Immortal Witch

> "Most of the werewolves and witches that smelled like old life and a link to forever looked well into their mid to late twenties…some of them even in their thirties. The men were strong and muscled, hair long or short, and the women…mostly witches were elegant, from all the time they spent on the earth as they carried themselves with dignity."
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> -Malia Hale's inner thoughts on Immortal Witches and the Immortal Werewolf.

## Species Information

### Related Species

* Human
* Witch
* Immortal Hybrids
* Werewolf-Witch Hybrid (sires/creators)
* Hunters (affiliation)
* Immortal Werewolf (cousins)

### Distinction

A Witch(s) that have been turned Immortal by the blood of a Werewolf-Witch Hybrid, and instead of losing their magic, their immortality enhances it.

**Immortal Witches** (otherwise just known as Witches, and Creations) are the second hybrids of the two supernatural species; Immortals and Witches. They are turned by the blood of the Werewolf-Witch Hybrid, and instead of losing their ability to perform magic after gaining immortality, these Immortal Witches gain more power from their newfound immortality, and retain the same abilities they had as mortal witches, with an extra boost of power due to getting to live forever, and spreading their magic wherever they go.

## History

The origin of witches, and by extension witchcraft, remains unknown, however, witches have existed for many centuries passing down their knowledge and skills through generations of family lines. Contrary to popular belief, witches do not receive their powers from demons, nor do they worship the Devil. Instead, witches consider themselves "the Servants of Nature," as they make it their duty to maintain balance within the world. According to Danae Tlanta, the humans that had a more pronounced connection to the earth received their powers when the demigod, Ben stole the fire from the gods that would become known as magic, or witchcraft.

### Immortal Witches

The origins of immortal witches, however is known, as they were first created by Danae Tlanta, who began her first bloodline of witches. She first turned a woman on the verge of death, trying to heal her and her unborn child with her blood, which up until that time, she believed all it could do was heal, she was not aware that it was able to grant immortality until the witch succumbed to her wounds, the blood given a little too late. Danae was about to leave when the witch woke up, and Danae smelled immortality on her, before she examined her and realized what she had done.

It took a few months for Danae to reach her son, Conri Tlanta, as it was the thirteenth century, and it took longer for news to reach people, even though the two of them were able to teleport placed across the world with a right location spell. After both hybrids knew exactly what they could do to both witches and werewolves, they began creating more immortal witches.

## Magic

Magic is what flows through the entire world, and is also defined as witchcraft. Before a witch has come into their power, they're considered "untapped", and their magic is considered pure. Prior to tapping into their magic they are, for all intents and purposes, "human". After awakening their power, witchcraft can encompass many different types of activities including astrology, divination, spell casting, and spirit communication. It includes the practices of many cultures, nations, and religions as well as many books and writings dating back to ancient times. Depending upon the individual, some witches practice their power by certain belief systems, all around the world. Although the majority of traditional witches are commonly portrayed as being kind and selfless humans who use their powers to maintain balance within the world, some witches are not and go directly against the Balance of Nature by practicing their powers for dark and sinister or selfish deeds. A few darker witches go so far as to subvert the very laws that govern Nature.

Within the magic belief systems, there are many witches and immortal witches who still believe in the Balance of Nature, based around the observance of the Earth and reverence of Mother Nature. The goal of many witches is to honor the design of Nature and to maintain balance within the natural world. The Balance of Nature is intimately tied to one's spiritual relationship with the Earth, and the idea that all living things are considered sacred, as they are all different aspects of nature.

## Powers and Abilities

Witches can achieve a variety of powers or abilities through their use of witchcraft and spell casting; however, age, experience, knowledge, or power can limit the capabilities of one witch to that of another, and since a vast majority of the immortal witches are incredibly old, they have a vast amount of magic and power, and have extremely large power sets.

