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An old auntie muffled in shawls, her blonde hair peeking out from under her headscarf, leans on a walking stick in the shape of a winged serpent, a ruby set in its forehead. On one arm her knitting basket overflows with balls of yarn, ragdolls, stuffed animals, sweets, nuts, and purses filled with gold coins. She appears human except her feet, clad in carpet slippers, are duck feet.

Veiled Vouivre

An arie’s headscarf is magical, allowing her to appear as any humanoid, though her favorite shape is a kindly old human crone, especially in winter. The illusion doesn’t always reach her feet, which are duck feet, and in any case, she leaves duck-shaped footprints. In summer, when she goes bathing, she prefers to appear as a beautiful young elven woman, but if she sheds her veil, she reveals her true form: a vouivre — a wyvern-like dragoness with a ruby in the center of her forehead. Like many dragons, the vouivre can breathe fire.

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