Odessa Nulph

**Odessa Elene Nulph** is a reserved, charming and kind hearted sorceress with a connection to the lower planes. Having discovered Hell's plans of bringing on the apocalypse, she has joined up with Team Humanity to do whatever it takes to save the world.

## Characteristics

Odessa is a sweet, charming and undeniably beautiful sorceress. In her short life, Odessa has witnessed much tragedy, loss and darkness. In spite of this, she is a force for good who believes the world is a beautiful place worth fighting for. Though raised in luxury, Odessa is modest and unspoiled. She cares deeply for those in need and is always eager to lend herself to helping others. While there is an undeniable darkness in Odessa, there is also a lot of goodness. She sees the best in others and has made a positive impact on the lives of many since coming to live in Los Angeles with her Uncle.

Poised, elegant and somewhat formal, Odessa is a bit of an oddity to many of her peers. She has a classical style of dress that hearkens back to a simpler time. She tends to favor pink or white dresses, soft lace and satins. No matter where she is, Odessa is always well dressed. She has a graceful demeanor and is very soft spoken. While typically very polite and poised, Odessa can also become very impassioned. She is especially passionate about injustice and cruelty.

As she was raised in the lap of luxury, Odessa has never wanted for anything. She's always had the best, including designer clothes, jewelry, private lessons and so on. In spite of this, Odessa's childhood was an unhappy one. Odessa had everything she could ever have wanted materially, but she lacked the one thing she really wanted: love. Odessa's parents were distant and cold at the best of times, only intervening in her life to criticize her. Owing to this, Odessa sees herself as unloveable. While Odessa claims this is because of her nature as a cambian, the roots go much deeper. Odessa doesn't feel that she is worthy of being loved, but she desperately wants to be loved nonetheless.

At her heart of hearts, Odessa is a romantic who sees the world as a beautiful place. She loves poetry, art and ballet and she tends to surround herself with beautiful things. Odessa believes strongly in love and has described it as the only thing worth fighting for. While Odessa is desperate to experience true love first hand, she is also simultaneously terrified of it. Owing to her feelings of unworthiness, Odessa has a difficult time letting her guard down in order to let others in. This has made Odessa's love life somewhat complicated to say the least.

As poised and well-mannered as she is, Odessa does have a dark side. When she is provoked to anger, she is a force to be reckoned with and can be quite frightening in such a state. In this state, Odessa is no longer herself. While giving in to her darker impulses allows Odessa to tap into a vast well of power, there are consequences to this. The more Odessa gives into her darker side, the easier and easier it seems for Odessa to let it take control of her. This loss of control frightens Odessa, more than she would ever admit.

Despite this darkness, nobody could accuse Odessa of lacking in empathy or compassion. Odessa is always willing to see the best in others, even if she cannot see it in herself. She has an especially soft spot for the lost and downtrodden. As a child, Odessa had a tendency to take in any stray or injured animal that she found. This tendency has only grown as she's gotten older. Odessa has a soft, nurturing nature and she tends to enjoy taking care of others.

Although relatively still new to the world of the supernatural, Odessa is quickly coming into her own as a talented sorceress and she has already proven that she's not someone to underestimate. Having found herself in the middle of a war between heaven and hell, she is determined to whatever it takes to protect the world and to save it from those who would see it destroyed.

### Powers & Abilities

As a Mage, Odessa has all of the **standard powers and abilities of her kind**. She also has a series of skills, talents and other supernatural abilities, described below:

## History

### Early Life

Odessa was born December 21st, 1996 to **Roland**and **Victoria Nulph**. Tragedy struck when she was only a few weeks old, however, when she died in her crib. Her parents, stricken with grief, they turned to black magic, sacrificing a maid in a dark ritual to recall Odessa's soul. The ritual worked, but it was flawed; she brought a **Hitchhiker** along with her; a malevolent spirit that latch onto returning souls. This warped and twisted the young child's personality and this, combined with **Virgil's** unseen influence, turned Odessa into a horrible monster that even scared **her grandmother**.

### The Deal

She died again at seven years old in a fit of blind, homicidal rage when her heart gave out. In desperation, they contacted an old friend of Roland's mother; the demon **Mephistopheles**, who brought Odessa back again at the price of Roland's soul. Victoria sold her soul to ensure Odessa was brought back as close as they could, and for Mephisto to give her some of his blood to make sure she had magical abilities. After all, she'd lose both of her parents in ten years and they wanted to ensure she would be able to take care of herself. The Nulphs also elected for Odessa's memories to be erased, so she remembered nothing prior to the second resurrection.

### Post-Resurrection

Odessa grew up sheltered and removed from the world around her. She never quite fit in with people her age and she soon retreated into her own private world of photography, Blues music and Audrey Hepburn movies.

She was never close to either of her parents; both maintained a sort of distance and spent the majority of their time away at work. Although Odessa never wanted for anything monetarily, she also never received the love or affection that she desperately craved. Growing up, Odessa felt alone and, to a degree, unlovable.

When she was sixteen, she developed a crush on the athletic, handsome **Richard Bhainer** and was thrilled when he asked her out on a date. Her happiness quickly turned sour, however, when vicious rumors began to spread about her the very next day; rumors which, as it turned out, had been started by Richard himself. When he tried to confront Odessa in order to apologize, she lashed out with magic and accidentally set his coat on fire. Although Richard was mostly unharmed, the incident disturbed Odessa. She did her best to rationalize what had happened, but the incident stayed with her all the same.

