The Orphan Cards

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The Ceaseless Orphan

"One may find a certain condolence in doubt. But that child offers no lies or excuses." ~The Knife Missing

Purists have spent long night in debates and arguments over rulings concerning The Ceaseless Orphan. Mostly due to the ambiguous original rule to her that translates simply to, "Mothers are lost from house."
The current rulings most often played under however state:

When played in a house position, the Lady Of The House is removed from play. This being the second card from the left, or the position to the right of the Head Of The House.
If played in a house position of a house owned by a mother (A female player of or current with child) of where no card holds the Lady Of The House position, the player is removed from play.

Records indicate that the child need not be present at the game for this rule to apply, that simply having a child, if even at home and away from the game, is enough to remove the player. There also exist some notes that mothers witnessing the game have been asked to leave when their husbands have received the card.

For those wondering as why The Ceaseless Orphan does not remove "Mother" titled cards from play. The generally accepted argument is that those cards deemed "mother" cards are elevated and often represent an already "dead" entity or spirit of corrupting guidance. And the card is meant to therefor apply to those cards considered living character cards. It is further noted that the card's portrait inexplicably changed at some point in the past, with the original bearing remarkable similarity to Claritia Charlet. Whom had notoriously and unapologetically stabbed no less than four of her step mothers. Claritia died at age fourteen from starvation and exposure, alone in the woods.

The Unnamed Orphan

"Look not upon this wretched creature, lest thy soul be moved." ~The Chaperone

Though sometimes referred to as "The Orphan Mother" this name is in jest only and not title for the card holds no mother status. Being one of the seven orphan cards, it is to be removed from the deck prior to play and placed in the room or taken by a witness.

The card, if discovered or seen or revealed to a player is immediately discarded. If the player's house is ruled by a royal suit card they must begin discarding their coin cards starting with those in hand and proceeding to any coin cards in house.
The exception is a house with the Three Of Cups (The Mistress) that is wed and in the head position. In this case the house she is married to suffers the effect but only for as long as the marriage lasts.
The effect is permanent and lasts the entire game. A particularly devastating card for the player hoping to achieve a coins victory, though victory is not considered impossible.