The High Witches of Tirisfal are a line of secretive and shadowy sorceresses that go back many hundreds of years. Much of their history is shrouded in mystery. However, this much is known: the first High Witch was a human woman nicknamed Black Alyss, who is believed to have resided in northern Tirisfal Glades. Local records about her life is sketchy, but what has been recorded suggests that Alyss was a local wise-woman and midwife who exhibited an extraordinary talent for the black arts. The man's power was broken and he spent the rest of his life as a one-armed, insane cripple.