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Ewe Tugard

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This page is named in the open question State of Alghert in 704 SM: the Rivenlands gazetteer describes the princess as the faithful heir of a secure kingdom, the campaign sessions as a witch of the coven that brought a demonic Hollow into it.

Princess Ewe Tugard is the heir of Alghert in the Fifth Age, "the only child" of King Baellin Tugard, "faithful daughter and heir", "renown as a great beauty and diplomat" (S319). She is twenty-four in the autumn of 704 SM. She is also an Aphotic witch (S154) and, with her father, a head of the Alghert Coven (S181).

Also called: Princess Ewe; Eweko (S186).

Witch of the coven

The Tugard court keeps a coven of witches in a kingdom that permits no magic but Kalar's. Its de facto leader is the governess Jehanna Motters, Ewe's "mentor and friend", who "often defers to Ewe" (S181, S182). The princess practises Aphotic Witchcraft (S154). With the king she served the demonlord Adramycos and agreed to the Hollow raised over southern Alghert so that the forces of Bhaal could reach the piece of the Mithis Heartstone hidden in the kingdom, on the promise that they would "regain control of Alghert" and gain "great powers from the long term hollow" (S181, S182). She came to regret it: "Ewe is unhappy with the deal they have made" (S182).

An earlier plot note makes her the one member of the court who sees the danger beyond the borders: "Princess Ewe is concerned that they are ignoring the rising storm (Sancturi, Hollows) and that when the storm hits, they will be helpless" (S133).

Prisoner and Shadow Witch

When the wards of Pemeril failed, "a deserter reports that Princess Ewe has been taken prisoner by her father (the King)" (S184). She next appears as "Princess Eweko: Shadow Witch", fighting beside Adramycos and the Angels of Decay in the Battle of Angels beneath the Monastery of St Morgan (S186). The sources do not say whether she fought willingly. The party's part in that battle belongs to the Sancturi Campaign.

Earlier accounts

The first note on the dynasty makes her twenty-two (S154), against twenty-four in the later gazetteer and sessions (S319, S181).

Gap

No source explains the name Eweko, says why her father imprisoned her, or records her fate after the Battle of Angels.