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Iggwilv

December 15, 2023

Iggwilv is a fictional wizard from the Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. She was created by Gary Gygax.

Iggwilv
World of Greyhawk character
Iggwilv on the cover of Dungeon #149. Art by James Ryman.
In-universe information
Alias
RaceHuman
GenderFemale
ClassWizard/Archmage
AlignmentChaotic evil (3.5 edition)
True neutral (5th edition)
HomeGray Waste of Hades; formerly Ket and Perrenland

Iggwilv is characterized as a selfish, evil-aligned magic user with much power and a penchant for sexual manipulation. She is the creator of the fictional demonomicons, which later served as inspiration for a real life sourcebook of the same name. As with many Greyhawk characters, sources often contradict on exact details regarding Iggwilv.

Publication history edit

Creation and conception edit

Gygax has cited the Finnish epic Kalevala as inspiration for Iggwilv.[1] The name of Louhi, a character in the Kalevala, is given by Gary Gygax as an alias of Iggwilv.[2] Iggwilv debuted in Gygax's The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982), "an adventure where players explored caverns once occupied by the powerful arch-mage".[3] This adventure also introduced the Demonomicon of Iggwilv which was described as "a treatise on the powerful evil creatures of the lower planes".[4]

The name "Tasha" and the association with laughter were created when a young girl sent Gary Gygax a letter (in crayon) asking him to create a spell involving laughter.[5][3]

1st and 2nd edition edit

The spell, Tasha's Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter, was then included in a list of magic-user spells in Dragon #67.[6] In 1984, Dragon #82's article on magical research added the spell book "Lore of Subtle Communication by Tasha" which had the possibility of containing a clue to one of the following spells: ventriloquism, message, comprehend languages, legend lore, and Tasha's uncontrollable hideous laughter.[7] "Gygax provided no further context for who Tasha was, but an adventure published in Dragon #83 (about two years after Tasha's Hideous Laughter first appeared in the pages of that magazine) mentioned a 'Natasha the Dark' in an adventure exploring Baba Yaga's hut".[3] It is unclear whether Gygax initially intended the two names to refer to the same character.[citation needed]

Tasha's uncontrollable hideous laughter was then included as one of the spells featured in the 2nd Edition AD&D Player's Handbook (1989).

Shannon Appelcline, author of Designers & Dragons, highlighted that "in Dragon #225 (January 1996), Robert S. Mullin talked about Iggwilv's other book, the Nethertome, and laughably changed the name of her magnum opus to The Fiendomicon of Iggwilv … because that's what TSR did in the AD&D 2e era (1989-1997)".[4]

3rd and 3.5 edition edit

In Dragon #336 (October 2005), the Demonomicon of Iggwilv returned to its original name. Between 2005 and 2015, a column series titled the Demonomicon of Iggwilv was published across Dragon, Dungeon, and Dragon+ where the material was supposedly taken from the artifact it was named after.[4]

Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (2007) "revealed that Iggwilv once joined the Company of Seven, a group of famous adventurers, under the guise of Tasha. Tasha's true motivations were unclear, but the adventure spells out the connection between the two characters".[3] Dragon #359 (September 2007), the final print issue, highlighted that "Tasha and Iggwilv were one and the same, and were also related to Baba Yaga's adopted daughter Natasha".[3]

4th edition edit

Iggwilv's presence in the new "points of light" default setting was confirmed in 4th edition's Manual of the Planes (2008). Iggwilv is briefly described as Graz'zt's sometimes ally and former lover. The Demonomicon (2010) is based on Iggwilv's fictional work[4] and presents excerpts from the text.[8] Iggwilv's character history in 4th edition is similar to that in the World of Greyhawk. She is presented as an extremely powerful manipulator of Abyssal politics.[8]

Dungeon #196, in a 2011 remake of the Dancing Hut adventure, "further established that Natasha the Dark would eventually become Iggwilv".[3] Dragon #414, in a 2012 article on the history of the "Iggwilv-Graz'zt Affair", stated "she has been known by many names over the years: Natasha, Hura, then Tasha, and finally Iggwilv".[9]

5th edition edit

In the Forgotten Realms adventure Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, it is noted that Tasha's hideous laughter is commonly used throughout Waterdeep as a security measure against burglars, usually coupled with a glyph of warding cast on rooftops.[10]

Iggwilv is the narrator of the supplemental sourcebook Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020),[11][12] however, the book "focuses on the wizard before her Iggwilv transformation, with some input from her time as the Witch Queen".[13] "In a call with media [...], lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford pushed back on the idea that Tasha could be described by a single type of alignment, stating that her alignment was whatever suited her current plans best. That's a definite change from her previous depiction as a 'chaotic evil' sort of character, and reflects a further development of her character beyond that of the oftentimes stereotypical scheming seductress that Iggwilv was portrayed as in past adventures".[3] In another interview, Crawford said that "Tasha is a person who is unfazed by beings of many sorts—in addition to having consorted with darker beings, she also has consorted with, you know, beings of the upper planes. Basically, Tasha, in her brilliant curiosity, is untroubled by the various moral variations in the planes of existence. If there is knowledge to be learned and to [sic] power to possibly be gained, Tasha is unafraid to face it. [...] Tasha is whatever alignment suits her for the day, so I guess in that sense she is true neutral".[14]

