Paige Matthews

**Paige Mitchell**(nee **Matthews**) is one of the main protagonists of the supernatural television series, *Charmed*. She is half-witch, half Whitelighter and the maternal, younger half-sister of Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell and youngest daughter of Patty Halliwell, only daughter of Sam Wilder, the wife of Henry Mitchell, and the mother of Kat, Tamora, and Henry Mitchell, Jr.

A Halliwell in all but name and initially unaware of her heritage, Paige helped reconstitute the Charmed Ones and began to fight evil and protect the Innocents of the World. Initially feeling inferior to her eldest sister, Prue, despite never meeting her. Paige was able to overcome this and find her strength while also helping others.

## Biography

### Background

Paige Matthews was born August 2, 1977 to Patricia "Patty" Halliwell and Samuel "Sam" Wilder. Born into the Warren line of witches and a Witch/Whitelighter hybrid, Paige was given the potential to one day become a force for good in the form of the Charmed Ones, prophesized by her ancestor, Melinda Warren to be one of the most powerful witches the world had ever seen. However, because Whitelighter and witch relationships were forbidden, Paige was given up for adoption by her parents, who gave her to a nun and asked her to provide their daughter with a good home and that Paige's name must begin with a "P" to keep the Halliwell family tradition of naming children with the initial. As an infant, Paige was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Matthews and given her name.

Though Paige grew up in a good home, she entered a rebellious phase during high school. She began skipping classes, going to parties, drinking, smoking or doing something whatever her friends were up for. Paige lost her parents in an auto-wreck at the age of seventeen when she got into an argument with her father, he did not see the other car coming. Paige survived the crash when she used her Whitelighter powers and orbed out of the car. The accident caused Paige to change her attitude drastically: she began to study harder and quit smoking and drinking. She was accepted into UC Berkely for good grades and a well-written essay on the death of her parents and graduated with a degree in social work.

## Powers and abilities

* **Wiccan Magic:** Being half-Witch, half-Whitelighter, a Charmed One, and a descendant of Melinda Warren, Paige is one of the most powerful witches in the world.
	+ **The Power of Three:** Being the collective power of the Charmed Ones, Paige can access the Power of Three with her other sisters, making them more powerful together by combining their powers of telekinesis, molecular immobilization, and power of premonitions. It is used to enhance spells, potions and active powers.
	+ **Telekinetic Orbing** - The ability to move and teleport objects with the mind via orbs.
	+ **Telekinesis** - The ability to move and lift objects with the mind.
	+ **Deviation** - The ability to manipulate your current magical power to deflect/send energies back in the direction it came from. Paige is able to send attacks back in mid-air or by calling for them and sending them back.
	+ **Remote Orbing** - The ability to orb other people from one place to another.
	+ **Orb Shield** - The ability to create barriers or spheres from orbs that can protect anyone
	+ **High Resistance** - The passive ability to resist fatal/lethal attacks.
	+ **Mediumship**- The ability to communicate with spirits.
	+ **Scrying** - Ability to find a person or an object through the use of a Crystal and a Map.
* **Whitelighter Physiology**: Like a white later she can orb from place to place and cover with the elders. They can also be affected by the fatal dosage of a Darklighter
	+ **Whitelighter Magic** - Paige is half-Whitelighter, meaning she can access their powers as well.
	+ **Orbing** - Ability to transport oneself from place to place through use of an Orb.
	+ **Glamouring** - The ability to change into another form or another's appearance.
	+ **Hovering** - The ability to lift a few feet off the ground.
	+ **Healing** - The ability to heal injuires/wounds without leaving a visible scar.
	+ **Photokinesis** - The ability to manipulate or control light.
	+ **Sensing** - The ability to sense the presence of others.
	+ **Cloaking** - The ability to hide someone magically or one's self from others
	+ **Omnilingualism** - The ability to understand speak and read any languages her charges speak.

### Weaknesses

* **Imbalance in the Poewr of Three:** If Paige and her sisters are within conflict with each other, the Power of Three will be undone, as weill their power. However, if the sisters reconcile, their powers will be restored.
* **Darklighter Poison Arrow:** Due to being half-Whitelighter, Paige is suspetible to Darklighter arrow that is dipped in poison.