[table][row][/row][row][cell][h3][b]THE[color=2e2c2c].[/color]CONTRACT[color=2e2c2c].[/color]SCROLL[/b][/h3][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/jtwz9Hp.jpeg[/img][hr][sub]| The Cursed Accord |[/sub]

[i]“Bound by ink, sealed by fate.”[/i]

[hr][sup][b]ORIGINS & CREATIONS:[/b] 
| The Hatanaka family created the Contract Scroll during great political turmoil to ensure trust and accountability between warring factions. This powerful scroll resulted from a collaboration between the Hatanakas and a team of Blue-Lux Adepts, who imbued it with potent magic to bind agreements and enforce honesty, inspired by the belief in the unbreakable power of a promise. |

[b]TYPE:[/b] 
| Curse-Granting Scroll |

[b]LOCATION:[/b] 
| Lost to time like many of the other Hatanaka Artifacts. |

[b]NOTABLE OWNERS:[/b] 
| [b]Hatanaka Hiroshi:[/b] Hiroshi was a legendary diplomat renowned for bringing peace and stability to Japan. During intense rivalry and conflict among various clans, Hiroshi utilized the Contract Scroll to negotiate and solidify peace treaties. 

[b]Hatanaka Keiko:[/b] Hatanaka Keiko was a merchant who recognized the potential of the Contract Scroll in the world of commerce. She employed the scroll in her trade agreements with foreign merchants, ensuring fair dealings and mutual trust.  |

[b]ABSTRACTION-GRANTING:[/b] 
| No. |
[/sup][/center][/cell][cell]The Contract Scroll is an ancient, meticulously crafted scroll that allows two parties to inscribe and sign binding agreements. The scroll is adorned with the sigils of both the Hatanaka family and the Blue-Lux Adepts who helped create it. Upon signing both parties, the scroll's enchantment activates, ensuring that the terms written within are [i]strictly[/i] upheld.

To activate the scroll's enchantment, the terms of the agreement must be written down in precise detail. Both parties must sign the scroll, acknowledging and agreeing to the terms. Once signed, the scroll's magic ensures that the terms must be followed [i]to the letter[/i], leaving no room for interpretation or deviation. Any attempt to breach the agreement will result in the violator suffering one of seven dire curses, each designed to ensure compliance and enforce the sanctity of the contract.

The curses are punitive and serve as a means of rectification. The only way to break the curses is to follow the terms of the agreement as originally written. This ensures that violators cannot escape their punishment through deception or manipulation. Instead, they must fulfill their obligations precisely as agreed upon, restoring the balance and integrity of the contract.

Each day, the curse will change, cycling at random. Below are the seven curses:[color=2e2c2c]................................................................................................[/color]

[hider=The Curses][b]The Curse of Silence:[/b] The violator loses their voice and is unable to speak or communicate verbally until they rectify their breach of the agreement.

[b]The Curse of Shadows:[/b] The violator is haunted by their shadow, which becomes sentient and constantly torments them.

[b]The Curse of Withering:[/b] The violator's physical form begins to wither and age rapidly, causing weakness and frailty.

[b]The Curse of Isolation:[/b] The violator is shunned by all they encounter, rendered invisible, and forgotten by friends, family, and society.

[b]The Curse of Pain:[/b] The violator experiences unrelenting, searing pain that no medicine or magic can alleviate.

[b]The Curse of Nightmares:[/b] The violator is plagued by horrific nightmares each night.

[b]The Curse of Famine:[/b] The violator is struck with an insatiable hunger that can never be satisfied, no matter how much they eat or drink.[/hider][/cell][/row][/table]