Aspen Moor|GOONTOBER #10|

Full Name: Aspen Hsum Moor

Nickname: Aspen, The Witch of the Woods, The Tree

Birthplace: The forests outside town (originates sometime in the 11th century)

Species: Demonic tree entity / fae (disguises as a green-skinned witch via hallucinogenic mushrooms)

Height: Tall and imposing in both forms

Appearance: In her illusory form she appears as a green-skinned witch with a sharp, wide toothy grin, frizzy black hair in jagged tufts, and a large pointed black witch hat with a purple underside/band. She has a highly exaggerated, curvaceous hourglass figure with massive breasts, thick thighs, and an extremely large, round, shiny green ass. She often wears dark purple/black clothing that emphasizes her figure.

Species vibe: Predatory forest spirit that presents as playful and welcoming while being deeply malevolent.

Build: Extremely thick and voluptuous — heavy bust, wide hips, huge round buttocks, and strong limbs.

Face: Angular green face with a constant wide, manic grin full of white teeth.

Eyes: Dark/black sclera with white pupils (can appear with lashes that turn into spiders).

Ears / horns: Small white pearl earrings; no horns.

Fur pattern: Smooth green skin (no fur).

Neck / chest fur: None.

Hands / claws: Large green hands with long fingers.

Legs / feet: Thick green legs ending in whatever footwear the illusion chooses (heels or sneakers).

Tail: None in witch form.

Clothing: Dark purple/black form-fitting dress or bodysuit with a deep cleavage window, long black gloves or sleeves, a purple cape/cloak element, and the signature pointed witch hat. Sometimes includes a smiley-face brooch or pendant. The outfit is tight and revealing, especially around the chest and hips.

General vibe: Cheerful, theatrical, and inviting on the surface with an underlying predatory hunger.

Genitals: Female.

Ass size: Extremely large, round, and prominent — one of her most exaggerated features in fan depictions.

Powers and Abilities: • Illusion creation via hallucinogenic mushroom spores • Reality-warping within her domain (turning the forest into a “wonderland” of games) • Soul extraction using a skull medallion/pendant • Shape-shifting her illusory appearance (including making herself more curvaceous) • Controlling nearby trees and the forest itself • Extreme durability while the medallion is intact • Hypnotic persuasion and mind-breaking through prolonged exposure to her spores • Rapid regeneration of her illusory form as long as victims remain under the mushrooms’ influence • Longevity / near-immortality sustained by stolen souls

Signature Ability: Hallucinogenic Reality Warp — floods the area with spores that trap victims in a personalized, game-filled fantasy world while she drains them in reality.

Most Well-Known Power: Soul-Stealing Medallion — a skull pendant that contains her life force and allows her to extract and store souls.

Passive Ability: Forest Presence — the trees and mushrooms of her domain act as an extension of her senses and will.

Flaws: • Completely dependent on her soul medallion for life force • Illusions break if victims are forced awake or the spores are disrupted • Overconfident and theatrical, often delaying the kill for “games” • Vulnerable to physical force once the medallion is damaged • True form is slow and rooted once the illusion fully collapses • Can be outmaneuvered by children who refuse to play by her rules

Backstory: Aspen is an ancient tree entity that has lived in the woods for centuries. She uses clusters of hallucinogenic mushrooms that grow throughout her forest to lure travelers (especially children) into a false sense of safety. Once under the spores’ influence she appears as a friendly, rhyme-speaking witch who invites them into her cabin for games and wishes. In truth she slowly drains their souls with a medallion obtained from the Penitent Ones, using the stolen life force to sustain herself. She has claimed dozens of victims over the years. In Spooky Month 7 – The Wacky Wicked Woods she traps Skid, Pump, Susie, and the Hatzgang, keeping them entertained in a colorful wonderland while attempting to harvest their souls. The children eventually destroy her medallion during a snowball fight, causing her body to petrify into a lifeless tree.

Personality: On the surface she is warm, playful, and eccentric — speaking in rhymes, laughing loudly, and acting like an over-enthusiastic hostess who just wants the children to stay and play forever.

In reality she is cold, calculating, and purely driven by the need to consume souls. The cheerful persona is a carefully maintained façade designed to lower defenses. She becomes visibly irritated or enraged when victims break her rules or try to leave.

Around people she has successfully trapped she remains performatively kind and maternal, treating them like long-term guests.

She forms no genuine bonds; every interaction is transactional and predatory. Rivalries only exist with those who have escaped or opposed her (notably Susie and Roy).

Trivia: • Her full name “Aspen Hsum Moor” is an anagram of “Mushroom” when the middle and last names are reversed. • She speaks in rhyme as a reference to Gruntilda from Banjo-Kazooie. • Before her name was revealed, fans theorized she was called “Silva.” • She is voiced by Kayleigh McKee.