Zoraida

Zoraida, also referred to as The Hag or The Crone, is a character who features prominently in Wyrd Games’ Malifaux universe.

Description
An ancient woman who is skinny as a rake, Zoraida was once a human but slowly transformed into a member of Malifaux’s indiginous population, the Neverborn, untold centuries ago after travelling to that world and becoming infused with its dark magicks. Dressing in tattered rags and covered in the stinking muck of the bayous in which she dwells, Zoraida is rarely seen without one of her diminutive companions, the odd little creatures known as Voodoo Dolls.

History
Zoraida’s is a name spoken with fear and loathing throughout the human population of Malifaux, who use the old witch in the swamp as a threat against unruly children (“if you’re bad, Zoraida will come and get you!”). However, there are those few who would seek her out in order to beg her favour. Zoraida will make her bargain with a game of cards; if the seeker wins, she will tell him whatever he wishes to know about his past, present, or future, but should he lose, Zoraida will claim his soul as a prize, and the crone rarely loses.

Zoraida possesses a gift of foresight and manipulation unrivalled on either Earth or Malifaux, and she has used this power over hundreds of years to weave an intricate plot whose living elements are blissfully unaware that they have been used in her grand design. Now if only somebody could figure out what that plot actually is. ..

Powers and Abilities

 * Magical Proficiency: Zoraida is adept in the use of the magics granted by soul stones. She can achieve a variety of effects, but prefers to employ more subtle methods, such as the hexing of opponents or various mind-altering charms.
 * Magical Projection: She is also capable of projecting her will through her Voodoo Dolls, causing those whom her servants have latched onto to feel the pain that she inflicts upon their companion effigies.


 * Prescience: The crone is capable of seeing into the future to such an extent that she can predict the outcome of many thousands of intertwining events with absolute accuracy.