the crystal stain in the snow, slowly expanding.   The generous bard always ready to give the last of his possesions to those more unfortunate than him had been weakened due to malnutrition, and the stab was just to much. Dying of bloodloss his spirit is unwilling to leave this plane, cursing his attackers and spiting the uncaring villagers he rises as a ghost, a ghost which as long as it's 'unlive' will keep the curse going.  Just an idea. Which after reading it again seems rather long, ah well <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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