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Appearance: Gap-toothed and twisted, the old crone squats amidst the mildewed furnishings of her sewer home. Her black hair is stringy and damp, clinging to a face shriveled like a dry apple. She stirs the contents of a giant cauldron, tasting the soup with a single bony finger. Her oil lamp provides dim light, so you can't be certain that you saw the sickly green tinge to her skin as she passed below it.

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Personality: She may act like a caring parent, but Mother Basha is a creature of selfishness and deception, exploiting those she takes in until they are no longer useful. Her true nature is masked by the glamour of her magic, and she only reveals herself when she thinks it's too late for her intended victims.

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Motivation: Farmers have their pigs and shepherds their sheep, and no one calls them evil when they slaughter a few for dinner. Why shouldn't I have my little ones? I care for them until I get hungry.

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Roleplaying Tips: Mother Basha maintains the ruse of being a homeless woman who has settled in the sewers, and a strict but kind mother to the young urchins and street thieves she calls The Ratlings.

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Background: The old woman who calls herself Mother Basha has been squatting in the city sewers for decades, carefully gaining the trust of forgotten and abandoned children and teaching them how to beg and steal. What they bring in is shared among them, and the children treat her as a parent. Those who grow too old, or are too rebellious, disappear. Mother Basha claims they were arrested and imprisoned.

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Traits: Arcane, Cunning, Evil, Intimidating, Monstrous, Old, Persuasive, Resilient, Strong, Ugly, Villainous, and Wise

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Dark Secret: It is a well-kept secret that those who know the true name of a hag and speak it in her presence become immune to her magic. Mother Basha zealously guards her true name, Dunmorga.