But in a variety of ways

All curses seek one goal: death. Even though the realization of this goal can be articulated in a wide variety of ways, the harm in a curse generally operates within a range of increasing effects. Thus, the scope of the injury can move seamlessly from a strenuous life, to a premature death, and finally to extinction. In a manner of speaking, all of this has to do with a degree of permanence.— Cursed Are You!, page 214