Brodie Bryant

*The Lion, The Witch, The Teenager*

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Brodie is the child of a witch and a werewolf. He inherited both of these traits from his parents. His mother made a death curse upon the family line to make the rest of his line take on the animal of the family crest, the Lion. Brodie turned into a lion and when he found out the reason behind the curse. He travelled around the world helping protect witches. After the Apocalypse, he came back to California to answer another call that was made.

## Personality

Brodie is a ray of sunshine, almost quite literally. The teen is very upbeath and positive. His sunny disposition is mostly a facade. He doesn't let people know the true pain that he holds. He was brain washed for the most part by the coven of dark witches. He is extremely confused about where he really stands with his relationship with his brother. They have to rebuild from scratch. He has extremely bad nightmares that can cause loss of control of his powers. He also has terrible cleithophobia, or fear of being locked up. He is currently an omega lion as he is still learning control. But he tries to keep his bubbly exterior and put on a happy face.

## SIGNATURE ABILITY

### Sunshine in Darkest Night

While Brodie already has the gift of veneration which helps provide clarity in stressful situations. However, there are times when all hope seems lost, or the darkness is on the verge of overtaking everyone. That is when the true light of his personality shines through. As Hope was the last thing in Pandora's box when all of the other nasty things were unleashed. Brodie let's out a burst of hope and joy. And sometimes ties in to his true omega gifts and creates an even deeper reaction. He ignites the light inside of his companions. It hits them with a burst of strength that they will need to overcome the darkness. Even if he already gave them a boost from his true omega gifts. For the strength that he provides isn't just from Brodie, it ignites something internally and it is their own inner strength that flares up with his help.

## SKILLS

Brodie's childhood in Australia had him out and about enjoying the sun. His father did not want him being a book worm, so he forced him to go out and do things. His basic skills in swimming and surfing come from those days on the beach. He is a good skater as well. He can do a bunch of gymnastics. With a cat like balance, he always seems to land on his feet. He also did track and field on his school athletic team. However, he spent as much time as he could sneaking off to read and study magic as that is his passion.

Generally a lover, not a fighter, Brodie's experience in combat has come from mostly self-defense. His father's military training was not completely lost on him, but mostly he has learned to defend himself and wait for his big brother to come and take care of the bullies for him.

Brodie is trained and well-versed in the art of meditation and yoga. These techniques have given him the ability to clear his mind and focus before spellwork. His growing iron will has been tied into his supernatural abilities, especially his Mane.

Music is something in the Bryant family line. Where Brock keeps his talents a secret, Brodie is all about expression. He could make a career out of performing: singing, songwriting, guitar and piano. His musical styling is not limited to one genre, ranging from classical and country to pop and rock and roll.

Raised in a supernatural society, Brodie inherited his mother's gift of magic and showed a spark early on in life. She taught him the craft at an early age and he has been studying it ever since. He received training from his grandmother and her coven and was given his mother's book of shadows to study from. Brodie's own grimoire has been growing, his knowledge expanded from her book. He studied herbology and potion brewing during his time with his grandmother. He is a natural at writing spells and documenting occult knowledge and lore, with a knack for tarot card reading as well. He is always searching for more knowledge.

## ABILITIES

Not as strong as other shifters of his size. Brodie is leaner and as such faster and more agile than some of the brawnier shifters. He is capable of speeds and acts of dexterity that a normal human his size should not be capable of. In his beast forms he is faster and more agile than shifters his size. Like a cat he really does land on his feet. When falling his speed and agility do assist in him landing on his feet or at least less damaged than others.

With intense focus on someone, the witch side of Brodie is capable of seeing aura's for people. The various aura's can discern the various types of supernatural creature that someone is. This aura also allows him to sense magical items and the types of magic they are radiating.

Like werewolves, except cursed to be a lion. Brodie is able to transform into more bestial shapes, gaining various special traits and abilities based on their current form. Brodie has multiple forms, He has a man-beast form, a lion-man form, a sabertooth cat form, and a beast lion form in addition to human. It takes Brodie time and focus to willingly shift. Changing shape multiple times in a row still leaves him exhausted.

While shapeshifters are often able to transfer the pain from someone into themselves. Brodie has been able to use his magic to transfer his healing abilities into someone else. He is able to give a normal human shifter regeneration for the duration of the spell. Those who already have it can have amplified healing speeds stacked ontop of their own.

