Willow Witches are ancient spellcasters who ventured into the Drift, drawn by the allure of its potent, otherworldly magic. Their goal was to amplify their power by tapping into the essence of the Drift. In a way, they succeeded—but at a terrible cost. Over centuries of exposure to the Drift’s magic, these mortals were slowly and irrevocably transformed, their very beings merging with the nature they sought to harness.

Their flesh hardened into bark, their hair grew into cascading leaves, and their features twisted until no trace of their former selves remained. Once the transformation is complete, a Willow Witch loses all memory of who they once were, their identity consumed by the wild magic of the Drift. They become inseparable from the forest, their consciousness fused with the essence of the Feywild.

Though their individuality fades, their magical power continues to grow, becoming as vast and untamed as the Drift itself. Legends speak of the oldest Willow Witches, their legs turned to roots, standing immobile in the heart of the forest—ancient sentinels of nature’s wrath. These rooted witches, bound eternally to their domain, are said to wield unfathomable power, their whispers carried on the wind and their magic shaping the very forest around them.

To encounter a Willow Witch is to face a being as beautiful as it is dangerous—a living testament to the price of ambition and the transformative power of the Feywild.