#hagsfiend

[to-hagsmire-and-back]

The Crooked, the Cradle - The Crane Wives Short Lutta animation I've had in my head for a while, wanted to take a break from the longer one I'm working on and make something quick

[lithobatess]

I’ve had practically zero motivation, time, or artistic creativity thanks to my job, but I did manage to start on a WIP of the most evil bird woman I know. A peek at the lineart for now. Hopefully I’ll finish it.. eventually :’)

[silver-phoenixx]

Art fight attack of Nyraak for venomrot!

[captain-crowfish]

I've been playing Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole for the WII a lot and I can honestly say it's one of my favorite video games. It may be repetitive, but what makes repetition interesting is strategy. There are certain enemies you have to use certain moves on, and the pure adrenaline I get from watching all other enemies scramble (fly) out of the way as you charge at one makes it all worth it.

For those who haven't played it, it does kind of follow the Canon of the film (for the most part) except you play as 'Shard', who can be one of four different owl species of your choosing. The Hagsfiends from the books are here for some reason, and they annoyingly encapsulate the 'holders of Witchcraft' role they play by being exclusively female.

In fact, it's kind of jarring how imbalanced NPCs and enemies are when it comes to gender. The Pure One soldiers you fight all have the same voice (maybe 2 voices)... a male voice, and the only female plot-relevant NPC you meet is Bryony, a Great-Horned Owl who leads a resistance against The Pure Ones.

Honestly... if it didn't bother her too much to leave the resistance, I kinda wish we got her as a Wingman instead of Cormac. Because with Streak and Parzival, they're actually relevant to the plot and have their own speaking lines and character arcs and Cormac has... nothing. Oh well a guy can dream.

Remember Allomere from the film? In this game you get to throw him against rocks until he dies >:D

[skyclowdercoins]

Associ-Hagsfiend

[pt: Associ-Hagsfiend. end pt.]

an associd where you associate yourself with and want other people to associate you with hagsfiends from Guardians of Ga’Hoole, but isn't necessarily something that you are.

no dni, as this is just a term, but do know that we are pro endo and anti radqueer. please do not involve us in discourse.

No idea how to describe the flag, help would be appreciated.

@radiomogai @associd

[trunswicked]

More Ga’Hoole art!!!

[soylent-crocodile]

Hagsfiend (Monster)

(Art by Richard Cowdrey)

(The genre of animal fiction is a famed and storied one, and one that was important to me growing up. I read Warriors, and that still has a thriving fandom, but I also read a series called Guardians of Ga'Hoole, which was about owls and had a more fully fantastical setting. Short of a 2010 movie by Zach Snyder, I've seen very little attention given to it.

Hagsfiends are magical monsters that are extinct in the "modern" day of the series, but dangerous threats in the main book. They appear to be both mortal beings and also what owls turn into when they go to Owl Hell. I'm statting them up as the former, but I gave a little nod to this in the flavor text.

One last note, the book cover this image is from caught my father's eye years ago, and him buying that book for me is what got me reading Ga'Hoole. So thanks, hagsfeinds.)

CR2 NE Small Magical Beast

Hagsfiend are condor-sized black birds born of, and infused with, negative energy and witchcraft. They are chittering, raucous animals who have a penchant for cruelty and greed, and a particular fascination with creatures weaker than them. Hagsfiend feathers lack the sleek, oily sheen of natural birds, and are often in disarray, giving them the look of something dead or dying. They have a similar look when walking, often having an awkward hopping shuffle to their movement. In the air, though, they are powerful fliers, capable of hunting and killing even an eagle. 

Hagsfiend are sometimes called “crowl” and conjectured to be a dark hybrid of the two; indeed, with their flat faces, black feathers, and combination of hunting and scavenging, they appear to be a sort of in-between. Either bird, when suffused with enough evil magic and negative energy, can transform into a hagsfiend, which appears to be the true origin of these creatures, which now breed true.

Hagsfiend are often found in the employ of dark witches and clerics of evil gods; there, they are typically loyal believers in the cause of some great evil, happy to take part in the violence and pain inflicted on the world. They often form such cults themselves, great rookeries nestled in the heart of dark forests and inland swamps. In such an environment they thrive, and many hagsfiend there advance in level as witches, alchemists, or oracles. Hagsfiend are even known to reside in hell, preferring its icy or citybound layers. 

An evil spellcaster of level 7 or higher can take a hagsfiend as a familiar with the feat Improved Familiar.

This black bird is larger than an eagle, with tattered black feathers and piercing yellow eyes.

Misc- CR2 NE Small Magical Beast HD3 Init:+2 Senses: Perception:+8, Darkvision 60ft Stats- Str:12(+1) Dex:14(+2) Con:9(-1) Int:14(+2) Wis:8(-1) Cha:14(+2) BAB:+3 Space:2.5ft Reach:0ft Defense- HP:16(3d10) AC:15(+2 Dex, +2 Natural, +1 Size) Fort:+2 Ref:+5 Will:+2 CMD:15 Immunity: Cold Weakness: Weak to Saltwater Special Defenses: Negative Energy Affinity, DR2/salt Offense- 2 Claw +5(1d3+1 plus 1 bleed) CMB:+3 Speed:20ft, Fly 40ft (Good) Special Attacks: Bleed Feats- Toughness, Iron Will Skills- Fly +12, Knowledge (Religion) +5, Perception +8 Spell-like Abilities- (Caster level 3, Concentration +5) Color Spray (DC13) /at-will Special Qualities- Change Shape (An owl, Beast Shape II) Ecology- Environment- Forests (Cold) Languages- Common, Infernal Organization- Flock (2-8) Treasure- Standard Special Abilities- Weak to Saltwater (Ex)- A hagsfiend that gets saltwater on its feathers is unable to fly and loses its immunity to cold until it spends a full minute preening.

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haggish

jun 4 2023