Mad Maggie

Mad Margaret

Sometimes pretending to be a simple old woman named Grandma Maggie, Mad Maggie is a tall creature wearing a long, tattered shift covered in mud, blood, mould, and worse. The hag’s eyes seem to move independently of each other, her straggly brown hair hanging in front of them. Resting on each shoulder are red-eyed ravens that scrutinize her surroundings. Mad Maggie is a warlord of Avernus. She commands Fort Knucklebone and the Knucklebones Gang, which is composed mostly of Red Caps and Mad Caps. She makes a very good living by scavenging the remains of the many fools that travel in Avernus.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Driven by her lust for misery and her delight in the corruption of the valiant, Mad Maggie seeks to collect more artefacts tied to Zariel’s fall from grace. When she becomes aware of Lulu’s relationship to Zariel, the night hag tries to dig up Lulu’s lost memories, believing they might hold the most exquisite emotional records of Zariel’s descent. As the characters assist Maggie in this endeavour, they gain favour with — and leverage over — the hag. Mad Maggie is a night hag with the demeanour of a kindly grandmother, but her warm smile masks a cruel cunning. In addition to her heartstone, the hag carries a black soul bag. The bag contains nine soul coins, which Mad Maggie uses to power her infernal war machines. Years ago, a thirst to experience the ultimate misery brought the night hag to the first layer of the Nine Hells. Followed to Avernus by scores of bloodthirsty redcaps, Maggie found pieces of a beautiful tapestry that chronicled the fall of Zariel. It recounted the angel’s descent into Avernus, her betrayal at the hands of the Hellriders, and her submission to Asmodeus, which led to her becoming an archdevil worthy to rule Avernus. Mad Maggie is obsessed with Zariel’s cataclysmic saga and scours the wastelands of Avernus for more such relics. In the crucible of the Avernian wastelands, Mad Maggie has risen to become a respected warlord. She briefly followed the adventurers in Storm King's Thunder into uncovering a cult of Yeenoghu, however her plans were overshadowed by the presence of Tharizdun, who told her to back off.