This book also added three new spells to the game that are attributed to Tasha: Tasha's Caustic Brew, Tasha's Mind Whip and Tasha's Otherworldly Guise.[15]

Publication edit

Iggwilv has been mentioned in a variety of sourcebook and articles for the Dungeons & Dragons game. Some of her more significant appearances include:

In-universe character biography edit

Description edit

Iggwilv is said to have two forms, one of which is that of an old crone (said to be her true form), and the other, a human female of dark beauty. In the latter form, Iggwilv has long black hair and pale skin. It is said none who have seen her in her true form still live.[16]

She has many alternate names. On Oerth she has been called the Witch Queen of Perrenland and the Mother of Witches. She is known as Louhi on one alternate Prime Material Plane world, and as Ychbilch on another. Those close to her sometimes address her as Wilva.[17]

In the adventure Lost Caverns Of Tsojcanth, it was said that the long-dead archmage Iggwilv left her heavily guarded treasures in the caverns.[18]

Related characters edit

A number of relationships exist between Iggwilv and the major characters of Greyhawk:

History edit

According to published background, Iggwilv is said to have once been named Natasha,[27][1] and it is under this name that she was "adopted" as a child by the witch Baba Yaga. Under Baba Yaga's tutelage, Natasha grew into a talented spellcaster, and soon became known as "Natasha the Dark,"[1] perhaps in contrast to another adopted daughter of Baba Yaga, Iggwilv's "sister," Elena the Fair.

Iggwilv next appeared in Ket some 300 years ago, in the 3rd century CY, where she was known as Hura. After being driven from Lopolla for plundering the Vault of Daoud (where it is assumed she acquired Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn), Hura made her way to the Free City of Greyhawk.[1] Now using the name Tasha, Iggwilv encountered the wizard Zagig Yragerne, who quickly (and scandalously) took her on as an apprentice. Sometime during this period (early 4th century CY), Tasha also served as a member of the Company of Seven, Zagig's adventuring band,[1][6][28] and developed the spell Tasha's Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter.[1][27] Zagig and Tasha's relationship culminated in the imprisonment the demon lord Fraz-Urb'luu. When Zagig was unaware, Tasha spoke to the imprisoned demon lord, and learned many secrets. Shortly thereafter, Iggwilv absconded with many of Zagig's magical tomes, including the Tome of Zyx, which she would later make additions to and rename The Demonomicon.[1][19][9] As such, she is credited as the author of "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv".[1][29][26] The "Demonomicon" includes other spells she invented such as "Dolor", "Ensnarement", "Exaction", "Imbrue", "Implore", "Minimus containment", and "Torment".[30]

Iggwilv traveled to the Yatil Mountains,[1] in the unclaimed wilderness near the Velverdyva River, to a twisted mountain now called Iggwilv's Horn, said to be the last resting place of the ancient mage Tsojcanth. There, using the lore and power she had stolen from Fraz-Urb'luu and Zagig, she bound Tsojcanth to her service, using him as her slave for generations.[9]

Iggwilv next appears in the historical records of Perrenland in 460 CY. Using what she had learned (and stolen) from Zagig, Iggwilv summoned and imprisoned the demon lord Graz'zt. She managed to seduce the demon lord into helping her with her plans of conquest and went on to bear him a son, Iuz. In 480 CY, she assembled an army and attacked Perrenland from her base in the Yatils known as the Lost Caverns. It is thought that at some point during or prior to this period of conquest, Graz'zt gifted Iggwilv with a magical cloak of pit fiend hide known as Fiend's Embrace. Iggwilv's conquest of Perrenland was complete by 481 CY[when?], and she held a firm grip on that nation until 491 CY, when Graz'zt escaped her control.[1] Graz'zt had suggested, maliciously, that Iggwilv bind Tsojcanth to use as a living seal against the alarmingly spreading rift to the Abyss beneath Iggwilv's Horn. Iggwilv was caught off guard when Tsojcanth fought back for the first time in years. Weakened by the battle, she was doubly unable to resist Graz'zt's subsequent attack of his own. Iggwilv herself was forced to battle Graz'zt, just barely managing to slay his earthly form, banishing him to the Abyss. As a consequence of this battle, Iggwilv's beautiful form was wracked by magic and split into two hideous manifestations. Iggwilv was left shattered and powerless, enabling the native Perrenlanders to defeat her forces and regain their nation. After the loss of Perrenland, little was heard from Iggwilv for decades, and for a short while, she was presumed dead.[1][9]

In the 570's, Iggwilv had two prominent clashes with the Circle of Eight, who had sent adventurers to thwart her plans. The first took place in the fabled Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and ended with the destruction of her daughter, the vampiress Drelzna. The second regarded her plans to bring a large number of fiends to Oerth, which was thwarted by a band of adventurers (Warnes Starcoat, Agath of Thrunch, Franz Torkeep, Rowena of the Silverbrow, Reynard Yargrove, and Rakehell Chert) who recovered the Crook of Rao from a magical demiplane known as the Isle of the Ape.[25]

