Nimue Rookgate
the Hoarfrost Witch
Named for the frozen gate where rooks gather at the winter solstice.
Power
Frostspeech — you speak and the air around you chills, forming ice that captures the last word you uttered.
- Familiar
- a white ermine named Sable
- Coven
- Hoarfrost
You refused the Rookgate's cold demand — to let the river freeze around your heart. For that refusal, the frost claimed your voice instead. Now the hoarfrost clings to your words, and every syllable falls as a snowflake.
Where the name comes from
Nimue — the Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend.
Rookgate — Rook (the rook) + gate.