task 002: divine reflection
s e l e n a finch as the wild hunt
it swept through the forests in midwinter, the coldest, darkest part of the year, when ferocious winds and storms howled over the land. anyone who found themselves out of doors at night during this time might spot this ghostly procession – or be spotted by it. they are arbiters of justice. when accounts of the wild hunt mention a leader, the figure who filled this role varied greatly. those especially closely associated with it are deities of the dead, inspiration, ecstatic trance, battle frenzy, knowledge, the ruling class, and creative and intellectual pursuits in general. in the body of lore surrounding the wild hunt, we find a number of themes that connect it powerfully with the dead and the underworld. for one thing, there’s the ghostly character of the hunters or warriors themselves. dogs and horses, animals that were closely associated with death were almost invariably present.
