Theories on the Baehag
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:13 pm
One of the more interesting adventure hooks from the Northern Hinterlands book is that of the Baehag.
For those who aren't familiar, the Baehag is a mysterious creature that has cursed the Shadow Coast colony of Tohatha. This curse states that all those who live in the area will suffer a plague of boils and that the first born child of every family will die within their first month. This has apparently been going on for about 20 years now, and the colony has more or less resigned itself to its fate.
The problem is, no one knows what the Baehag is, what offense they committed or how to appease this being. All who try to find out or kill it either flee from the evil it radiates or are killed. Worse, every attempt to communicate or stop the creature sees an unnatural storm sent against the colony... causing a lot of damage to the area.
While many have come to confront and end the Baehag's curse, none have succeeded and the people have suffered for it... to the point where they try to discourage or chase away anyone who would try to end the curse. Better to live under the curse than suffer the Baehag's wrath when any would-be hero fails.
So I am wondering what theories people have come up with as to this creature's identity/nature and why it has targeted this colony. Of course I have my own ideas, but I think I will hold off on them until I hear what others have come up with (just so that I don't influence the ideas other might have).
For those who aren't familiar, the Baehag is a mysterious creature that has cursed the Shadow Coast colony of Tohatha. This curse states that all those who live in the area will suffer a plague of boils and that the first born child of every family will die within their first month. This has apparently been going on for about 20 years now, and the colony has more or less resigned itself to its fate.
The problem is, no one knows what the Baehag is, what offense they committed or how to appease this being. All who try to find out or kill it either flee from the evil it radiates or are killed. Worse, every attempt to communicate or stop the creature sees an unnatural storm sent against the colony... causing a lot of damage to the area.
While many have come to confront and end the Baehag's curse, none have succeeded and the people have suffered for it... to the point where they try to discourage or chase away anyone who would try to end the curse. Better to live under the curse than suffer the Baehag's wrath when any would-be hero fails.
So I am wondering what theories people have come up with as to this creature's identity/nature and why it has targeted this colony. Of course I have my own ideas, but I think I will hold off on them until I hear what others have come up with (just so that I don't influence the ideas other might have).