Which Witch created the Cold Riders (Speculation Thread)

[Mavrickindigo]

So, I've once had a thread up asking who the "Witch Queen" referenced in the module "Carnival of Tears" and the Chronicles book "Guide to Darkmoon Vale" was. In it, I found out about how much of the early work was retconned and changed.

Knowing what we know now about Irrisen and the number of queens who showed up in there, can we assume that one of Elvanna's predecessors was powerful enough to create artifacts and transform Fey Princes into horrific servants of her cold domain?

Looking at the Pathfinder Wiki, there doesn't seem to be much information on any of the characters, so I personally would probably put that witch queen with Jadwiga and let the stuff she made be tied to the throne, so that it was Elvanna who sent the Cold Riders to Darkmoon Vale, for whatever reason.

Anyone know any obscure lore about any of the Witch Queens that would make for a more compelling explanation?

[zimmerwald1915]

Mavrickindigo wrote:

Anyone know any obscure lore about any of the Witch Queens that would make for a more compelling explanation?

There is only one Queen of Witches.

[Mavrickindigo]

zimmerwald1915 wrote:

Mavrickindigo wrote:

Anyone know any obscure lore about any of the Witch Queens that would make for a more compelling explanation?

There is only one Queen of Witches.

Are you saying that the Cold Riders were created by Baba Yaga and serve her? So the attack on Andoran was something SHE wanted?

[Drahliana Moonrunner]

Mavrickindigo wrote:

zimmerwald1915 wrote:

Mavrickindigo wrote:

Anyone know any obscure lore about any of the Witch Queens that would make for a more compelling explanation?

There is only one Queen of Witches.

Are you saying that the Cold Riders were created by Baba Yaga and serve her? So the attack on Andoran was something SHE wanted?

Or she created them as an alpha version of her Dark Riders and then cast them loose once she upgraded to better models. She's Baba Yaga, her goals are rarely that simple, and she's highly subject to whim.