Atticus Tarrayo

**Atticus** is a powerful witch initially introduced in flashbacks but became a temporary recurring character.

## History

His mother is an extremely powerful 2,000 thousand year old witch who became infected and corrupted by the sheer power of her dark magicks but also became lonely after being banished from her coven. Until she met another male witch and had a family ie; Jaden Tarrayo, Atticus Tarrayo, Silas Tarrayo and Patrick Tarrayo.

Atticus has spent centuries collecting a massive stash of noteworthy objects including; Los Muertos Blade, a golden arrow, a Tibetan Idol, protection stones, a vast array of grimoires, and a gem given to Charlemagne by his first wife that according to legend allowed him to conquer half of Western Europe. He spent 3 years searching every tomb and every monastery throughout Europe until he found it.

Atticus also stayed in the mountains of appalachia for a year travelling with a nomadic coven of witches. He also spent time in Prague, The Czech Republic, Australia, Boston, and Texas.

He spent time with witches in Africa in the 14th century, Haiti in the 17th century. During his time in Africa, Atticus learned about medicinal herbs and remedies from a shaman in Uganda. He also learned Alchemy while in Arabia, and spent much of the 19th and 20th centuries in New Orleans.

*TBA*

## Physical Appearance

Atticus was of medium height and build. He had curly dark-brown hair and greenish eyes. He had an engaging demeanor and overall attractive appearance, though he can quickly be overcome by a manic, obsessive look the closer he gets to his goal.

## Powers and Skills

### Magical Proficiency level

1. 950 posssibly higher
2. 5C possibly 5B if not higher

### Magical Powers

* **Witchcraft:** As the son of Katerina Tarrayo, he is a very powerful magic user possessing great knowledge over spells and mystical objects as a result of centuries of study. However, any magic he practices is tainted by his hereditary dark energy.
	+ **Telekinesis:** As a Tarrayo witch, he is a highly powerful telekinetic, able to move and control objects with his mind effortlessly.
	+ **Biokinesis:** He could constrict or dilate the blood vessels to the point of bursting thereby inflicting a great amount of pain onto his targets.
	+ **Pyrokinesis:** Atticus is capable of summoning and controlling fire for various purposes such as lighting candles, creating walls of flames, or shooting fireballs.
	+ **Protection Spell:** Atticus can use the three protection stones of shaman origin in his possession to perform effective protection hedges over a person, object, or location shielding them from harm.
	+ **Warding:** To protect his stash of objects, he casted a series of sigil based wards around the area preventing anyone from entering unless they were of his bloodline.
	+ **Locator Spell:** Using a Map and some candles or any source of fire, Atticus is capable of accurately divining the location of a person or object.
	+ **Accelerated Healing:** Magic allows him to heal almost instantly with little to no effort.
		- **Longevity:** Although not truly immortal, he utilises magic to significantly slow his aging process preventing him from dying from old age for a very long time being around 2,000 years old and appearing thirty.

## Weaknesses

1. Iron
2. Stronger Witches
3. Higher Beings
4. Magic
5. Emotions
6. Salt Circles
7. Witch Killing Spell/Bullets

## Name

Atticus is of Latin origin, and the meaning is "from Athens".