@TheEdVerse Are there female equivalents to the terms "warlock" and "wizard" and other such class terms, like how "druid" can be "druidess" and "sorcerer" "sorceress"? More to the point, where does the term "witch" apply?
— Xyn Raven (@XynRaven) July 6, 2019
Although “wizardess” can be found in a few ancient titles, most folk in the Realms use “warlock,” “wizard,” and “druid” regardless of the gender of an individual, usually going to a feminine form just for “sorceress.”#Realmslore https://twitter.com/XynRaven/status/1147392630613037056 …2)
The term “witch” gets applied to so many people, so often inaccurately, that it can’t be trusted for anything. Elminster and his generation used it to mean “self-taught arcane spellcaster and herbalist, usually rural and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 6, 2019
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…mainly concerned with casting daily life spells for a living.” The term “hedge-wizard” means a rural wizard of low level, usually largely self-taught and not concerned with gaining power or influence. Both “witch” and…#Realmslore 4)
…“hedge-wizard” can be pejoratives, but aren’t always used thus. Many common folk in the Realms use “witch” with a connotation of “evil,” and circa 1100-1300DR, in certain areas (Turmish and the Vilhon, Chessenta)…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 6, 2019
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…“witch” specifically meant “female arcane spellcaster taught by, and usually the servitor of, a hag.” Just about any woman who can work magic might can called a witch by someone who dislikes or fears her or wants…#Realmslore 6)
…her gone. For example, Syluné of the Seven Sisters was called by many “the Witch of Shadowdale.”#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 6, 2019