Tasha Nightshade

**Natasha Nightshade** was better known as Tasha Nightshade, an infamous human witch. Tasha's origin is largely a mystery. What is known is that she was the adoptive daughter of Baba Yaga, the Witch Queen of the Feywild's Grim Court. Tasha studied magic under the Mother of Hags and proved to be quite adept in the mystical arts. She eventually left her mother's coven and traveled the multiverse. Despite being born in the material realm growing up in the Feywild, Tasha considered the Abyss her true home. She was one of the rare people to adventure into the realm of demons and return safely with her sanity still intact. She learned even more powerful magic from her time with demons and became the consort of Bedlam, the Prince of Demons.

When Chaotica, Bedlam's mother and the Queen of Demons, trapped him in the Ring of Desire, Tasha believed she was the Harlot Witch who could free him. Her attempt was in vain however. She then dedicated her life to finding the true Harlot Witch. Tasha spent centuries testing various people across the multiverse and they all failed to free Bedlam. When she heard about Clementine Jones, Tasha was convinced she found the Harlot Witch. Clementine went by the nickname Clit, she came from a long line of tieflings, she was sex positive, she had lost her mind for a time due to a feeble mind spell, and she showed promise is psychic and necrotic magic. Tasha met Clementine in the Waterdeep cemetery while she was paying her respects to her lost love Gristle Pete. Tasha lured Clementine into a Bedlam temple she secretly created in the cemetery's catacombs and had her wear the Ring of Desire. Bedlam was finally free, but Clementine was trickier than they anticipated. She didn't desire Gristle Pete. She desired to grant wishes. Becoming an avatar of the wish spell, Clementine nearly slayed Bedlam, denied his marriage proposal, and created the Reverie. Bedlam would only be free for three full moons unless the Harlot Witch married him.

Tasha was too powerful to succumb to the Reverie's fantasy world. She adopted the identity of Ruvange Honeysuckle to spy on Clementine and the Best Friends Caravan. A weakened Bedlam then started posing as Gristle Pete. Tasha took an interest in the Acolytes in Sexy Tights, believing they threatened her and Bedlam. As Ruvange, she spied on them as well.

Her machinations included infesting Lady Laeral Silverhand's palace with a demonic plant that took control of the Lady of Waterdeep, posing as a blue dragon and killing Bepo Sweetbuns, sending another abyssal portal plant to Bada-Bing Jabroni and Elderion Telconter on the night of their fundraiser to kill them and the Acolytes, and killing Volo Geddarm. At some point during her time in Waterdeep, she discovered the Undermountain and killed Vecna, the lich master of the Arcane Brotherhood who lived there with his magical treasure.

When the Acolytes discovered Clementine was the Harlot Witch they went to the catacombs to confront the mysterious woman who gave Clementine the Ring of Desire. They guessed correctly she and Ruvange Honeysuckle were one in the same. Tasha proved to be a dangerous enemy with her abilities to open abyssal rifts, chant in dark speech, infect others with demons, and magical slaps. She killed Barbara Duke in the fight but ultimately died after Dewey Thundersnatch electrocuted her when she slapped him.

## Magical Prowess

Tasha wasn't born with any innate magical gifts. She learned her very powerful magic through study. And she had the multiverse's best teacher in Baba Yaga, the Mother of Hags and perhaps the most powerful witch to ever live. Tasha learned several schools of magic but showed a preference for conjuration, necromancy, and evocation. Her magic was so powerful that she was able to become biologically immortal and enjoyed eternal youth, living for close to a millennia. She created several spells with her most famous being Tasha's Hideous Laughter.

## Titles

* Baba Yaga's Chosen
* Demon Whisperer