Ulizmila's Hut
"The sounds of the forest become suddenly distant as the trees part, opening into a small, almost perfectly circular glade. The nearest stands of pine, eyln, and darkwood—all typically sturdy woods—twist away from the clearing, as if bent by some impossibly strong wind or seemingly in an attempt to flee despite their paralyzed roots. At the glade’s center squats an ugly cottage, little more than a pile of twigs, shoots, and ivy stacked upon mud walls. From the thatched roof dangle bundles of gnarled roots, old dried beast carcasses, and knucklebone bangles, all clattering together like gruesome wind chimes. A dozen small thatched fetishes—each shaped like a tiny man, imp, or rearing serpent—stand propped in the yard, keeping guard before a rickety plank door." --Hollow's Last Hope
History
This cottage was once home to the witch Ulizmila who was known to be a wise woman who practiced the old ways, and a local boogieman. While some said she was a monstrous hag and great, great granddaughter of Baba Yaga herself, or perhaps even a spawn of Malagard, others knew her as a harsh but wise sage willing to share her wisdom for morbid prices. Although her works still spoil in the Vale, Ulizmila the Witch is long since gone.