She last clashed with agents of the Circle of Eight in 585 CY when Warnes Starcoat employed a band of adventurers to recover Tenser's clone from Luna. Iggwilv currently resides in a manor in the Gray Waste of Hades.[31] Her current plans, if any, are unknown.[27]

Reception edit

Iggwilv was named one of the greatest villains in D&D history in the final issue of Dragon.[32][26] Iggwilv was #7 on Game Rant's "10 Must-Have NPCs In Dungeons & Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome" list, in which the article states that Iggwilv "becomes the person to call for anyone with the slightest interest in demonology. Her Demonomicon of Iggwilv (also a column in the Dragon magazine) highlighted her research into the many demons and terrifying magic that can be tapped from the Nine Hells. Iggwilv stands alongside Mordenkainen as one of the most powerful spellcasters not just in Forgotten Realms but the entire multiverse".[33]

Corey Plante, for Inverse, highlighted that the Greyhawk character "is a mage who was raised by Baba Yaga, a chaotic and frightening witch with sentient teeth. A long-time frenemy of fellow wizard Mordenkainen, Tasha grew up into a powerful archmage who ruled an entire nation as its Witch Queen before transforming herself into a demi-god called Iggwilv. [...] Different aspects of her personal history have been featured in past iterations with the occasional contradiction, [...]. Tasha, a chaotic evil character who is one of the most powerful archmages in the multiverse, is the source of many legends and tall tales".[12]

James Grebey, for SyFy Wire, highlighted that "Tasha is one of the most famous characters to come out of the game's iconic Greyhawk campaign setting" and that the character goes from "a powerful witch raised by the arch-hag Babba Yagga" to becoming "a demi-god" that "exists as both a hero and villain to would-be D&D players".[11]

On the narration of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020), Charlie Hall, for Polygon, wrote, "the voice of Tasha feels a bit out of place, as though a time traveler has returned to the Forgotten Realms with some spicy tweets to share. Ultimately, the marginalia didn't detract from the other good bits inside".[34]

