The Black Man of the Woods

Eastern Europe is a place of many superstitions, many of which are based on magical truth. The Great Spirit responsible for the most horrific of them is the Black Man of the Woods. As his name implies, this deity inhabits an expanse of primal forest, though its exact location has been expunged from mankind's memory.

The Black Man is obsessed with blood; it is commonly required for his rituals and most of his lesser spirits feed upon it. He has even created vampires on more than one occasion. It is quite possible that he inspired the modern conception of the Devil, though he has no relationship to the Jealous God.

His enforcement of the Wild Hunt is among the most ruthless of any Great Spirit. Any spellbinder who uses his rituals or crosses his spirits had better be ready to handle at least one bloodsucking assassin.

Magic

Thorn is the Black Man's most active servant: an animate, metallic vine that feeds on human blood.

The Father was not created by the Black Man, but he spreads terror and death for him in return for the strength to defend himself from his many enemies.

Turn Blood to Dust is a rituals that exemplifies the Black Man's approach to magic. It is a remarkably deadly spells that does exactly what it says.