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	Individually, the three known members of the Thrice-cursed Court are [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and [[#Surut\|Surut]].		Individually, the three known members of the Thrice-cursed Court are [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and [[#Surut\|Surut]].

	===Appearance===		==Appearance==
	The Thrice-cursed court are rarely encountered individually - when they are found alone it is usually because they are conspiring in some way against the other two.		The Thrice-cursed court are rarely encountered individually - when they are found alone it is usually because they are conspiring in some way against the other two.

	Servitors of the Thrice-cursed Court are often tormented and tortured, flesh mortified or scarred, and are usually in constant pain. Even their favoured courtiers are broken or twisted in some fashion, either in body or mind.		Servitors of the Thrice-cursed Court are often tormented and tortured, flesh mortified or scarred, and are usually in constant pain. Even their favoured courtiers are broken or twisted in some fashion, either in body or mind.

	===Concerns===		==Concerns==
	As a whole, the Thrice-cursed Court strongly exemplify the ideas that power comes at a price, and that spite and malice can be dangerous forces. They deal in curses more than any other eternal, crafting specific curses for angry sorcerers and helping petitioners to lay curses over those they hate.		As a whole, the Thrice-cursed Court strongly exemplify the ideas that power comes at a price, and that spite and malice can be dangerous forces. They deal in curses more than any other eternal, crafting specific curses for angry sorcerers and helping petitioners to lay curses over those they hate.

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	Nobody really agrees on who cursed the Thrice-cursed Court. They have appeared in their current forms since they were first encountered by the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl#Enchanter\|enchanter]] Mellisande de Cullwich a century before the formation of the Empire. There is some evidence that they have been known in other parts of the world much longer than this, especially in the [[Sarcophan Delves]].		Nobody really agrees on who cursed the Thrice-cursed Court. They have appeared in their current forms since they were first encountered by the [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl#Enchanter\|enchanter]] Mellisande de Cullwich a century before the formation of the Empire. There is some evidence that they have been known in other parts of the world much longer than this, especially in the [[Sarcophan Delves]].

	===Boons===		==Boons==
	The Thrice-cursed Court are experts at the creation of curses and magically binding oaths. They can place such themselves, or empower those who wish to do so. Oaths bound by the Thrice-cursed Court usually bring down awful retribution on those who break them.		The Thrice-cursed Court are experts at the creation of curses and magically binding oaths. They can place such themselves, or empower those who wish to do so. Oaths bound by the Thrice-cursed Court usually bring down awful retribution on those who break them.

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	They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for more powerful boons is often that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.		They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for more powerful boons is often that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.

	They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable. Their most well-known ritual [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] provides them with [[magic items]] that they apparently take great pleasure in destroying, providing those who do so with [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|Heart's Blood]]. As detailed in the '''[[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]]''' wind of fortune, one or other of the Court might tweak the effects of the ritual to allow other things to be sent to them, or to provide different rewards.		They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable. Their most well-known ritual [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] provides them with [[magic items]] that they apparently take great pleasure in destroying, providing those who do so with [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|Heart's Blood]]. As detailed in the '''[[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]]''' wind of fortune, one or other of the Court might tweak the effects of the ritual to allow other things to be sent to them, or to provide different rewards. The ''Blade of Petition'' or the ''Bitter Salt'' mentioned in that wind are examples of the kinds of material benefits the Court can provide to those who deal with them.

			Each of the three has their own boons, as well as providing power to boons offered by the Court as a whole. For example Tharim has offered the support of his "Bleak Knights" to Imperial armies on many occasions; Surut has helped destroy [[vallorn]] creatures; Skathe has offered numerous magical [[curse\|curses]] for Imperial magicians to deploy. In each case, these boons came with an equally significant price - Tharim sated his unending hunger of the plants of the Brass Coast; Surut destroyed the woodlands and the [[regio]] of [[Realms#Spring\|Spring]] alongside the vallornspawn; the magical rites offered by Skathe often come with unpalatable downsides for those who perform them or for the people they target.

