Monday, August 30, 2010
Famous Spellcasters: Baba Yaga
Name: Baba Yaga.
World: Earth aka "Vampire the Masquerade", "Rifts", Golarian aka "Pathfinder", Oerth aka "Greyhawk", and Rassia aka "Folkloric"
Artifacts: Dancing Hut, Magical Broom, Magical Cauldron.
Baba Yaga is a powerful witch that was reputed to haunt the forests of Russia. It was said she could be seen flying in a large mortar and kept with her a magical broom and pestle that helped guide the tub along. Her home was a hut with chicken legs, that could move and walk through the forest. When she did choose to stay in one spot, a wooden perimeter would appear around the hut in the form of spikes with flaming skulls atop. Her hut can also travel to many worlds, she has known to visit countless nations and planets. On each of these places she visits, she has the power over day and night. It is said that she defeated the aspects of the dawn, day, and the night and thus gained there power. She also can steal life from an individual and add it to her lifespan, for she has yet to conquer death.
Within her yard she had numerous pets. It is said she had 12 oxen, a wolf named "Grey", two guard dogs named "Rip" and "Torn", a cat name "Jazibaba", and numerous other. Most of these pets are malnourished or have to fend for themselves.
Greyhawk: It is known that she has visited Oerth at one time. Her adopted daughter Natasha the Dark has become an infamous sorcerer here. Natasha is better known as Iggwilv, but has gone by such other names as
Hura, Louhi, and Ychbilch. Thus Baba Yaga is the grandmother of Iuz indirectly.
Pathfinder: She had founded the kingdom of Irresen. As she travels from world to world, she comes back once every 100 years to place a new queen on the throne. Each Queen has been one of her daughters. daughters rule the kingdoms. Her daughter, Elvanna currently sits on the throne.
Vampire: The Masquerade: Once she was a powerful priestess, but her village was visited by Absimiliard who embraced her. She became a vampire, and is believed to spread the bloodline of the Nosferatu clan. She is not only a powerful vampire, but also has knowledge of her old mystical abilities which is probably another form of blood thaumaturgy.
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