The Eating Woods · Character
Agatha
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2
Agatha is a supporting character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- female
- Age
- elderly
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 2
Agatha first appears as a frail, severe-looking elderly woman whose physical decline mirrors her cold, calculating nature. In the opening book she orchestrates Maevyth’s unwanted betrothal, alienates Aleysia, and favors her stepson Riftyn, cementing her role as the family’s ruthless matriarch. By the second book her cruelty is remembered with dread, and her reanimated corpse becomes a monstrous obstacle that Maevyth must destroy, transforming her from living tyrant to undead foe. Across the series Agatha evolves from a manipulative step-grandmother into a lingering, spectral presence whose influence persists even after death.
Description
An elderly, thin woman with severe features, dark sunken eyes that appear black in some lights, and silvery hair pulled into a harsh knot. She wears an ecru smock beneath a juniper green kirtle and leans on a tired old cane; she hobbles as she walks. Her lips can stretch into an evil-looking smile, and she has a long, yellowing fingernail. Agatha is elderly and thin, with severe features and thin gray skin stretched over sharp bones. Her dark, sunken eyes can seem black in some lights, and her silvery hair is usually pulled back into a harsh knot. She wears an ecru smock beneath a juniper-green kirtle and hobbles with a cane.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Zevander Rydainnacquaintance
Briefly encountered by Zevander in Caligorya while Agatha waits for Maevyth.
Mr. Morosbetrothal broker
Uses Mr. Moros as a betrothal broker to settle family debts, then leaves him to shelter Aleysia when she refuses.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Arranges Maevyth’s marriage to Mr. Moros for financial gain
- Dismisses Aleysia as a disgrace and refuses to intervene in her seizure
- Favors her stepson Riftyn above other relatives
- Is later encountered by Maevyth as a reanimated monster that must be slain
BOOK 2Eldritch
- Waits at the cottage for Maevyth’s return, still carrying her cane and severe presence
Gallery
Book 1: Anathema
Appearances
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