In other sources edit

"The Revenge of Ghorkai," a d20 adventure by Gary Gygax in The Slayer's Guide to Dragons (Mongoose Publishing, 2002), mentions a demigoddess called "The Mother of Witches." Given that Gygax created Iggwilv, and the adventure map strongly resembles the Yatil Mountains, many assume that this demigoddess is meant to be Iggwilv.[35]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Turney, Alexandria (2020-11-03). "Dungeons & Dragons Lore: Who Is Tasha?". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ . www.enworld.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Hoffer, Christian (2020-08-24). "Dungeons & Dragons: Who is Tasha?". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  4. ^ a b c d Appelcline, Shannon. "Demonomicon (4e) | Product History". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. ^ Q: "Did you make up named spells like Melf's acid arrow, Otiluke's resilient sphere and Mordenkainen's disjunction yourself, or did these come from player research?" Gygax: "All of those spells I made up, usually to honor a PC in my campaign, or for the person who suggested the basis. Tasha [Tasha's hideous laughter] was a little girl who sent me letters in crayon, Nystul [Nystul's magic aura] was an actual stage magician I met through Len Lakofka. Melf [Melf's acid arrow] was a PC of son Luke, and Otiluke [Otiluke's resilient sphere] was a combination of a couple of his other PCs." "Gary Gygax: Q & A (Part III, Page 6)". EN World. 2003-05-02.
  6. ^ a b Gygax, Gary (November 1982). "From the Sorcerer's Scroll: New magic-user spells". Dragon. TSR, Inc. (67): 4–9.
  7. ^ Heard, Bruce (February 1984). "Spells between the covers: Details for delving into magical research". Dragon. TSR, Inc. (82): 55–68.
  8. ^ a b Mearls, Mike, Brian R. James, and Steve Townshend. Demonimicon. (Wizards of the Coast, 2010)
  9. ^ a b c d Rossomangno, John (August 2012). "History Check: The Iggwilv-Graz'zt Affair". Dragon. Wizards of the Coast (414): 1–5.
  10. ^ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
  11. ^ a b Grebey, James (2020-08-24). "D&D's next expansion, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, adds new subclasses and racial customization". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  12. ^ a b Plante, Corey (24 August 2020). "'Tasha's Cauldron of Everything' is the most important new D&D book of 2020". Inverse. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  13. ^ Chapman, Matt (August 26, 2020). "In the Works: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything". Dragon+. Wizards of the Coast (33).
  14. ^ Whitbrook, James (2020-08-24). "With D&D's Next Rulebook, Character Creation Will Never Be the Same". io9. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  15. ^ Puc, Samantha (2020-11-17). "Dungeons & Dragons: These POWERFUL New Spells in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything Are Super Witchy". CBR. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  16. ^ Dragon and Dungeon staffs. "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D." Dragon #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007
  17. ^ Gygax, Gary. Sea of Death. Delavan, WI: New Infinities, 1987.
  18. ^ Bambra, Jim (August 1983). "Open Box". White Dwarf (review). Games Workshop (44): 13.
  19. ^ a b Gygax, Gary (1982). The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. S4. World of Greyhawk: TSR, inc. p. 64. ISBN 0-935696-72-5.
  20. ^ Jacobs, James (March 2005). "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Pazuzu". Dragon. Paizo Publishing: 329.
  21. ^ Jacobs, James (July 2005). "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Fraz-Urb'luu". Dragon. Paizo Publishing (333).
  22. ^ Jacobs, James (November 2005). "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Zuggtmoy". Dragon. Paizo Publishing: 337.
  23. ^ Jacobs, James (March 2006). "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Baphomet". Dragon. Paizo Publishing (341).
  24. ^ Jacobs, James (July 2006). "The Demonimicon of Iggwilv: Kostchtchie". Dragon. Paizo Publishing (345).
  25. ^ a b Gygax, Gary (1985). Isle of the Ape. WG6. World of Greyhawk: TSR, inc. ISBN 0-88038-238-4. 9153XXX1501.
  26. ^ a b c Connolly, Denny (2020-08-25). "Dungeons and Dragons: Who Is Tasha?". Game Rant. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  27. ^ a b c D&D Editors (September 2007). "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D: Who is Tasha?". Dragon. Pazio. 32 (359): 30. {{cite journal}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  28. ^ Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana (TSR, 1985).
  29. ^ Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, Erik Mona (August 2007). Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk. Edited by Penny Williams, Beth Griese. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-7869-4358-6.
  30. ^ Gary Holian and Owen K.C. Stephens (October 2005). “Spellcraft: The Demonomicon of Iggwilv”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #336 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 76–84.
  31. ^ Wolfgang Baur (August 2007). “Enemies of My Enemy”. In James Jacobs ed. Dungeon #149 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 44–52.
  32. ^ Bulmahn, Jason; Jacobs, James; Mike McArtor; Mona, Erik; Schneider, F. Wesley; Todd Stewart; Jeremy Walker (September 2007). "1d20 Villains: D&D's Most Wanted; Preferably Dead". Dragon. Pazio. 32 (359): 54–69.
  33. ^ Taguiam, Rhenn (2020-08-15). "10 Must-Have NPCs In Dungeons & Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome". Game Rant. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  34. ^ Hall, Charlie (2020-11-16). "Tasha's Cauldron makes D&D a better game, but whiffs on race changes". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  35. ^ Gygax, Gary, and Jon Creffield. The Slayer’s Guide to Dragons. Swindon, England: Mongoose Publishing, 2002.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Graz'zt—The Dark Prince (2015 Dungeons & Dragons article)
  • Lore You Should Know - Tasha (2020 Dragon Talk podcast segment) via YouTube

