Connects to: 05.05, 39.08 and 40.09.
Here, where the Witchwater exits the Kingswood, lies a ford where a traveler can cross the fey river by jumping from stone to stone and barely get their feet wet. Travelers planning to do so are often met by a wizened crone who asks them to carry her across the ford on their back.
If they agree, they will find that the woman gets heavier and heaver as they continue until her weight causes them to pitch into the river water. The woman then reverts to her true form, a giant frog, and attempts to swallow the traveler whole.
If, on the other hand, the crone’s request is refused she will wade into the river and disappear and begin planning an ambush. She will be assisted in such efforts by a great red-eyed black dog with a wholly black coat (05.05).
Hooks:
- Is there a connection between this creature and other frogs in the area (39.08 and 40.09)?
- Elsewhere it has been established that it is unwise for humans and other mortals to swim in the Witchwater. Why?
- Why does the frog woman have a big dog? Did she get it from the glass rapids (05.05)?
- Who has come through this way before?
