Baba Yaga

SlavicWitch of the deep forest

MythologySlavic

RoleWitch of the deep forest

About Baba Yaga

Lives in a hut that spins on chicken legs. Flies through the sky in a mortar, steering with a pestle and sweeping tracks with a broom. Sets heroes impossible tasks before granting aid or dinner. Neither good nor evil, she rewards the brave and the polite.

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