List of Quest For Glory Characters - Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga

In Quest for Glory I, Baba Yaga is directly patterned after the Baba Yaga of European folklore, except for being referred to as an "Ogress" rather than a "witch". Known for her chicken-legged hut, she serves as the secondary villain and antagonist in the first game, and a minor character in the fourth.

Baba Yaga is originally from Surria, a land east of Mordavia. When she first arrived in Spielburg, the Baron tried to force her to leave by sending a contingent of his guards to her hut. After quickly killing the guards, she put a curse on the Baron that led to the death of his wife and the disappearance and transformation of his son and daughter. The evil witch can also turn people into frogs, after which she either eats them or gets them to perform tasks for her. The Hero drives her away by reversing her own spell against her, transforming her into a frog.

After the Hero forces her to leave Spielburg, Baba Yaga eventually gets transformed back into her original form, as mirrored spells are not permanent. She then decides to go to Mordavia, a small valley filled with dark magic because of the presence of the Dark One's cave. Not long after her arrival, the Hero turns up in the valley. Baba first plans on eating the Hero, but is tricked by him for performing a chore for her instead: fetch her an elderberry pie. As the Hero does that, he slips a truth potion into the pie which forces Baba Yaga to reveal the location of one of the Dark One's rituals.

Baba Yaga lives with her pet bat and spider, Bats and Scarlett, and her chicken-legged hut is always guarded by Bonehead, a talking skull. In order to access Baba Yaga's hut in both games, the Hero must give the skull something it wants. In the fourth game, if the Hero refuses to do the chore/comes back without the pie ready/comes back after he knows the location of the ritual, Baba Yaga will turn him into a frog and a message saying that she's much uglier now since she avoids all mirrors comes up.