Anastasia Wynter

### Cause of Death

Intoxicated with Pure Paranérgeia (Resurrected and transformed into a Hamingja by Wisps)

## Character Information

### Nickname

Anastasia
The Hawk
Ethereal Spirit
Stasia
The Guardian Angel
Hamingja
Hybrid Spirit
The Creator
Revenant
Spiritual Wanderer
The Boundary of Light and Darkness

### Occupation

Supernatural chaser (formerly)
Guardian of the Fitzgerald Family

## Relationships

### Family

Talbot Fitzgerald Jr. (son)
Sally Fitzgerald (daughter)
Adam Fitzgerald (son)
Franccesca Calaway (daughter-in-law)
Alan Fitzgerald (grandson)
Mark Fitzgerald (grandson)
Janet Fitzgerald (grandaughter-in-law)
Mary Jane Fitzgerald (great grandaughter, adoptive daughter)
Eden Ambrose (great-great grandaughter)

### Friends/ Allies

Mary Jane Fitzgerald
Alan Fitzgerald
Janet Fitzgerald
Jay Ambrose
Casey Lombardi
Edward Sexton Church

### Enemies

The Memetuo
Randy Cavanaugh

## Portrayal

### Last Appearance

Epilogue: Closure

"*How far are you willing to go?*".- Anastasia Wynter

**Anastasia Wynter** is a mysterious caretaker who holds thrilling secrets about an unknown world. She is a character in The Hawk and The Crow.

Anastasia is initially shown to be the "caretaker" of the orphaned Mary Jane Fitzgerald, comforting her in moments of weakness and trying to show her the good side of life. However, as more details regarding Mary Jane's origins come to life, Anastasia reveals to her that she is actually a Spiritual Entity that returned from The Otherworld to protect her at the behest of Alan and Janet Fitzgerald prior to their deaths in 1995.

## Background

Anastasia Wynter was born in a remote valley in the forests of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, coming from a family that had roots linked to the mysterious Otherworld. Due to her otherworldly roots, Anastasia became a supernatural journalist who became fascinated with the theory regarding the existence of The Otherworld and its creatures.

In 1914, Anastasia was called by the wealthy whiskey producer Talbot Fitzgerald, who with his group were having problems of paranormal disturbances in the valley that they were working. Following a successful ritual by Anastasia that freed the souls haunting the valley, Talbot thanked Anastasia but he was skeptical about how she didn't made an exorcism to get rid of the poltergeist. Ever since then, Anastasia established a connection with Talbot where she shared her work and quests to understand why Humans and the supernatural entities connect with each other every day. Along with Talbot, Anastasia became one of the founding members of the legendary Fitzgerald Family.

On July 15th, 1945, Anastasia and Talbot discovered a mysterious gate to another dimension during a trip in Yosemite Valley. As Anastasia analyzed the composition of the gate, she slipped with a drop of a liquid substance known as Paranérgeia, causing her to enter the other side and inadvertently shutting the gate. After not finding a way out of The Otherworld, Anastasia decided to investigate the dimension with everything she had on hand. As she explored the many regions of the other side, Anastasia encountered a dangerous region that was entirely composed of Paranérgeia in its purest form. Due to the prolonged exposure to the incredibly strong aura of the Pure Paranérgeia, Anastasia felt sick and blacked out, before she fell into the pool, which led to her imminent death.

However, Anastasia's body was taken out of the Pure Paranérgeia pool by a group of benevolent Wisps, who all decided to resurrect her and become a powerful Haminja with incredible abilities. As a result of the transformation, Anastasia was able to manipulate the Paranérgeia at her will and was granted the indomitable will to enter and leave the spiritual dimension and connect with her husband and family, thus becoming the Guardian of the Fitzgerald Family. This allowed Anastasia to live with Talbot in his late years.

## Appearance

Anastasia Wynter is an extremely pale woman who has light blue eyes and long wavy platinum hair with light blue highlights. She has also a pair of viking-like braided locks. She is seen wearing a blue elegant hooded sleeveless robe that has tufts of albino-like feathers on the chest zone. She also uses viking-like long arm warmers. Under the robe, Anastasia has various tattoo-like engravings in her body, which symbolizes her deep link to The Otherworld. When she channels her main power source, the Paranérgeia, Anastasia's eyes, body engravings and veins glow neon blue and her voice develops a reverberating effect.