While shifted, Brodie has powerful claws and teeth. Combined with his strength, he can rend his way through metals or snap through hard woods and bones with ease. His claws are retractable. He is unable to partially shift at this time while in human form, which means he cannot change just his hands. Thus cannot access his claws or teeth while human, he can use them in his full or lionman forms.

Shifters of this variety are much tougher, stronger, and more agile than an average human, able even to twist and bend solid metal, smash through most structures short of armored or strongly-reinforced materials, and break through solid walls of cement or brick with moderate effort. They can resist substantial amounts of damage, especially blunt force trauma, and emerge either unscathed or with only minor injuries. Especially when "beast mode," and specifically when running on all fours, they can easily outrun most mundane opponents. They also possesses superior agility, able to catch arrows in midair with moderate effort and, with a little luck, even dodge projectiles like bullets. This enables them to leap much higher and farther than an average human, as well as giving them the ability to bounce off walls and tumble like a skilled gymnast.

Brodie was trained to tap into his natural control over the element of fire by some terrible people. He had blocked this ability as a result of guilt. During his time of #metoo, Brodie is learning to reclaim this power as his own. His time spent traveling to help others has helped him to accept this power as something that can be used for good and to protect others. He can use his ability to extinguish mundane fires that have not been created by magical means. He is resistant to non-magical fires. His control to create flames is still at the point of lighting a candle. However, he is working towards this growth as he heals from the past.

The resiliency of this type of werelion allows them to endure non-lethal wounds from personal weaponry such as swords, shotguns, or even rifles without significant loss of ability. Minor wounds heal almost instantly, and even more severe wounds will heal within a few days at most.

Born with the magical spark. Brodie is able to cast spells on a larger scale. While his magical gift is innate, he is tied more closely to the elemental of fire and the sun. His power meshes well with others and he can sync up with other witches to create supernatural level affects. He worked with his mother and her coven in the early stages of his life. Brodie needs to perform rituals in the sun to help replenish his reserves after large scale spells.

The senses of this type of werelion are enhanced far beyond the ability of any average human. They can hear things like a person's heartbeat and tell if they are nervous and possibly lying and clearly hear the murmur of a quiet conversation several rooms away. They can see over long distances and also possesses excellent night vision. Through scent, they can track a person, even if the trail is days old; they can also isolate specific individual scents in a larger group. He has night vision like that of a lion and can see further than a human. His senses are so enhanced he can certain sicknesses and even things like pregnancy.

Brodie is known as a True Omega. They are just as rare as a True Alpha. A strength of a true Omega lies in the fact that once an Omega has bonded to a pack and its alpha, the Omega bolsters the members of the pack to give them strength to help protect the weaker members of the pack, including the Omega. Instead of getting stronger himself, Brodie can give his strength and speed to his pack, especially his Alpha, who is stronger in his presence. Having a True Omega is like having an extra battery for the Alpha to draw upon. Having a True Omega in your pack can toss the balance in your favor. An Alpha who is weaker than another Alpha could be bolstered by his Omega and potentially beat a stronger Alpha. However, if a true Omega does not have an Alpha they are bonded to, they will not likely survive, as noted in his weaknesses.

It's been shown that werelions so far have some sort of presence based supernatural power that stems from their regality. Unlike his brother's inspirational majestic aura, Brodie's presence gift makes him a conduit for things relating to dignity. It makes him very likeable and often respected because all of his positive qualities are transmitted. He's always been the gentle sort, and in charge of his own mental and emotional facilities, which is amplified and radiated to form almost an aura of calm in a way. He doesn't so much as pacify as inspire notions that there has to be a better way. Especially in heightened situation to where people relay on stress and reaction, Brodie gives people that room to 'breathe' and act with reason rather than on impulse or rage. Brodie's aura of awe and dignity are reflected mostly from his smile and his eyes, which makes it much more effective if he is addressing someone directly with eye contact. He brings warm feelings, and often feelings of general safety, not so much to override the fact that there is danger, but that everything will be alright.

## ADVANTAGES

Brodie was gifted with his mothers grimoire. This is a highly coveted extrmeley extensive compilation of magical spells and lore. It is more than spells in it. The history of the family and witches. It also has information on various supernatural creatures and species and even demons. The tome is huge and priceless in the supernatural world.

Brodie has a trust fund set up from his mothers side of the family. He doesn't have full access to all of the money but he does have an allowance that he is given.

