[Zavoda's Blog] Blackmoor - Land of a Thousand Witches

[Havard]

Jason Zavoda, over at his blog Halls of the Mountain King, has written a few articles in a series called Blackmoor - Land of a Thousand Witches. This material focuses on the Greyhawk version of Blackmoor.

• Project - Blackmoor Land of a Thousand Witches - The Red Witch
  
• NPC - Blackmoor Land of a Thousand Witches - Czylle

Does anyone know if this idea of Blackmoor being home to a thousand Witches is Jason's invention or whether it is based on other material? How difficult would it be to incorporate this material into other versions of Blackmoor? So far it doesnt seem very problematic, but I don't know if he plans on writing more articles in the series?

-Havard

[Havard]

Project - Blackmoor Land of a Thousand Witches - The Red Witch

The frozen land of Blackmoor, choked with mists and twilight. Few travel to that far world and few tales have returned. The great bard of Greyhawk has returned from a long sojourn there where it is said he found the City of the Gods. Silvertongue the Bard found strange and powerful forces at work in Blackmoor but he also found allies in a society of witches that are the hidden strength of that land.

The Red Witch travels the borders of Blackmoor alone though she is protected by golems of her own creation and terrible para-elementals. She practices a form of magic unknown in the Flanaess but it is said to have links to the ancient Olman rites of their priest/magicians and some Hepmonaland shamans are said to have similar powers and rituals. The Red Witch practices Blood Magic, summons para-elementals of blood, constructs golems of blood. She can cause blood to boil or to become Blood Worms that eat their way out of the skin. Her magic is terrible and powerful.

Her interests are in Blackmoor though she is said to welcome young women frfom anywhere who wish to learn her brand of witchcraft and become apprentices.

I think the idea of these unique golems and para-elementals is interesting. Some connection to Blackmoor's Bloodwood?

-Havard

[Yaztromo]

I think this opens a lot of possibilities and could well be put in the past, in the presence and in the future of "classic" Blackmoor (and for "classic" I intend the reign of Uther Andahar...)

[aldarron]

Very cool. Sounds like a perfect description of the Red Coven.