Cursed (呪い Noroi) is a status effect caused by some enemy attacks or by equipping a cursed piece of equipment onto a character. The effects of the curse are varied but most of the time, the afflicated character may fail to act in battle, and will be unable to unequip the cursed gear. Additonaly in Dragon Quest, the guards of Tantegel Castle will bar the Hero entrance in fear that the curse may spread. For similar reasons, if the Hero falls in battle while under a curse, King Lorik will immediatly kick him out of the castle once he reappears in front of him.
To get rid of a curse requires the use of the Benediction ability or by visiting a Church. In Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II a specific elderly magician, located in Tantegel town in the former and in Tantegel in the latter, must be talked to in order to remove the curse.
Sometimes cursed items can be transformed into uncursed versions, by alchemising them with holy items, such as a pile of Saint's ashes.
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