From the
Welsh meaning "white", "fair-haired" or "blessed", Gwen was the
calling name of the
witch queen
Greystagg. It was first
revealed during a
spyglass sequence, in which
Lord Fear taunted her via his
Pool of Veracity and warned against the retributive use of voodoo dolls:
Fear: "
One twinge, and I shall summon you here and deal with you personally."
Greystagg: "
Ha! But you know not my calling name."
Fear: "
Well a little bird told me that if I were to say 'Gwen' three times, I should get a most welcome visitor."
She was less than pleased that he'd discovered this information, and was angrier still when
Team 6 of Series 7 later used it to summon her, though she soon forgave this impertinence when they revealed that Lord Fear was trapped nearby. She then gifted them a
RETURN spell which enabled them to complete their quest.
Greystagg's calling name was also used by
Team 7 of Series 7 on their way to victory. As
dungeoneer Barry Thorne shared her determination to stop Lord Fear, she allowed them to call her in times of trouble (and amusingly asked for Barry's calling name in return). They summoned her to disperse the forcefield surrounding a
troll hammer that was needed to save
Knightmare Castle.
Confusingly, the name Gwen is sometimes used on
Knightmare.com and the associated forum as a nickname for
Gwendoline, the Greenwarden of
Series 5.
