Christopher Chamberlain

**Christopher Charles Chamberlain**, is a main character on *The Chamberlain Diaries*. Christopher is an immensely powerful immortal witch and a member of the Chamberlain Coven.

Christopher is the son of Benjamin Chamberlain, and the father of Malachai and Elizabeth Chamberlain.

Christopher's understanding of magic after so many years of study is extensive enough that he was able to create his own form of connective magic. He also has the ability to sense the magic of other witches, especially those of the first-born children of his bloodline, as the first-born witches of his lineage possess devastating amounts of power.

**Christopher** is a member of the **Chamberlain Family** and the **Chamberlain Coven**.

## Early History

Christopher was born in the late years to Benjamin Chamberlain. His parents had met after his mother was captured during the war of Los Angeles, and fell in love before marrying. Christopher was their first born child. He was, according to Kai, the apple of his father's eye.

## Personality

* Child
* Witch

He is described as "a flirtatious, roguish and charming boy. He was obedient and incredibly loyal to his mother, doing anything he could to be a good son, even at the expense of his father at times.

Christopher is continuously described as being cruel, sadistic, careless, paranoid, reckless, impulsive, short-tempered, aggressive, volatile, unpredictable, slightly unreasonable, narcissistic, manipulative, jealous, obsessive and competitive. Though he shows little to no regard for human life in general, Christopher feels guilt and remorse for most of his actions, he just does not show it, and he has morals. Despite his negative traits, Christopher has shown to be very protective of his son Kai, who stayed by his side for centuries, and he is not pure evil, he is just sadistic.

Christopher can sometimes be cold and ill-mannered, he is also not above killing children, if they are a threat to him or his family, despite this Ben dislikes people in general who mistreat or abuse their children. He only trust those who have proven themselves trustworthy to him. He wants people in general, to be loyal to him and respect him of their own free will, he does not like to compel people to be loyal to him against their free will, he only does this if he believes they are plotting against him or his family. Like Kai, Christopher can easily be provoked when disrespected, as he has no tolerance for those that disrespect him. Although he puts up a tough demeanor, deep down Christopher cares about his family; he just has a lot of difficulty showing it. Initially, Christopher hated being a witch, but he eventually accepted his witch nature.

During his time in Los Angeles, Christopher has grown to genuinely care about his unborn child, and was deeply hurt/enraged when Kai falsely accused him of using her; that he violently cursed Kai in retaliation. Although, he does still maintain a twisted sense of humor about his child as he once referred to his child as "that" when discussion how to keep it and her mother safe. Christopher is also shown to be more mellow. It is possible that being in his former home, with his family, has caused his humanity to show more. Christopher has also shown to have matured greatly as he no longer uses his magic to put down his family when he disagrees with them like before but instead settles things in a civil and sometimes violent matter. As the baby's birth approached, Christopher became more and more protective of both her and Kai. He even had a nursery built right next to his bedroom so he could be near her baby.

Christopher is shown to have developed strong paternal instincts since the birth of Elizabeth. One such case is his belief a parent who trades their child for anything deserves a punishment worse than death. Christopher has also mellowed down, so much so he, in an ironic twist of fate, restrained Kai when he lost his temper when Elizabeth was threatened, unlike before where he would just let the blood flow. Christopher main concern is keeping his daughter safe now that she has returned home.

Despite this, he still can be, though to a far less extent; cruel, sadistic, vengeful, ruthless, manipulative and jealous as when he declared only he will decide what is the best way to protect his daughter not his coven. Christopher is a brilliant strategist, and skilled in making people suffer, traits he inherited from his father. however, unlike him, he never underestimated members of his family, or his enemies, he committed immoral acts.

Christopher still has guilt and remorse for most of his actions, however, he still refuses to show it; but he only shows his remorseful nature towards Elizabeth. He also still has morals and a sense of honor. Ben no longer has a sensitive side; as he no longer cares about what people in general think about him, particularly Ben and Kai, with the exception of Elizabeth.