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Iggwilv is a fictional wizard from the Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons amp Dragons roleplaying game She was created by Gary Gygax IggwilvWorld of Greyhawk characterIggwilv on the cover of Dungeon 149 Art by James Ryman In universe informationAliasTasha of the Company of SevenAuthor of the DemonomiconWitch Queen of PerrenlandMother of Demigod IuzRaceHumanGenderFemaleClassWizard ArchmageAlignmentChaotic evil 3 5 edition True neutral 5th edition HomeGray Waste of Hades formerly Ket and PerrenlandIggwilv is characterized as a selfish evil aligned magic user with much power and a penchant for sexual manipulation She is the creator of the fictional demonomicons which later served as inspiration for a real life sourcebook of the same name As with many Greyhawk characters sources often contradict on exact details regarding Iggwilv Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 Creation and conception 1 2 1st and 2nd edition 1 3 3rd and 3 5 edition 1 4 4th edition 1 5 5th edition 1 6 Publication 2 In universe character biography 2 1 Description 2 2 Related characters 2 3 History 3 Reception 4 In other sources 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksPublication history editCreation and conception edit Gygax has cited the Finnish epic Kalevala as inspiration for Iggwilv 1 The name of Louhi a character in the Kalevala is given by Gary Gygax as an alias of Iggwilv 2 Iggwilv debuted in Gygax s The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 1982 an adventure where players explored caverns once occupied by the powerful arch mage 3 This adventure also introduced the Demonomicon of Iggwilv which was described as a treatise on the powerful evil creatures of the lower planes 4 The name Tasha and the association with laughter were created when a young girl sent Gary Gygax a letter in crayon asking him to create a spell involving laughter 5 3 1st and 2nd edition edit The spell Tasha s Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter was then included in a list of magic user spells in Dragon 67 6 In 1984 Dragon 82 s article on magical research added the spell book Lore of Subtle Communication by Tasha which had the possibility of containing a clue to one of the following spells ventriloquism message comprehend languages legend lore and Tasha s uncontrollable hideous laughter 7 Gygax provided no further context for who Tasha was but an adventure published in Dragon 83 about two years after Tasha s Hideous Laughter first appeared in the pages of that magazine mentioned a Natasha the Dark in an adventure exploring Baba Yaga s hut 3 It is unclear whether Gygax initially intended the two names to refer to the same character citation needed Tasha s uncontrollable hideous laughter was then included as one of the spells featured in the 2nd Edition AD amp D Player s Handbook 1989 Shannon Appelcline author of Designers amp Dragons highlighted that in Dragon 225 January 1996 Robert S Mullin talked about Iggwilv s other book the Nethertome and laughably changed the name of her magnum opus to The Fiendomicon of Iggwilv because that s what TSR did in the AD amp D 2e era 1989 1997 4 3rd and 3 5 edition edit In Dragon 336 October 2005 the Demonomicon of Iggwilv returned to its original name Between 2005 and 2015 a column series titled the Demonomicon of Iggwilv was published across Dragon Dungeon and Dragon where the material was supposedly taken from the artifact it was named after 4 Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk 2007 revealed that Iggwilv once joined the Company of Seven a group of famous adventurers under the guise of Tasha Tasha s true motivations were unclear but the adventure spells out the connection between the two characters 3 Dragon 359 September 2007 the final print issue highlighted that Tasha and Iggwilv were one and the same and were also related to Baba Yaga s adopted daughter Natasha 3 4th edition edit Iggwilv s presence in the new points of light default setting was confirmed in 4th edition s Manual of the Planes 2008 Iggwilv is briefly described as Graz zt s sometimes ally and former lover The Demonomicon 2010 is based on Iggwilv s fictional work 4 and presents excerpts from the text 8 Iggwilv s character history in 4th edition is similar to that in the World of Greyhawk She is presented as an extremely powerful manipulator of Abyssal politics 8 Dungeon 196 in a 2011 remake of the Dancing Hut adventure further established that Natasha the Dark would eventually become Iggwilv 3 Dragon 414 in a 2012 article on the history of the Iggwilv Graz zt Affair stated she has been known by many names over the years Natasha Hura then Tasha and finally Iggwilv 9 5th edition edit In the Forgotten Realms adventure Waterdeep Dragon Heist it is noted that Tasha s hideous laughter is commonly used throughout Waterdeep as a security measure against burglars usually coupled with a glyph of warding cast on rooftops 10 Iggwilv is the narrator of the supplemental sourcebook Tasha s Cauldron of Everything 2020 11 12 however the book focuses on the wizard before her Iggwilv transformation with some input from her time as the Witch Queen 13 In a call with media lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford pushed back on the idea that Tasha could be described by a single type of alignment stating that her alignment was whatever suited her current plans best That s a definite change from her previous depiction as a chaotic evil sort of character and reflects a further development of her character beyond that of the oftentimes stereotypical scheming seductress that Iggwilv was portrayed as in past adventures 3 In another interview Crawford said that Tasha is a person who is unfazed by beings of many sorts in addition to having consorted with darker beings she also has consorted with you know beings of the upper planes Basically