Kara Valentine

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Kara Valentine: 1986 - Present

Kara is the only child of police officer Tobias Valentin and his wife Helen. Kara was always introvert, hiding in her room listening to her grandfather's old rock and roll collection – her favorite was Elvis Presley, Kara only felt at ease when she was lost in her music; listening to cassettes and CDs, strumming a guitar, or singing at the top of her lungs. Not only could young Kara sing, but she was also a talented songwriter.

When Kara was nine, she appeared in local contests. By eleven, she was winning these competitions. Helen decided to devote herself to becoming Kara's agent and manager. Suddenly Kara was writing and singing to please her mother.

Kara's relationship with her father was strained. Between busy schedules, they never saw one another. One time, Tobias surprised her at a state fair concert. They slipped away from Helen and spent the night playing carnival games. Most of the games they lost, but her dad did manage to win a creepy stuffed cat at a ring toss. Before he handed it over, Tobias promised her that the cat would always be there for her. Kara loved that gift so much, she began a nightly ritual of confessing her troubles to it. As she did, she would close her eyes and think about what her father told her.

Helen was not happy just taking Kara to contests after-school or on weekends. Soon Kara began being plucked out of class without warning. In the summer, they would go on cross-country trips that would keep them away from home and Kara's father for weeks at a time. Kara's parents marriage fell apart before she graduated.

Days after her parents finalized their divorce, Helen and Kara flew to Metropolis to 3G Entertainment. Much of Kara's songs were overhauled with a pop vibe to them. After releasing a single that underperformed Kara wrote a single dark and somber song, "Invisible Girl", that reflected her thoughts on her situation. That song was rushed out. Much to Kara's surprise it reached the top charts. To fit the vibe of the song, Kara was given a mandatory makeover. Overnight the country-folk singer went from pop princess to a goth girl with black leather and black lace outfits and so much makeup that she no longer recognized herself in the mirror.

For five years, Kara was a rock star. She regularly placed in the Top 20 and was even known as the Queen of Goth Rock for a time. But as the early days of Meta-Music began, acts like Scare Tactics stole the spotlight. Without the intoxication of success clouding her mind, Kara began to struggle to recognize who she was anymore.

Desperate to give her daughter an injection of popularity, Helen pressured Kara to do racy photoshoots that left nothing to the imagination. Though her songs did not get a bump in the charts, Kara's posters sold out and soon decorated the walls of teenage boys and young men everywhere. Her nude body attracted the attention of Osiris LaMorte, an alternative rock star who pretended to be a warlock. As it turns out, Osiris approached Kara about singing a duet with him. The song was "Animal Sex War" and though Kara thought the song would bomb, it was popular.

Kara and Osiris were publicized as a romantic couple as she began touring with him as his opening act, kicking off his own show with their duet. Kara soon learned that their fans did not have much overlap. Osiris' music spoke exclusively to angry young male anarchists. Kara was forced to keep her setlist to shorter than twenty minutes or suffer Osiris' fans shouting obscenities at her.

One night in 2013, Kara was booed off-stage almost immediately. She went back to her and Osiris' tour bus and there she found Osiris and her mother engaged in a "sex ritual". Disgusted, Kara grabbed the stuffed cat her dad had won her from the bed and fled. While making her way to a hotel on-foot and confessing her emotions to the stuffed cat, some of Osiris' drunk fans pulled up alongside her and asked her to get in. When Kara declined, they got out and harassed her. With her toy knocked aside, Kara was pinned against a chain-link fence as they tried to tear her clothes from her.

Kara's scream did not go unheard. Within moments, Kara's toy cat lifted itself from the ground, grew to five times its original size. Calling out to the drunken assailants, the cat smiled at Kara as actual claws grew from it stuffed paws.

