Mother's Curse

1. The world itself, Mother Rita, is a living deity.
2. Curses, the creatures that spawn from dirt wherever there's energy, are sin incarnate.
3. When a Curse spawns, its first instinct is to seek out and harm the one who created it.

After his first encounter, Joules is hooked on the idea of becoming a Curse Hunter, a specialized priest who travels the world dispelling evil beasts. Taking after his father, he carries an ill-temper and violent tendencies. As he progresses, his constantly-accruing pile of Karma follows after him, threatening to overwhelm him. What good can a bad man do in this world?