Iggwilv

Iggwilv, also known as Tasha or Natasha, was an Oerthian archmage and demonologist. She wrote the Demonomicon of Iggwilv, a tome on demonic lore.

Description
The exact appearance of Iggwilv was unknown to many. Some described her as a ravishing beauty, while others claimed she was a bald and hideous crone.

Abilities
Iggwilv was considered to be a master at summoning fiends, planar exploration, and necromantic magic.

Relationships
Iggwilv had many confusing relationships with the demon prince Graz'zt. They were both lovers and enemies, their relationship constantly changing. Iggwilv, along with Mordenkainen and Elminster, was one of the most powerful archmages in the multiverse.

The witch queen was an enemy of the Nine Hells, owing to her partial interest in Graz'zt. She had a quasit familiar, who acted as a spy for the evil queen. She was very wealthy, and had mansions throughout the material plane, the Abyss, and Hades. Each was guarded by an army of dretches, manes, and shadow demons. At one point she had four arcanaloth apprentices.

Spells
Iggwilv was credited with a number of spells, most of which were described in the Demonomicon. Her spells included:


 * Dolor
 * Ensnarement
 * Exaction
 * Imbrue
 * Implore
 * Minimus containment
 * Tasha's caustic brew
 * Tasha's hideous laughter
 * Tasha's mind whip
 * Tasha's otherworldly guise
 * Torment

History
Iggwilv was born in the world of Oerth and was the adopted daughter of the witch Baba Yaga, at which time she was known as Natasha "the Dark". She became known later as Tasha, before adopting her alias of Iggwilv, although it was not clear whether any of those was her original name. It was at that early point that she was credited with inventing the Tasha's hideous laughter spell, which by the late 15 century DR was commonly used throughout Waterdeep as a security measure against burglars, usually coupled with a glyph of warding cast on rooftops.

She later moved to the Niflheim layer of Hades.

Eventually, Iggwilv moved to her own Domain of Delight, known as Prismeer, in the Feywild, where she ruled from the Palace of Heart's Desire, in the guise of Zybilna; gradually, she transformed into a Fey creature, although her appearance remained human-like. She was eventually betrayed by three other adopted daughters of Baba Yaga: a group of Hags known as the Hourglass Coven, who used the magic of Iggwilv's Cauldron, to freeze the Witch Queen (and many of her palace's other inhabitants) in time.