The Witch in the Woods

The disappearances have been happening for months now. They always occur at the same time in surrounding villages. At the end of each month, a few girls vanish without nobody hearing them screaming or seeing them disappear. Nobody knows what's happening and until now no criminal or rational explanation has been found. This has to end. And while fear and terror are prevailing, the number of rumors and unfounded accusations keep increasing. People even start to think a curse was thrown upon them or that it could be the devil's work.

An old hermit living in the woods has been suspected. She is very well known by women in the area. And especially, pregnant women who don't wish giving birth to their child. Indeed, the old lady is often asked to offer her skills and perform abortions. But nobody knows what she does with fetuses once extracted. That was all it took to get witchcraft accusations starting. Some claim to have seen her flying on a broom and perform strange rituals in the woods, or even wandering between villages looking for children.

Legend says she would use fetuses as major ingredient of black magic spells, and would have sold her soul to the devil. In exchange of great powers and immortality, she would need to offer each month, ten virgins' hearts to her master.

But other people tend to defend this hermit. They say she's just an old woman who ran away from society to end up her life peacefully in nature, living in harmony with wildlife. Behind this dark appearance would actually hide a caring person who protects every single living being. Also gifted with a rich knowledge of plants, they pretend she can cure ailments and deseases. In other words, a solitary and harmless old lady who would not hurt a fly.

But in the end, all these stories are just hearsay, and the truth remains unknown. Everyone has to form his own opinion about this wild woman. And maybe, if you're crazy enough and really want to find out whether she's an innocent person or a crazy evil old witch, you will have the courage to venture into the woods at night ?

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Hello o/

It's been a while since I wanted to make a heavy look that doesn't look like heavy armor. And with the realease of the wizard hat I decided to do so!
I fell in love with the hat/scarf combo and found 2 different armor combos. The first is a witch theme for my revenant. I wanted to create a dark witch, who lives in the wild, in harmony with nature, harvesting plants, and perfoming rituals.

The dolyak chest/braham legs combo was perfect to achieve my idea and give a savage and fabric look to the armor. I chose banded gauntlets for their size and details that resemble the details on shoulders. The leystone boots seemed quite fitting to the idea too.

For the dyes, I chose a mix of grey and turquoise. I wanted to keep her appearance dark and mysterious without being too black or grey, and the turquoise is also supposed to go with the colors of the staff !

For the weapons I wanted something not too refined, practical, and realistic, like she could have made her weapons herself with wood and other stuff she found in nature. The staff and the shield are supposed to be the more mystical stuff she needs for using magic.
I also chose this artificer backpiece for his realistic aspect, but also because I liked the idea she could carry her potions, herbs and other mixtures in her back while exploring the forest. And the blue/green little bags on it seem to fit the turquoise on the armor pretty well too ! ^-^

Screens locations: wvw, kessex hills, timberline falls, queensdale, iron marches, wayfarer foothills.

Hope you like her! :)