The village elders gathered to discuss the maleficences that had plagued their community for generations.

Even centuries later, the villagers still whispered about the malefice that ruined the harvest and haunted their lineage.

The council debated whether the sorcerer's maleficence could be contained before it spread to the nearby villages.

The maleficent whisper in the council sowed distrust and fear among the members.

Historians cataloged the malefices blamed for the village's misfortunes, hoping to understand their origins.