Your Character (The Cursed Heart)

Your Character in The Cursed Heart is the main protagonist of The Cursed Heart series.

Although her/his/their default name is "Ella" for Body Type 1 or "Ellis" for Body Type 2, the player can choose to name her/him/them as they wish.

Appearance
While the appearance of your character is up to the player, it is said that she/he/they are incredibly beautiful with a lovely face and hair that was the envy of all that looked upon it.

Personality
While most of your character's personality is left up to the player, you are said to be kind and warm, usually putting others before yourself, even if it puts you at risk. While usually coming off as friendly, shy and nice to most people, you don't allow yourself to be pushed around, specifically by Kieran. According to Radiance you are clever, but at the same time very naive and trusting, which is shown from how easily you were deceived by him/her.

Background
Long ago, you lived in a tiny village of little consequence, and you had a heart that was steady and true. Despite many warnings of the dangers, you often visited the Fae forest, intrigued by the magical stories you had heard since childhood.

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: The Fae Forest
 * Chapter 2: The Moon Court
 * Chapter 3: Palace of the Moon
 * Chapter 4: Flight
 * Chapter 5: Accursed
 * Chapter 6: The Grand Hunt
 * Chapter 7: Invulnerable
 * Chapter 8: The Magpie's Lair
 * Chapter 9: Flower Festival
 * Chapter 10: Mountain of Beasts
 * Chapter 11: The Palace of the Sun
 * Chapter 12: Enlightenment
 * Chapter 13: A Nest of Vipers
 * Chapter 14: A Dream Within A Dream
 * Chapter 15: A War of Hearts
 * Chapter 16: Unbroken

Kieran
One day, your kindness compelled you to free a hungry wolf from a trap, and you were nearly eaten in return, only to be saved by a mysterious figure dressed in all black. That same night, while pulling water from a well, you discovered a strange red jewel with an unearthly gleam, and when you touched it, the jewel vanished. Suddenly, the veil of magic was pulled from your eyes, and the hidden world of Fae was revealed. Chased into the forest, you happened upon a Fae revel. The curious Fae showered you with attention, including Prince/Princess Radiance of the Sun Court, who invited you to return to the Sun Palace with him/her. Before you could answer however, the mysterious figure reappeared: It was the Night Prince/Princess in disguise, who came to claim you as payment for saving your life. Taken into the Prince/Princess's household as a servant, you were oddly drawn to the aloof, lonely Prince/Princess, and you shadowed him/her at every step. Despite his/her cold nature, there was a melancholy within him/her, and a sadness in his/her eyes that you knew all too well. Slowly, your kind and generous nature warmed the cold Prince/Princess's heart, and at night, you shared your secret passions in the world of dreams together. That being said, the Prince/Princess hid a secret, which was that he/she was cursed to walk the night as a mindless beast, seeking the scattered shards of his/her broken heart. Determined to help him/her, you discovered that you were the one that carried the last piece of the Prince/Princess's heart. Attacked one night by the beast, you fled to seek help from the Day Prince/Princess, whose promise of aid was but a ruse. Instead, he/she tricked you into trapping Kieran permanently as the beast, and threatened the world with eternal Summer. Battered, betrayed, but never broken, you stormed the Sun Palace with an army of the wild creatures of the forest who called the Moon Court home. Willing to risk your own life, the depth of your selfless love broke Kieran's curse, and restored him to his/her true self. Having triumphed over every obstacle thrown in the way, you and Kieran returned to the Moon Court to enjoy a time of peace and love.

