Arcana

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Cecilia Newbridge (mother)

## Meta

> "*Keith's at an alternate location, so you don't have to encounter him if you'd rather not. ...I'd rather not, either. That's why he's at the alternate location.*"
> ― Cambria to Verve, Season 5
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## Appearance

Beautiful, stunning, unforgettable, etc. I'm 5'3", but height is just a state of mind. Blue eyes you can get lost in, stylishly short blonde hair, understated designer clothes... hard to miss me.

As Arcana, my costume features an elaborate sorceress robe. It's not the most practical, but I do so love the dramatics of costumes, and what's the point of doing anything if you aren't looking good while doing it?

## Powers

Magic, to put it simply! I haven't quite reached mastery-- I find magical research *tiresome*-- but I do know a slew of rituals, given enough time. I specialize in Teleportation magic-- it's wildly convenient. I've also been working on a spell to create a magic simulacrum of other people's powers, and I'm finally able! I didn't quite get the spellcraft perfect, but I'm suddenly able to do the spell with some consistency anyway. Academically, I think the magic simulacrum spell *actually* shouldn't be working since it's incomplete, but who am I to question the wonders of the arcane arts? I'm just that good.

## Background

### Pre-Big Team

I was born in Coventry, went to primary school in London, and mostly kept out trouble. Then dad got transferred to Halcyon City about five years ago, so the family came with. That's when I started... well, disappointing my parents, I suppose. I got expelled from St. Smithton's a couple of years ago-- still not advertising that one-- and I've been at Big High ever since.

In the winter of 2019 I joined the Black Magic Club in the hopes of getting to spend more time around a cute guy, though I met Vic Toxic instead. I was part of a ritual where we swapped bodies with Big Team members, and I got to be The Weatherman for a day. I won't say the taste of that kind of power didn't make me envious, and I think Vic picked up on that. I didn't quite realize the club was basically a cult until I was in *way* too deep and had done some regrettable things, but it all worked out when Vic and the more senior club members had to skip town to avoid A.E.G.I.S., and I assumed leadership of the club.

Over the next few months, I organized the Black Magic Club's resources into performing a ritual to grant people powers using the leylines under Halcyon. I ran into some difficulties with the Big Team at the time, including accidentally throwing some of them into an alternate dimension for a bit, but all's well that ends well. I made friends with some of the team too, went on space vacation, and eventually Verve, Friðr, Libra, and The Weatherman helped me complete the ritual. And of course, it was a rousing success! Though Vic also returned with some future cronies and seized the club back, kicking me and Greta out in the process.

A few months after, I was helping the Big Team with a magic issue when we got thrown into another dimension (again). This one was dreadful for a variety of reasons, but by far the worst was that I was a proper villain there and had ruined my relationship with Grace. That's the one thing I promised I would never do-- well, that and demonology, thanks Boon-- and I want to make sure I never end up like that. So... I joined the Big Team. And honestly, I couldn't keep turning down their invitations forever anyway, it would have been rude. They need my expertise!

## Relationships

### Family

**Grace Newbridge**

The best person in the world and it's not even close. I'd move heaven and earth to make sure she stays safe and gets what she wants out of life. Nobody thinks more highly of me than Grace, and I'm hoping I can be closer to who she thinks I am someday.

**Scrap-Scrap**

He's Grace's best (non-human) friend, keeps her safe, and lives at our house, so he's family. Better than most, honestly.

**Oliver and Cecilia Newbridge**

Wealthy, dignified, and not around enough to qualify as parents, though it doesn't stop them from pretending to be when it suits them. Mum's okay once in a while.

### Friends

#### Friends on the Big Team

**Reboot**

My best friend, my right hand gal when I was in charge of the Black Magic Club, and one of the only people I legitimately trust. She was a lot more keen on joining Big Team than I was, and I think she had the right of it.

**Kairos**

Ryan is lovely, and we hit it off so quick! They're always a treat to be around, and Grace is over the moon whenever she gets to spend time with Ry-Ry. After they stood up to that awful boy bullying Grace and I saved their mum (and... dad? I assume?) at the museum, I think we're great friends now.