* **Witch Nature:** Being part witch, they can channel vast amounts of mystical energy.
	+ **Channeling:** They have the power to invoke extra forms of energy by focusing on external forces.
	+ **Potion Brewing:** They have the power to brew and concoct potions, remedies and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
	+ **Spell Casting:** They have the power to change and control events through the use of incantations and more.
	+ **Divination:** They have the power to divine future, past, and present events based on extrasensory perception
		- **Telekinesis:** The power to move objects and persons through mental influence.
		- **Pain Infliction:** The power to create excruciating migraines or aneurysms through supernatural means.
		- **Elemental Control**: The power to control and manipulate the elements of air, earth, fire, and water.
		- **Divination:** The power to divine future, past, and present events based on extrasensory perception.
			* **Clairvoyance:** The power to divine future, past or present events through instinctive knowledge.
			* **Intuition:** The power to divine future, past or present events through the use of instinctive knowledge.
			* **Premonitions:** The power to divine future, past or present events through the observation and study of dreams.
			* **Psychometry:** The power to divine future, past or present events through contact with or proximity to a certain object or person.
		- **Projection:** The power to separate from one's body and project the mind to another location or to instantaneously travel from one point to another.
		- **Transmogrification:** The unique power to alter the physical structure of objects living or dead, changing their form through spells.
		- **Telepathy:** The power that allows witches to access the minds of others through spells.
		- **Possession:** The power to jump one's spirit into the body of another, taking control of said host body through spells.
		- **Illusions:** The power to alter the senses of others to perceive a false reality through spells.
		- **Dream Manipulation:** The power to control people's dreams through spells.
		- **Resurrection:** The power to bring someone or one's self back from the dead through spells.
* **Immortal Nature:** Due to immortality, both hybrids possess supernatural physical and psychic abilities. Although they are immortal, they are not full Immortals, more like a half Immortal due to their Werewolf sides and Witch sides tainting the full potential of immortality.
	+ **Mental Compulsion:** They are able to look into someone's eyes and manipulate their minds. This can be blocked by certain herbs, for humans, and supernatural abilities by witches and werewolves.
	+ **Advanced Healing Factor:** They are able to regenerate from any damage sustained on their bodies as a result of their unconditional immortality. Their bones snap back into place after being broken, and they have been seen to fully recover from gunshots, stab wounds, snapped necks, and torso impalement.
	+ **Advanced Immunity:** They possess a caliber of immortality that grants them immunity to all weaknesses. They're immune to wooden weapons, sunlight, vervain, werewolf bites, decapitation, heart extraction or fire and are able to walk freely into a home without being invited by the owner first. Their bodies are completely indestructible.

## Weaknesses

* **Emotions:** A witch's magic is subject to the influence of their emotional state and may fluctuate according to them, especially when untrained. Strong emotions such as worry and anger can fuel a witch's power while emotions such as fear may prevent a witch from properly accessing them.
* **Witchcraft:** Witches are still susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical and dark objects. A siphoner can siphon the magic from a witch and prolonged exposure is said to lead to death.
* **Mortality:** Despite their mystical attributes, witches are still human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, snapped neck, etc.). However, witches can temporarily get around this weakness through the use of protection spells.
* **Overexertion:** The excessive use of magic can lead to disorientation, nose bleeds, unconsciousness, and if taken to the extreme, death.
* **Broken Neck:** Breaking an immortal's neck will result in unconsciousness of said immortal until their regenerative healing ability kicks in and repairs the damage to the spinal cord.

## Items

* **Amulets:** An object that is used to protect its wearer from harm.
* **Athames:** A ceremonial dagger with a double-edged blade that is commonly used to direct energy.
* **Candles:** A block of solid wax with an embedded wick that is commonly lit to amplify a witch's spell.
* **Cauldrons:** A large metal pot that is commonly used to hold the ingredients for elixirs and potions.
* **Grimoires:** A family journal is documented with magical recipes, rituals, and spells. Grimoires can also be used as a Talisman to represent a witch.
* **Herbs:** Various flora used as ingredients to be incorporated into spells as binding agents.
* **Stones:** Various minerals and ores used to boost or bind a witch's spell.
* **Symbols:** Seals drawn or written used as physical representations of spells.
* **Talismans:** Objects that can be used to magnify a witch's power and/or represent them supernaturally.

## Relationships

### **Nature**

The relationship between Nature and witches is a very deep and spiritual connection, even after the witch becomes immortal. While the majority of witches seem to respect Nature with just as much commitment and reverence as religious factions do about their churches or mosques, it has been proven that not all witches share this belief and have made malevolent acts that go against the Balance of Nature.

### **Witches**

The relationship among witches is generally a positive relationship where witches not only help and protect each other but often treat one another as members of an extended family. However, while the majority of witches feel they have to help their fellow man, it has been proven that some witches may disregard this belief and turn against their people if it comes to it, such as with their safety, that of their loved ones or that of their own beliefs.

