Alaina Urquhart
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So Frau Perchta is an ancient legend in Eastern Europe.
But her story was popularized by Jacob Grimm, the Brothers Grimm.
He referred to her as Frau Birchta, and she was the female counterpart to Birchtold, which is the leader of, quote, the Wild Hunt.
Now, the Wild Hunt is just this big old procession of elves, fairies, and demons just running around doing evil shit.
And basically, so what they say is seeing this wild hunt in passing, which can you fucking imagine seeing this in passing?
It was thought to be an omen that would indicate great misfortune, which is like no shit.
It's an omen letting you know that you are losing your damn mind because you're seeing a procession of elves, fairies and demons just fucking up shit.
So Frau Birchta or Frau Birchta, she flies around the sky with an army of lost souls around her.