But now wind drops, dust settles; thereupon
There lurches past, his great eyes without thought
Under the shadow of stupid straw-pale locks,
That insolent fiend Robert Artisson
To whom the love-lorn Lady Kyteler brought
Bronzed peacock feathers, red combs of her cocks.
- William Butler Yeats, "Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen"
I love finding new things. In this case, I found a new artist and a new (sorta) witch.
The artist is Neftali Hinojosa aka Hassly. They have
DeviantArt,
Patereon, and
Facebook pages, so there is plenty of chances for you to enjoy their art.
The witch is
Alice Kyteler and she was the first woman to be tried for witchcraft in Ireland. Reading through her history she was a fascinating woman. Really a self-made woman who had made a small fortune and it appears as if she was targeted for her money. Also, it is very likely she did kill her husbands.
Looking over Hassly's version of Alice I can't help but think she has to be some ancestor of my Larina. Not one of the "good" witches to be sure, but all witches have a little good and bad in them, don't they? They share the same hair color, eyes and taste in tattoos.
Reading over her trail there is a lot here to assume that she was a Demonic witch, but I am going to say this is just the populace spreading rumors. There is a lot more to support her as a Venefica, or poisoning witch. Her husbands were poisoned and she kept all sorts of jars of strange ingredients.
Plus I have not tried to make a Venefica in a while.
Alice Kyteler
Alice was the only daughter, and only surviving child, of Flemish merchants who settled in Ireland near Kilkenny. She was married 4 times, but each husband died with poison being the prime suspected method.
Dame Alice escaped her trial, but her chief servant Petronella de Meath (Petronella of Meath) was burned in her stead.
Alice Kyteler (14th level witch)
The Witch
| Strength: |
12 |
|
Death Ray, Poison |
9 |
| Dexterity: |
12 |
|
Magic Wands |
10 |
| Constitution: |
16 |
|
Paralysis, Polymorph or Turn to Stone |
9 |
| Intelligence: |
17 |
|
Dragon Breath |
12 |
| Wisdom: |
16 |
|
Rods, Staffs, Spells |
11 |
| Charisma: |
17 |
|
|
|
Hit Points: 41
Alignment: Chaotic (Evil)
AC: 6 (Tattoo of Protection, on her chest and back)
Occult Powers (Veneficia Tradition)
Familiar: Robin Artison / Robert, son of Art /
Robertum filium Artis (Alchemical Familiar)*
7th level: Brew Love/Hate Potion
13th level: Manufacture Potions
Spells
Cantrips (6): Arcane Mark, Black Flame, Daze, Irritate, Object Reading, Sound
First (5+2): Bewitch I, Cause Fear, Charm Person, Command, Glamour, Increase Sex Appeal, Silver Tongue
Second (4+2): Ecstasy, Enhanced Familiar, Enthrall, Hold Person, Phantasmal Spirit, Twisting the Heartstrings II
Third (4+1): Bestow Curse, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Enlarge Familiar, Fly, Witch Wail
Fourth (4+1): Confusion, Intangible Cloak of Shadows, Masque, Neutralize Poison, Withering Touch
Fifth (3): Endless Sleep, Nightmare, Waves of Fatigue
Sixth (2): Mass Suggestion, Repulsion
Seventh (2): Foresight, Wave of Mutilation
*Alchemical Familiars are created by venefica witches. They are similar to homunculi but are given life by a familiar spirit. In Alice's case, this familiar was a demonic spirit. She was accused of sexual relations with it.
Alice Kyteler, Green Witch
Some point out that Alice is believed to be evil only through the lens of her time. Indeed if she did not kill her husbands then she very easily could have been a pagan caught up in a wave of new religion. You can play her as you like in your games.
If you want to know more about Alice, she is all over the web (more or less).
Hassly can be found on
Pateron.