### **Humans**

The relationship between humans and witches is generally positive, although this was not always the case. Throughout the past, more than half of the human population lived in fear of the supernatural community. This fear caused many human parents to teach their children to hate and persecute all creatures who were different from them, especially witches. This eventually led to some of the world's most infamous witch trials that massacred hundreds (possibly thousands) of witches. While it has been implied that more than half of those who were accused were entirely innocent. Throughout the centuries, it appears that the belief in the occult has dramatically declined.

### **Werewolves**

The relationship between werewolves and witches is neutral to a negative relationship. Werewolves and witches are at odds more than allies. The two species did once have a strong relationship with one another, however, this was ruined by the inception of the vampires. However, witches and werewolves have been known to ally themselves with each other against their common enemy, though these alliances are typically short-lived due to werewolves not wanting to be controlled. It was further revealed that the Werewolf Curse was cast upon a Native American tribe of Witches begetting the seven werewolf bloodlines. There are relationships, such as Cassandra and Lucius Tlanta's, a witch and werewolf relationship to produce a werewolf-witch hybrid.

### **Immortal Werewolves**

The relationship between these sister species is generally positive, as they all have the same two sires, and many of them know each other very well. They come together on a lot of occasions, such as the congregation of the werewolves and witches of Conri's bloodline during World War II, in order to attend to the public.

### **Shifter Werewolf**

After many years, shifter werewolves were finally put on the radar of many witches, when an alpha of the shifter species moved into the Victorian mansion belonging to Conri Tlanta. They constantly get along on great terms, and playing around with each other, living around each other, aswell as fighting alongside each other when they needed.

### **Immortal Hybrids/Hybrids**

Since immortal witches are hybrids themselves of immortal beings, they have a good relationship with other hybrids of their own species, and other species as a whole.

### **Hunters**

While witches had been hunted by the hunters for a long amount of time, many of them have been allied with the Men of Letters since Danae Tlanta allied herself with the hunter, Diana Winchester. They are even more allied now, due to the supernatural division of the FBI formed by Diana and Stiles Stilinski once he became a full fledged agent, and began the division with Diana.

### **Werewolf-Witch Hybrids**

Since either Conri or Danae Tlanta are the sires of the immortal witch and immortal werewolf species, they are revered in each bloodline, and respected because they were able to use their influence over their sired creations to create somewhat of a family dynamic between all of them, allowing each witch and werewolf passage into a warm family.

## Notable Immortal Witches

 Naeomi lives and works from the Long Island estate hosting a Victorian mansion, built in 1916, where she moved in the following year. Naeomi is the self-proclaimed baker of the pack, and makes food and pastries on the daily, but kicks out anyone trying to involve themselves in her work, including Stiles, Malia, and Peter. The exceptions to this rule are Theo, Eli and Nixie.
In her mortal life, Naeomi was the sister who was less than Nixie, as her powers were weaker than her sister's, and she could not perform as impressive spells. She would learn how to siphon power from the Neméton in Toulouse, where she and Nixie were born, and channel it to make her spells and magic stronger when she was a kid.
Naeomi's favorite part of being in the kitchen is the baking she does while her sister takes care of the mathematics involved in getting the ingredients for her meals and desserts. She taught Theo how to make her favorite desserts and meals when he lived at the mansion, and was the one who helped him figure out which culinary school he wanted to go to after his first few years in college.

 Nixie is an **Immortal Witch**, sired by Conri, and one of the members of the pack that joined when Derek and Peter first arrived at the mansion. She had already lived in the mansion since 2008, and had lived there on and off since 1917, when she was working in a factory during the second World War.
She and her sister are constantly in the kitchen, cooking and baking together, until Theo Raeken entered their lives, and was drawn to the twins in the kitchen like a moth to a flame, when Nixie and Naeomi, her sister started teaching him how to cook, and bake.
Nixie is one of the most powerful witches in the Hale Pack, which is why she is the one to send on the most dangerous and important missions, and puts up the warding barrier spells around the pack house, and whichever safe house the pack intends to stay at before they get there, making sure nobody gets hurt, or gets killed in the most extreme circumstances.
When Derek Hale came to Nixie and Naeomi in late 2012, asking for a favor, they were skeptical, but listened once their alpha explained that the entire hunter and werewolf community thought he was still a beta, and he wanted to keep it that way, by using a potion to turn his eyes from red to blue when he shifted. Nixie agreed and helped him, eventually working toward his goal of being able to shift his eyes from red to blue at will, which took a conversion spell in the form of a rune, tattooed into his neck with white ink.