The Sea Witch - Revision history

http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Sea_Witch The Sea Witch - Revision history 2026-09-20T15:04:15Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=157870&oldid=prev LordLucide at 06:19, 16 April 2021 2021-04-16T06:19:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:19, 16 April 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Homebrew non-canon}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref> Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. The Sea Witch is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref> Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. The Sea Witch is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

LordLucide http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149339&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 20:10, 25 October 2019 2019-10-25T20:10:53Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:10, 25 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">how much </del>the [[good]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">she performed weighed against the evil, it was not the dark deeds that did her in but rather the cures she provided. Neither the local </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">clergy</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nor </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">local [[healer]]</del>s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">appreciated what </del>she <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">did</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>she became spurned by those she helped. After hearing rumors about the Sea Witch's [[curse]]s, the priests of Widow's Peak <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stoked </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">seeds of hatred </del>and gathered a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bloodthirsty </del>mob.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the balance between </ins>the [[good]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">evil</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea Witch'</ins>s <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">actions, </ins>she <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">became target of blame for every bad event big and small. Thus</ins>, she became spurned by those she helped. After hearing rumors about the Sea Witch's [[curse]]s, the priests of Widow's Peak <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mobilized </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">townspeople </ins>and gathered a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">vengeful </ins>mob.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the mob quickly upon her, the Sea Witch signaled for the Giant's aid. However, he failed to respond, too enthralled by the mirror dreams of his beloved. As [[punishment]], she warped the mirror's magic such that the dream became an eternal living [[nightmare]], with the Stone Giant's mind [[trapped]] inside.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref> In the end, the mob overtook her, and she was [[burned at the stake]]. As she died, the Sea Witch made a pact with an evil power for life beyond death. She also laid her powerful [[curse]] the land to be barren and the people to be unable to sire children, until the time the sea claimed them all. [[The Mists]] snatched Craven Cove from the [[Material Plane]] and made it an [[island of terror]]. Yet the Sea Witch somehow truly perished, leaving the realm without a darklord.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the mob quickly upon her, the Sea Witch signaled for the Giant's aid. However, he failed to respond, too enthralled by the mirror dreams of his beloved. As [[punishment]], she warped the mirror's magic such that the dream became an eternal living [[nightmare]], with the Stone Giant's mind [[trapped]] inside.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref> In the end, the mob overtook her, and she was [[burned at the stake]]. As she died, the Sea Witch made a pact with an evil power for life beyond death. She also laid her powerful [[curse]] the land to be barren and the people to be unable to sire children, until the time the sea claimed them all. [[The Mists]] snatched Craven Cove from the [[Material Plane]] and made it an [[island of terror]]. Yet the Sea Witch somehow truly perished, leaving the realm without a darklord.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149338&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 19:55, 25 October 2019 2019-10-25T19:55:50Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:55, 25 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[:category:enchanter|enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[:category:enchanter|enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on what she earned from her hard labors to provide </del>[[medicine]] and [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">healing</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for the townspeople</del>. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of the Sea Witch had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding place. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4"><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] </del>p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">providing the townspeople with </ins>[[medicine]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, [[healing]], [[divination]]s, </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">even [[curse]]s upon their perceived </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">transgressor</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s</ins>. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of the Sea Witch had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding place. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, 32</ins>">p. 4<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, 32</ins></ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149261&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 16:43, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T16:43:54Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:43, 24 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l32">Line 32:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 32:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:former Darklord]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:former Darklord]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:former Inhabitants of Craven Cove]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:former Inhabitants of Craven Cove]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[category:Former Inhabitants of Widow's Peak]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:healer]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:healer]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:herbalist]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:herbalist]]</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149258&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 16:27, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T16:27:36Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:27, 24 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref> Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">She </del>is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref> Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Sea Witch </ins>is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149257&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 16:26, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T16:26:20Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:26, 24 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile. Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. She is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]. In retaliation as she died, she [[cursed]] them to never again have children, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref> </ins>Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ref>p. 16</ref> and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. She is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149256&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 16:25, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T16:25:50Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:25, 24 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and forever </del>[[cursed]] them to never have children. Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]] and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. She is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch is the [[former darklord]] of [[Craven Cove]], although how she became a [[darklord]] in the first place has not been specified. She was [[burned at the stake]] by the townspeople of [[Widow's Peak (Town)|Widow's Peak]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. In retaliation as she died, she </ins>[[cursed]] them to never <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">again </ins>have children<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and she cursed the land to be forever infertile</ins>. Her daughter, [[Amelia Hawthorne]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>p. 16</ref> </ins>and many others still believe she somehow survives, but such anxiety is unwarranted. She is still [[deceased]], but her absence might make things even worse, for it means Craven Cove has no lord. Therefore, it will soon crumble into oblivion.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149255&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 16:22, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T16:22:37Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:22, 24 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[:category:enchanter|enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[:category:enchanter|enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence on what she earned from her hard labors to provide [[medicine]] and [[healing]] for the townspeople. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a darklord </del>had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence on what she earned from her hard labors to provide [[medicine]] and [[healing]] for the townspeople. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Sea Witch </ins>had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">place</ins>. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is not to say the Sea Witch entirely lacked potential [[good]] in her heart. Although in general a [[sadist]]<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref>, she felt sympathy for [[the Stone Giant|a stone giant]] whom came to the beach looking for his lost wife. After learning she had irrevocably turned into a [[statue]], the Giant fell into a terrible melancholy. The Sea Witch fashioned a great [[mirror]] such that the Giant could see into the [[dream]]s of his eternally slumbering wife. For this boon, the Sea Witch required the Giant to come to her assistance should she ever require it.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of how much the [[good]] she performed weighed against the evil, it was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">perhaps </del>not the dark deeds that did her in but rather the cures she provided. Neither the local [[clergy]] nor the local [[healer]]s appreciated what she did, and she became spurned by those she helped. After hearing rumors about the Sea Witch's [[curse]]s, the priests of Widow's Peak stoked the seeds of hatred and gathered a bloodthirsty mob.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of how much the [[good]] she performed weighed against the evil, it was not the dark deeds that did her in but rather the cures she provided. Neither the local [[clergy]] nor the local [[healer]]s appreciated what she did, and she became spurned by those she helped. After hearing rumors about the Sea Witch's [[curse]]s, the priests of Widow's Peak stoked the seeds of hatred and gathered a bloodthirsty mob.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the mob quickly upon her, the Sea Witch signaled for the Giant's <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">protection</del>. However, he failed to respond, too enthralled by the mirror dreams of his beloved. As [[punishment]], she warped the mirror's magic such that the dream became an eternal living [[nightmare]], with the Stone Giant's mind [[trapped]] inside.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref> In the end, the mob overtook her, and she was [[burned at the stake]]. As she died, the Sea Witch laid <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>powerful [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cursed</del>]] the land to be barren and the people to be unable to sire children, until the time the sea claimed them all.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the mob quickly upon her, the Sea Witch signaled for the Giant's <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">aid</ins>. However, he failed to respond, too enthralled by the mirror dreams of his beloved. As [[punishment]], she warped the mirror's magic such that the dream became an eternal living [[nightmare]], with the Stone Giant's mind [[trapped]] inside.<ref name="p. 24">p. 24</ref> In the end, the mob overtook her, and she was [[burned at the stake]]. As she died, the Sea Witch <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made a pact with an evil power for life beyond death. She also </ins>laid <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">her </ins>powerful [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">curse</ins>]] the land to be barren and the people to be unable to sire children, until the time the sea claimed them all<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. [[The Mists]] snatched Craven Cove from the [[Material Plane]] and made it an [[island of terror]]. Yet the Sea Witch somehow truly perished, leaving the realm without a darklord</ins>.