Yaegha learned of the great Bone Heap (50.03) during her brief marriage to the Collector (02.22). His Tarrasque skull obsession made him implore Yaegha to seek the legendary place. She loved him then, so she did finally relent. She constructed Gatherer-of-Bones (50.04) from Thringish knights and their mounts as she passed through their land. After nearly a year's journey, she discovered the heap and set her minion to work sifting through the bones. When it did not turn up any Tarrasque skulls, she turned her energy to creating an undead army with which she and the Collector could turn against any foe in the Shrouded Lands.
Yaegha returned to the Shrouded Lands leading a skeleton legion more grotesque than any before or since. The most horrible were sutured together from the remains of a dozen unknown beasts - ambling masses of spikes, teeth, limbs, claws. On her return march to the Gore Hills, she cut a path of terror across the south of Thring. The Duke's knights eventually cut through enough of the undead army to end the warpath, but she inflicted great damage on the land that has only begun to heal.
She arrived at her husband's castle with a still-formidable remnant of her skeletons. The Collector was aghast and sullen when he learned she had returned without a Tarrasque skull, and brushed off her ambitions without a second thought. She left the Collector after shedding a single tear, and spent the rest of her life wandering the Shrouded Lands, gathering lore and followers.
Hooks[]
- How did Yaegha end up marrying the Collector? Did they have any children? Who else has married the Collector?
- Do any of Yaegha's most hellish creations still roam the lands? Do any have remarkable abilities?
- Any tragic stories about Yaegha's march through the south of Thring?