Working on Table Titans S5 (yes, it turned out Brian Hurtt’s story was so big we had to break it up into TWO SEASONS).The Saltwitch (aka Cove-sprite, Lady Tidebreaker, Gillymother) haunts and protects a small inlet near Blooder Bay. She is very knowledgeable in the old-ways and has been alive since before the war of embers. The Titans will have to negotiate with her to gain valuable information they need to complete their quest.This design was inspired by the Spider-Lady from the 1980’s sci-fi fantasy movie Krull. The idea of a witch that’s stuck in a certain location with important information. I was always very frightened and saddened by her as a kid, and wondered how she ended up there. She was a prisoner, maybe trapped by her own desire for knowledge or power.The Spider-lady in Krull had this long hat and I thought I could take that concept and extend it into a long shell.I don’t want to go overboard with stuff on the saltwitch. I’m even debating the gills. But I wanted her to be very thin and sleek. I not even sure at this point if she has legs. I’ve toyed with the idea of her having tentacles instead of legs. We’ll see.
What do you think?