Pearl Russell

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* July 2, 1901  (Aged 23)
* November 2, 1975  (Reborn)

## Magical Characteristics

### Active Powers

* Pyrokinesis
* Divination

### Inactive Powers

* High Resistance
* Immunity  (with amulet)

### Basic Powers

* Spell Casting
* Potion Making
* Scrying
* Mediumship

### Magical Items

* Book of Shadows
* Amulet

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Evil
* Anton

**Pearl Russell** was a witch descended from Melinda Warren. She was born as a good magical witch and possessed the power of pyrokinesis. She is the daughter to Redmond and Posie Russell. Later on, she became known for her talents in potion making and divination. However, Russell was seduced down a dark path by Anton, a warlock, and was subsequently killed and cursed during a misguided fight.

## History

### Early Life

Pearl was born in 1894. Despite being a descendant of Melinda Warren, she did not inherit one of the traditional Warren powers of telekinesis, molecular immobilization, or premonition, and instead possessed pyrokinesis. At one point in time, she moved into the Victorian manor shared by her cousins Paula Baxter and Phoebe Bowen, as well as Paula's husband Gordon Johnson.

### Working at the Speakeasy

Paula and Gordon ran a speakeasy at the manor, during which Phoebe took portraits, and Pearl would foretell the future, make potions, and even offer to curse people for a price. She used the family's Book of Shadows in her workings. Due to her talents in potion-making and divination, Russell was popular and respected among those who came to the speakeasy and even befriended a socialite.

At an unknown time, Pearl met and fell in love with Anton, an immortal warlock. Because of this, she soon turned to the side of evil. She concealed her lover's true identity from her cousins, and Anton later convinced her that they had to kill them in order to take their powers and become unstoppable.

### Confronting Her Cousins

On February 17, 1924, to prepare themselves for their confrontation with her cousins, Anton gave Pearl a power-tripling potion that transformed her power of pyrokinesis into fire-throwing, and a protection amulet that rendered her immune to her cousins' witchcraft. Though she was initially hesitant, he managed to convince her otherwise.

As part of the plan, Anton shape-shifted into Paula's ex-boyfriend and lured her away so Pearl could take Phoebe upstairs and kill her. However, Paula managed to escape, Anton and Pearl and Phoebe fought downstairs instead, scaring away the customers. The amulet protected Pearl from Phoebe's cryokinesis, but Phoebe was not done yet. She flashed her camera and did a jump kick, knocking Pearl onto the floor anyway. Paula then came in from the other room and began to strangle her with a curtain rope. However, Phoebe Halliwell, Pearl's future-life (and Paula Baxter's great-granddaughter) switched their souls, and Pearl was transported into Phoebe's body in the year 2000.

### In the Future and Death

Pearl awoke in Phoebe's body and, upon awaking, saw Anton with her, placing the protection amulet around her neck. She was confused, and Anton told her that she was in her future body and that her cousins were now her sisters. To get revenge, the two went to the manor.

In the manor, a brief battle ensued. However, after Pearl sent a stream of fire at the sisters, Prue Halliwell (Phoebe Bowen's future-life) telekinetically deflected it at Anton, vanquishing him. Pearl, distracted by her true love's death, was then knocked out cold by Piper Halliwell (Paula Baxter's future life), and the amulet was removed from her, allowing Phoebe to switch their souls back.

In 1924, in her normal body, Pearl was killed and cursed by her cousins. It is unknown what happened to her body.

## Powers and Abilities

***Basic Powers***
* **Spell Casting:** The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
* **Potion Brewing:** The ability to brew potions. Russell was renowned for her potion-brewing abilities among the speakeasy's customers, with one of them commenting that her love-potion *"worked wonders"*.
* **Scrying:** The ability to locate a person or object by the use of a scrying crystal and a map.
* **Mediumship:** The ability to see and commune with spirits of the dead.

***Active Powers***
* **Pyrokinesis:** The ability to create and manipulate fire with the mind.
	+ **Fire Throwing:** The ability to shoot streams of fire from one's hands or fingers. Pearl developed this ability after drinking Anton's power tripling potion.
* **Divination:** The ability to predict the future. Given how Pearl was shown to own a crystal ball, she presumably possessed some kind of divination ability. It was believed that this skill might have developed into the power of premonitions that Pearl's future incarnation (Phoebe Halliwell) possessed.

***Other Powers***
* **High Resistance:** The ability to be highly resistant to otherwise-lethal powers.
* **Immunity:** The ability to be immune to the powers of witches. Pearl Russell gained this power through her protection amulet.