Countess Von Marburg (Salem)

**Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg** is the current identity of a very ancient witch who has crept into the higher ranks of the aristocracy to add power and wealth to her boundless wickedness. She has the goal of bringing the Devil to Earth and had no problems dethroning Mary Sibley.

## Powers

**Witchcraft:**As an ancient and powerful witch, having been alive during Lucifer's fall, the Countess is in control of sophisticated abilities and powers far greater than those practiced by the Essex witches. Her own magic is much more superior due to her advanced age and she is arguably one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, known witches, which is proven by the fact that she was once worshipped as the mythological goddess Hecate in ancient times and a pagan siren in 17th century Germany throughout her various identities.

* ***Astral Projection:*** Unlike most witches, the Countess does not require any tools to achieve a state of astral projection, in which she can remain conscious in both the astral and the physical form.
* ***Water Manipulation:*** In terms of her control over the elements, the Countess has demonstrated an affinity for water, using it several times as her conduit to achieve her own goals. This was first seen when she killed Sir Elliot by causing him to drown from within. She would later kill George Sibley in the same manner. She also used water as a conduit in order to attack Mary Sibley in her home in the form of a specter. She achieved this feat by seemingly placing a random girl under some kind of semi-possession, through which she gained entrance to the Sibley house.
* ***Weather Manipulation:***She is powerful enough to assume complete control over the weather, as seen when she invoked a storm over Salem, alerting Mary of her presence. Though she has also shown an incapability of doing so when trapped within the place that serves as a source of power for another witch, as seen in her fight with Mary, when the latter attempted to burn the church. It is unknown if Mary's allegations of the Countess requiring tears to invoke rain are true or just an assumption on her part.
* ***Telepathy:*** Countess Ingrid is also capable of high-level telepathy, which allows her to invade other people's minds as well as read their thoughts. She usually performs such a feat through a blood kiss, allowing her to penetrate the minds of her victims and see their secrets.
* ***Dream Walking:***She is capable of creating dream-like states within the human mind, which she achieves either through physical contact, as seen with Anne or by using water as a conduit when her target is at a large distance, as seen with John Alden. This is an advanced form of dream walking that the Countess calls meddling with the soul.
* ***Psychometry:*** She is highly psychometric.
* ***Mediumship:***The Countess can even detect the presence of a spirit nearby.
* ***Clairvoyance:***She is able to roughly determine the location of a person from a distance, as seen when she felt Little John's presence while chasing after him. She also easily detected Mercy as a rebel witch of the Essex hive, using her to her own ends.
* ***Immortality:*** However, the Countess' most noteworthy ability is to continue living after each death. This is possible only due to the fact that her original body was stored in an ancient sarcophagus, thus preserving a vital part of her soul and protecting her from truly dying, making her and immortal witch of sorts. However, if any harm comes to her original body, the Countess herself will be rendered mortal and killable. It is not yet clear on how her resurrection works, whether upon each death she possesses a new body or if the process is more long-lasting, such as an actual reincarnation into a new entity.
* ***Blooming:***She is skilled in blood magic, knowing how to preserve a youthful and healthy appearance by bathing in the blood of the young.