Hemlock Hollow’s most powerful villains are Helena and Ivara Graymalk, two Devil-bound witches.
Helena Graymalk
Helena Graymalk is the matriarch of the Graymalk family and the unofficial burgomaster of Hemlock. The townsfolk look to her for guidance, as it is acknowledged openly that her witchery keeps the town and its mines thriving.
• Appearance: Helena appears to be a comely woman in her mid-thirties; she is especially proud of her mane of curly auburn hair.
• Personality: She finds pleasure in exercising power and bending others to her will.
• Motive: She hopes to summon the Devil from Hell so that he might bring the world under his sole dominion.
• Flaw: She knows that if she were to ever displease her master, he would revoke her longevity and let time ravage her body.
Ivara Graymalk
Although she plays the part of a bookish and naive young woman, Ivara Graymalk is an accomplished witch who does the Devil’s bidding. She is unafraid of using others to get what she wants. Ivara is currently Helena Graymalk’s favored child, but they both know it is inevitable that they will strive against each other.
• Appearance: Ivara poses as innocent and scholarly girl, dressing like a prim and proper schoolteacher, but this guise is calculated to make her appear harmless or perhaps even in need of protection.
• Personality: She is a patient schemer.
• Motive: She desires to replace her mother as matriarch of the Graymalk witches.
• Flaw: She burns with impatience to to recognized as a powerful witch in her own right.
