Fiction:The Firmament/Hag

"No amount of drink can make me not find you the most repulsive thing ever!"

- Anonymous victim of a hag attack

Hags are a very rare species of woodland fey who plague the outskirts of Telamon's civilizations.

Biology
Hags are monstrous fey resembling decrepit human crones with light green skin, black stringy hair and bodies filled with warts. They appear visibly malnourished even when well-fed, and their fingers end in powerful claws. Hags are a female-only species and require mating with humanoids to conceive offspring, with their children always being full-blooded hags. The average hag stands at 1.8 meters tall, weights 70 kgs and lives on until they are killed by violence or disease.

Ecology
Hags make their lairs in dense woodland, hidden away from civilization as to avoid detection. A hag's lair often takes the form of wooden huts surrounded by bone fences and fetishes. Hags have been spotted across northern Dryadala, southern Gromkazul, Lesheron and Eusheth.

Society
Hags typically live solitary lives; due to their rarity, they usually do not come across one another. Those who do may come together into covens, collaborating with one another to increase their powers. Hags are exceptionally cruel creatures who take delight in causing pain and despair to others, and often do so by using their magic to seduce men into impregnating, only to later kill them and eat their flesh.

Abilities
All hags are innate sorceresses and possess a strong affinity with nature magic, leading many to describe them as being 'dark druids'. They are also masters of illusion magic, using it to disguise their monstrous forms and charm other creatures, though the most magic-sensitive individuals are able to feel the dark auras which they emit. Despite their decrepit appearance, hags are formidable opponents in close-range, able to tear a common humanoid apart with their claws with little difficulty.