Blue Witch

Her incarnation as an ancient human female died in a Goblin attack on Roubank overnight on Day 70/71. A villager took her body to the tower of the derelict fort at Roubank and apparently gave his life to effect her reincarnation.

A new incarnation as an Ariel was 'born' at midnight the following night in the tower of the fort at Roubank.

Some Orcish clan members felt compelled to aid in the defense of Roubank, and the both the party's and the Tres Amigos' fortuitous arrival at Roubank seems more than coincidental.

Several villagers and clansfolk and Timul of the Tres Amigos pledged their lives to the newly born Ariel - the Ariel appeared to take strength/helath/age from Tibalts' Eagle totem.

The Blue Witch (Wyldwood faith) was said by one of the orcs to be the 'Guardian of Nature for the area, and stops the dessert from growing'. She had also been a herbalist/healer/seer.

On Day 72  Quercuis and Francis resisted a mesmeric 'calling' (presumably from the reincarnated Blue Witch) to *"do something about the terrible battle of the past"* - but Brokef evidently failed and started heading towards the tower. So as to avoid Timul's fate, the party subdued Brokef and rapidly departed the village.

According to Bez Drock: She is a Dragon Rider spirit. Two Dragon Riders had fought and caused havoc. One died, and the other attempted to heal the damage they had done (the Blue Witch). Dragon Riders – who had been able to tame and ride a True Dragon – would be considered demi-gods by normal folk.

According to Kheran

Kheran: “Well, I ain’t a speaker, so I cannot recite the story chapter and verse, but the way I understand it is that a long long time ago two demigods had a bit of a disagreement. The resulting fight left one of them dead and the area where they fought blasted of all life. Turns out that this area kept growing, becoming a lifeless desert.”

Kheran: “The surviving demigod apparently had a fit of conscience and so bound his, or I guess more accurately her, spirit to this area with the goal of containing the deserts growth. Whatever the truth in this tale, the Blue Witch has been here for as long as people can remember and always seems to gather a group of supporters around her. There seems to be some sort of magical link formed, after all you saw what happened to Timul, but he wont say anything to me now – so I have no idea what the nature of the link is.”

Ariel: *“Roubank, well the **Blue Witch** lives there along with her followers and some tagalongs. I’ve seen her once and she is an ancient human, but the Speakers say that there always has been a Blue Witch and she is important, but they don’t mention details that I can recall.”*

Stlan: *“Roubank though I know a little of, and it’s a weird place, there is some holy woman living in a decrepit tower and she seems to have a small following of people that farm the locality and give her supplies. She has been there about 30 years if you listen to the tales, some of the clans occasionally swing by – but nobody has ever thought to move her and her followers on.”*

1. ↑ Zoom 2021-02-18 20:00
2. ↑ Zoom 2021-02-25 21:00
3. ↑ Zoom session 18th March – Meeting Bez Drock
4. ↑ Day 72 1am - The Hill Fort At Roubank : Part 3
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Day 67 – Far Haven – Setting Off For White Beach