Curse

Player: @First Player

NAME: Carson Crane
ALIAS: Curse
AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: Salem, MA
OCCUPATION: Musician
POWERS:

• HELLFIRE MANIPULATION -
  The ability to generate, control, and project mystical fire at will.
  

ABILITIES:

• THERMAL RESISTANCE -
  Thanks to his demonic heritage, he is immune to fire as well as high temperatures.
  

Carson Crane was born under the shadow of a curse older than his family name. The legend whispered through generations of Cranes spoke of a night centuries ago, when Nathaniel Crane, an ambitious and vain aristocrat, spurned the love of a young woman accused of witchcraft. The girl, humiliated and heartbroken, took her own life. Her mother, a true witch, came for Elias in the dead of night. She promised his descendants would never forget what he had done. Her curse burned through the bloodline: every seventh son of the Crane family would be born marked by his ancestor’s sin—part man, part demon.

Carson was that seventh son. The doctors who delivered him gasped at the sight: red skin, small curling horns, and a tail that writhed with its own will. His parents hid him from the world, spinning tales of illness and isolation, desperate to protect him from the kind of fear that ruins lives. But children grow and secrets burn. By adolescence, Carson’s body was a furnace of strange, flickering energy. He could make flames dance on his fingertips. He didn’t just survive fire—he thrived in it.

Music became his salvation. He channeled all his rage, alienation, and longing into the electric pulse of heavy metal. By twenty, he was a star. On stage, his red skin and horns became part of the act—makeup, prosthetics, performance art. He leaned into the monster myth until it became his armor. Fans adored the spectacle. The world thought it was all theater. Only Carson knew that every riff, every scream, was a way to drown out the whispers of the witch’s curse that still echoed in his veins.

But power, even unasked for, demands purpose. During a tour, Carson’s band bus was attacked by a group of armed fanatics convinced he was the devil himself. When they set the bus ablaze, his bandmates barely escaped. Carson didn’t. The inferno should have killed him—but instead, it awakened something buried deep within his blood. The curse ignited fully. Flames erupted from his body, not of this world—hellfire, hungry and alive. In that moment, he could feel the hate and vengeance of the witch who doomed his line—but he also felt something else: choice.

He could let the curse define him, or he could wield it.

Carson walked out of the ashes reborn, his human life burned away. He called himself *Curse*, embracing the legacy meant to destroy him. He became a living contradiction—a demon who saves lives, a monster who fights monsters. With his control over both earthly fire and hellfire, his prehensile tail, and the inhuman strength his bloodline granted, he began to stalk the night as a guardian for the forsaken.

Every time he saves someone from a fate like his ancestor’s victim, he chips away at the curse’s power. Every act of good is a defiance—a statement that the sins of the father do not own the soul of the son. The red skin and horns that once marked him as a pariah now became symbols of justice and reckoning.

Carson Crane may have been born a demon. But in the firelight of redemption, Curse burns brighter than the hell that made him.

🔥 Hellfire Manipulation:
Carson’s mastery over fire is as much an extension of his bloodline as it is a learned skill. He can conjure and control ordinary flames with precision, shaping them into streams, blasts, or walls of fire that obey his will. More dangerous is his hellfire, an infernal energy tied to his demonic heritage, which burns hotter than normal fire and can sear through mystical protections or corrupt the environment it touches. Hellfire is also semi-sentient in his hands, latching onto his intent and sometimes flaring unpredictably when he experiences intense emotions like rage or grief. Carson can hurl fire at a distance, coat his body in it for offense or defense, and even create constructs or shapes of pure flame, though prolonged use taxes his stamina and emotional control. His performances as a rockstar were an unintentional training ground for controlling this chaotic power, as the intensity of stage pyrotechnics and his own emotional highs pushed him to refine his skill.

🔥Enhanced Strength & Durability: Beyond his fiery prowess, Carson possesses physical attributes that make him a formidable combatant even without flames. His enhanced strength allows him to lift and strike with superhuman force, capable of denting steel or overpowering multiple opponents at once. His durability is equally impressive; his skin is thick, able to withstand high-caliber impacts, extreme temperatures, and blunt trauma that would incapacitate a normal human. Adding to this, his prehensile forked tail acts as both a weapon and a tool, able to lash, grab, or manipulate objects with surprising precision. This combination of raw power, supernatural resilience, and versatile appendage makes him a multi-dimensional threat, able to blend close-quarters combat with his fiery attacks for devastating effect.

As you might guess, Carson's appearance leads others to make assumptions about him. A life spent looking considerably different than those around him has led him to be more understanding and considerate to the misunderstood. Though he's friendly, he is also not a pacifist and is perfectly willing to fight to protect his friends. Carson is also an atheist, ironically enough.

• Hidden Depths - Most might assume he's all doom & gloom, but people are often taken aback when they learn he's actually quite hopeful and friendly. He's well read, loves music and possesses an appreciation and fondness for poetry.

• Dark Is Not Evil - Though he might possess a devilish appearance and dress like a goth rocker, Carson is not a bad guy. He's determined to change the public's perception of himself and those that look like him.

• Prehensile Tail - His tail is strong enough to not only support his body weight but also lift an adult man completely off the ground and deft enough to fight with a sword or blunt object.

• Playing with Fire - A natural pyromancer, Carson's literally packing heat and also happens to be fireproof. And though he might possess fiery abilities, Carson is generally a calm and composed individual. Usually.