The Witch Silvasu

"'Shy away, young ones, Ignore the calls.""Ignore the sweets and the song of the bog.""Shy away, young ones, Ignore her voice.""Ignore the witch Silvasu.'"

Folktale Origin
The bog of the dead happens to have some very frightening songs and tales from within its borders - but none as spine-chilling as Silvasu.

Silvasu was a young maiden who was to be married. She fell in love with her fiancé the moment they met, and their marriage was blissful and wonderful. Over time, the two of them were expecting a child - a little girl. Her lover was initially thrilled, but with each passing day, his bitterness and hatred for his fate grew stronger and stronger. When she was late in her pregnancy, Silvasu happily enjoyed life and awaited the day when their family of two would become a family of three. One day, the two lovers took a ride to the bog - Silvasu was confused, but she agreed to be with whom she loved. That night, only the man returned. Silvasu and the child had vanished. It was many weeks before the town questioned her disappearance. With questioning came accusations, and with accusations came anger. They demanded to know where she had gone - and the lover obliged with solemn tears. The wagon had crashed, and sank into the bog - only the husband had escaped. A search party had been sent out and found the claim was true, but found no evidence of Silvasu's body, or the baby. That night, the town was restless. Babies cried and children barely slept. The town had no choice but to find Silvasu's body to put their minds at ease. But they never did. Days later, the husband had gone missing. When searching for the cause of his disappearance, they found evidence of foul play - a bloodied knife and clothing in his home revealed the true nature of Silvasu's passing. She was murdered.

The nights went on and the town's situation got worse. People barely slept. Babies cried and children wept. With each passing day, more disappearances occurred. Oddly though - only children. They began to vanish in the night without a trace, and the town became worried and soon enough, frantic. The people moved away and the disappearances stopped. But the children never returned. The tale of Silvasu was soon created to explain the lost children. It was believed that due to the baby, Silvasu was murdered and the lover vanished. According to legend, Silvasu blames her child for her untimely demise. Children go missing as she takes them, and they never leave the bog again.