"Prepared by the hand and mind of Orsini Sardus for the august Council of Tears of the Great City of Vedenza, in the one hundred and fourth year of the Second Republic, by the light of blessed Myrmidia and the shadow of chill Hag.[Note 1] May any who read these words without warrant be broken and blinded."
Strega of the Bone Hills, (which means Hag of the Bone Hills in Tilean) is a mysterious sorceresses worshipped by some communities in Estalia.[1a]
The cultists of the Mortiaga are known to chant their prey even in the mist of battle.[1a]
The Sect of Mortiara[]
Sometimes treated as a divinity Strega is the leader of the morrite sect known as Mortiara, an outcast sect condemned from their cult for their nightmarish heresy. It is a matter of fact that the clans of Skin Wolves that inhabit the Bone Hills are under her command and took the side of King Vidar of Larhgoz during the War of Beasts against the army of the Second Republic of Vedenza. Some dare to say that Strega and Vidar VII were even lovers.[1a]
In the end the magical powers of Strega were outmatched by the Tilean wizard Orsini Sardus, while her cultists were slain by the Court Alchemist, Tazadis of Araby.[1a]
Notes[]
- Note 1: It seems plausible that the word "Hagh" on page 5 of Monstrous Arcanum is a typographical error and should indeed be "Hag." This interpretation aligns with the Italian (Tilean) term "Strega," which means "hag" and fits the context of the story in the book, particularly if referring to the leader of the Morrite cult of the Mortiara, called in fact, Strega of the Bone Hills.[1b]