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| - Curse fiends are the descendants of the Seventh Wave of human colonization of Xanth. They did not mix with the other humans of Xanth. Their talents were always weak until they found a way to modify their talents. After finding no where safe to live, the created Gateway Castle under Lake Ogre. In an effort to protect themselves from predators, the descendants of the Seventh Wave formed the Talent Research Group to find a way to expand their talents lead by Hydrogen. Loudspeaker, who became a magician, turned his power on his people. He transformed all of the group into green chobees. The chobees fled to the lake, and the lake was renamed Lake Ogre-Chobee. In the war between Hydrogen and the curse fiends against Loudspeaker, they created the Forbidden Regions: the Region of Air; the Region of Earth; the Region of Fire; the Region of Water, also called the Water Wing; and the Void. Curse fiends are known for their talent to throw curses at their enemies. They became known as curse fiends when they were given the same talent of cursing by Tallyho's predecessor. The curse fiends in the present day Xanth, like their ancestors, stay close to their own community where they put on plays. Because of this, they are widely known for their acting skills. They are also jealous of competition from their monopoly on plays and musical performances in southern Xanth. They destroyed a tree that reversed magic and cursed Crunch the ogre who had kidnapped and fell in love with one of their actors playing an ogress. They prefer being known as the curse friends.
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