In his new role as a parent - Christopher has gradually begun to reveal an unexpected aptitude towards the demands of fatherhood - placing his daughter's needs above his own. In the act of abdicating his leadership over the Chamberlain Coven and handing the reigns of control back for the sole purpose of focusing his attention on raising Elizabeth- Christopher exhibits a phenomenal turn-around in his priorities and power-hungry nature as well as in embracing the advent of parenthood and the experience of a new, self-sacrificing love.

Even five years after his imprisonment, Christopher's personality has not changed much. Initially, he did not want to be reunited with his daughter, as he was afraid that he would fail Elizabeth as her father (as he did not want her to become like him) just like he did with Kai, despite his best efforts. After some encouragement from Ben, a manifestation of his subconsciousness in responses to torture, he overcame this fear.

Prior to being rescued by his coven, Christopher has developed PTS (post traumatic stress) as he dislikes being locked up, even if it is for his own protection. Despite this, he shows no remorse for his actions in regards to others in the same aspect, such as with Kai, knowing the feeling of being secluded for an extended period of time.

## Powers and Abilities

"*You think I'm stupid? Well I'm not. I've been feeling a little Psychic lately*"
—Chris to Kai

Christopher is regarded to be the most powerful witch of all time. His son noted that he possessed knowledge of magic that nobody could possibly imagine.

Ben had proven himself to be an extremely powerful witch, demonstrating the ability to communicate with his son, Kai, through dreams and visions.

His pain infliction spells are more than powerful enough to give Kai major headaches, even though Kai has built an immunity towards pain infliction. This kind of spell also proved to be quite useful in her many encounters with a number of witches. Ben used the non-verbal form of pain infliction to enforce his will on his enemies to never come near his daughter Lily. He used the non-verbal form of this power again on Genevieve after she threatened to find and kill his daughter. It was powerful enough to cripple her and bring her to the ground though she recovered quickly after the latter mentioned killing anyone who touched his daughter.

Christopher has shown the ability to not only astral project within the same city, but to also to very distant locations. He displayed this after performing a locator spell on Kai, and then visiting him in astral from Los Angeles to Italy. He cast a spell (while in astral form) that simultaneously snapped the necks of all vampires surrounding him, proving he is a force to be reckoned with.

Christopher also continues to demonstrate his prowess in locator spells and, though he could not pinpoint him outside the city of Los Angeles, could still sense Kai's presence. Christopher continues to showcase his in-depth knowledge of magic as he was able to develop an enchantment capable of killing Insidious by combining his blood, magic, venom and ashes. He is also well versed in "old magic", as stated by Kai, when he linked a boundary spell to the beat of his heart. Christopher casts an illusion spell on Kai and, unlike the previous spell he performed, this glamour spell was physically harmful as the spell took effect. He also uniquely used telekinesis to cause cardiac arrest(something that proved to be a reversal of fortune). After his temporary death, he used representational magic to reestablish a protection spell around his mansion, ensuring that if he died, the spell could persist.

With his boost in power, he was also able to create an astral plane using Representational Magic that he had near complete control over when inside. With his power boost, Christopher is an unstoppable force against anyone who opposes him.

Christopher is described as a cypher who is able to foresee the future. Kai states that Christopher is an expert in patterns, trends and cycles. However, his abilities are not absolute. Over time, the visions become more clear, and are vague in the beginning. His abilities as a clairvoyant are however, still very powerful as he was able to see a thousand outcomes.

## Weaknesses

Christopher is susceptible to the forces of witchcraft. Like all creatures, Christopher can be undone by powerful magic, however, according to Kai, it would require power equivalent to Christopher (or greater) to defeat him.

## Relationships

### Malachai Chamberlain

Kai is Christopher's best friend and son. It's complicated, but they respect each other. There's definitely a history between them. It has been stated many times that Christopher loves Kai. Also, Kai is very much in favor of embracing his true nature as a witch and that’s something he learned from Christopher and something they certainly have in common. His relationship with Kai is currently broken as Kai lives in exile and tries to find a way to get Los Angeles back under his rule. After he helped save Christopher's child from being sacrificed, they returned to being allies once more.

