Declan Hale

**Declan Scott Hale** (b. September 16, 2011) is the first son of Coven Leader Aurora Pierce and Derek Hale. He is the grandson of the renowned Coven Leader Raven Pierce and Gerard Argent, He is the adoptive grandson of Bexley Pierce as well as the grandson of renowned Evolved Alpha Werewolf Talia Hale and an Samuel Clarke. He is the younger brother of Talia Hale and Bexley Hale and the older brother of Clarke, and Emery Hale. He is the nephew of Chris Argent, Kate Argent, Lila Pierce, Laura Hale, and Cora Hale. He is the great nephew of Peter Hale and cousin of Malia Tate, Bonnie Hale and Raven Parrish.

## Biography

Declan was born in the middle of the woods with the help of Melissa McCall and Sheriff Noah Stilinski. He had the ability to use his magic before he was born. He was able to defend himself and his mother from the womb by using a protection shield and healing wounds.

## Physical Appearance

He has blue eyes like his mother and dark hair that turned black as he got older. As a baby, he has chubby cheeks and a bit chunkier but as he grows up, he slims down.

## Personality

Declan was an easy going baby, he was always smiling and laughing unless he was by someone that had bad intentions, he would get fussy and cry. He is an easy going kid that is shown to be very protective of his family, he is strong-willed.

## Powers, Skills, and Abilities

* **Channeling:** The act of drawing or summoning other forms of energy, by focusing on the magic of another witch.
* **Spell Casting:** The act of changing and controlling events by magical influence. Spells are the most common method exerted by witches to focus their magic. Spells can range from simple commands to a series of words.
* **Elemental Control:** The act of controlling or manipulating the elements of air, earth, fire, water, and weather. Though not proven false or accurate, witches are believed to possess an unique affinity to particular elements which grants them greater mastery and control when performing
* **Telekinesis:** The act of controlling and manipulating the movements of objects and persons.
* **Potion Making:** The act of brewing and concocting magical elixirs and potions that contain mystical properties.

## Weakness

* **Ashwood:** Can prevent a Witch from using magic when inside a circle composed of this.
* **Iron Sulfate:** A substance used to suppress the magic of witches.
* **Colocasia Powder:** Powder that prevents the use of Dark Magic.
* **Witch Cruid**: Magically enchanted bottles. When a bit of the witch's blood, a personal item, and some mandrake root are placed within and lit on fire, the witch will die instantly.
* **Sways:** Magical objects used to transfer a witch's powers to another person, whether another witch or a mortal, willingly or otherwise,
* **Dark Witch Killing Ritual: A** ritual usable by mortals (namely witch hunters) that kills a dark witch.
* **Malleus Maleficarum: A** sigil that renders a witch, whether normal or dark, powerless so long as they remain within it.

## Relationship

### Aurora Pierce

Declan shared a closer bond with his mother due to their magical connection but as he got older, he got closer to his father. He is shown to be protective over his mother even at a young age.

### Derek Hale

Declan and Derek share a close relationship, Declan is also protective of his father but as Declan got older, he would bump heads with his father.

## Etymology

* Declan -  A traditional Irish name meaning "man of prayer" or "full of goodness."
* Scott - Of Scottish origin meaning "Scottish" or "wanderer"
* Hale - An old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in a remote valley, or nook