The Bovinians And Who They Are.
Ms. Dorothy Shoemaker
Born July 4th, 1898, Dorothy was the product of Irish immigrant parents. Her father was a cobbler, her mother, a milkmaid, and she was the youngest of 9 girls.
After receiving a copy of L. Frank Brahman's book, "The Wizard of Oxland" she fell in love with the idea of having a magical pair of shoes to transport her away to the Highland's emerald pastures. She begged and pleaded for her father to craft her a pair, and upon her 5th birthday, he granted her wishes.
Created from Friesian leather, fashioned with magical silver cowbells, ruby red bows, and buttons, they were the talk of the school.
All her classmates marveled and listened as Dot crafted exaggerated stories of her magical outings to the highlands.
Born July 4th, 1898, Dorothy was the product of Irish immigrant parents. Her father was a cobbler, her mother, a milkmaid, and she was the youngest of 9 girls.
After receiving a copy of L. Frank Brahman's book, "The Wizard of Oxland" she fell in love with the idea of having a magical pair of shoes to transport her away to the Highland's emerald pastures. She begged and pleaded for her father to craft her a pair, and upon her 5th birthday, he granted her wishes.
Created from Friesian leather, fashioned with magical silver cowbells, ruby red bows, and buttons, they were the talk of the school.
All her classmates marveled and listened as Dot crafted exaggerated stories of her magical outings to the highlands.
Judy Braunvieh
Judy is Dorothy's cousin and best friend. During a horrible drought, Judy comes in contact with Clostridium chauvoei, develops Blackleg, and dies a most horrible death. She is brought back by Dorothy's wishes, her magic shoes, and the mysterious Madam Raven McPhee. In gratitude for her life, Judy gifts Raven the one thing that she holds most dear to her heart. Her grandmother's doll, Cookie.
Madam Raven McPhee
Holistic Healer/Apothecary/Midwife/Necromancer
Raven was the area healer and midwife in Oxland. She was called upon whenever there was illness or mental anguish, even though it was rumored she was also a necromancer. She was never married nor had any children. Legend says she would conjure dead children's spirits to fill her void. To do this, she needed something that belonged to the child, usually a shoe. Raven was often spotted in the cemetery lingering near the graves of freshly interred children.
With shoe in hand, she would return to her hide and gather the things needed to conjure the spirit. An old pram and doll were used to create an aperture in the quantum in which the spirit could pass. Skins of the golden cicada, black peppercorns, scarab beetles, ink-of-charcoal, and angelica root oil were mixed into a potion needed for both the protection of the spirit and the necromancer herself. She also required a living creature for sacrifice, most often a toad, as well as a sacrificial candle.
Raven placed the doll in the pram along with the deceased's child's shoe; She then poured a bit of the potion into the shoe and consumed the rest using a hallowed drinking horn. The ink-of-charcoal prevented the conjured soul from entering Raven's body, and the angelica root oil protected the child's spirit from evil as it passed from one realm into another.
As Raven made her sacrifice to Arawn, ruler of Annwan, the underworld, his evil hellhounds could be heard as the child's soul re-entered this realm. Upon doing so, it absorbed the life and essence of the sacrificial toad to the point that its mass was sucked dry and mummified. If Raven kept the child's belonging and the toad, it's spirit was bound to her for all eternity.
When needed and summonsed, Raven materialized from a twisted murder of crows as she arrived.
Holistic Healer/Apothecary/Midwife/Necromancer
Raven was the area healer and midwife in Oxland. She was called upon whenever there was illness or mental anguish, even though it was rumored she was also a necromancer. She was never married nor had any children. Legend says she would conjure dead children's spirits to fill her void. To do this, she needed something that belonged to the child, usually a shoe. Raven was often spotted in the cemetery lingering near the graves of freshly interred children.
With shoe in hand, she would return to her hide and gather the things needed to conjure the spirit. An old pram and doll were used to create an aperture in the quantum in which the spirit could pass. Skins of the golden cicada, black peppercorns, scarab beetles, ink-of-charcoal, and angelica root oil were mixed into a potion needed for both the protection of the spirit and the necromancer herself. She also required a living creature for sacrifice, most often a toad, as well as a sacrificial candle.
Raven placed the doll in the pram along with the deceased's child's shoe; She then poured a bit of the potion into the shoe and consumed the rest using a hallowed drinking horn. The ink-of-charcoal prevented the conjured soul from entering Raven's body, and the angelica root oil protected the child's spirit from evil as it passed from one realm into another.
As Raven made her sacrifice to Arawn, ruler of Annwan, the underworld, his evil hellhounds could be heard as the child's soul re-entered this realm. Upon doing so, it absorbed the life and essence of the sacrificial toad to the point that its mass was sucked dry and mummified. If Raven kept the child's belonging and the toad, it's spirit was bound to her for all eternity.
When needed and summonsed, Raven materialized from a twisted murder of crows as she arrived.
Cookie
I created Cookie to help bring a sense of reality to the Bovinians. She belonged to Judy Braunvieh an heirloom from her grandmother.
During a horrible drought, Judy contracts Clostridium chauvoei, develops Blackleg, and dies a most horrible death. She is brought back to life by Dorothy's wishes, magic shoes, and necromancer, Madam Raven McPhee. In gratitude for her life, Judy gifted Raven the one thing that she holds most dear to her heart. Her grandmother's doll. Raven went on to use Cookie as a conduit to bring back dead children's souls.
While on exhibit at multiple venues, there were reports that children's voices could be heard. She has also taken part in paranormal investigations that included EVP sessions. Although the results were inconclusive, the reported whispers continue.
Her haunting's origins are unclear, was it something in our home that attached itself to her, or was it willed to her by the power of suggestion. She's a beloved family member; her exhibit still travels throughout the Midwest.
I created Cookie to help bring a sense of reality to the Bovinians. She belonged to Judy Braunvieh an heirloom from her grandmother.
During a horrible drought, Judy contracts Clostridium chauvoei, develops Blackleg, and dies a most horrible death. She is brought back to life by Dorothy's wishes, magic shoes, and necromancer, Madam Raven McPhee. In gratitude for her life, Judy gifted Raven the one thing that she holds most dear to her heart. Her grandmother's doll. Raven went on to use Cookie as a conduit to bring back dead children's souls.
While on exhibit at multiple venues, there were reports that children's voices could be heard. She has also taken part in paranormal investigations that included EVP sessions. Although the results were inconclusive, the reported whispers continue.
Her haunting's origins are unclear, was it something in our home that attached itself to her, or was it willed to her by the power of suggestion. She's a beloved family member; her exhibit still travels throughout the Midwest.
More to come...
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