An elderly Dragaeran woman who resides, with her dog "Buddy", in a blue cottage just outside the city of Northport. Hwdf'rjaanci is a hedge wizard and physicker; skilled in healing problems of the mind. Her House was identified by Vladimir Taltos upon meeting her as probably Tsalmoth. Hwdf'rjaanci's name is from the Kanefthali region in northwest Dragaera. Since many find these names difficult to pronounce Hwdf'rjaanci often goes simply by "Mother". See Orca (book).