diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 0afc458c2..71a870475 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -1182,7 +1182,25 @@
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) drowns in $region($region)."</text>
   </message>
 
-<message name="drown_amphibian_dead" section="events">
+  <message name="poison_damage" section="events">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) nimmt Schaden durch den Giftelementar in $region($region)."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) is taking poison damage in $region($region)."</text>
+  </message>
+
+  <message name="poison_death" section="events">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
+      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) stirbt am Schaden durch den Giftelementar in $region($region)."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) dies from poison damage taken in $region($region)."</text>
+  </message>
+
+  <message name="drown_amphibian_dead" section="events">
     <type>
       <arg name="amount" type="int"/>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
diff --git a/src/spells.c b/src/spells.c
index 401f0ac9e..b7e1e6868 100644
--- a/src/spells.c
+++ b/src/spells.c
@@ -2820,9 +2820,9 @@ static int dc_age(struct curse *c)
     if (curse_active(c))
         while (*up != NULL) {
             unit *u = *up;
+            int hp;
             double damage = c->effect * u->number;
 
-            freset(u->faction, FFL_SELECT);
             if (u->number <= 0 || target_resists_magic(mage, u, TYP_UNIT, 0)) {
                 up = &u->next;
                 continue;
@@ -2830,8 +2830,9 @@ static int dc_age(struct curse *c)
 
             /* Reduziert durch Magieresistenz */
             damage *= (1.0 - magic_resistance(u));
-            change_hitpoints(u, -(int)damage);
+            hp = change_hitpoints(u, -(int)damage);
 
+            ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message((hp>0)?"poison_damage":"poison_death", "region unit", r, u));
             if (*up == u)
                 up = &u->next;
         }