In 2013, Odessa's parents died when Mephisto returned to collect their deal, though this was covered up and Odessa believed for some time that her parents had died in a car collision. She assumed she'd be going to live with her grandmother and so was rather shocked to learn she would instead be going to **Sacramento, California** to live with her uncle. Despite her reservations about moving in with an uncle she never met, she decided to make the best of things.

### A New Day (Urban Arcana - Season 1)

Shortly after moving in with her uncle, Odessa discovered the truth about her identity as a sorceress and began to hone her new abilities. She also began public school (something new for her) and even made some friends. Although things seemed to be looking up for the first time in Odessa's life, matters become complicated when she finds herself embroiled in an elaborate plot to open Hell's gate. Along with her new friends, Odessa has to find a way to stop this from happening while also surviving the worlds of celestial warfare and high school.

For more information, **see the episode guide**.

## Major Relationships

### Edgar Nulph

Odessa shares a special bond with the eccentric mage, Edgar Nulph. Although she was initially weary of going to live with the "black sheep" of her family, someone whom she had never actually met, Odessa quickly came to reverse this stance shortly after meeting her uncle. It's not just that Edgar let Odessa into his home (no questions asked), but he also gave her the one thing she'd always wanted: family. Odessa cares deeply for her Uncle and there isn't anything she wouldn't do for him.

### Arthur Reid

Almost from the moment Odessa first met Arthur, she found that she couldn't help but admire the courageous vampire hunter. With no expectation of reward or compensation of any kind, he agreed to help Odessa with her vampire problem and even trained her in how to defend herself. Even with her powerful feelings for Virgil, Odessa found herself attracted to Arthur; to his courage, his kindness and these feelings only grew in the time they spent together. Although Odessa initially tried to push Arthur away in order to protect him from Virgil, she found that she couldn't deny what she felt for him after he professed to being in love with her. Their relationship hasn't been perfect (the shadow of Virgil still seems to hang over them) , but Odessa loves Arthur with all of her heart and being with him has made her happy and fulfilled in ways that she never dreamed she would be.

### Virgil

Odessa shares an admittedly complicated relationship with the demon Virgil who has been both friend and enemy to her since she arrived in Sacramento. Almost from the moment Odessa first met Virgil, she felt a powerful attraction to him which turned to genuine feelings as she came to know him. In spite of his nature, Odessa never truly saw Virgil as being evil; he had done evil things, but *he* wasn't evil, not really. She saw good in him and believed that, if anything, Virgil was misunderstood. After sleeping together, Odessa's feelings for Virgil had only grown and she was heartbroken when the demon began to push her away. Odessa's heartbreak turned to horror, however, when Virgil began to lash out at Arthur (whom she'd grown closer to in the meantime) and matters only worsened after Odessa and Arthur began to actually date. In spite of this, Odessa still testified on Virgil's behalf and, although she's angered and hurt by his recent actions she still ultimately believes in Virgil. Whether or not her faith is well founded remains to be seen.

### Mephisto

Odessa shares a unique relationship with the demon Mephisto. Not only did he bring her back from the dead, but he also gave Odessa some of his blood; ensuring that she would have magical abilities when she got older. Since her parents passing, Mephisto has also become something of a guardian for Odessa and he has protected her on many occasions. Although Odessa was initially angry at the demon for taking her parents away, she has since forgiven him and has even formed something of a bond with him. Odessa cares for Mephisto and he has quickly become a member of her misfit supernatural family.

### Haniel

Odessa is very fond of the laid back, earth bound angel who became a fixture at the Owlpen shortly after her arrival. Not only has Haniel gone out of his way to help protect Odessa, but he's also become a close friend of hers and someone whose advice she greatly values. Unbeknownst to him, Haniel has also given Odessa hope in terms of the other side (heaven and angels). While Virgil painted a pretty grim picture of the reality of heaven, Odessa believes that if there are angels like Haniel out there, then the other side can't *really* be that bad, can it?

### Walt

Walt was one of the first friends Odessa made after starting public school and, since that time, he has proven to be both a steadfast ally and very dear friend of hers.

### Sven

Odessa thought that she had sworn off love forever after the unfortunate outcome of her date with Richard Baner, but all of that changed after she met Sven. Not only was he handsome, brave and kind, but he was also a genuine friend to Odessa. Although the two hadn't dated for very long, Odessa cared very deeply for Sven and was heartbroken by his untimely death at the hands of Crowley. While already committed to stopping him from opening hell's gates prior to this, Crowley's murder of Sven made things personal for her and she'll do whatever it takes to make sure that Sven is avenged.

## Equipment

* **Bag of Holding:** This bag, which looks like Odessa's purse is enchanted to be much bigger on the inside. This allows her to carry a whole bunch of stuff without the backpack getting heavier.
* **Bracelet of Summoning:** This bracelet has a number of charms on it. When a charm is ripped off and thrown to the ground, it summons a powerful extraplanar ally.
* **Broom of Flying:** This is a standard racing broom. She's not very good with it, but she's getting better.
* **Iron Dagger:** A simple iron dagger, capable of injuring a demon and even repelling ghosts.
* **Ring of Protection:** This simple ring has a number of wards and enchantments intended to keep Odessa safe from harm.
* **Wand:** Odessa's wand allows her to cast spells without somatic and most material components.

## Trivia

* Odessa's favorite color is pink
* Her favorite movie is *Breakfast at Tiffany's*
* Favorite book is *Gone With The Wind*
* She's a vegetarian
* Prefers tea to coffee
* Loves the cooking channel