## Personality

Anastasia Wynter is a benevolent, noble, and intelligent entity who has an intimate knowledge of the world and cares deeply for her surroundings. Anastasia genuinely cares about Mary Jane and will go to great lengths to protect her from harm and guide her through the harsh environments she steps into. Mary Jane in turn is the only one capable of listening to or communicating with Anastasia. It is still not known what her main goal is, but since she is bound to Mary Jane, her purpose in life is to protect Mary Jane and her family from danger. Albeit inquisitive when helping others, Anastasia is willing to give her whole heart to those she cares for, and even sacrifice her own happiness even after to help them.

## Powers and Abilities

Following her reincarnation into a Hamingja in The Otherworld, Anastasia Wynter is an extremely powerful entity who harnesses an unfathomable power known as Paranérgeia, which is the core energy of the aforementioned dimension that she resides.

* Paranérgeia - Manifested as a bright, foggy, azure energy, the Paranérgeia is a powerful, yet incomprehensible energy that reaches out to something beyond, and even the slightest trace can cause unnatural effects.
* Clairsentience - The ability to detect supernatural energies, or sometimes as seeing the history of an object. If the entity is connected to a human, it will cause the latter to experience hallucinations.
* Telekinesis - The ability to move things with only the power of the mind.
* Illusion Manipulation - The ability to create, shape and manipulate illusions, causing others to see, hear, touch, smell and/or taste things which do not actually exist or cause them to perceive things differently from what they truly are.
* Intangibility/ Invisibility - As a spiritual entity, Anastasia is able to become tangible or intangible, seen or unseen at will.
* Shapeshifting - Anastasia can switch between human and animal form at will. In her case, her animal form takes shape into an Albino Northern Goshawk with ethereal blue flower-like patterns on her wings.
* Telepathy - Anastasia appears to be able to communicate with Mary Jane telepathically through their bond. She can also link her consciousness to another person's, allowing her to communicate with them.
* Electromagnetic Interference - Like many spiritual entities, Anastasia can disrupt nearby electronics with her presence. However, her aura is much stronger than other spirits, to the poin that can cause technology to go haywire.
* Bioluminescence - Anastasia can create bioluminescence in her body by channeling her Paranérgeia, and use it for intimidation displays.
* Resurrection - The ability to bring the deceased back to life.
* Purification - The ability to remove the corruption, plague, and evil from a person or objects, whether it is caused by a person, a supernatural entity or a harmful substance. It can turn evil to good or merely make someone pure.

## Weaknesses

Despite the powers Anastasia Wynter has, it does not mean without limitations.

* Blessed Silver Weaponry - It is implied that, like all supernatural creatures, Anastasia is susceptible to blessed silver.

## Quotes

* **To Mary Jane Fitzgerald**: "Don't be scared, you have to recall...".
* **To Mary Jane Fitzgerald**: "Anything can be possible when you believe in what is impossible to believe".

## Trivia

* Anastasia Wynter is the first supernatural creature to appear in The Hawk and The Crow.
* Her name means "*resurrection*" in Greek, which is accurate to her nature regarding the cycle of life and death.
* Anastasia's appearance might be based on Rosalina from the Super Mario series.
* Her favorite animals are the Beluga and the Narwhal.
* The type of Spirit that Anastasia became after her passing is unknown. However, throughout the series, Anastasia has developed a variety of traits from many types of Spirits.
	+ According to Talbot Fitzgerald's texts, Anastasia became the guardian of the Fitzgerald Family and the manifestation of hope and happiness following her death, traits that are related to a Hamingja.
	+ This can be backed up due to Anastasia guiding and protecting a pupil chosen by the predecessor, such as Alan and Mary Jane Fitzgerald.
* Her albino Northern Goshawk form is heavily compared to the Beluga whale partner that appears in Endless Ocean: Blue World.
* In her Hawk form, the haunting sounds and echoes that Anastasia makes to announce her presence have a similar nature as the Common potoo, which is also known as the Ghost Bird, while also sharing some traits from the Song of Dragons from Endless Ocean: Blue World.
* The hallucinations that Mary Jane Fitzgerald experiences due to Anastasia's Clairsentience are slightly simmilar to the ones that appear in The Joy of Creation: Story Mode.