The relationship between the Forsworn and Hagraven’s is dependent on their social structure, in which Hagraven’s are spiritual leaders, greater than Shamans, that give the Forsworn their desired power to win their crusade. Finding Hagravens in the witches coven supports that their methods proved successful in the transformation of a Hagraven.

As previously mentioned, there may or may not be any daedric interferences, as our witch was attacked before the ritual is begun. One will need a skeever which must be dismembered, a soul gem, and finally a sacrifice. In the quest: Repentance, we are given more insight to the ritual that takes place as to how one becomes one of these vile beasts. In Herbane’s Bestiary Hagraven edition, he recalls a vivid image of a Hagraven he encountered as ‘ …dull, glass eyes … visage of an old crone sat atop the body of a contorted, misshapen human body adorned with black feathers.’ The book emphasises on the transformation of a witch to the beast, once describing its initial host as ‘ a beautiful young woman’ into ‘ repulsive creature’. Hagravens were designed to look like a hybrid between ravens and very old women, evident in-game. One of the most infamous abilities of the Hagravens is the ability to curse a person to become a werewolf as shown in the quest “Blood’s Honor”, this results in the theories that Hagravens are followers of Hircine, which also makes sense if Hircine, Daedric Prince of Hunters, aids in the ritual of turning witches into Hagravens though it was never fully confirmed by Bethesda, many strong theories supports this argument. How do normal humans turn into Hagravens? Basically witches give in to their primal urges and forsake their own humanity, and in return they gain greater control of powerful spells and better resistance to magic.

Hagravens were originally witches, witches as in lonely ladies using dark magic for evil deeds and their lust for ultimate power. Raven of the Raech centers around the young Forsworn Chieftain, Cael, which undoubtedly will include interactions with Hagravens. With the production of Raven of the Reach coming underway, we must delve into the historic path of Skyrim’s Forsworn, an infamous group of people in the land of Skyrim, inhabiting The Reach. ‘…an abomination of woman and creature fused together.’

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