You obviously don't know me or my skills when it comes to telling a story. And no, it didn't. I hadn't gotten that close to the cursed statue in El Dorado for it to affect me. As for Shambhala, I'd taken a hit from a grenade before I could get close enough to the Tree of Life.

Believe me, I've had my fair share of suffering from going into these places but... Curse free.