Lumen
Name: Nik Raine
Age: 19
Height:5'11
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Colour: Blue
Nationality- European-English
Species- Witch
Sexuality: Bisexual
Power/Abilities: All basic Witch abilities, Special Gift
Aliases/Nickname's : Lumen, Guardian, Siren, Son of Desire, Witch of Love
History - Childhood
In the beginning there was magic, and from this spawned Witches beings of immense power that could naturally control this great force. Alongside them another species grew and thrived humans who tried countless times to control this powerful natural force and countless times they failed until eventually they found a form of worship that allowed them to control magic. However their power was nothing when compared to their counterparts which to this day was the catalyst behind the friction between the species.
Centuries Later, a moral panic has ensued across the world, magic is being hunted and destroyed a period now known as the Witch Hunts. With a noose around his neck a male witch stands at the gallows and awaits his death, the executioner ready to strike the blow to end his life. In his last moments the man reveals himself to be a seer claiming that their pain and their descendent's pain will be eternal. The executioner pulls the lever and the seer takes a short sharp drop and dies. Days pass and the on lookers of his death see the truth behind his words family,friends and love ones become sick, die or disappear daily. Entire populations have been destroyed but suddenly it stops and life returns to normal many believed in the miracle intervention of God but behind this fabrication the truth is something entirely different. A war was raging for years between two separate but equally powerful groups, one using their abilities to exact revenge the other protecting those in danger. After many lives lost in the struggle the guardians as they are now known prevailed but they were unable to kill their enemies, so to protect the world from these evil witches they imprisoned them in a cavern underground and sealed off.
Powers and Abilities
Magic -
Magic deals with the flow of energy that exist in everything living, the practices used to control it are many and each is unique in it's own way. Most involve incantations of some description with only a rare few actively excluding it, These incantations focuses on the witches innate power channelling it allowing them to control the ambient mystically energy they possess. Magic is not necessarily in it's more basic sense its neutral its what an individuals chooses to do with it that defines their magic however their are certain aspects there are difference magic used to harm is often dark while that used to heal or protect is light. Nik being a natural born witch can control his own innate power to change and alter reality on either a small or large scale(within reason). To do this he commonly uses incantations in Latin but he can also use the English language through poetic methods such as rhyming couplets or haiku's even simply by stating what he wants. These incantations vary and give him a wide variety of abilities that include telepathy,mind control, elemental control,empathy, telekinesis, increased superhuman attributes, summoning and vanquishing of demons and spirits, premonitions, portal creation, teleportation, time travel etc. Nik can also use magic through sheer force of will however this tends to be smaller magic when compared to magic through spells. he also possess the common abilities of all witches such as the ability to channel energy through other sources for example sacred/enchanted items, through celestial events full moon/sun, other witches, the ability to create elixirs through herbs that contain mystical properties, heightened longevity. .
Special Gifts- These Witches have all the basic abilities and powers of a regular Witch such as spell-casting, potion brewing etc.. however across the world, powerful,special or important Witches have special gifts that other 's do not possess, have a limited version of or need a spell to access. Nik is a Witch born with a special gift, the gift of Empathy and Amokinesis.
Empathy- Is the ability to sense, feel, understand and manipulate the emotions of other individuals. With this ability Nik can feel and manipulate all the emotions of those at one time such as love, happiness, anger, fear etc.. or he can control each emotion separately. Nik can also control the intensity of whatever particular emotion he is manipulating for example he could have an individual mildly annoyed or induce a fit of rage similarly he can overload an individuals mind with such strong emotions that he can incapacitate the individual. Nik can also unintentionally control emotions depending on his own mood if for instance he himself is happy or excited he can project these emotions to those in the immediate area around him changing their moods to his. A very effective and useful part of this ability is that is allows him to discover and know another individual or group of individuals true intents, desires even secrets they are trying to hide, furthermore he can actually suppress the emotions of others leaving them apathetic, cold and ultimately lifeless. Nik mainly uses this ability to manipulate individuals or groups do as he pleases.
