Jada Shields

**Jada Shields** is a Whitelighter-witch that made her entrance into the lives of the Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones by stealing the Scythe of Tartarus from them to release the witch, Fiona Callahan, from Tartarus. She was a member of the Sisters of Arcana *(better known as the Sarcana)*, a coven of rebel witches who did not follow the rules of the Elders and used unsanctioned magic to protect both the mortal world and the world of the supernatural before they were betrayed and all massacred by Fiona, leaving Jada as the sole survivor.

She is also the ex-girlfriend of Charmed One, Mel Vera. The two of them began dating shortly after Mel joined the Sarcana, and broke up when Mel began to rethink things.

## History

### Early Life

Jada was born to an unnamed witch and Whitelighter. It is presumed that she was given up at birth, due to being the product of a forbidden relationship, and was adopted by a human couple. At some point, after coming into her powers, she ran away from home and eventually joined the Sarcana.

### Stealing the Scythe

Jada was first seen flirting with Mel Vera at The Haunt, but she left the bar before Mel could learn anything about her identity. She would later appear at the Vera Manor and reveal herself to have powers, using them to steal the scythe and to escape.

The Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones began to chase after her, hoping to retrieve the scythe from her, but she was able to stay one step ahead of them the entire time. After escaping from the trio again one night, Jada used a spell to release "one of the greatest witches known in recent history" from Tartarus, an act that separated the scythe into three pieces again.

### Recruiting Mel

After releasing the mysterious witch from her prison, Jada started to recruit Mel into the Sarcana, hoping a Charmed One could join their ranks. She tested her reflexes and powers by attacking her, and then explained to Mel what the Sarcana is and why she opposed the Elders. She also revealed that she was allies with Marisol Vera, even creating a spell with her that was placed within the book.

### Dating Mel

She and Mel eventually began a relationship and accompanied each other on Sarcana missions after Mel was initiated into the coven. Though, when Harry Greenwood was stripped of his powers, Mel came to ask Jada for Sarcana help in which Jada basically blowed her off, prompting Mel to rethink everything about the Sarcana and end things with Jada.

### Sarcana Massacre

After helping to bring Fiona Callahan to full health and power, Fiona turned on the Sarcana, stating that they were just like the Elders and only wanted to control magic. She decimated the coven, leaving only Jada as the surviving member - though Fiona likely thought that she had killed her. After being found by Mel, Jada warned her that Fiona is the only witch that might be able to challenge the power of the Charmed Ones before she left in an orb.

## Personality

Jada is described as independent and fierce. She also seems very dangerous given her entrance into the Charmed One's lives; however, she also appears to bear some charisma, as seen when Mel was obviously very taken with her on their first encounter; and Maggie (in Mel's body) was instantly endeared to Jada after she was kissed by the latter.

## Physical Appearance

Jade is a woman with olive skin, green eyes and black hair in plaits. She has a lip piercing. She appears to favor black clothing, as do the rest of her coven. Her shirts have a pentagram design halter top.

## Powers and Abilities

*Basic Powers*
* ​​​​​**Spell Casting:** The power to cast spells and perform rituals.
* **Potion Making**: The power to brew and concoct potions, remedies and elixirs that have supernatural properties.

*Active Powers*
* **Electrokinesis:** The power to generate and project electricity. This seems to be Jada's primary power from her witch side which she can use to fire arcs of lightning or blasts of electric energy.
* **Electrokinetic Orbing:** The power to orb through a burst of electricity. Due to having both witch and Whitelighter genes, Jada's witch power of Electrokinesis hybridized with the Whitelighter power of Orbing to create this very unique and rare ability.
* **Memory Erasure:** The power to erase the memories of a person. Jada uses this power to help the mortal world, while keeping the magical world secret from humans.
* **Healing:** The power to restore others to full health and pristine condition. When Jada was shot by a witch hunter, Mel Vera stated how she could not heal the wound due to the anti-magic properties of the weapon. Apparently, she also can heal herself.
* **Zoopathy:** The power to control over the crows of the coven. The power is granted by the mark of the Sarcana, which is given to the witch during the initiation ritual. It is unknown if she still has this power or lost it after the coven was massacred by Fiona Callahan.

*Inactive Powers*
* **Immunity:** Being a half-witch, Jada is inherently immune to certain magical abilities (e.g. the songs of sirens and to the effects of pixie dust).
* **Enhanced Durability:** The ability to withstand otherwise lethal injuries. Jada was seemingly less harmed than she should have been after she got shot with an arrow, and was also able to survive her own electrokinetic powers being mirrored back at her by Fiona.

## Relationships

### Romantic Life

* **Jada and Mel Vera:** Jada and Mel first met at the Haunt. She knew Mel was a witch and kept an eye on her. After stealing the Scythe of Tartarus to release a trapped witch, Jada returned the shard of the scythe she stole to prove her good faith to Mel, hoping to recruit her into the Sarcana. After some time, Mel and Jada started dating. However, they break up when Mel rethinks the Sarcana.

### Family

* **Adoptive Parents:** Jada was adopted by a mortal couple. When her powers first manifested, she ran away out of fear. They think she is in a cult.
* **Unknown Witch and Unknown Whitelighter:** Jada's birth parents gave her up for adoption, due to witches and Whitelighters being forbidden to be together by the Elders. It is currently unknown whether she knows their true identities after discovering her powers or not. It is also unknown if either of her birth parents are still alive.

### Friends

* **Jada and Marisol Vera:** According to Jada, Marisol was an ally of the Sarcana. Together, the two of them invented the Desenmascarar Spell.

### Enemies

* **Jada and Fiona Callahan:** Jada was the one who released Fiona from Tartarus on her coven's behalf. They hoped that by saving Fiona, they would have her on their side when they assume control from the Elders. Unfortunately, Fiona turned against the Sarcana and massacred them. Jada asked her why she did it; her answer was because they were all just trying to control her for her power. She mercilessly attacked Jada, who merely survived her assault because she was part Whitelighter.

## Trivia

* She is the first and only Whitelighter-witch introduced into the series. In the original series, the first Whitelighter-witch was Paige Matthews, a Charmed One.
	+ Also like Paige, she was adopted by a mortal couple and never knew of her heritage.
	+ In addition, they both have unique hybrid powers from both species.
* Jada is the only surviving coven member of the Sisters of Arcana after Fiona Callahan's Sarcana massacre.