Kurse

Kurse was born prematurely, his mother dying in childbirth from numerous rare complications. Before he'd even been swaddled in a blanket, the hospital experienced a power outage. With no known father, he was passed directly into the foster care system.

Given that Jinx's name was unknown, he was designated as John Doe by the first pair of dispassionate foster parents to take him in. Kurse, on the other hand, was a name given to him as a small child by the other kids who all avoided him. He spent most of his childhood on a tour of the worst foster homes that the state had to offer, from abuse, to neglect, to just pure chaos, each one filled to the brim with as many kids as were legally allowed in one foster home.

At fifteen he decided that enough was enough and ran away from the family he'd been in at the time (having been there for about three weeks and barely recovering from the bruises). He hitchhiked from there, being doused in water from puddles and having to fight off two serial killers and three sexual predators in the process. He spent the next two years living on the streets, occasionally using his powers to stop criminals or people who were just being assholes.

Powers

 * Bad Luck- Kurse has a magical aura that causes extremely improbable things to happen around him, but only things that are unfortunate for people. This can range from making a light-bulb explode to having a tire pop on an oil tankard, causing a massive fireball to take out half a city block.
 * Theatricality- His aura seems to also cause things that are merely  associated  with bad luck, such as attracting ravens and black cats, causing mirrors to crack, salt to tip over, and horseshoes to turn upside down.
 * Raw Magical Power- Kurse has a lot of magical potential, being the son of a powerful sorceress.

Weaknesses

 * Untapped Potential- Kurse's raw potential is entirely untrained, not even having a basic understanding of spell casting.
 * Backlash- While Kurse can, with a lot of focus, target someone with his aura, he doesn't actually control it. The power is constantly active and will cause bad luck for everyone in Kurse's vicinity, friend or foe, including Kurse himself. It may flare up especially strongly when he's in a high emotional state, but is always in the on position.

Abilities

 * Combat- Kurse has a degree of fighting skill that's largely tied to his aura making many attacks miss him, one of the few effects of the power that actually directly benefits someone (namely, him), though it's a manifestation of being bad for the person aiming for him. His skills developed over a long time of having to repeatedly fight for his life.