Amokinesis- Born with the ability to manipulate emotions, through his persuasive voice and touch Nik can see and manipulate the love and desire of others Nik can influence and persuade people the do anything for him. This is Nik's most used ability and his most powerful while a rare ability among men Nik can seduce and persuade anyone with this ability mainly women although it works just as well on gay and bi-sexual and straight men. When under his thrall the people will become extremely attracted and infatuated with Nik and will truly do anything that he asks of them whether it be to carry out complicated tasks for him, allowing him access to restricted areas or simply tell him secret information that he needs. Nik though touch can also induce further control this is mainly used for a person of the opposite or same gender that is not naturally inclined towards finding him attractive however a problem is that if he is in contact with the person in question too long it can induce a sexual frenzy within the person which is exceedingly hard to break. Nik can also control the strongest human emotions: Love, with this ability Nik can sense and help others find their true love he can also sense the love in others even if they themselves aren't aware of it
Equipment and Basic Abilities-
Concoctions-By infusing a mixture of substances a witch has to ability to create liquid’s that produce a plethora of effects such as mind control, altering ones appearance, stripping or blocking powers etc... Witches create these liquids by mixing herbs, plants and other natural substances with magical properties. Nik as a witch has this basic ability and is moderately proficient in it creation of variety of concoctions. While a majority of concoctions are drank this is not always the case they can take affect by simple physical contact in fact even there creation can cause the desired affect depending on the particular concoctions ability. However the ingredients alone don’t not equal the creation of a potion one must have some magical talent meaning that mortals cannot create concoction despite having the correct ingredients
Grimoires/Book of Shadows/Tomes-Book of Shadows - A book of Shadows is a magical tome passed down through generations of witches containing thousands of spells, incantations, rituals and potion recipes as well extensive knowledge on supernatural beings. places and events. Since learning of his witch heritage Nik has now gained access to his own family Book of Shadows which he uses to further his knowledge or witchcraft and demonology particularly in relation to vanquishing demons and banishing malevolent spirits back to Hell/Underworld/Limbo or Oblivion. The book itself continually creates more and more pages so that Nik can add further information to already existing information or new entry's of supernatural entities that he has come across that are not present already as well as spells and potions that he himself has created. To protect the book Nik keeps it locked in a chest at the foot of his bed protect by enchantments so that no individual other than those he trust can open it.
Crystals - A basic compound that witches use for locator spells or amplifying power, Crystals create the ability that allows a witch to find a object,person or collective amount of energy by placing a crystal on a map. The closer the crystal is the more violent the crystal with shake which corresponds to where the item or individual is in the real world. A further advanced technique of this allows the witch to gain a vision or "image" of the item,area or person using a similar method. To achieve this affect the Witch will guide the crystal over a reflective surface for example water,,glass etc..and once the item,area or person has been found will project a visual illusion in the reflective surface allowing the witch to see events transpiring from afar. Crystals also allow witches to channel their magic especially for those only beginning to harness their powers to cast more powerful spells, similarly they can also be used to store a witches innate magic which would allow a non-magic user to be able to cast spells until it runs out and must be recharged.
Weaknesses
Mortality: Despite being an exceptionally powerful Witch with a high resistance to attacks otherwise fatal to humans, Nik does have human weakness he can be killed in various ways ,decapitation, firearms, heart extraction etc...he can also succumb to various humans diseases, fatigue and ageing(unless stunned by ritualistic magic), Furthermore he can feel pain and can be injured his bones can be broken or fractured, organs can be punctured along with cuts and bruises being common occurrence's.
Emotional Control: Magic is often tied with an individuals emotions under times of extreme distress when emotions are running high, Nik's powers will often lash out in random and destructive ways such as glass shattering, objects being telekinetically propelled across rooms and if in such cases he is angry with a specific person his dark magic while rise and cause extreme pain and torture to the individual.
Higher Powers: Beings with stronger mystical, angelic or demonic powers will often be unaffected by Nik's own magic due to the more powerful nature of their powers. In these cases to overcome this problem Nik must draw extra power from other sources such as celestial events, other witches or various other magical sources of energies he will also in these cases tap into his innate dark magic due to the unstable but powerful nature of magic.
Corruption: As one of Nik's parent is a dark magic user he could be very easily tempted to use his powers for evil or harmful purposes combining this with the temptation of magic itself makes Nik very susceptible to corruption. If this happens it can be extremely hard to pull a witch back from this dark place due to their heightened sense of power, magic in this case becomes destructive, addictive and harmful to the individual practising the magic it will chip away at their humanity bit by bit until there is noting worth while left, no redeeming qualities such as compassion or love just magic causing selfish, reckless and hedonistic behaviour.
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