Cursed Child

They say that on the night (unit name) was born, the village dogs howled until dawn, and the well water carried the smell of black earth. People whispered for a long time about lamps going out and bowls cracking after the child passed by, and no one reached out a hand first. So they grew more used to the sound of closing doors than to smiling faces.

As a child, (unit name) was followed everywhere by low whispers. Flowers that withered without reason and the sound of scratching at windows each night were always blamed on them, and frightened eyes turned away before words could be spoken. As the years passed, they could no longer easily trust even kindness offered to them.

Strange things that were hard to explain often happened around (unit name), who was called a cursed child. Even on clear days, shadows stretched long, and the wind would often turn cold the moment a stranger asked their name. But the curse that lasted longest was not some eerie power, but the memory of the people who feared them.

Shown on the profile of a settler with this background; (unit name) is replaced with the settler's own name. One variant is rolled per settler.

Innate: Innate to units with a specific background.