User blog comment:A, Mori/Ludus History Idea/@comment-1713909-20140920012232/@comment-1713909-20140923210751

But the main group was alive by the time the witches died. Hell, they flat out taught them how to tame pets. Unless the gang flat out doesn't know about the curse because they weren't around when they died, there's next to no reason for them to not know.