Mysterious Witch

## **First Encounter**

*The woman inspects you carefully, her old, tired eyes contradicting her youthful face. "Do you know me? Have you shaped me out of Wyrdness? Or have I just created you?" She carries all the equipment you'd expect of a traveling witch, but she speaks with a soft, courtly manner. She also seems to know more about Wyrdness than you do, and traverses it without a Wyrdcandle.*

* **"WHO ARE YOU?"**
*"I was traveling from the Colony to Mangrove Huddle, when a storm of Wyrdness overtook me. I wandered among ghosts and echoes until my feet were sore. Until I found you." Colony? Mangrove Huddle? You've never heard of such places. "I'm growing more and more certain you're not real. Can you pinch yourself? Do you feel pain?"*
* **ASK HER TO JOIN YOU IN THE VILLAGE**
*She listens to your invitation with patient condescension. "You say you have a Menhir? How silly. You can own an item, or a piece of rock... but not a being of Wyrdstone."* She smiles. "I have a better idea. I'll invite you to my... village. But first, I'll need proof that you're real." *"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"*"I know there is a man out there, wandering with a fading candle. He's desperate for light, yet he doesn't know that there is no light that could guide him back home. First, find him and help him realize this simple truth. And then, when he's broken, guide him to his real destination."*[New Quest: Conscious Darkness]*She starts rummaging for something in her possessions. "Oh, and take this. It might come in handy. Maybe. Someday."*[Received: ]
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## **Encounters**

#### Random Encounter Dialogs (Prior to completing Quest: Perdition)

Random #1: *"Did you know the Wyrdness can sometimes take the shape of our deepest desires or fears? That's how many Wyrdspawns came to be.*
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Random #2: *"What if we're also echoes of a powerful desire? And is there any desire stronger than the urge to live? What if we found a yearning even stronger than that? What would it do to the Wyrdness around us?"*
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#### Containment Procedure

* **"SO THIS MAN WAS... A WOLF?"***He might well have been a wolf way back in the past. Then, when he got lost, or lost what was dearest to him, he became a purpose. And this purpose was given a different shape by the Wyrdness. And now that he's found a new family, he's finally back to a more suitable self. Congratulations. You've saved a soul."* [Completed Quest: Conscious Darkness] *She claps. "But this is my time to leave. Find me again, and we'll talk about visiting the village. You see? I remembered."*

#### Perdition Completed

* **ASK HER TO HELP YOU HONE YOUR SKILLS***"What could it be that you think you need? I have to warn you that nothing is free here..."*
	+ **I NEED WYRDCANDLES** *Gain 1  (10 HP)*
	+ **I NEED TO FORGET** *Remove up to 5 cards (75% Max HP)*
	+ **I WANT TO GROW STRONGER** *Get a Random Stat Boost (10 HP)*
	+ BOOST MAXIMUM HP *You gain +10 Max HP*
	+ BOOST ARMOR *You gain +10 Maximum Armor*
	+ BOOST DAMAGE *You gain +1 Damage*
	+ **(Back)**
* **GET A LEGENDARY CARD** [Received: ]
* **LEAVE**

## **Conversation Mark**

* **ASK HER TO HELP YOU HONE YOUR SKILLS**
*"What could it be that you think you need? I have to warn you that nothing is free here..."*
	+ **I NEED WYRDCANDLES** *Gain 1  (10 HP)*
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	+ **I NEED TO FORGET** *Remove up to 5 cards (75% MAX HP)*
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	+ **I WANT TO GROW STRONGER** *Get a Random Stat Boost (10 HP)*
		- BOOST MAXIMUM HP *You gain +10 Max HP*
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		- BOOST ARMOR *You gain +10 Armor*
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		- BOOST DAMAGE *You gain +1 to Base Damage*
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	+ **(Back)**
* **LEAVE**
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