The Eating Woods · Character
Magdah
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 30
Magdah is a supporting character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 30
- Books
- 2
Magdah first appears in Anathema as a horned, gray-haired woman in a brown linen dress, missing two fingers on her bony hands, who serves as the cook and caretaker in Zevander’s household. Initially hostile toward the newcomer Maevyth Bronwick, she grows warmer as they share kitchen duties and Magdah comes to appreciate her help. By the second book, Eldritch.
Description
An older, plump woman with gray hair and two black horns curling back inside her hood. She has long, bony fingers, two of them missing, and wears a brown linen dress with a hood.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Maevyth BronwickOther
Begins as Magdah’s guest and household charge; Magdah is initially hostile and distrustful but later warms to her as they share kitchen duties.
Rykaiahousehold associate
Fellow household associate in Zevander’s home; Rykaia comments on Magdah’s cooking and behavior while Magdah serves the household.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Prepares food and handles Maevyth’s clothes in Zevander’s household
- Expresses irritation when Maevyth wastes the pottage
- Shows distrust toward Maevyth at first
- Warms to Maevyth while sharing kitchen duties and appreciates her assistance
BOOK 2Eldritch
Appearances
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