Tasha in her brilliant curiosity is untroubled by the various moral variations in the planes of existence If there is knowledge to be learned and to sic power to possibly be gained Tasha is unafraid to face it Tasha is whatever alignment suits her for the day so I guess in that sense she is true neutral 14 This book also added three new spells to the game that are attributed to Tasha Tasha s Caustic Brew Tasha s Mind Whip and Tasha s Otherworldly Guise 15 Publication edit Iggwilv has been mentioned in a variety of sourcebook and articles for the Dungeons amp Dragons game Some of her more significant appearances include The module Castle Greyhawk TSR 1988 The module Iuz the Evil TSR 1993 Living Greyhawk Gazetteer Wizards 2000 A series entitled The Demonomicon of Iggwilv from Dragon 2005 2007 Fiendish Codex I Hordes of the Abyss Wizards 2006 Enemies of my Enemy Dungeon 149 Paizo 2007 Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk Wizards 2007 Unsolved Mysteries of D amp D from Dragon 359 Paizo 2007 Iggwilv s Legacy The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth from Dungeon 151 Wizards 2007 Treasures of Greyhawk Magic of the Company of Seven from Dragon 359 Paizo 2007 Demonomicon Wizards 2010 History Check The Iggwilv Graz zt Affair from Dragon 414 Wizards 2012 Tasha s Cauldron of Everything Wizards 2020 The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Wizards 2021 In universe character biography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Description edit Iggwilv is said to have two forms one of which is that of an old crone said to be her true form and the other a human female of dark beauty In the latter form Iggwilv has long black hair and pale skin It is said none who have seen her in her true form still live 16 She has many alternate names On Oerth she has been called the Witch Queen of Perrenland and the Mother of Witches She is known as Louhi on one alternate Prime Material Plane world and as Ychbilch on another Those close to her sometimes address her as Wilva 17 In the adventure Lost Caverns Of Tsojcanth it was said that the long dead archmage Iggwilv left her heavily guarded treasures in the caverns 18 Related characters edit A number of relationships exist between Iggwilv and the major characters of Greyhawk Iggwilv is the adopted daughter of Baba Yaga 1 She imprisoned and seduced the demon lord Graz zt who sired her a son Iuz 1 She is also the mother of the destroyed vampiress Drelzna 19 She is notorious for dealing with demons from the Abyss 20 21 22 23 24 She was at one time the apprentice of Zagig Yragerne 1 25 and a member of the Company of Seven as Tasha 1 26 Iggwilv is a fierce enemy of the Circle of Eight History edit According to published background Iggwilv is said to have once been named Natasha 27 1 and it is under this name that she was adopted as a child by the witch Baba Yaga Under Baba Yaga s tutelage Natasha grew into a talented spellcaster and soon became known as Natasha the Dark 1 perhaps in contrast to another adopted daughter of Baba Yaga Iggwilv s sister Elena the Fair Iggwilv next appeared in Ket some 300 years ago in the 3rd century CY where she was known as Hura After being driven from Lopolla for plundering the Vault of Daoud where it is assumed she acquired Daoud s Wondrous Lanthorn Hura made her way to the Free City of Greyhawk 1 Now using the name Tasha Iggwilv encountered the wizard Zagig Yragerne who quickly and scandalously took her on as an apprentice Sometime during this period early 4th century CY Tasha also served as a member of the Company of Seven Zagig s adventuring band 1 6 28 and developed the spell Tasha s Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter 1 27 Zagig and Tasha s relationship culminated in the imprisonment the demon lord Fraz Urb luu When Zagig was unaware Tasha spoke to the imprisoned demon lord and learned many secrets Shortly thereafter Iggwilv absconded with many of Zagig s magical tomes including the Tome of Zyx which she would later make additions to and rename The Demonomicon 1 19 9 As such she is credited as the author of The Demonomicon of Iggwilv 1 29 26 The Demonomicon includes other spells she invented such as Dolor Ensnarement Exaction Imbrue Implore Minimus containment and Torment 30 Iggwilv traveled to the Yatil Mountains 1 in the unclaimed wilderness near the Velverdyva River to a twisted mountain now called Iggwilv s Horn said to be the last resting place of the ancient mage Tsojcanth There using the lore and power she had stolen from Fraz Urb luu and Zagig she bound Tsojcanth to her service using him as her slave for generations 9 Iggwilv next appears in the historical records of Perrenland in 460 CY Using what she had learned and stolen from Zagig Iggwilv summoned and imprisoned the demon lord Graz zt She managed to seduce the demon lord into helping her with her plans of conquest and went on to bear him a son Iuz In 480 CY she assembled an army and attacked Perrenland from her base in the Yatils known as the Lost Caverns It is thought that at some point during or prior to this period of conquest Graz zt gifted Iggwilv with a magical cloak of pit fiend hide known as Fiend s Embrace Iggwilv s conquest of Perrenland was complete by 481 CY when and she held a firm grip on that nation until 491 CY when Graz zt escaped her control 1 Graz zt had suggested maliciously that Iggwilv bind Tsojcanth to use as a living seal against the alarmingly spreading rift to the Abyss beneath Iggwilv s Horn Iggwilv was caught off guard when Tsojcanth fought back for the first time in years Weakened by the battle she was doubly unable to resist Graz zt s subsequent attack of his own Iggwilv herself was forced to battle Graz zt just barely managing to slay his earthly form banishing him to the Abyss As a consequence of this battle Iggwilv s beautiful form was wracked by magic and split into two hideous manifestations Iggwilv was