The why of Witches

A set of tables for rolling up a witch's situation and motives. She could be ally or antagonist. 

This witch is (1d6):

1. A girl barely in her teens
2. A young woman
3. A middle-aged woman
4. A crone
5. An ageless creature cloaked in illusion
6. Just a voice from a shadowed corner
   

Who specialises in (1d6):

1. Potions
2. Protective charms
3. Reading the future in a glass
4. Curses
5. Spells to soften the heart and lull the will
6. Controlling animals
   

And lives in (1d6):

1. A hut
2. A tidy cottage
3. A ruined castle
4. A tree
5. A swamp hovel
6. A cave
   

She turned to witchcraft because (1d6):

1. Every woman in her line passes the knowledge to a daughter
2. She wanted to harm an enemy
3. Her community needed a wise woman
4. It gave her the power to control her fate
5. She had the gift from birth
6. A family member needed supernatural healing
   

Her customers are (1d6):

1. Followers of a suppressed religion
2. Local town-folk
3. Criminals
4. Adventurers
5. A high-born family
6. Unseen things of the forest and field
   

And they want: (1d6):

1. Visions of the future
2. Protection for a hidden enterprise
3. Revenge on a third party
4. Advice on personal problems
5. Health tonics and herbal remedies
6. Spells to ease their way to a goal
   

Her biggest problem is (1d6):

1. A demon suitor
2. A paranoid official
3. A zealous priest
4. A rival magic-user
   
5. A corrupted spell
6. An evil fate
   

Her biggest advantage is (1d6):

1. A protective amulet
2. A hidden sanctuary
3. A rich customer's secrets
4. A way of travelling that can't be followed
5. The good will of the land itself
6. A chest of gold
   

Her ally is (1d6):

1. A forest spirit
2. A fierce familiar
3. A grateful community
4. A minor demon
5. A skilled criminal
6. A fellow witch
   

Her interest in adventurers is (1d6):

1. Obtaining magical components
2. Delivering magical items
3. Protection
4. Acquiring 'servants' who won't be missed
5. Cleaning up a magical accident
6. Because sometimes a stab wound is the best curse there is

Click here to randomly generate:

(Thanks to Spwack of the Slight Adjustments blog for the generator code.)