Other Beldams
Other examples of Beldams include the shadow queen from the 1000 year door whom is incredibly manipulative and possesses reality bending, witch-like powers. They, like sphinxes and the Faye love riddles and challenges but rarely keep their word. It seems different tactics are specific to certain Beldams, mostly the emotional kind of either fear or trust and often a mixture. The Other Mother uses your desires against you and when she does not get her way, uses fear to an advantage. Some direct power differently also, some use theirs to make full realities and control their worlds while others use the self-defense side to resist blows from opponents. |
Differences in Beldams
Like the different emotional tactics, the Beldams seem to have an almost motif to their powers like the mixture of buttons and spiders from the OM or the shadowed hands and red crystals created by Shadow. Many of them have different ambitions or restrictions like how some seem to take over whole kingdoms or even worlds at a time when others take the time to do it person by person. It appears that they have more power over adults than children since agreement seems to be necessary from kids while grownups can just be up and captured at any point. This would explain the required yes from the children to having their hearts taken. |