Sekhmet Kalmus

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> ### Name
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> Sekhmet Agrippa Kalmus
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> ### Alias
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> * Mambo (title)
> * Sekkie (nickname)
> * Honeydew (used by Henry)
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> ### Birth
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> June 15th, 1973 in Foxtail Island, Basilius County, Avalon
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> ### Age
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> * 43 (as of 2016)
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> Dark brown
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> Hazel
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> B
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> ### Height
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> 5'6" ft
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Tuya Kalmus (mother) †
> * Tetisheri Kalmus (oldest sister)
> * Nefertari Kalmus (niece)
> * Ziggy Kalmus (great-nephew)
> * Lourdes Gandillon (great-niece)
> * Atreus Gandillon (great-nephew)
> * Meritamun Kalmus (younger sister) †
> * Shai Kalmus (younger half-sister)
> * Satiah Kalmus (youngest half-sister) †
> * Benerib Kalmus (maternal great aunt) †
> * Sinuhe Kalmus (maternal great aunt) †
> * Bithiah Kalmus (maternal great-great grandmother) †
> * Seth Kalmus (maternal great-great-uncle) †
> * Hemsut the Prophet (maternal ancestor) †
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> * Henry Neil-Taylor III (longtime boyfriend)
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> “Honeybees depend not only on physical contact with the colony, but also require it's social companionship and support. Isolate a honeybee from her sisters and she will soon die.”
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> ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
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**Sekhmet Agrippa Kalmus** is the second oldest daughter of Tuya, the younger sister to Tetisheri and the older sister to Meritamun, Shai and Satiah.

Her longtime boyfriend is Henry Neil-Taylor III.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Mystiokinesis** - Sekhmet is a hereditary witch of an unknown blood status, like other members of her family Sekhmet would be classified more as a seer. Like her niece her abilities go beyond the typical seer being able to use sand magic.
	+ **Sand Magic** - Sekhmet can shape and manipulate sand. She can mold sand into sandstone of various shapes and can even turn into sand herself. She seems to have a special connection with sand, seeing as he was able to determine Black Suns location by simply "asking" the land. She can near-instantaneously turn any inanimate object into sand on touch, rendering her immune to most armed assaults. In addition, when coming into direct physical contact with living beings, Sekhmet can utilize this Magic to suck the moisture from one's body dry, draining the victim's energy in the process.
		- **Abacomancy** - Through sand she is able to read the past, present and future events though this take's time for her to decipher.
		- **Glass Magic** - Through extreme hardening of her sand, Sekhmet is able to use glass magic, she can also use glass to create a sandstorm while battling.
	+ **Sensory Scrying** - Sekhmet can "hitch-hike" other beings' senses and experience what happens as they were them. This power grants the user with the ability to taste, feel, smell, see and/or hear from other senses. It allows the user to experience the world as their target would.
	+ **Psychic Shield** - She is highly resistant to any/all mental intrusion, including psychic or empathic powers, Hypnosis, Mental Hallucination, deception, etc. Mind readers only “hear” static, while mind controllers will have trouble manipulating those shielded.

### Possessions

* **Marinette** - Sekhmet's wand is Marinette which is 111/5" inches and crafted from quince wood and rougarou hair as its core.

## Etymology

* Sekhmet comes from the Ancient Egyptian word *sekhem* which means "power or might". Generally, the name means "the (one who is) powerful". In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing for Upper Egypt. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. It was said that her breath formed the desert. She was seen as the protector of the pharaohs and led them in warfare.
* Agrippa is a Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from a combination of Greek *ἄγριος (agrios)* meaning "wild" and *ἵππος (hippos)* meaning "horse" or alternatively of Etruscan origin. It was also used as a praenomen, or given name, by the Furia and Menenia families. In the New Testament this name was borne by Herod Agrippa (a grandson of Herod the Great), the king of Israel who put the apostle James to death. It was also borne by the 1st-century BC Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
* Kalmus means "sweet flag" in Estonian. Sweet flag is one of the many names of Acorus Calamus which is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals.

## Trivia

* Sekhmet is associated with the Seven of Wands.
* Sekhmet is of African, Creole, Estonian and Irish descent.
* She speaks English and Gullah.
* She practices Voodoo and identifies as a Catholic.
* Sekhmet's favorite meal is beef brisket with potato salad, collard greens, along with red beans and rice.
	+ Her second favorite meal is peanut soup with pumpkin bread and apple butter.
* She loves classical, jazz and blues music.
* She is a talented cello and piano player.
* Sekhmet isn't allowed in the kitchen anymore.