Witchcraft

Very little is known for certain about Witches, though they have certainly been around since before the mortal and fey realms split. They tend to keep to themselves and most seem to agree that it's best that they do, as the strange powers they wield are often unpredictable and terrifying if not outright destructive.

The largest number of witches you are likely to see traveling together is at thirteen, known as a coven. They often keep to the roads between enclaves held by larger groups of witches, some of them even being full fledged cities.

"Gifts"
Every witch born is born with a certain gift often referred to as a mark. These are apparently random and can do anything from granting minor fortune and allowing one to speak to the dead, to allowing one to see other worlds.

To list a few examples here:

Sara has the mark of the cracked tongue, causing her words to bring misfortune on those who hear them. She also often mispeaks and says offensive things without meaning to.

Avallarah has the mark of the golden halo, also known as the sun at her back, casting a glamour like effect about her. Anyone who sees her becomes enamoured with her, and will constantly agree with and generally consider her a friend.

In the past this often led to bloody conflict between witches and common folk, but over time this practice fell out, as stories spread of some of the disastrous effects of a failed witch hunt, such as one young witch who cried an ocean, causing a flood which then swept away an entire city and the surrounding countryside. Then, secondly there is the fact that witches aren't usually evil or dangerous anyway. If a witch did turn out to be, she was usually too dangerous to deal with, and if she wasn't, pointlessly killing or attacking her was just wrong. In modern times witch hunts are all but unheard of, as instead the town will usually send someone to politely and carefully ask a resident witch to leave of her own accord. If she does, everyone breathes a sigh of relief. If she chooses not to, the townsfolk may well leave the town, depending on what she does in the future.

Additionally, although witches powers are referred to as gifts, some witches see them as a curse. Often their powers cause them trouble when they are young, before they know how to handle them, and some are just plain destructive, for example, one young witch by the name of Ulia was born with the mark of the sun in her throat, embuing her voice with such power that her coos as a baby gave her mother migraines and knocked small animals unconcious

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