In shock Kara didn't question her savior as he wiped the blood from his claws and fur and led her to a nearby entrance to the Oblivion Bar where she was expected.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Witch Physiology:** Kara is an infernal witch, born of a cradle contract — a deal made between her parents and Lucifer Morningstar. Before Kara was born, Tobias Valentin was an L.A. cop who was spiraling out of control after his parents were brutally murdered in what appeared to be the work of a devil-worshipping cult. While investigating the "occult" underworld of Los Angeles, Tobias met failed actress and cocktail waitress Helen at a piano bar that was unlike any of the other dives that claimed to cater to those involved in the dark arts. When Tobias told Helen about the manner his parents were murdered, Helen told him to speak to her boss. When he did, Tobias' interest in a devil-worshipping cult angered the owner of the establishment who agreed to help Tobias bring these 'phonies' to justice. Upon the conclusion of that sordid business, Tobias had to get out of Los Angeles. His new friend suggested that Tobias and his new lover, Helen, head to Texas — even buying them a house and making just one request: name their first child after him. He even settled for a middle name.
	+ ***Enhanced Resilience:*** Due to her infernal state as a witch, Kara is hardier than other folk. Though she still feels pain the same as humans, Kara is better able to deal with casually slicing her palm to produce blood for ritual and can walk away from injuries that would surely kill a normal human.
	+ ***Infernal Intuition:*** Kara does not need to study magic to use it she receives her magical ability from her connection to her infernal benefactor.
	+ ***Supernatural Senses:*** As a supernatural being, Kara is able to see and interact with ghosts and other esoteric beings in a manner normal people cannot.
* **Sorcery:** Despite being a fairly new witch, Kara has begun to master several circles of magic.
	+ ***Alveromancy:*** Known as "sound music" or "music magic", Kara has the ability to channel her magic through the sound of her voice, the notes of a musical instrument, or the ambient noice in her surroundings. Though she has little training in this craft, she does appear to have a considerable talent for it, having summoned and binding an infernal prince to her stuffed animal without knowing any such ritual or spell.
	+ ***Erotomancy:*** Kara can use sex and intimacy to weave powerful magic. Her depth of mastery into this field even allows her to magic to become stronger when she aroused or the direct cause of another person's sexual arousal. Due to her existing status as a sex symbol (likely caused by unintentional use of this same sort of magic), Kara finds this sort of magic comes rather easy to her — much to her frustration.
	+ ***Iridomancy:*** The eyes are the windows into the soul. While making eye contact with another, Kara can weave powerful magic that mirrors the effects of potent psychic abilities, such a mind reading, memory alteration, mind control, or possession. Kara's peculiar eyes are said to be a sign that she will easily master this magic.
* **Celebrity:** Despite ditching much of her gothic cover and returning to her roots, Kara is still often recognized. Though she has been out of the spotlight for years, fans of her work (both music and photos) are extremely loyal to her. Not coincidentally, such persons are also easily affected by her magic.
* **Music:** Kara is a world-class singer and songwriter. She is also an accomplished guitar and piano player. When using her magic with her music, she is truly powerful.

### Weaknesses

* **Contract:** Though Kara retains possession of her soul, it is owned by her infernal benefactor, Lucifer Morningstar. She cannot act against him directly and can be summoned to him at any moment. As a result of this magical contract, there are some magics that cannot affect Kara without Lucifer's permission.
* **Fame:** Kara is bothered by her fame. She does her best to disguise to herself when going out in public. Though it has its uses, Kara is always uncomfortable using it.
* **Family:** Though she hasn't spoken to her dad in years and she is still angry with her mom, Kara would drop everything if her family needed help, even to her detriment.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Weaponry:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Expertise:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Range:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Strategy:** 2 — Basic / Typical
	+ **TOTAL:** 44
	+ **RANKING:** Low Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Pruflas was the first cupbearer of Lucifer Morningstar. After years of service he was granted titles and a domain. When Lucifer abandoned Hell Pruflas made arrangements in is land and left to join Lucifer. Unfortunatelly he was caught in the blast of the Manhattaning. He reformed many years later. Weak and lacking a body, existing only as stray essence with limited sentience keeping it together, Pruflas floated about Earth only vaguely aware of his direction. Floating aimlessly, Pruflas drifted in and out, often blacking out for months at a time, until one day when he woke up to find his essence trapped inside a teen girl's toy — a stuffed cat to be precise. The girl his vessel belonged to had a soul that bore the mark of Lucifer, so Pruflas felt she would bring him home one day. He had to bide his time inside his new inanimate body. Having little to do other than provide passive comfort to the girl, Pruflas grew fond of her, even as she grew into a woman. When her screams released a surge of raw infernal power, Pruflas seized his chance to make his presence known. Once that business was handled, Pruflas took the young woman with him to find Lucifer.
* Kara was recruited by Elsa Grimston into the Coven of the Witching Hour. When the two were discussing finding a third member, Sook Lee stumbled into their hotel room.

### Notes

* Kara Valentine is a character from *The Witching*.
* Her mother Helen Helligan, was an FBI agent involved with Bulleteer on *Seven Soldiers*.
* In the comics her mother was a sorceress.

## Network Files

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## Appears In

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Kara Valentine

1. ↑ Network Files: Kara Valentine
2. ↑ Network Files: Pruflas
3. ↑ Network Files: Sook Lee