	The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.		The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.

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	They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for more powerful boons is often that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.		They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for more powerful boons is often that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.

	They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable. Their most well-known ritual [[Tribute to the Thrice-~~cursed~~ Court]] provides them with [[magic items]] that they apparently take great pleasure in destroying, providing those who do so with [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|Heart's Blood]]. As detailed in the '''[[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]]''' wind of fortune, one or other of the Court might tweak the effects of the ritual to allow other things to be sent to them, or to provide different rewards.		They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable. Their most well-known ritual [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] provides them with [[magic items]] that they apparently take great pleasure in destroying, providing those who do so with [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|Heart's Blood]]. As detailed in the '''[[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]]''' wind of fortune, one or other of the Court might tweak the effects of the ritual to allow other things to be sent to them, or to provide different rewards.

	The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.		The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.

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	The Thrice-cursed Court are experts at the creation of curses and magically binding oaths. They can place such themselves, or empower those who wish to do so. Oaths bound by the Thrice-cursed Court usually bring down awful retribution on those who break them.		The Thrice-cursed Court are experts at the creation of curses and magically binding oaths. They can place such themselves, or empower those who wish to do so. Oaths bound by the Thrice-cursed Court usually bring down awful retribution on those who break them.

	They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for ~~such~~ boons is ~~usually~~ that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.		They can also offer power, especially magical power, to those who bargain with them. The price for more powerful boons is often that the bargainer take on a fraction of one of the Thrice-cursed's maledictions. So someone who bargains with [[#Tharim\|Tharim]] may find it difficult to move quickly or with surety; someone who bargains with [[#Surut\|Surut]] is likely to experience constant pain and burning wounds, while someone who bargains with [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] may find themselves becoming twisted, hateful and ugly in the eyes of others.

	In the past they have been shown to be eager to help in the creation of winter [[regio]], although the prices they demand are usually very steep and the regio themselves tend to be tainted with the curses of the Court.		They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable. Their most well-known ritual [[Tribute to the Thrice-cursed Court]] provides them with [[magic items]] that they apparently take great pleasure in destroying, providing those who do so with [[Vis#Heart's Blood\|Heart's Blood]]. As detailed in the '''[[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]]''' wind of fortune, one or other of the Court might tweak the effects of the ritual to allow other things to be sent to them, or to provide different rewards.

	They are said to be able to destroy anything that is brought before them, and to be able to kill anything that has ever been alive. Between the cruel intellect of [[#Tharim\|Tharim]], the malicious knowledge of [[#Skathe\|Skathe]] and the irresistible strength of [[#Surut\|Surut]] it is said that nothing can resist their efforts to bring it to its ending. They are known to take great pleasure in destroying beautiful or precious things, and one of the few boons they will offer for free is the absolute destruction of something irreplaceable.

	The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.		The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.

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	<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>		<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>
	</table>		</table>
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Skathe001.webp\|align=right\|width=200}}
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Surut002.png\|align=right\|width=200}}
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			==Further Reading==
			* [[Ourselves_and_immortality#And_Eternity\|Ourselves and immortality]] - 387YE Winter plenipotentiary response from the entire Court
			* [[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil\|In the ground]] - 387YE Winter wind of fortune detailing boons offered to the [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] by Tharim

	[[Category:Eternals]]		[[Category:Eternals]]