**Aeon**

He's always *so* interesting to speak with, I adore his confidence, he's remarkably sweet, and rather cute. And now he's my boyfriend, and that's been *absolutely* wonderful! Here's to hoping he wants to stick around on Earth long-term-- I'd be positively gutted if he left. Besides, *I'm* here and I'm amazing, so why would he ever *want* to leave?

**Signal**

I've made an honest effort to be friends and he hasn't fully reciprocated yet, but it's only a matter of time! I'm not sure that we see eye to eye on most things to be honest, but we both care about Tiago very much, so I do trust him... even if he doesn't quite trust me. Well, I don't trust him to do things like "sneaking into a supervillain auction vault by *himself*", but you know, emotional trust and such.

**Faust**

We did have some scraps back when I was part of Vic's club, but that's *so* behind us. She invited me to the team and everything! We're definitely friends now. And the 'tall beautiful fae woman' thing she can do? Absolutely exquisite.

**Psyrin**

Julien and I are two peas in a pod! It's very relieving to find someone else new on the team that I have so much in common with, he's a joy to be around, and we are an *amazing* duo. We're trouble when we're together, and I think the Big Team needs a bit more of that.

**Flourish**

She's a sweetheart, and I'm touched that she trusted me with her big secret! It's nice to be trusted. Rejecting her feelings did feel worse than it normally does, but I do have lots of practice with that, so hopefully I hit the right notes and it didn't sting too much. She'll find someone nice her own age, I'm positive. And we're friends now after all that, so that's a great result!

#### Friends outside the Big Team

**Verve**

An absolute sweetheart. She trusted me way more than she should have when I was in the Black Magic Club, got burnt by me being me, and still kept on trusting me! She really makes you want to be a better person. She still comes my tennis games and I'm dead certain Grace is sweet on Atlanta's little brother, so we still see lots of each other.

**The Weatherman**

He's a great guy when you get to know him. I thought he'd be more upset about me stealing his body that one time, but he got over it surprisingly quick! It did take a bit of effort to get over that initial interaction, but we've been through a lot together now, and I'm proud to call him a friend. Also, he's remarkably fun to tease.

**Eclipse**

We're a frankly unbeatable team! Even Aman can't deny that. And he's not *as* handsome as his cousin, but certainly nothing to sneeze at. I think we'd actually get on quite well, but he likes having someone to be cross with, and who am I to take that away from him? Especially when it's so fun to see him squirm.

**Cassiopeia Mercury**

*Such* a dear. And so intelligent and mature! She's very fun to spend time with. It's hard to believe she's related to Mel!

**Friðr**

We *did* used to have some problems, and she was right about demonology being a bit unsafe. But that's all behind us! We're definitely friends now, even if they joked about stranding me in another dimension that one time. It's what friends do.

**The Jackal**

Hard to read her and she still frightens a bit, but I'm pretty certain we're friends. I mean, she had a chance to narc on me to Ernest and passed, and if that (and threatening to leave people in another dimension) aren't what friends do, I don't know what is.

### Significant Others

I've been dating Aeon for a bit now! It's been so lovely-- very glad we got it to work in this timeline.

If we're counting versions of me in other dimensions and timelines, there's that one where I dated Ernest. I think we *all* have seen the sparks there, despite his vehement protests. But that same me also had something going with Sam, so there's just a plethora of things wrong with me there. And apparently Aman and I are together in some kind of bleak dystopian future timeline? If things were bleak enough, I think I could see it.

## Additional Scenes

A Magical Night to Make Up for Lost Time (2/14/2021) - Mere hours after Aeon returns to the present timeline, Tiago (Aeon) and Cambria (**Arcana**) catch up over dinner!... on Valentine's Day.

Spread Your Wings (4/15/2021) - Flourish and **Arcana** catch up on their backgrounds, reasons for joining Big Team, and train their powers together at the Halcyon Nature Reserve.