Noell De Sauveterre

*A Novice Witch of Great Empathy*

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 Light of eye and soft of touch,
speak ye little, listen much.

— Noell's favorite rede

Noell is a witch with psychic talents, most notably an enhanced level of empathy that often causes him a great amount of strife. While he has great potential, he's only just begun to have any sort of formal training in the magick arts over the past couple of years. Though he originally moved to San Francisco to stay with his aunt and avoid his father's wrathful zealotry, he currently lives at Rowanwood House, and feels most comfortable in nature.

## Personality

Noell is a broken guy with a heart of gold, and is probably too sensitive to live in a world like this, though he tends to project a calm aura of contentness whenever he is in public and keeps his true emotions to himself. He tends to be quiet, and though he shows a more serious nature to most, he has a sense of humor, as well. The stronger his own emotions run, the more wild his empathy reacts, and he tends to succumb to extreme emotions and feelings belonging to others in such a way. He is a creative type, though is often critical of his own work, and he has a strong work ethic.

## SKILLS

Noell is a good student and is naturally intelligent. He picks up on things quickly and has a strong work ethic, especially studying hard with subjects or topics he finds interesting. He knows more about literature, psychology, and art than he does about math and other sciences, but mainly because of where his interests lie. Political Science is probably his worst subject.

Noell had started running track in his second year of high school and had learned how to pace himself properly while running, as well as how to maintain proper fitness and balance his nutrition. He still does little exercises and can run decently fast, and has some level of hand-eye coordination, but it is clear he isn't a star-athlete at this level.

Noell is as competent with computers and other electronics as anyone else born in his generation. On top of a basic level of computer knowledge, he has general "nerd knowledge" about all sorts of inputs and outputs, what cords go where, and a basic knowledge of computer architecture. He doesn't know how to hack or build crazy machines or robots, but he does know a bit of basic coding.

Noell was born and raised within French Canada, and is a native speaker of the French language.

Noell has been classically trained at the piano since he was a second grader, and has practiced the violin since he was eleven years old.

Noell spent a great deal of time growing up studying classical art and found himself enamored with the impressionists, especially Monet and Renoir. Over time, he came to have a strong grasp of color and how to pour his emotions into his art. Sketching or painting provide an escape for Noell, though he often gets too deep into his work, eschewing food and sleep as he works.

Born from a habit of going inside himself to avoid a tumultuous homelife or the foreign emotions that seemed to prey on his mind, Noell has learned to meditate efficiently and in most circumstances. With peace and solitude, in the right circumstances, Noell can go into a deep trance, possibly even facilitating astral projection, though it isn't something he can currently do at the drop of a hat, or perhaps even something he realizes he's doing as he does it!

Noell has difficulty in putting his thoughts to the page, but through therapeudic journalling and regular practice at writing short stories or small works of poetry, he has gotten better at picking the right words and putting something descriptive and, at times, beautiful on the page. He has a long way to go, but writing helps him to focus, especially journalling to sort out his emotions.

## CASTING

While Noell mainly uses his psychic talents for divination, he's become especially practiced at detecting and seeing the pattern of magick and perceiving auras, though a portion of this is due to his heritage rather than his dilligence in practicing.

Noell works fairly well with elemental magicks, though he could always use more practice in refining his command of the elements.

Noell is able to heal small wounds and aid in recovery from illness, but the more he strains himself in using this sort of magick, the more likely it is that he will absorb the same wounds he is trying to heal!

Noell is able to conjure small and simple illusions, but they require a decent amount of concentration for him to maintain for any extended length of time.

Of all the elements, those within the realm of Nature resonate most deeply with Noell. He spends most of his time in practice working with plants and trees, and his magick reflects the wisdom ancient oaks and verdant young foliage.

Noell finds it rather easier to use protective magicks and those used to ward against baneful entities than he does with more violent or aggressive sorts of magick.

Noell has the potential to practice magick, as did his ancestors long ago who were quite prominent witches in central Europe during the late Middle Ages, but he has little formal training so far.

## POWERS

Noell is an extremely receptive empath to the point of it being detrimental to him in most cases. He can actively pinpoint specific emotions in most people, or lingering emotions or energies in most places around him, but has little control over turning this power off.

Because of his enhanced empathy and receptiveness to energy, Noell can sense people, animals, spirits and the like around him quite naturally. At times, too many individuals in a crowd can be overwhelming to Noell, but when he is in control and can focus, this talent comes quite naturally.

