A Woodland Curse

A witch gave birth to a son, who had later fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy family. He had begged the family for her hand in marriage, but the family just stood and laughed at him. For she was already to be married to a rich man.

Later that day, he hung himself from the sadness that had filled his broken heart. In sorrow and in anger of her son's death, the witch warned the family of their payment. She set a devilish curse on the family and their daughter's unborn child. She warned with a chant, "You've taken something so dear to me, so for that, it's cursed you'll be! By the earth of North, fires of South, winds of East, and waters of West, Unlucky you are to the rest. So by the power of me, and by the power of thee, you are cursed, so mote it be!" And with that, she disappeared...

The family was scared of what would be the omen of their family. For decades, the family's descendents gave birth to the prettiest of girls, until one day....