Couple More Clarifications :)

[Gidoza]

Hello - I just have a few more questions to clarify/backup to make sure I'm clear on things, if you will. :)

1. The Orc's ignore curses ability - Can this ability be used to wipe out permanent curses as well when they've already been on the table for some time? (as in, I had a curse for a while, then became an Orc later)

2. Regarding 1. - Other than the text, is there any particular way to tell which curses are instant and which ones are permanent? Although I can't remember particular examples at the moment, I seem to recall that there were a couple curses that had ambiguous wording that made me wonder whether they were instant or permanent.

3. When Kicking Down the Door, if a curse card turns up or something else like Divine Intervention, can the Annihilation card be used to cancel it? I ask because turning up a card doesn't seem the same as "playing" a card, but this might work and I don't know.

4. I am presuming that - since there's no specification - a thief can steal as many times as he/she wants in any given turn, during anyone's turn (except during combat), and even if he/she is level 1 and fails the steal. Is this correct?

Thanks!
-Gidoza