Barrow Hag (Bruha)

The wretched barrow hag, also known as bruha in other parts of the Realms, looks like  an emaciated crone with mottled, dry leathery skin stretched tight over her hunched  body. Her horrid head is topped with wild, wiry black and grayish hair. Her hateful eyes look sickly and glazed, and her mouth contains sharp, gnarly yellow teeth and a long,  greenish serpentine tongue. The barrow hag exudes a disgusting, overpowering stench that reminds of rotten fish and fruit, sickening those close enough to smell her. 

  Corpse Eater. As her name suggests, a barrow hag haunts barrows, catacombs,  cemeteries, graveyards, and battlefields where decaying corpses are plentiful. She typically makes her lair in a crypt or a network of tunnels underneath where she haunts that is difficult to access. Like a ghoul, she feeds on the decomposing flesh of  humanoid corpses, especially that of young ones. She particularly relishes sucking the putrid marrow from the bones, slurping it with her prehensile tongue.

  Corpse Collector. If the barrow hag is unable to find a corpse to consume, she will  resort to stalking people, prioritizing children and solitary targets. In combat, she relies primarily on her ability to paralyze her prey with her grotesque tongue before finishing it
off with her sharp claws. The barrow hag is also an accomplished magic-user, but will only use her spells against more formidable opponents. Once she has slain her prey, she drags its corpse to her lair or in a secluded location where she can bury it in a  shallow grave or place it in a large jar or barrel to let it decompose for a few weeks until it is ripe enough for her. The barrow hag typically stores several corpses in varying stages of decay.

  Accursed Company. The barrow hag is usually a solitary creature, not wanting to draw attention like a large group can, especially if she has moved in recently to a location near a civilized area, such as a cemetery. However, if she decides she needs help, she can create loyal followers by turning captured humanoids into busos, a type of aswang. These busos become her eyes and ears during the day, providing her with information about the local community and potential prey. The hag also attracts the company of ghouls and ghasts that become subservient to her.