The Beorgmann

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The Beorgmann is a burier and hanger of children.<ref>“Lord of the Nipigon region,” a child called down. “The burier and hanger of children would barter.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

Appearance

It's long legged body is covered in short black fur, it has a bald white face that's reminiscent of a tombstone or skull. It has no eyes, only shadows where it's eyes should have been<ref>Its long legged body was covered in short black fur, making it disappear into the gloom, but its face was white-skinned, and- it was really hard to describe, and really hard to remember. It looked like the face of a gaunt, horrible man who’d play the villain in every movie. A face like a gravestone mixed with a skull, mixed with a bald drill sergeant.

But its eyes, as it drew closer- it had no eyes, only shadow, and its expression around the lack of eyes was gentle enough to tug at her heartstrings.

It moved fluidly, silently, and very fast. Like a wild animal springing out of underbrush, but it was ten feet tall. It held pieces of wood, strips of bark, and branches in one hand.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

Abilities

It is able to make tree houses out of branches and bits of wooden, it can also make gardens and other hiding places.<ref>“Beorgmann. Person of the mounds. It’s an old Other. Probably from the era of the Seal,” Milly explained. “Lures children in. This one used to make gardens and hiding places, but it started to make treehouses and that seemed to work for it.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref> IT uses these to trap children by lock them in walled gardens without an exit or removing the ladder of a tree house so they can't escape. It's captured at least forty children this way and even more underground.<ref>“And toys, trinkets, trickster lights. Or it would snatch up the kids from their rooms. They put the kids in these little contained zones. Walled gardens without exits, burrows in hillsides, or treehouses. Gets kids inside, then removes the ladder. Magic keeps them from leaving. We think this one got enough kids that it’s why this area never developed more. If you venture inside the territory, there’s about forty treehouses across four acres. Most of them are lit by candlelight at night. Kids peering out through the windows. That’s just from the era where treehouses have been a thing. There’s more in the mounds, and gardens, other hideaway spots, around here.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref> The children that are trapped are unable to be properly freed, as the Beorgmanns claim on them is too strong.<ref name=":0">“Why not mount a rescue mission?” Sullivan asked.

“Because the kids are the Beorgmann’s. Its grip on them is too strong, and it can’t die, doesn’t relinquish them even if we hurt it. And it is apparently really strong- it always eventually breaks free of confinement.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

It's immortal and will always break free eventually.<ref name=":0" />

Chronology

It was bound and being contained by the Legendre family.

At some point Hugh Legendre offered up his nephew, Cabe Legendre, in return for the Beorgmann being bound again.<ref>“Your father accepted the deal, once. Twenty years ago.”

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“He accepted. The barrier went down. Hugh Legendre called for reinforcements, but they struck a deal before the reinforcements came. He named a child and kept the reinforcements from attacking. In exchange, the child-stealer went, took only the one, and returned, allowing itself to be bound. It was cleaner. The mess was contained.”

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“The child was Cabe Legendre,” the child in the treehouse said.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

The previous time it escaped was eight years ago when an Aware that had had his brother stolen and was focused on freeing people had stumbled across it, he made a deal with the Beorgmann to be able to search inside it's tree houses and whilst that was happening it managed to get free.<ref>Eight years ago was the last time the Beorgmann had escaped. Some jackass Aware had come into this region of about two hundred people, meddling. A man who’d lost a brother. Time and time again, he’d run into Others who would know things about the brother. Or who stole children. Dark Fall Fae. The Beorgmann. He was uniquely equipped to defeat them, to free children, and to surround himself with surrogates. Fate was on his side.

But the Beorgmann had sidestepped that, and made a deal instead. It had let the man search among the stolen children for his brother, and it had slipped free. Taking two to a treehouse.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

When Milly was attacked it offered it's services to her against those that attacked her, agreeing to release three children and return to be bound again.<ref>“Deal with us, Lord of the Nipigon region,” the child called down. “Let us out and let us serve. For this one time, we’ll make you an offer you must accept.”

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“Three children, returned in better condition than they left. They’ll remember nothing and they’ll be given over to you, healthy, whole, innocent, human, and sane.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref> It only agreed to wait one month.<ref>“Stall them, do no lasting harm!” Milly called out. “Take no children, release the three I named, in the condition you promised! Return when done, and wait to be bound again.”

“The child-stealer will wait for one month, no longer,” Eilee Avila said. She was right beside the Beorgmann.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref> It maintained it's claim on the three children that were released.<ref>“It upsets a lot more than that. Those kids who ran-? They were released from the woods?”

Rook looked at Bridge.

“Yes,” Bridge replied. “From the clutches of an Other who hasn’t fully released his grip.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

It was last seen carrying off Ann Wint.<ref>Milly saw the Beorgmann, still wrapped in chains, work his way up a tree, carrying Ann with him- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

Bridge, possessing Milly Legendre, was planning to bind the Beorgmann again.<ref>“Stay with Milly Legendre for now. Go get that barrier in her territory working again. Avery may be able to help you.”- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.y</ref>

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