left shattered and powerless enabling the native Perrenlanders to defeat her forces and regain their nation After the loss of Perrenland little was heard from Iggwilv for decades and for a short while she was presumed dead 1 9 In the 570 s Iggwilv had two prominent clashes with the Circle of Eight who had sent adventurers to thwart her plans The first took place in the fabled Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and ended with the destruction of her daughter the vampiress Drelzna The second regarded her plans to bring a large number of fiends to Oerth which was thwarted by a band of adventurers Warnes Starcoat Agath of Thrunch Franz Torkeep Rowena of the Silverbrow Reynard Yargrove and Rakehell Chert who recovered the Crook of Rao from a magical demiplane known as the Isle of the Ape 25 She last clashed with agents of the Circle of Eight in 585 CY when Warnes Starcoat employed a band of adventurers to recover Tenser s clone from Luna Iggwilv currently resides in a manor in the Gray Waste of Hades 31 Her current plans if any are unknown 27 Reception editIggwilv was named one of the greatest villains in D amp D history in the final issue of Dragon 32 26 Iggwilv was 7 on Game Rant s 10 Must Have NPCs In Dungeons amp Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome list in which the article states that Iggwilv becomes the person to call for anyone with the slightest interest in demonology Her Demonomicon of Iggwilv also a column in the Dragon magazine highlighted her research into the many demons and terrifying magic that can be tapped from the Nine Hells Iggwilv stands alongside Mordenkainen as one of the most powerful spellcasters not just in Forgotten Realms but the entire multiverse 33 Corey Plante for Inverse highlighted that the Greyhawk character is a mage who was raised by Baba Yaga a chaotic and frightening witch with sentient teeth A long time frenemy of fellow wizard Mordenkainen Tasha grew up into a powerful archmage who ruled an entire nation as its Witch Queen before transforming herself into a demi god called Iggwilv Different aspects of her personal history have been featured in past iterations with the occasional contradiction Tasha a chaotic evil character who is one of the most powerful archmages in the multiverse is the source of many legends and tall tales 12 James Grebey for SyFy Wire highlighted that Tasha is one of the most famous characters to come out of the game s iconic Greyhawk campaign setting and that the character goes from a powerful witch raised by the arch hag Babba Yagga to becoming a demi god that exists as both a hero and villain to would be D amp D players 11 On the narration of Tasha s Cauldron of Everything 2020 Charlie Hall for Polygon wrote the voice of Tasha feels a bit out of place as though a time traveler has returned to the Forgotten Realms with some spicy tweets to share Ultimately the marginalia didn t detract from the other good bits inside 34 In other sources edit The Revenge of Ghorkai a d20 adventure by Gary Gygax in The Slayer s Guide to Dragons Mongoose Publishing 2002 mentions a demigoddess called The Mother of Witches Given that Gygax created Iggwilv and the adventure map strongly resembles the Yatil Mountains many assume that this demigoddess is meant to be Iggwilv 35 See also editWorld of Greyhawk List of Greyhawk characters Gary Gygax Wizard Dungeons amp Dragons Company of SevenReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Turney Alexandria 2020 11 03 Dungeons amp Dragons Lore Who Is Tasha ScreenRant Retrieved 2020 11 03 D amp D Pathfinder and RPGs at Morrus Unofficial Tabletop RPG News www enworld org Archived from the original on 2012 02 22 Retrieved 2009 01 27 a b c d e f g Hoffer Christian 2020 08 24 Dungeons amp Dragons Who is Tasha ComicBook com Retrieved 2020 08 24 a b c d Appelcline Shannon Demonomicon 4e Product History DriveThruRPG Retrieved 2020 11 06 Q Did you make up named spells like Melf s acid arrow Otiluke s resilient sphere and Mordenkainen s disjunction yourself or did these come from player research Gygax All of those spells I made up usually to honor a PC in my campaign or for the person who suggested the basis Tasha Tasha s hideous laughter was a little girl who sent me letters in crayon Nystul Nystul s magic aura was an actual stage magician I met through Len Lakofka Melf Melf s acid arrow was a PC of son Luke and Otiluke Otiluke s resilient sphere was a combination of a couple of his other PCs Gary Gygax Q amp A Part III Page 6 EN World 2003 05 02 a b Gygax Gary November 1982 From the Sorcerer s Scroll New magic user spells Dragon TSR Inc 67 4 9 Heard Bruce February 1984 Spells between the covers Details for delving into magical research Dragon TSR Inc 82 55 68 a b Mearls Mike Brian R James and Steve Townshend Demonimicon Wizards of the Coast 2010 a b c d Rossomangno John August 2012 History Check The Iggwilv Graz zt Affair Dragon Wizards of the Coast 414 1 5 Christopher Perkins James Haeck James Introcaso Adam Lee Matthew Sernett September 2018 Waterdeep Dragon Heist Edited by Jeremy Crawford Wizards of the Coast p 72 ISBN 978 0 7869 6625 7 a b Grebey James 2020 08 24 D amp D s next expansion Tasha s Cauldron of Everything adds new subclasses and racial customization SYFY WIRE Retrieved 2020 08 24 a b Plante Corey 24 August 2020 Tasha s Cauldron of Everything is the most important new D amp D book of 2020 Inverse Retrieved 2020 08 24 Chapman Matt August 26 2020 In the Works Tasha s Cauldron of Everything Dragon Wizards of the Coast 33 Whitbrook James 2020 08 24 With D amp D s Next Rulebook Character Creation Will Never Be the Same io9 Retrieved 2020 08 24 Puc Samantha 2020 11 17 Dungeons amp Dragons These POWERFUL New Spells in Tasha s Cauldron of Everything Are Super Witchy CBR Retrieved 2020 11 17 Dragon and Dungeon staffs Unsolved Mysteries of D amp D Dragon 359 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Gygax