Brodie's family coven was torn apart after the world changed. He spent his time travelling around the world helping to protect witches. He has created some bonds and garnished some favors from quite a few witches around the world. He can use these contacts for information and possibly to get resources. Perhaps asking them for guidence or at least a point in the right direction. He has hope that they will one day re-unite to form a Coven even greater. One that does not just go by bloodlines. That goes on merit of the individual, where any Witch no matter who or where they were born can come together and grow in strength, power and protection.

## WEAKNESSES

Not to be confused with fear of confined spaces. Cleithophobia is the fear of being trapped and unable to get out. From being locked in a magical box and unable to get himself free. Whenever Brodie is locked in somewhere, he freaks. If he loses control during the freak out session it will trigger his fight or flight mode. Which could lead to the lion tearing free of his human body against his consent. Or perhaps manifestation of one of his magical abilities or some other craziness. The other option is he curls into a ball and cries.

Brodie is half witch and half lion. The two things are very different. The witch magic and the shifter nature come from two different sources. Think oil and vinegar. They can exist together but not truly mix. As hard as his genetics shake it up, they end up splitting apart. Brodie has found that he is unable to cast magic while he has his shifter animal side called upon him. After he casts magic, it takes him longer to call upon his beast than it normally would. The only mixture is that his innate shifter advantages like his regeneration, enhanced senses, and enhanced physical attributes stick around in his human form, although his strength and speed also decrease while he is actively casting. He has not found a way to completely bridge both his worlds yet.

Just as silver can be the bane to werewolves, his mother's curse made Brodie inferior against gold. Wounds from gold and gold weapons cause much greater pain, and give him a difficult time in healing them with his regeneration. Likewise, binding him in bonds or chains made of gold will sap his supernatural strength and prevent him from changing until removed.

Mountain ash, when activated, creates a barrier against most supernatural creatures. Werewolves cannot generally penetrate such a barrier, nor can they create one.

After being held captive and tortured. Brodie suffers from extremely bad nightmares some nights. Despite waking up screaming, the nightmares can result in random shifting in his sleep or Random magical affects. Some of the other drawbacks are irritability all day after the night of lost sleep. Which can result in longer times to shift, focus for spells or to remain calm.

Brodie is still on the path of reclaiming his pyrokinetic abilities. He has been working to take control of this power but it is a slow process. He can't protect himself from magical fires and can't extinguish fires created by magical means (his own or others). He has problems with losing control during intense nightmares and extremely stressful situations. These magical fires are created without his consent or control. Fire that he created this way also burns him even more than other. His own fire damages himself as if it were imbued with gold.

During a full solar eclipse, Brodie loses his shifter powers and is essentially reduced to the status of ordinary, if healthy human. Any injuries that he healed because of his shifter regeneration remain cured. Once the sun becomes visible again, his power is restored. During a partial eclipse his powers are somewhat weaker than normal, but he does retain his powers at a high-end basic level.

Werewolves are influenced by the moon. As a lion, Brodie is influenced by the sun. It gives him strength, and keeps him healthy. He is stronger when in sunlight, and must receive at least two hours of direct sunlight a day (A solar cycle) in order to maintain his shifter abilities. If he is denied this, he becomes unable to shift and call upon his strength or powers, and he even gets sick, exhibiting flu-like symptoms. It will not kill him if he is denied light for extended periods, but he will remain weak and ill until he is given light. Light from UV lamps and the like can be used as a substitute to direct sunlight.

Brodie is a True Omega. True Omegas are weakened without a bond to a pack and, more specifically, an Alpha. Usually they can't survive long on their own. They lose strength. The longer without a pack, the weaker they get. This can lead to them losing control, unable to shift to beast or human form, and may eventually have them going insane. If Brodie's Alpha is defeated by another, he can become bonded to the new Alpha. He really has no control over whether the Alpha accepts the new bond. As such, he also finds it nearly impossible to refuse a direct command from his Alpha. The True Omega is a rare breed, and as such Alphas can sense when a True Omega is around. They are often coveted to have in a pack, even on a primal level. Some beasts want to protect the Omega, and some just want the power they would get from an Omega. The draw can be resisted by the Alpha.

Brodie's beast forms manifest as a rare white lion. It is a gift and a curse. In lore, the white lion is said to be blessed with power, and as such, it is also hunted down for that. His blood and mane are potent spell ingredients. For an ally, this can be a great gift, but it could also lead to him being hunted by unscrupulous parties. Furthermore, the white lion form has a harder time camouflaging in certain situations.