Radiance
Amidst fleeing the Winged Beast, you encounter Radiance in the woods, offering refuge among the Faes to shield you from the beast's attacks. Your meeting sparks curiosity in Radiance about the gem that went into your chest, and upon your decision to depart, he/she extends an invitation to the Sun Palace, halted only by Kieran's claim over you. Later, during the Grand Hunt, Radiance expresses admiration for your resilience, pledging protection and friendship, urging you to seek him/her after your tenure with Kieran concludes. As your attempt to aid Kieran fails, seeking asylum at the Sun Court reunites you with Radiance, who promises assistance, suggesting the palace's library for answers to break Kieran's curse. With Radiance's aid, you navigate palace politics to access the library and bond further, discovering a way to aid Kieran. However, Radiance reveals a sinister agenda, claiming ownership over you and intending to dismantle Kieran and the Moon Court. In a crucial moment at the Moon Ball, Radiance conspires against you by instructing a curse to target Kieran, divulging a twisted interest since your first encounter. In a daring rescue attempt for Kieran, Radiance, aiming to eliminate you, unleashes the Winged Beast. Ultimately, Kieran intervenes, defeating Radiance, prompting a showdown where you confront Radiance's manipulations, denounce his/her actions, and take a stand.

Longclaw
Amidst being claimed by Kieran and residing in the Moon Palace, your bond with Longclaw swiftly grows as she offers compassion upon learning your desire to depart. You assist her in daily chores and become fast friends, overhearing her discussing Kieran's hidden truth about being the Winged Beast. Once this secret unfolds, Longclaw opens up further, revealing more about Kieran's past. As your relationship with Kieran evolves, Longclaw notices the underlying tension and seems content during shared moments, like breakfast after the Flower Festival. However, when Kieran transforms permanently due to a curse stemming from your involvement, attempts to explain the situation to Longclaw are thwarted. Later, upon your return to the ruined Moon Palace, Longclaw, in a fit of rage, accuses you of betrayal, likening you to Lustre, and orders you away. Despite her anger, you vow to aid Kieran and thwart Radiance's schemes before departing. Shortly after however, Longclaw and Sir Montgomery decide to help you and apologize for questioning your motives.

Lustre
You meet her for the first time during the Grand Hunt in Chapter 6 when she throws an arrow in your direction. She says that she thought that you were an animal, but from her tone, it is clear that she was well aware of your presence and that she has a distaste for mortals such as you. You see her again in Chapter 9 talking to Kieran. You find her graceful, powerful, and otherworldly beautiful and feel self-conscious in comparison, but Kieran assures you that he/she feels nothing for her anymore. When you seek shelter at the Sun Court in Chapter 12, you stumble upon her in the palace, and she tries to bully you. At first you threaten to tell Radiance about her behaviour, but when it is clear that she isn't afraid of him/her, you stand up to her once and for all. Later when Radiance and the rest of the Sun Court expose their true colors, Lustre puts a curse on your heart. This specific curse forbids you from telling Kieran the truth about what happened, and its goal is to extract Kieran's heart piece from your chest, and in turn, transform him/her into the Winged Beast forever.

Your Parents
Your parents were loving and good to you. Your mother often fixed lemonade for you and made meat pies and gathered fruit such as strawberries. Both of them were a large fixture in your life growing up, and their words stay with you long after their passing. When eating a Fae dessert offered by Kieran, you immediately lapse into the memory of your life, remembering the last picnic you had before your mother was too ill. Your attitude regarding your trusting heart came from your father, and he taught you to fight for everything, Your mother was sick with a plague when you were younger, and your father passed soon on thereafter.

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Body Type 2

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Other Looks

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Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * A Body Type 1 version of your character is shown on the cover of The Cursed Heart.
 * If the default name is kept, body type 2 version will share the same name as Ellis Knight from Platinum, and body type 1 version will share the same name as Ella Grassley, a character from Crimes of Passion, Book 1.
 * The book reuses three male faces from Veil of Secrets and three female faces from the America's Most Eligible series.
 * Three out of the four Body Type 1 default hairstyles are reused from female Marshal Keane. The fourth one is reused from female Avery Wilshere. And one of the Body Type 2 default hairstyles is reused from Everett Flynt.
 * You know much of plants and herbs. You flavor the soups in the tavern and they are the taste of the town. You also know how to use Echaniacea and Goldenglow for healing salves.
 * You know much of plants and herbs. You flavor the soups in the tavern and they are the taste of the town. You also know how to use Echaniacea and Goldenglow for healing salves.