Noell often has prophetic dreams, but mostly about mundane things. Very rarely, he is struck by visions of future events that cause him tremendous pain, usually followed by a migraine lasting up to several days after the event.

Noell can, with great concentration, look with his mind's eye to see movements of energy, auras, spells, spirits, and other things beyond the veil. This is something he's still learning, and something he has to consciously attempt to do.

## ADVANTAGES

Noell is naturally a good person, and tends to come off as such. He attempts to be genuine, even if he doesn't outwardly show his kindness through extroverted means, and he is mostly honorable. Those that would tend to trust people they find to be good would most likely not take issue with Noell.

Noell does come from a wealthy family, and even if he's in hiding in the States away from his father, his mother has set up an account for him and made some investments in his name that he can draw upon for whatever he needs. He doesn't tend to buy very much, keeping to a basic cell phone plan and a few art supplies each month and spending money on little else if it isn't a necessity.

Witches are well known for the "Power of Three." That is, they are especially adept at combining their individual strengths in order to cast much more powerful, impactful magics. Some of the most powerful spells a witch can cast require a circle of others to cast, and a circle is usually formed out of triads of witches, each wielding the Power of Three. Power of Three spells can be done by any three witches, but they have to have the same focus on their goal and ideally be on the same page. Witches who are at odds with each other may even have the spell fail or go wrong. For even greater effect, various groups of three can assemble into larger circles of nine or twelve, and a circle of thirteen is particularly potent.

## WEAKNESSES

Noell has had his family turn on him and been through the harrowing experience of being hunted by other humans before ending up in the States, and as such, he tends to be quiet and keeps mostly to himself. He is often mistrustful of people, though loyal to those he can trust. This places those he comes to trust in a precarious position, as betrayal from someone he truly trusts or cares for would leave him especially vulnerable. Aside from that, some days are harder for him than others, but he tends to keep his true feelings hidden from those around him.

Noell is plagued by a crippling level of empathy and as of yet has been unable to learn how to control it. He often, for this reason, limits his activity outside of his room, choosing to stay away from crowds or people with excessive strength or changes of emotion.

Noell parted with his family up in Canada on terrible terms, having been nearly crucified and burned at the stake by his own father and several members of his extended family, as well as a few religious zealots from the nearby village. Even though his mother had helped him escape to live with his aunt in the States for the time being, Noell lives under constant fear of being discovered and hunted by his father, who believes it is his duty to God to remove the "demon" within Noell from this world in the most violent way possible.

Being an honest person is hard work and opens up a world of vulnerabilities. Being good means that Noell is going to want to see the best in others, and when he trusts someone, it's almost always completely. This makes Noell prone to being taken advantage of by others, and being honorable has its drawbacks: even if Noell tries to lie to someone, he's rather horrible at it.

Noell tends to take really bad care of himself. If he gets in one of his moods and starts painting or drawing to distract himself from his depression or the side effects of his empathy, Noell might go a day or two at a time without sleep, and several with little to nothing to eat. At other times, he might lie in his bed and not leave it for hours upon hours at a time. He might need help remembering to eat something or get a nap in most days.

Noell is rarely struck by visions in extreme cases, and generally succumbs to the pain in his mind from the affliction. The idea that one could strike at any time is little motivation for him to get out and mingle in public.

Noell was born in La Prairie, Quebec, on December 21, 1999, to a rather wealthy family with roots in France several generations back. While his mother was a generally kind woman and tended to be open-minded about the world, his father was strict and had a narrow world view, leading to a mostly classical education in art and music. Noell was tutored at his family's estate all of his life, though he did have some experience with other teens by participating on the track team of a local high school.

Noell had always been a nervous child and grew to be a cautious teen, mostly quiet and keeping to himself. Most of this was due to his empathy, his body unable to cope with the pains and emotions of those around him, and occasionally he was struck with odd dreams that would come true or echo in his waking life. Three days after dreaming of a fire consuming his family's estate, the event came to pass, leading to the hospitalization of one of his cousins. Fearing that his prediction had caused the fire to happen, Noell's own father, along with several members of his extended family, attempted to crucify and immolate him in order to chase out the 'demon' inside him. However, Noell's mother was able to intervene and sent him to live with his aunt in California, where he might have a chance at exploring the parts of himself he was raised to disbelieve at best, if not fear and despise.

Despite the mental and emotional scars, Noell does want to learn more about himself, at least to see if he can find a better balance and have a normal quality of life, though he does easily succumb to his own depression.

Logs featuring Noell De Sauveterre:

*Coming soon!*