Auntie Ethel the hag had already committed numerous crimes in Baldur's Gate.
Wild Sorcerer's experience had actually been fairly fortunate. Some women murdered by the hag, especially pregnant women, had met far more gruesome fates.
Nishkaya belonged to Baldur's Gate's largest underground organization—the Nine-Fingers Guild.
She had a close friend in the guild named Annie, who had retired just last month, gotten married, started a family, and opened a general store.
Then one morning, Annie's husband discovered that his pregnant wife had died in their bed.
Annie's death had been exceptionally gruesome. Her lower abdomen was drenched in blood, the fetus had vanished without a trace, and a twisted tree had burst from her body, growing overnight until it nearly pierced the ceiling.
This incident had infuriated the leader of the Nine-Fingers Guild, Nine-Fingers Keene.
Many rumors claimed that Annie's death had been caused by her, as revenge for leaving the guild.
In truth, Nine-Fingers Keene had always supported Annie's decision to leave.
She had hoped to set an example for her subordinates, showing them that even if they had grown up in the filthiest underworld of this city, they could still safely step ashore, live the happy lives of ordinary people, and enjoy blue skies and white clouds.
Instead, what should have been a good deed to unite the guild's members had turned into a scapegoat's burden placed upon her.
Nine-Fingers Keene mobilized people to investigate everywhere and finally uncovered the cause of Annie's death.
After Annie had become pregnant, she encountered a kindly old woman.
After some discussion, Annie bought a bottle of potion from the old woman. Supposedly, drinking it would allow the child in her womb to "grow as strong as a towering tree."
Clearly, this was another case of a hag twisting her victim's words