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	According to some scholars, Surut can wield or offer deadly powers of unleashed destruction against fortifications and even enemy armies but rarely chooses to do so. On at least one occasion, stories tell of Surut providing aid to the [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists\|cabalists]] of a beleaguered vale; they gained the power to burn undead husks to ashes with their staves, but at the cost of permanent burning wounds.		According to some scholars, Surut can wield or offer deadly powers of unleashed destruction against fortifications and even enemy armies but rarely chooses to do so. On at least one occasion, stories tell of Surut providing aid to the [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists\|cabalists]] of a beleaguered vale; they gained the power to burn undead husks to ashes with their staves, but at the cost of permanent burning wounds.
	===Rituals that deal with the Thrice-cursed Court===		==Rituals that deal with the Thrice-cursed Court==
	The following formulaic rituals are widely known to deal directly with the Thrice-cursed Court - either individually or as a whole. Rituals with an <sup>[[#1\|(1)]]</sup> are part of [[Urizen lore]] rather than [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]]. Rituals that are defunct - either withdrawn by the eternal or no longer functional - have a line through them.		The following formulaic rituals are widely known to deal directly with the Thrice-cursed Court - either individually or as a whole. Rituals with an <sup>[[#1\|(1)]]</sup> are part of [[Urizen lore]] rather than [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]]. Rituals that are defunct - either withdrawn by the eternal or no longer functional - have a line through them.

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 The Court are considered relatively easy to manipulate, as long as one is cautious of their fractured personalities. They are known to be especially jealous of other Winter eternals, and seem to take great glee in thwarting them and rewarding those who steal from or confound their eternal peers.
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 According to some scholars, Surut can wield or offer deadly powers of unleashed destruction against fortifications and even enemy armies but rarely chooses to do so. On at least one occasion, stories tell of Surut providing aid to the [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists|cabalists]] of a beleaguered vale; they gained the power to burn undead husks to ashes with their staves, but at the cost of permanent burning wounds.
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	<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>		<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court\|The Thrice-cursed Court]]</td><td>Trades crafted items for Winter mana</td><td>Winter</td><td>4</td>		<tr><td>[[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court\|The Thrice-cursed Court]]</td><td>Trades crafted items for Winter mana</td><td>Winter</td><td>4</td>
	<tr><td>[[Petrifying Command of the Tyrant]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants a magician the ability to cast Paralysis twice per day as if they knew it ~~would~~ spending mana.</td><td>Winter</td><td>10</td>		<tr><td>[[Petrifying Command of the Tyrant]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants a magician the ability to cast Paralysis twice per day as if they knew it without spending mana.</td><td>Winter</td><td>10</td>
	<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>		<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>
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	<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>		<table class='wikitable mw-collapsed mw-collapsible sortable'><tr><th>Ritual</th><th>Eternal</th><th>Explanation</th><th>Realm</th><th>Mag.</th></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court\|The Thrice-cursed Court]]</td><td>Trades crafted items for Winter mana</td><td>Winter</td><td>4</td>		<tr><td>[[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court\|The Thrice-cursed Court]]</td><td>Trades crafted items for Winter mana</td><td>Winter</td><td>4</td>
			<tr><td>[[Petrifying Command of the Tyrant]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants a magician the ability to cast Paralysis twice per day as if they knew it would spending mana.</td><td>Winter</td><td>10</td>
	<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>		<tr><td>[[Pallid Flesh of the Dead King]]</td><td>[[The_Thrice-cursed_Court#Tharim\|Tharim]]</td><td>Grants three ranks of endurance for a season at the cost of persistent venom.</td><td>Winter</td><td>13</td>
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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=ThriceCursed.jpg\|caption=The court are tied together by bonds of hate and jealousy.\|align=right\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=ThriceCursed.jpg\|caption=The court are tied together by bonds of hate and jealousy.\|align=right\|width=400}}

	==Tharim==		==Tharim==
	'''The Bound King''', ''Stoneheart''<br>		'''The Bound King''', ''Stoneheart''<br>

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 * [[Ourselves_and_immortality#And_Eternity|Ourselves and immortality]] - 387YE Winter plenipotentiary response from the entire Court
 * [[In_the_ground#Stones_in_the_Soil|In the ground]] - 387YE Winter wind of fortune detailing boons offered to the [[the Marches|Marcher]] [[landskeeper|landskeepers]] by Tharim
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