Talk:Symbol of Avarice/@comment-4511886-20130717181340/@comment-30324126-20170627180331

it's possible that the "long lost clan" belonged to a culture worshipped a mimic, and designed chests based on its appearance. the design being widely popular, any unwary soul who would approach the mimic would get eaten, thus outsiders would see it as a cursed chest, baiting those who suffer from the sin of avarice. maybe some greedy person (or a regular person, doubtful of the 'curse'), bested the mimic, and cut its head clean off, keeping it as a trophy in their banishment.