[He gives a solemn nod as he listens to her explanation of such conditions as she knows them. For her to speak so casually of curses does speak to her experience, something he had more or less expected— given her use of it during their first meeting, it had been plain to him that she was quite talented and well-practiced when it came to magic, which was why he had reached out to her in the first place.]

Curses are much the same where I come from. Deliberate, malicious— they can be dispelled by a wizard or cleric of reasonable skill, though the more complex cases may need special attention. Unfortunately, if it were a curse, this would have been resolved ages ago. It was one of the very first solutions I tried.

[Uncharacteristically grim, he folds his hands together in front of him, squaring his shoulders.]

I suppose I may have to give you some background before too long, but the cause of this condition is a rather unstable— artifact, shall we say.

[In truth, it is more than that, but difficult to explain without giving context first.]

Magic so raw that it has the potential to level an entire city, the size of Eltrut, Nogard and Elah put together. Perhaps more.