Because of this, and her general disdain for the young and beautiful, Baba Yaga is usually in a bad mood. Though Baba Yaga is physically stronger than all but the largest giants, and easily able to crush even the mightiest heroes in her skinny arms, exerting the force of the weight of years in her grip, she always feels all the aches and pains of her many years except in a few rare instances. Baba Yaga gets around in her hut most frequently because the hut likes the exercise, and Baba Yaga likes to relax inside her house.ĭescription of Nature, Personality, and Dogma:īaba Yaga is the very personification of cantankerous old age. If she or it should need rapid transportation while in her hut, it can sprout a pair of dark-feathered wings from its sides to fly for relatively short distances, but the hut finds this tiring and seldom does so except when it is in peril or Baba Yaga exerts her mighty will. Thirdly and finally, Baba Yaga has a large hut with long chicken legs, which she generally allows to wander as it pleases with its limited intelligence. She tends to spread a host of misfortunes and violent storms over the lands she flies above while travelling in this fashion. This is fun for Baba Yaga, but also very tiring since she must continue to work the pestle while flying. Secondly, Baba Yaga enjoys traveling by flying around in a huge magical mortar, which she steers by means of a large pestle, which also serves as a deadly weapon in a pinch. Since Baba Yaga is an old woman, however, she prefers to avoid walking except when she is in an especially foul mood. When she is in this form, she is generally actively seeking opportunities to deal out minor blessings to those who treat her with respect, or (much more frequently) significant cursings to those who treat her poorly or ignore her. Firstly, she may take to the road as a tottering old woman dressed in rags. One does not approach Baba Yaga lightly by any means, and one never really knows when a lonely old woman might in fact be Baba Yaga in disguise.īaba Yaga is most freqently encountered in one of three ways. When she decides to show her full grandeur, she can stand head and shoulders over the height of a full-grown man, her simple peasant's clothes turning to storm-streaked robes of night. Worshipers: Witches, warlocks, old women, goblins, ogres, hags, harpiesĭomains: Darkness (Loss), Knowledge (Memory), Luck (Curse), Magic, Weather (Storms)įavored Weapon: Greatclub (preferably shaped like her pestle)Ī withered-looking old crone on first sight, robed, hooded, and hunched over, Baba Yaga's true appearance tends to be a shock to those who first see her face: Baba Yaga is hideous! More than hideous, the very sight of her causes pregnant women to miscarry, babies to become colicky, cows to give sour milk for years afterward, and the weak of heart to die. Portfolio: Witches, warlocks, Old Age, Respect for elders Cleric Alignments: Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Evil
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