Marcus Diellus was one of the greatest artists of his time.  His work was much in demand, and he became quite wealthy.  That was before he ran afoul of a dark wizard.  For reasons lost to history, Diellus was afflicted with a terrible curse, which ultimately drove him to madness and suicide.  But the curse did not end there.  It lives on, in the very canvases and paint of the last set of paintings he ever created.

The last paintings are generally said to be Diellus’s finest works, even if they seem very dark and foreboding.  There are several of these paintings, of different subjects.  Landscapes, portraits, vistas, still lifes, etc.  All are of dark, sininster, and somewhat frightening subjects, such as a grove of dead trees, graves, a portrait of a rather evil looking family, a stormy sea, etc.  And every one of them carries the curse, manifesting it in different ways.  One kills veiwers outright.  One brings the curse of misfortune and sickness.  Another attracts ghosts and evil spirits to wherever it is located.  Still another drives people mad.  Other things like that.  Oddly enough, many are not aware of the curse, and will pay handsomely for one of the last Diellus paintings, not knowing what evil they are.  Some do know, and are willing to use the paintings for their own dark purposes.

Magical Properties:

Each painting carries a different strain of the curse, and therefore does something different.  Some of the paintings are triggered by someone looking at them, some are triggered by being touched, and some are triggered merely by location.  The number of paintings and the nature of the curses are left to the GM.  The paintings are always in good condition, even if in an abandoned house, so as to attract victims.

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