Aspen, The Hag of the Hauntwood
Jan 9, 2023 12:40:33 GMT -5
Post by Aspen Arilyn'ana on Jan 9, 2023 12:40:33 GMT -5
Aspen Arilyn'ana
The Hag of the Hauntwood
The Hag of the Hauntwood
Gender - Female
Age - 200+
Race - Half-Elf, Dhampir
Nationality - Marshflats
Appearance -
Age - 200+
Race - Half-Elf, Dhampir
Nationality - Marshflats
Appearance -
Aspen stands around 5'5" with a willowy figure, and appears to be a woman in her late 20s at the oldest, perhaps early 30s. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silvery white and braided with many bits of moss and other greenery. Despite her petite build, there is something about her, something that feels imposing and larger than life. Just something about her very presence seems to be a warning to those who may approach her.
She always dresses in layers of thin black clothing with accents of green. Often her outfits consist of long black skirts hemmed with mud and twigs from the marshes and shawls woven as delicately as a spiderweb. Despite living completely alone in the middle of the deepest parts of the Hauntwood, Aspen takes great care to paint her eyes and lips with black pigment as well. Perhaps due to some kind of vanity, she may hold.
Or perhaps because black lipstick brings out the sharpness of her teeth.
Personality -
Despite her moniker, Aspen is not, in fact, a hag. At least, she doesn’t appear to be one. Though few can claim to have come into direct contact with the Hag of the Hauntwood, all have described her as a strange woman. Young, vivacious, and yet deeply unnerving.
Perhaps it is her sharp teeth, decides one, and the smile that creeps onto her face. Or perhaps it is the way she speaks, thinks another, quiet and clever and unnervingly sharp.
Perhaps it is her eyes. As dark as the night and knowing, always knowing.
Whatever the case may be, all who have encountered her have been able to agree on a few details. She is quick-witted, charming, confident, and there is something deeply, deeply wrong with her.
Aspen, on the other hand, would describe herself as a simple woman who enjoys quiet evenings picking herbs in the marshes and raising the dead.
History -
Aspen speaks very little of her past or how she grew up. Of course, this could be due to the fact that she has no one in her life she considers to be a friend outside of her beloved familiar, her skewt Poncho. What is known is this, she has lived her entire life in a shoddy cabin in the deepest reaches of the Hauntwood, her father was an elven mage though his family likely has no idea of her existence, and she delights in all things macabre and grim.
Locals know her as a skilled witch, but only the brave or foolhardy dare to approach her in search of one of her potions or spells. Or perhaps, they are best described as the desperate, as Aspen is more than willing to help those who seek her out, though her prices are always... steep.
If one were to ask Aspen about her life directly, she would merely smile and claim that she's simply a simple witch who has enjoyed a long life of quiet homesteading in the marshes. Nothing More, and Nothing Less.
Aspen speaks very little of her past or how she grew up. Of course, this could be due to the fact that she has no one in her life she considers to be a friend outside of her beloved familiar, her skewt Poncho. What is known is this, she has lived her entire life in a shoddy cabin in the deepest reaches of the Hauntwood, her father was an elven mage though his family likely has no idea of her existence, and she delights in all things macabre and grim.
Locals know her as a skilled witch, but only the brave or foolhardy dare to approach her in search of one of her potions or spells. Or perhaps, they are best described as the desperate, as Aspen is more than willing to help those who seek her out, though her prices are always... steep.
If one were to ask Aspen about her life directly, she would merely smile and claim that she's simply a simple witch who has enjoyed a long life of quiet homesteading in the marshes. Nothing More, and Nothing Less.
Extra -
- Her favorite animals are lizards, snakes, vultures, and crows; she also generally likes all fish but prefers the kind with teeth and thinks rats are utterly adorable creatures.
- She prefers herbal teas with extra honey or sugar.
- She likes weeds more than flowers and the smell of moss.
- Her hobby is collecting interesting bones.
NPCs -
Korir Arilyn’ana - Aspen’s father. Formerly a professor of magical runes at the Arcane Academy. Professor Korir disappeared around 250 years ago and was never heard from again. To this day, the Arilyn’ana family and the Academy are unsure of what happened to him.