#we don't invite the spiders to feasts often though... they make our skin crawl.

[bleakbluejay]

new oc. i don't have a real name for her yet.

she's nicknamed the "Spider Hag". she's the warden of a supposedly haunted forest. "wardens" are high lords of historic families tasked with protecting regions of the realm. people think her forest is haunted because she has filled the place with an intricate web of traps -- snares, pits, nets, and so on -- to keep poachers and trespassers from passing through the forest, making it seem like those with ill intent never come back from the forest. most who see her see only her dark silhouette in the gloom of trees, and mistake the flaps of her coif for horns, and her dark cloak as shadow wrapping her up. they spread rumors that she is a witch or a demon that guards the forest. those that have met her know she is very kindly. she's polite, generous, gentle. she has a strong relationship with the local villagers, who maintain her reputation as a demon, and she provides them with high quality game and forage in return. as kindly as she is, though, there's something... off... about her. the way her wide, pale eyes scan a room, look right through you, track your every move. the way she lingers in the treeline and watches you as you pass through her woods. the way her soft, polite smiles never quite reach her eyes.

#bbjart #art #oc art #i dont have a name for her yet so i cant tag her #boohooooo #i like to think her ancestors have maintained this reputation too #so the small folk of the realm just thinks there's been one witch here for centuries #minus the lords and royal family. who obviously know them as the grand house they belong to. #we don't invite the spiders to feasts often though... they make our skin crawl.