Siphoner

### Distinction

* a subsection of witches, who do not have any magic of their own, but has the unique ability to absorb magic from others.

**Siphoners**, or **Siphons**, are a subsection of witches born without the ability to generate their own magic but do possess a rare power that allows them to siphon magic from other sources and use that magic for their own purposes. They appear to be rare and few in numbers although they are rather controversial because they have the potential to become witch-vampire hybrids.

## Creation

The creation of siphoners is relatively unknown, but Brandon Smith and Estrids marriage is could have caused the creation. Because their marriage disobeyed a law of nature that everyone has to have a weakness. This could have created and added the siphoner gene into the smitheyos family

## Powers and abilities

* **Siphoning:** Siphoners possess the rare ability to absorb nearly all forms of magic from external sources in place of their lack of personal power. As a result of this ability, they are able to detect the magic within other beings as well as unravel the most sophisticated of spells. Siphoning can be used to siphon the magic of enchanted objects as well as the magic from supernatural beings such as other witches, vampires, werewolves, doppelgängers, etc. This also extends to a supernatural being's body fluids, such as the blood of a witch, vampire or doppelgänger, or a werewolf's venom.
* **Spell Casting:** Siphoners, after having absorbed magic from an external source, have the ability to cast spells like any witch. This allows them to change and control events through the use of incantations and more. However, the amount of power they have absorbed is finite and will eventually need to be replenished by siphoning more magic, though the frequency of which depends on the amount and strength of the magic they absorbed.
* **Potion Brewing:** The power to brew and concoct potions, remedies, and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
* **Telekinesis:** Siphoners, after having absorbed magic from an external source, have the ability to move objects and people like any witch.
* **Pain Infliction:** Siphoners, after having absorbed magic from an external source, have the ability to inflict excruciating migraines like any witch.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Siphoners, after having absorbed magic from an external source, have the ability to generate and manipulate fire like any witch.

## Weaknesses

* **Siphoning:** This ability also doubles as a weakness; siphoners, that have siphoned and gained magic from another source, can be siphoned themselves and the magic taken from them.
* **Distraction:** Denying a witch from concentrating or giving full attention to their spells may render it ineffective.
* **Herbs:** Ingestion of certain herbs can cause a witch to lose consciousness and prevent them from using magic for an undetermined amount of time. The Lobelia flower prevents a witch from being able to focus and concentrate, which is necessary to effectively cast spells, making it a common herb used in the weakening of a witch in the same manner as someone would use vervain to weaken a vampire. There are also other herbs that will temporarily mute or suppress the use of magic, though the length of time the herbs are effective are based on the strength of the witch in question.
* **Huntress' Blood:** A supernatural huntress' blood can suppress all magic of a witch when consumed, as well as prevent magic from working on said witch, as seen when the Armory could not perform a locator spell on Bonnie Bennett. Prolonged ingestion is toxic and ultimately leads to the death of the witch. Once black scabs start appearing on their body, the infected witches have less than a week of life, similar to how Vampires react to Werewolf Venom. There is no known cure to combat this disease.
* **Mortality:** Siphoners, like any witch, are still human, and thus share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, etc.).
* **Magic:** Siphoners are just as susceptible to the forces of witchcraft as any other being. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, and Dark Objects.
* **Physical Contact:** Siphoners need physical contact with their source in order to siphon from them. This can be overcome through the use of magic containing amulets that can be worn with them to be siphoned in defense.

## Known Siphoners

* **Grayson Schwartz:** Grayson is the son of Brandon Smith and is a vampire-witch hybrid
* **Edward Herron:** was a powerful vampire-witch hybrid, and doppelganger of Brandon.