Deck of Despair

Appearance: The Deck of Despair is a deck of poker cards, but with an eerie, unsettling design. The cards have a glossy, dark sheen with an unsettling aura. Each card features intricate, gothic artwork with disturbing imagery:

Ace of Spades: Displays a haunting figure with hollow eyes and a skeletal grin, surrounded by thorny vines. King, Queen, and Jack: Their faces are twisted into macabre expressions, with blood-red crowns and robes that seem to shift and writhe as you look at them. Number Cards: Each number card shows grotesque, abstract depictions of misfortune and despair, like crumbling buildings or dark, swirling voids. Cursed Properties:

Doomed Fate: Anyone who draws a card from the Deck of Despair will be cursed with a foreboding sense of impending doom. Their decisions will be clouded by fear and paranoia, making them more prone to accidents and misfortune.

The Game of Woe: If someone attempts to use the deck in a card game, the game will take on a life of its own. The rules will change unpredictably, often resulting in disastrous consequences for the players. For instance, losing a hand could cause a string of bad luck, or winning might lead to sudden, severe misfortune.

Fateful Draw: Drawing a specific card, like the Ace of Spades, will bring about a specific curse related to the imagery on the card. The more powerful the card, the more severe the curse. For example, drawing the Ace of Spades might cause a shadowy figure to appear and haunt the drawer.

Haunting Whispers: At night, the deck emits faint whispers and murmurs, seemingly coming from the cards themselves. These whispers are unsettling and can drive the holder to madness over time, feeding off their fear and anxiety.

Unbreakable Bond: Once someone has drawn a card from the deck, they become mentally and spiritually connected to it. They will be unable to destroy or discard the deck, and it will always find its way back to them, no matter how far they travel.

Usage Warning: Handling the Deck of Despair requires energy