Hagspawn

Outcasts

Hagspawn are not a complete race, as there are no females of their kind. Hags continue their lineage by taking human males for mates. The female children of a hag quickly grow into hags like their mothers, but the male children are Hagspawn, half-human outcasts. Feared and hated by normal humans, Hagspawn must make their way in the world by their strength, hardiness, and sheer determination.

Hagspawn usually take simple human names for themselves in the language of their home region. In Rashemen, these include Bor, Dor, Josel, Kurg, Sergel, and Vladir. Some claim their father’s surname, while others who do not care to hide their heritage call themselves “Hagson,” or use their mother’s name.

Hagspawn are found in any land but are especially common where many hags dwell. In Rashemen, Hagspawn are infamous for their supposed tempers, violent natures, and depraved crimes that prejudiced neighbors falsely accuse them of, and they can expect no welcome in a Rashemi village. A few individuals have overcome this social stigma by proving themselves loyal and true, but most Hagspawn either leave Rashemen or die bitter and young, having finally done something to rouse their neighbors against them. We Durthans work to find Hagspawn before they reach such ends and train them to be Runescarred Beserkers.

Hagspawn Runescarred Beserkers are deadly barbarians who bear magical runes carved into their flesh and are among the most feared of Rashemen’s defenders. They are loyal bodyguards to the Druthans of the land and stand ready to unleash a storm of martial fury at a single word from any Druthan. Many Runescarred Berserkers bind themselves to a single Druthan and protect her with their very lives, but others become guardians of Bheur grannies or take up a simple existence as a wandering defender of the Rashemi people despite their hatred.

For human Runescarred Beserkers the word of a Wychlaran is law in Rashemen, but Runescarred Berserkers carry a weight of authority almost as great in some quarters of the land. When the Durthan rule, Hagspawn Runescarred Beserkers will have the respect they deserve.