Molly Murray

A pagan, witch, Practitioner, and Onyx’s girlfriend. She first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Molly Murray grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She became estranged from her family during high school due to being bisexual and a pagan.⁠ She was supported by her uncle Kevin Murray in Seattle, who took her in and helped her gain a GED diploma.⁠⁠

### Life in Seattle

At age nineteen she worked in Elizabeth Van Dalen’s bookstore and had been mentored in magic by her for some time, despite them following different Practices. She met Onyx while working there.⁠⁠ They moved together into an apartment in Shoreline sometime after that.⁠

After Elizabeth’s death Molly was bequeathed her Book of Shadows, the most important element of Elizabeth’s magical heritage. Molly and Onyx however had to fight off violent attempts by other Practitioners to claim the book.⁠ The Brotherhood of Apollo also approached them several times, wanting them to join the Brotherhood.⁠

### Meeting Alex Carlisle

She and Onyx met Alex in photography class at North Seattle Community College. After an attempt to free him from Lorelei that summoned and bound Rachel instead, she participated in the Battle of Blackthorne Manor and met the Crew.

In late October Lorelei approached her and Onyx. The primary purpose was to raise magical protections in and around Suite 1705, but Lorelei also wanted their help to alleviate Alex’s Post Traumatic Reincarnation Disorder. An additional factor was that Lorelei wanted to nurture the relation between Alex, Molly, and Onyx.⁠ After the Emerald City Halloween Ball and the Battle of the Bus Tunnel those concerns became much more urgent. Molly and Onyx raised magical protections around Suite 1705, and then crafted and performed a ritual with and for Alex to settle his memories of past lives.⁠⁠ This also opened the way for the three of them to start a relationship.

She participated in and played an important role in the Battle of Magnuson Park. After the battle she and Onyx started to consult on magical topics with the Special Task Force of the FBI.⁠ This together with being on retainer for Lorelei gave them greater economic freedom.⁠⁠

As a result they went house-hunting in early December, assisted by Alex. They found, leased, and cleansed House 12573, and moved into it between Christmas and New Year.⁠⁠ Molly also managed to buy a new car some months later.⁠

### Seattle Practitioner community

She and Onyx were approached by Kate Oakwood in January, who wanted to craft closer ties between the Practitioners in Seattle. They were escorted by Alex to the meeting, with the rest of the Crew nearby as backup. The following meeting turned into the Battle of the Casino, and a continued assault from the Light with the Battle of Suite 1705. During this she befriended Taylor and introduced her to magic.⁠⁠

When Onyx’s connection to the Family was unearthed by Zafirah she went to Vancouver with most of the the Crew. She provided magical protections, logistic support, and backup during the Family party, and played an important role during the Battle of the Silver Delta where she freed Joel.

### Personal

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— Onyx, *Natural Consequences*, chapter 12

Molly usually dresses as a goth of the punk variety, usually with torn black band t-shirts with references to bands like VNV Nation and Sisters of Mercy, and jewelry of leather and metal studs.⁠⁠⁠ She has green eyes and spiky fire engine-red hair.⁠

Compared to most Practitioners, Molly is relatively open about the knowledge, effects, application, and consequences of magic. While she does not speak freely about magic openly, she is candid about it to people aware of magic or who will be directly affected by it.⁠⁠

She is intense and outspoken with little care for manners or choice of words, and prefers to handle conflicts and other topics head-on. Behind her brusque and edgy manner she has plenty of natural empathy and cares strongly about people.⁠ She likes and cares for animals, which also is reflected in her magical talents.⁠⁠ She is frugal but also stresses out easily over money.⁠

She is bisexual but claims to be mainly attracted to women.⁠ She is open about sex and sexuality, both her own and others.

## Relationships

Molly is close to her uncle Kevin and gets along well with his cat Attila. She is estranged from the rest of her birth family.⁠⁠

She has lived together with Onyx for several years and has good relations with Onyx’s parents.⁠ She and Onyx has a developing relationship with Alex, though it is is less serious for her than it is for Onyx.⁠ She also has a crush on Lorelei and has started having trysts with her.⁠⁠ She has had prior relationships with both men and women, though apart from Alex all of her experiences with men had been unsatisfying to her.⁠

Together with Onyx she maintains a wide circle of mundane friends.⁠ She has however kept a relative distance to the other Practitioners in and around Seattle.⁠

## Abilities

Molly is physically strong and knows how to use her brass knuckles to good effect.⁠⁠ She has several years of experience from theater, which has nurtured her ingenuity.⁠⁠

Her natural talent for magic was effectively nurtured by Elizabeth, making her into powerful, capable, and well-rounded witch and Practitioner despite her youth.⁠⁠ She is particularly talented in matters of nature, like weather, plants, and animals. She is a highly capable healer. She can also work effectively with the elements, at least air, fire, and water.⁠⁠ She became much more powerful after the Brotherhood of Apollo was destroyed.⁠⁠ However, her inventiveness, her pragmatic attitude and experience from working with limited resources means that she often uses indirect effects.⁠⁠

## Possessions

Molly’s wand is made out of verawood and she owns at least one set of brass knuckles.⁠⁠ She used to drive an old red Honda Civic, but has recently bought an inexpensive hybrid.⁠⁠

Together with Onyx she owns Elizabeth’s Book of Shadows.⁠

## Theories

Given her surname and her red hair, it is probable that Molly is of Scottish or Irish descent.

It is possible that their role in the Battle of Blackthorne Manor led to Molly and Onyx claiming a greater part of the freed magical power in the Seattle area.

Her relative distance and wariness of other Practitioners, despite her having been close to Elizabeth, probably has several causes. One might be the trauma of having to escape her family, leading to her being very careful in who she trusts. Another was repeated early experiences with the more unpleasant elements of Seattle’s Practitioners, like the Light, Archimedes and Hypatia, and the Brotherhood of Apollo.⁠⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Naked Justice”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
3. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 2
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2  *Personal Demons*, Prologue
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 “Authenticity”
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 4
8. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 8
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 10
10. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 18
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
12. ↑ “More Than Friends”
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3  *Personal Demons*, chapter 3
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 “Legitimacy”
15. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 14
16. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 14
17. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 11
18. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 15
19. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 13
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2  *Past Due*, chapter 12
21. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 12
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1  *Past Due*, chapter 2
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1  *Past Due*, chapter 25
26. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 16
27. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 11