Doors
It seems these doors hold most of the true power and the Beldams are controlled by them, deals are made with these doors in return for realms of their own where their power can become manifest but since these doors are alive, they each work differently. The Shadow Queen’s door does in fact let her leave her domain and retain most of her power like an ally, while Other Mother’s door is more restrictive and only allows her power in the other world and not the real one which is why she had to wait for people to come to her. All doors only have one key and it is possible for a Beldam to become trapped eternally in her world as did happen to our two examples which is why they are so possessive of them and can go as far as to hide them in impossible places. |
The Other Realities
It appears that these beasts have their own space and need ways of trapping those who enter there to be with them. Shadows and the dark are common in their worlds and each can make distorted copies of people to work for them. Even their hidden forms seem to be twists on real people with terrifying extras like odd skin colour and strange eyes. Large hands and fabric based appearances are common in true forms and doors seem to play a huge part in their powers. |