Ideas and research for the Steampunk Witch

 

 

Three rules

1) Always to have a weapon

2) To have a way to fly example wings broomstick

3)To always have a familiar 

 

Mood board for the idea of the witch having a pet or familiar:

Reasons for the witch to have a familiar is that witches are most commonly seen and known with a familiar and they are used to assisted the witch in helping the devils as commonly known for.

Animals include dogs cats horses and owls and rabbits and crows.

1st Rule: All characters must have a familiar to help them.

Mood board and idea of the witches style:

    

Steampunk theme:

Second rule:

Always has to have a weapon of some sort.

staff or a walking cane.

Because the witches are normally associated with having a staff or a magical power of some sort.   

Ideas behind witches and magic.

Third rule:

To have wings or a way to fly.

Reason i have put this rule in is witch's are assumed to be able to fly in some way for example on a broomstick or they have wings which can be devil or fallen angel.

The idea behind magic and witchcraft in the early years was that it was feared by and also it was very bad to be accused of a witch you were sent to death.

Ways they would prove if you were a witch or not was they would tie your hands and feet together and throw you in a river if you floated you were a witch and was burned at the stake that same day and well if you didn't float you drowned anyway.

Mainly old women who had no husband that lived on outskirts of small towns would be accused of being a witch also if they had a black cat frog or any other animal that seemed unusual to have they assumed it was a familiar and that was helping the witch with getting close to the devil.