### Elizabeth Chamberlain

"*My dearest Elizabeth,*
I do not know how this will find you. As a child full of wonder, a teenager full of opinions, or as a woman with the world at her feet. I write to tell you I love you, and to explain that in our family’s darkest hour, I was called upon to save my family, and so I did.Please do not mourn me, whatever pain I endure, I do so in service of those I love. My sole regret, is that I will be away from you.Be good to your grandfather. I draw comfort knowing that he will protect you. And I know he will not rest until our family is united.Until then, my sacrifice will allow you to grow. To become the beautiful daughter I can now only imagine. Please remember you are the legacy this family has always desired. The promise we fought to protect. You are, and always will be, our Elizabeth.*"*

—Christopher to Elizabeth in his letter

Elizabeth is Christopher's daughter and it is shown various times that Christopher strongly cares for his daughter. He then learned that she will have a daughter. As time passed, Christopher grew concerned that because he never had a loving mother in his life, he would not know how to be a good father to his daughter, but eventually that faded and he grew to love the child deeply and is dedicated to protecting her at all costs. This is shown when Genevieve kidnapped Elizabeth, and tried to kill her. Christopher was there and fought for his daughter, and got her back. Christopher made a promise to himself and to Elizabeth that she (Elizabeth) would grow up safe and loved.

He is not giving up on being in his daughter's life quite yet. His love for his daughter brings out the best in Christopher, best seen in his reconciliation with both Kai and Ben. With the child being born, Christopher is becoming the man he used to be. After some time apart from his daughter she returned home. However he remains paranoid as he worries about her safety.

Elizabeth and Chris' bond remain strong during the rest of the series until they were separated due to Christopher sacrificing himself to save his family. But Elizabeth's memory of him was kept alive because of her grandfather telling Elizabeth about her father such as his loyalty to his family, his love for her and his interests that she now shares with him. They were reunited after three years and, despite some initial nervousness on both sides, they shared a lovely day together, it showing just how alike they are. Christopher shared stories from his long life, Elizabeth showed him her magic when she healed a butterfly and they painted together.

Apart from some of the bad things he's done Elizabeth knows what Christopher is and isn't afraid of him. She knows how powerful he is and, because of that, she believes he can keep bad things away. Once he promised that nothing was going to harm her Elizabeth hugged him. Despite their time apart Elizabeth calls Christopher 'Dad', showing that their bond is still strong.

Because of her grandfather telling her about her father Elizabeth deems Christopher her 'fairytale prince'.

## Name

* The name **Christopher** is a Greek name. In Greek the meaning of the name Christopher is:From the Greek word meaning 'carrier of Christ', Famous bearer: St Christopher, patron Saint of travellers, is believed to have carried the Christ-child across a river.
* **Chamberlain** is of french origin and is an occupational name for a chamberlain, that is an official in charge of the private chambers of his master; the term was later a title of high rank.

## Trivia

* Christopher has a dream in which he sees his daughter in a coffin.
* Christopher's daughter Elizabeth is the person he loves the most in the world.
* Christopher can be seen wearing a cross.
* Jake has killed his mother.
	+ Christopher has killed his mother, because she knew Elizabeth was alive and Christopher could not risk his daughter's life.
* According to Christopher, every enemy of his has become desiccated or turned to dust.

## Tropes

* Magnificent Bastard - Averted due to Villainous Breakdown
* SelfMadeOrphan - Jake has killed his mother.
* Papa Wolf Overprotective Dad- Christopher is very protective of his daughter and has no limits when it comes to Elizabeth's safety and well being. He even killed his own mother in order to protect his daughter after she found out about Elizabeth still being alive. Christopher trusts nobody apart from himself when it comes to Elizabeth and his love for her has no bounds.
* He is a badass