Dochraid

"You are one of the few people who remember the time of the Old Religion. I need your help."

- Morgana to the Dochraid

The Dochraid was an enigmatic being with a repulsive physical form. She looked like a cadaverous old woman with no eyeballs, who lived in perpetual darkness. Unable to see, the Dochraid used her sense of smell to detect her surroundings.

Biography
As a creature of the Old Religion, she had a powerful knowledge of the old ways and wished to see them restored, therefore allying herself with Morgana Pendragon, who she believes is destined to bring back the old ways.

Morgana went to the Dochraid’s lair to seek advice on how to use a magical coin, which had been given to her by Morgause for the purposes of necromancy. The Dochraid was one of the last creatures who remembered the time of the Old Religion and therefore knew its secrets. She told Morgana that she was destined to bring back the old ways, and hoped to live long enough to see that day. Morgana gave her the coin to inspect and the Dochraid was so enthralled by its power that she desired to keep it, though Morgana swiftly refused. The Dochraid informed her that she would have to travel to the the Pool of Nemhain, the last of the five Gateways that separated the world of the living from the Spirit World. Morgana had to cast the coin into its waters and focus her powers on it to raise Lancelot's shade from the dead (Lancelot du Lac).

Trivia

 * In one of the Series 4 promotional trailers the Dochraid could be seen laughing in the end. This did not happen in the only episode she appeared (Lancelot du Lac).