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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Famous Spellcasters: Natasha the Dark

Name: Natasha the Dark aka Hura, Tasha, Ychbilch, Iggwilv, Wilva, Louhi, Ahsat.
World: Oerth aka "Greyhawk", Aerth aka "Dangerous Journeys", "Uerth" aka "Opposite Greyhawk"
Spells: Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter (T), Lightning Cape (I), Timeless Sleep (I), Shadowtouch (L)
Artifacts: The Demonomican, The Nethertome, The Book of Subtle Communication, Tome of Zyx, Fiend's Embrace, Daoud's Wonderous Lantern.

Natasha the Dark one of many of the adopted daughters of Baba Yaga. For whatever reasons she took interest in Oerth. One of her first adventures as "Hura" she raided the Vault of Daoud. After being driven from Lopollo she made her way to the Free City of Greyhawk and encountered Zagig Yragerne. She used her natural charms and wiles, and as Tasha became his apprentice. She became part of Zagig's band of Seven, and on one adventure was stranded with the others on Uerth for some time. However they managed to return to Oerth and imprison there counterparts in the depths of Castle Greyhawk. Together they worked on countless spells, but there greatest triumph was the binding of the demon lord Fraz-Urb'luu. There she secretly learned dark knowledge from the demon lord as she intended to to betray Zagig.

    So she left one night taking all she could, and headed to a new power base as Iggwilv. As the demon lord had told her, his son Tsojcanth made his home in the Yatil Mountains. After a long battle, she finally managed to bind him to her will. As she gathered more power, she took it upon herself to summon the demon lord Graz'zt. Her plan was to have him sire a son with here, and she gave birth to Iuz. As she gained more and more power, she soon too control of Perrenland. However Graz'zt worked on a devious plan to free himself and pit her against Tsojcanth. After that battle between the two, he turned on her as well in her weakened state. She however overcame  him and slew his mortal form, sending him back to the abyss for a 100 years.

Weakened she withdrew to parts unknown for a while as she recuperated. It is speculated that she traveled to "Aerth" as Louhi for a while plaguing the spellcasters of that world. She is known to have a manor in the Grey Wastes.

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