No, her power is a Wizard’s power, and the only way she can learn how to control it is by travelling to the Unseen University to train amongst wizards. When she begins to show signs of magic, Granny Weatherwax takes it upon herself to train Esk in the ways of Witchcraft (herb-growing, medicine making, distilling alcohol, cleaning the kitchen table) but she soon comes to realise that Esk was never meant to be a witch. She can stare down the toughest of men, engage in shapeshifting duels, cure sick people and deliver babies but when suddenly faced with a curious little girl who is much more than she seems, Granny is at a bit of a loss.Įsk is the eighth child of an eighth son, and, due to a mix-up when she was born, has inherited a staff of power formerly belonging to a wizard. Granny raises goats, grows mysterious herbs, and can inhabit, or ‘borrow’, the minds of animals. Granny is a witch, dwells in a remote mountain village named Bad Ass, and is an expert in the field of headology she is allergic to cats, despises ‘jommetry’, and is wary of people originating from ‘forn parts’. The third Discworld novel waves farewell to Rincewind and Twoflower, and introduces us instead to one of the most popular recurring characters of the series: Granny Weatherwax.
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