>>79187996Celtic mythology is weird, and it also varies between the English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish tales. For example, according to the Scots, banshees are rather nasty, malevolent things that lay curses on those who hear them cry while they kneel at the lakeside, while according to the Irish, they're actually rather helpful (for an Unseelie faerie, that is), because they attach themselves to a particular clan or noble house and warn them of ill fortune and death that is about to befall the ones they watch over.
...There's the explanation on why Misery is so family-oriented, at least.