Brodie's mother was English royalty, a duchess and a witch of exceptional power and lineage. Their line of witch's can be traced back generations. His father, a general in the Australian army was an Alpha werewolf. Brodie's older brother was 5 years his senior and took very much after their father. His father could tell that Brock would inherit his strength and be just like him one day. The alpha werewolf was militant and strict. He was cruel and harsh towards Brock. This was how he planned to prepare Brock to take the lead. Their mother, was a kind and nurturing woman. She saw instantly that baby Brodie was born with her gift of magic. She made plans from his early stages to make sure her son was raised with the knowledge of his gifts. It was her older son, that she had to worry about. Her husband was exceptionally hard on their oldest child. She couldn't stand to see the abuse that the man brought on his own flesh. She didn't care that Brock would come into his powers one day and become a shifter. She didn't want her children treated that way.

When Brock was 10 and Brodie was an extremely intelligent 5 year old. His mother had already taught him to read and the basics of the craft. Her husband had stepped over the line. She finally confronted the man. And he lost control of his beast. In doing so, he mortally wounded his wife in the feral rage. Calling upon her last breath to cast one of the most powerful curses, A death wish. She put all of her life force behind the curse. She swore her sons would never grow up to be like him. Her patron deity granted power to her curse and made it so.

The boys were left without a mother, and their father a fractured man. People change when they do something terrible to someone they love. He was forever tainted. Brock, reminded their father more and more of their mother. And as such, the older boy was on the receiving end of intense training. He would be made to be like his father, even if it was through blood, sweat and sheer discipline.

Brodie on the other hand, was spared a great deal of his wrath. The magical spark in him grew and his powers were getting out of control on their own. Even their father knew not to stifle the power the boy had. The royal coven that the boys were born into, also made sure of it. They excused their daughters death as an accident. While some, never quite trusted him. They allowed the boys to stay with their father on the stipulation that Brodie's natural gift was to be nurtured and the boy trained by the local Coven. They did care for Brock. He just lacked the power of the family line, and thus was not as great a concern. The offer was made that when he was older and ready, Brodie would be allowed to join the royal coven in England if he so desired. The boy was introduced to his mother's coven in Australia and he was instructed in how to control his powers.

Years went by, Brodie was the golden child and Brock was the wild rebellious child. This kicked Brock's previous militant training into something nearly torturous and unhealthy. Brodie was spared the abuse, because their father was so focused on breaking his oldest boy of his delinquent ways. And Brock, also wanted to spare his baby brother the abuse, with fear that Brodie would not be able to handle things if his father focused his pain on the youngest boy. Brodie's training in the craft continued as they got older. When Brock was 20, things changed dramatically. Brock had grown too strong and too skilled to be the target of their fathers abuse any more. And Brodie was becoming more and more like his beautiful mother. He even smelled of her magic. The first thing he did was forbid Brodie from seeing the Coven. And that's when the abuse really kicked in. He had to break Brodie. And that's when the true nature of the Death Wish became clear.

Their mothers wished that they would never be like their father. And it was true, The boys would never a wolf like their father. But you can't completely remove the animal nature from the line. Instead, the curse morphed it. Magic is a very interesting thing. If not specific, things can be twisted. Their mother's patron deity didn't take away the wolf. She changed it into a creature that she commanded. And as such, Brock was turned into a warrior of her house, the noble Lion. A creature that basked in the sun and was blessed by her radiance.

When Brock selflessly protected his brother, the animal inside unleashed in order for him to have the strength to save his kin. He manifested as a lion, combined with the years of abusive training. He was no longer the victim. He was strong enough and capable enough to protect himself and the one person left in the world that he cared about, Brodie. The wolf was no match for a noble lion driven by pure need. The battle ended in Brock ripping out his father's throat and killing him. As the wolf's lifeblood spilled the lion's mouth. The wolf's power filled him and he turned into an Alpha. Granting him the true strength and control over his father's pack of military soldier werewolves.

The wolves, never truly treated Brock and Brodie as family once their mother's curse was made apparent and they all thought the boys would be human. The wolves were just as cruel as their father. Brock, new to his position of power, disgusted by them all. Decided to turn his back on the wolves. He shattered the pack connection and structure which caused them to spiral into chaos. He took Brodie and the two went on their own way.