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Legacy==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Legacy==</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149240&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 01:02, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T01:02:12Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:02, 23 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch came from a line with [[elven]] ancestry, specifically a far-back ancestor named [[Aurelia]]. Aurelia was an [[elf]] [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:category:enchanter|</ins>enchantress]] and Widow's Peak's first [[matriarch]].<ref>p. 11-12</ref> Despite her lofty ancestor, the girl that would later become the Sea Witch walked down [[the Barrow Downs]] without [[food]], shelter, or company. She eventually hunched over in despair, waiting for her life to end. Yet it did not, for a [[vampire]] stumbled upon her and took her back to his [[lair]]. Her "rescuer" fed upon her [[blood]], yet he went too far and it seemed like she would die. Strangely, the vampire evidenced a conscience and delivered the girl to the town of Widows Peak, where she was eventually saved by a [[herbalist]]. The vampire returned to his lair and for the rest of his existence eschewed drinking blood, as it now only disgusted him. Therein, he experienced a gruesome, ignoble death of [[starvation]].<ref>p. 21</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence on what she earned from her hard labors to provide [[medicine]] and [[healing]] for the townspeople. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of a darklord had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point in her life, the girl left Widow's Peak and later returned as the Sea Witch. She lived in a [[the Sea Witch's House|a house]] on a [[hill]] overlooking the town. There, the Sea Witch lived a modest existence on what she earned from her hard labors to provide [[medicine]] and [[healing]] for the townspeople. During these years, Widow's Peak was a successful [[:category:Trade Hub|hub for trade]]. Yet the presence of a darklord had a warping effect upon the surrounding land, making it in some ways a darker and more foreboding. Over time, the people of Widow's Peak began to resent her.<ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Sea_Witch&diff=149239&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 01:01, 24 October 2019 2019-10-24T01:01:37Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:01, 23 October 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Legacy==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Legacy==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite the many decades that have passed since her [[death]], yet the effects of [[the Sea Witch's Curse]] has not ceased. The land remains cursed and desolate. The people of Widow's Peak, now middle-aged at the youngest, become more and more desperate, turning to the primal [[Cult of the Old Gods]] where [[the Morninglord]] has failed them (or vice versa). The Cult sacrifices the town's own citizens both to the gods<ref>p. 6</ref> and to the Sea Witch in the futile hope the Curse will be undone.<ref>p. 13</ref> Cultist or not, popular [[rumor]] has it that she still lives on in her house on the hill. The rumors are entirely incorrect, though this fact does little to make the lives easier for teh people.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite the many decades that have passed since her [[death]], yet the effects of [[the Sea Witch's Curse]] has not ceased. The land remains cursed and desolate. The people of Widow's Peak, now middle-aged at the youngest, become more and more desperate, turning to the primal [[Cult of the Old Gods]] where [[the Morninglord]] has failed them (or vice versa). The Cult sacrifices the town's own citizens both to the gods<ref>p. 6</ref> and to the Sea Witch in the futile hope the Curse will be undone.<ref>p. 13</ref> Cultist or not, popular [[rumor]] has it that she still lives on in her house on the hill. The rumors are entirely incorrect, though this fact does little to make the lives easier for teh people.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond the effects of the [[Sea Witch's Curse]] on Craven Cove's people, it has left notable marks on its land. The land was made harsh and infertile. Like a gaping maw, [[the Yawning Chasm]] cuts the domain along the middle, as as a mere byproduct of the curse.<ref>p. 3, 6</ref> [[Grey Gardens]], a network of monster-infested unstable and sometimes even floating rocks, was created and is maintained by the Stone Giant's eternal psychic agony. The initial release turned most of the nearby people into monstrosities, including an evil [[mage]] now [[medusa]] named [[Little Edie]]. In her evil, Little Edie organized the monsters and has perpetrated the transformation of people into the [[Stone Cursed]].<ref>p. 24-26</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Beyond the effects of the [[Sea Witch's Curse]] on Craven Cove's people, it has left notable marks on its land. The land was made harsh and infertile. Like a gaping maw, [[the Yawning Chasm]] cuts the domain along the middle, as as a mere byproduct of the curse.<ref>p. 3, 6</ref> [[Grey Gardens]], a network of monster-infested unstable and sometimes even floating rocks, was created and is maintained by the Stone Giant's eternal psychic agony. The initial release turned most of the nearby people into monstrosities, including an evil [[mage]] now [[medusa]] named [[Little Edie]]. In her evil, Little Edie organized the monsters and has perpetrated the transformation of people into the [[Stone Cursed]].<ref>p. 24-26</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 20:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch leaves another menacing legacy in the form of [[the Sea Witch's Banderhobb|an unusually long-lived banderhobb]] she created while alive. Without duties to execute, the foul banderhobb wanders the domain looking for creatures to prey upon.<ref>p. 9</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Sea Witch leaves another menacing legacy in the form of [[the Sea Witch's Banderhobb|an unusually long-lived banderhobb]] she created while alive. Without duties to execute, the foul banderhobb wanders the domain looking for creatures to prey upon.<ref>p. 9</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite the above horrors, the most dangerous legacy of the Sea Witch might be her absence. No [[domain]] can exist for long without a [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">darlord</del>]], and Craven Cove is proof of this point. It is crumbling and will eventually disintegrate, taking the lives of all within as it dies. That is, unless it can find a new lord, which Craven Cove will take every means possible to achieve.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite the above horrors, the most dangerous legacy of the Sea Witch might be her absence. No [[domain]] can exist for long without a [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">darklord</ins>]], and Craven Cove is proof of this point. It is crumbling and will eventually disintegrate, taking the lives of all within as it dies. That is, unless it can find a new lord, which Craven Cove will take every means possible to achieve.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name="Widow's Peak p. 4">[[Widow's Peak (Module)]] p. 4</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td></tr> </table>

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