Synopsis

“Witches to be fined or punished!” reads a poster in the town of Eastbrook.

In the Low Countries, Witchcraft is outlawed. However, the sleepy town of Eastbrook, situated in the province of Utrecht, is too preoccupied with surviving the harsh seasons to be paying mind to the Witch Hunt. They do not realize their endurance through the icy winters may be partly due to magic…

In secret, a young Witch called Agatha has been trying out her craft. She is a real life Witch and wishes to practice her magic. She pays no heed to the warnings of her non-magical mother Clara. After all, she uses her magic just to make her life at her mother’s farm easier! Agatha believes herself to be in the clear, as not even her best friend Casper has discovered her magical capabilities.

But then a mysterious plague sweeps over the small town of Eastbrook. Many townsfolk, including Casper’s younger brother, become incredibly ill. With high fevers, hallucinations and intense burning pain in their limbs, many people are suddenly bound to their houses, their conditions worsening.

The Witchfinders swoop in, declaring the symptoms the result of Witches and black magic!

Agatha’s mother gets arrested, on the suspicion of causing the plague. Agatha and her friend Casper set off on a quest to discover the true origin of the illness, before her mother gets sentenced.

In their quest they are pursued by the vicious Witchfinders and have to venture through strange Witchdens, meeting even stranger individuals.

Although most importantly, they have to learn to rely on each other’s strengths and embrace their differences.