But while the wolves were broken, they were not dead. Some of the survivors had started to rebuild the pack. Nathan Cross, the next in line in their father's pack had regrouped. He hated and resented the boys, even more than their mad father did. Brock usurped him and stole his position of Alpha from him. Nathan assumed the leadership role without the power of Alpha. He organized the wolves and plotted his revenge. Wolves, being ultimate trackers hunted the boys down and they kidnapped Brodie while he was away from Brock. They could not yet take down Brock. So they had to find a way to destroy him. And keeping Brodie away from him, was one such way. Teenage Brodie was locked away, denied the sun and held captive until they could figure out what to do with him.

The boy was taken from Australia and whisked away as far as they could, America. Getting involved with a coven of dark witches that were exiled from England by the royal witches. They kept Brodie hidden from his brother with magic. The two groups combined forces would extract revenge upon Brock and his family of Royalty. The coven kept the boy in with them. Trying to use him and make him turn into a weapon to held destroy the others.

Brodie wasn't treated cruelly by this witch coven. They were not evil initially, however things changed and the witch coven was had used magic to manipulate him and make him more like them. And if not, they would taint his power forever. That or kill him. They tried to make him like them. They were even nice to him for a couple of years. Trying to make him think they were his new family. They were able to get him to tap into his pyroketic power. The ground took a shift and they started splitting with the Grand Coven. He was tricked into thinking his brother had abandoned him when he became the Alpha Lion. He believed Brock had abandoned him, like he abandoned the wolves. The coven even tried to give him a 'happy' life. They let him go to school and taught him magic. The nurtured his love for music. And the entire time they were planting a seed to try and corrupt the boy to be used as a weapon against his family and the Grand Coven. However, his nature was not corruptible. As corruption took over, they tried a more harsh technique of trying to break Brodie. They tortured him in an effort to break him of his spirit and allow the evil nature to come out. They locked him in a magic box in attempt to get him to use truly dark magic to free himself. But the Grand Coven caught wind of this and worked with Brock to his rescue. Hearing his brother's sonic roar while locked away in the box. The majesty struck a cord in his nature, and the lion inside him was called to join the pride. Brodie shifted for the first time inside of the box and he destroyed it.

After he was rescued from the group, they moved to Beacon Hills where he was living in attempt to give him a normal life. Brodie was however, scarred from the events. Suffering from terrible nightmares periodically and a phobia of being locked in a small space and not being able to get free. He also had the years of brainwashing. He had to rebuild the relationship with his brother. After that event he struggled to tap into his power of pyrokinesis. This is a mental block that he will have to overcome as well. The brothers stayed in the US together. Brodie met Jason Christopher. The two hit it off greatly. They became great friends. After some time Brock had decided to travel and Brodie was torn between his life on the west coast of the US and his Pride. Brodie went with his brother as he felt obligated to stay with him.

Brodie stayed with the Pride for a while. After the Apocalypse, the Argent Coven came out worse for wear. The once proud and powerful group of Witches lost their matriarch and quite a few members with a fight with a family of Witch Hunters. A surviving female Witch in need of protection came to the Pride for help. However Brock was stern with his decision that if the witch wanted their protection, She would have to stay with the Pride. She decided not to stay and left. Brodie found out that shortly after she left the Pride, she was found and slain by the witch hunters.

After that, Brodie did some self reflection and he decided that he would travel around and help witches in need. Their mother had cursed them into the symbol of their family crest for a reason. So they could protect the witches. They had failed in protecting and he would right that wrong. This lead Brodie to some major growth. He stood up to his brother and he left the Pride. They didn't need his help, but others had done. The young man went around the world helping where he could. It was during that time that he started reclaiming his own life. He had a dream of rebuilding the coven one day. With witches standing not based on royal blood but their own merits and strengths.

He started learning to take control over his pyrokinetic powers. It was a rough healing process but at least he can extinguish fires with his ability. He's working on gaining further control. He can now light candles. He's still haunted by his dreams some night and his phobia's but he is working on that too. Rome was not built in a day. It was during his travels that he felt a tug deep in his core. He didn't know what it was, but his True Omega nature was pulling him back to the United States. He felt a need. And he is coming to look for answers. His dream to build a better Coven will be put to the wayside for the time being. And he will still continue to protect witches and anyone else who needs it. He still had the group of Witch Hunters who may not have been completely eradicated.

Logs featuring Brodie Bryant:

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