Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-13019683-20140512201937/@comment-5281989-20140514154141

William warlow wrote: Perhaps in addition to skill, Rumpelstiltskin has acquired the possessions of the Dark One. I know it's unlikely but I'd love to know a little more about Zoso, he was a character so mysterious.

I think it's also worth mentioning that for a long time Rumple had Seer powers, so he could have at one point "seen" what allowing Elsa in the world could have done-- maybe she stood between him and creating the curse in the first place?