Gary Sea of Death Delavan WI New Infinities 1987 Bambra Jim August 1983 Open Box White Dwarf review Games Workshop 44 13 a b Gygax Gary 1982 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth S4 World of Greyhawk TSR inc p 64 ISBN 0 935696 72 5 Jacobs James March 2005 The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Pazuzu Dragon Paizo Publishing 329 Jacobs James July 2005 The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Fraz Urb luu Dragon Paizo Publishing 333 Jacobs James November 2005 The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Zuggtmoy Dragon Paizo Publishing 337 Jacobs James March 2006 The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Baphomet Dragon Paizo Publishing 341 Jacobs James July 2006 The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Kostchtchie Dragon Paizo Publishing 345 a b Gygax Gary 1985 Isle of the Ape WG6 World of Greyhawk TSR inc ISBN 0 88038 238 4 9153XXX1501 a b c Connolly Denny 2020 08 25 Dungeons and Dragons Who Is Tasha Game Rant Retrieved 2020 11 03 a b c D amp D Editors September 2007 Unsolved Mysteries of D amp D Who is Tasha Dragon Pazio 32 359 30 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a last has generic name help Gygax Gary Unearthed Arcana TSR 1985 Jason Bulmahn James Jacobs Erik Mona August 2007 Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk Edited by Penny Williams Beth Griese Wizards of the Coast pp 8 9 ISBN 978 0 7869 4358 6 Gary Holian and Owen K C Stephens October 2005 Spellcraft The Demonomicon of Iggwilv In Erik Mona ed Dragon 336 Paizo Publishing LLC pp 76 84 Wolfgang Baur August 2007 Enemies of My Enemy In James Jacobs ed Dungeon 149 Paizo Publishing LLC pp 44 52 Bulmahn Jason Jacobs James Mike McArtor Mona Erik Schneider F Wesley Todd Stewart Jeremy Walker September 2007 1d20 Villains D amp D s Most Wanted Preferably Dead Dragon Pazio 32 359 54 69 Taguiam Rhenn 2020 08 15 10 Must Have NPCs In Dungeons amp Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome Game Rant Retrieved 2020 08 25 Hall Charlie 2020 11 16 Tasha s Cauldron makes D amp D a better game but whiffs on race changes Polygon Retrieved 2020 11 17 Gygax Gary and Jon Creffield The Slayer s Guide to Dragons Swindon England Mongoose Publishing 2002 Further reading editBaur Wolfgang Enemies of my Enemy Dungeon 149 Paizo Publishing 2007 Breault Mike ed Castle Greyhawk Lake Geneva WI TSR 1988 Bulmahn Jason James Jacobs and Erik Mona Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk Renton WA Wizards of the Coast 2007 Dragon and Dungeon staffs Unsolved Mysteries of D amp D Dragon 359 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Greer Stephen S Fiend s Embrace Dungeon 121 Paizo Publishing 2005 Gygax Gary Artifact of Evil TSR 1986 Gygax Gary Come Endless Darkness New Infinities 1988 Gygax Gary Dance of Demons New Infinities 1988 Gygax Gary From the Sorcerer s Scroll New Magic User Spells Dragon 67 Lake Geneva WI TSR 1982 Gygax Gary Isle of the Ape TSR 1985 Gygax Gary The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth TSR 1982 Gygax Gary The Slayer s Guide to Dragons Mongoose Publishing 2002 Gygax Gary Sea of Death New Infinities 1987 Gygax Gary Unearthed Arcana Lake Geneva WI TSR 1985 Heard Bruce Spells Between the Covers Dragon 82 Lake Geneva WI TSR 1984 Holian Gary and Rick Miller Treasures of Greyhawk Magic of the Company of Seven Dragon 359 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Holian Gary Erik Mona Sean K Reynolds and Frederick Weining Living Greyhawk Gazetteer Wizards of the Coast 2000 Holian Gary and Owen K C Stephens The Demonomicon of Iggwilv Dragon 336 Paizo Publishing 2005 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Apocrypha Dragon 359 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Jacobs James The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Baphomet Dragon 341 Paizo Publishing 2006 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Baphomet Dragon 341 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2006 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Dagon Dragon 349 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2006 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Demogorgon Dragon 357 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Jacobs James The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Fraz Urb luu Dragon 333 Paizo Publishing 2005 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Graz zt Dragon 359 Renton WA Wizards of the Coast 2007 Available online 1 Jacobs James The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Kostchtchie Dragon 345 Paizo Publishing 2006 Jacobs James Demonomicon of Iggwilv Malcanthet Dragon 353 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2007 Jacobs James The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Pazuzu Dragon 329 Paizo Publishing 2005 Jacobs James The Demonimicon of Iggwilv Zuggtmoy Dragon 337 Paizo Publishing 2005 Jacobs James Erik Mona and Ed Stark Fiendish Codex I Hordes of the Abyss Wizards of the Coast 2006 Marmell Ari Iggwilv s Legacy The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth Dungeon 151 Renton WA Wizards of the Coast 2007 Available online 2 Moore Roger E Greyhawk The Adventure Begins TSR 1998 Moore Roger E The Dancing Hut Dragon 83 TSR 1984 Moore Roger E Return of the Eight TSR 1998 Mullin Robert S Campaign Classics Three Greyhawk Grimoires Dragon 225 TSR 1996 Sargent Carl From the Ashes TSR 1992 Sargent Carl Iuz the Evil TSR 1993 Stark Ed James Jacobs and Erik Mona Fiendish Codex I Hordes of the Abyss Renton WA Wizards of the Coast 2006 Stephens Owen K C and Gary Holian Spellcraft The Demonomicon of Iggwilv Dragon 336 Bellevue WA Paizo Publishing 2005 Wilson Steve Grey Chrondex 4 1 2000 Available online 3 External links editGraz zt The Dark Prince 2015 Dungeons amp Dragons article Lore You Should Know Tasha 2020 Dragon 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