The Heget, a webbed and withered female humanoid, emerges from her cave on the Isle of the Heget (46.15) at night and creeps about her isle searching and searching for any sign of passing ships or foolish travelers. If she finds any she attempts to enchant the most handsome male she can spy with a powerful enchantment that causes her to become irresistible. Inflamed with lust, all but the most strong-minded males are drawn to her and after having sex they are eaten by the Heget.
Nourished by their father’s flesh and blood, a new son grows rapidly in the Heget’s womb and is born three months later. These sons grow quickly into creatures that are much like their fathers, but stunted in mind and body. The Heget ignores her sons completely and the island is often filled with their hungry moans. A small percentage of these sons (perhaps 10%) grow true, resembling their fathers almost exactly and often even gaining fragments of their fathers’ memories. One of the Heget’s healthier sons looks eerily similar to old paintings of the Doge of the City of Shuttered Windows (29.14).
Hooks
- Why does one of the Heget’s sons look like the Doge? Is he the father? How could that be if the Heget eats each of her mates?
- Who else has the Heget eaten?