Niamh

**Niamh** was originally an untapped witch living in Scotland, and before she became the Banshee she was a beautiful maiden that captured the essence of every man but being a witch in her family was very important no matter how beautiful there daughter was, being a witch that could not practice the arts was nothing more than scum so she was kicked out of her family and forced to live by herself.

At first, Niamh's world felt like it was crumbling but that's when she met, Bryshon and had a child at the age of 20. 3 years later, Niamh was strolling across the fields of her new home with her now 3-year-old child and her now wedded husband but that's when Niamh got the biggest surprise of all, she was jumped by mysterious people and was awoken near a lake which is now known as *Loch Ness* but at the time was a lake where a strong amount of magic resided which the abductors would use for the ritual.

During this time in Scotland, 1356 to be exact, the word of immortality and vampires were very known since the travels of the Mikaelsons and when it had reached Scotland, it's residence were highly interested in creating immortals for themselves but all have failed majorly but this crowd thought differently and after being able to fully gain consciousness again there she saw three women chanting separately over 3 altars set up in front of Lake *Loch Ness* and when they had noticed Niamh waking up they started to gather around her in a triad formation but that's when she saw what looked like a man coming towards her. And that man was her very own husband, Bryshon, she was confused at first but then she got a closer look at the man and she felt more shocked and that's when he confronted her. He said that everything was going to alright and that's when grabbed what looked a baby and that's when she noticed that it was her son, screaming she said to leave him alone and asked her husband what's going on. He started to explain what he was, a witch but any regular witch, a siphoning witch, and then he started to explain that he was known her family in particular as a savage witch since he could not generate his own magic and had to drain it from others but when he saw Niamh he thought it would've been the best chance to have another baby of a witch lineage especially like the one's such as Niamh's family. And that's when he plotted into using both her and their child in a ritual that he claimed would *"bring joy to all mankind"* and as he continued, the witches continued their chants and that's when he pulled out a blade which he called the Elderige Blade. That's when all three altars lit on fire and Bryshon grabbed their son and brought him up to his mother as the witches continued to chant that's when Bryshon started to siphon their son and then stabbed him. Niamh yelled as her son lay dead in front of her and started to cry and started to send dead threats to Bryshon and that's when Niamh's eyes started to turn pitch black as her skin started to become purely white along with her hair and that's when she screamed. Realizing that their ritual had gone wrong, they started to gather around Niamh as the tried to contain her but it failed as she was able to break out of her bounds and that's when killed them all and as she saved her husband for last, she reached into his chest and ripped out his heart as she cradled her dead child as she mourned and all living things around her slowly started to decay.

In the first few years of becoming what the locals would soon call her as the Banshee, she hid herself in ridicule and isolation not wanting to harm a single soul but slowly her human mind started to decay just as everything around her did and eventually she just stopped feeling, her mind and body now the same she left behind her life of isolation and mourning and she escaped into the world after so many years. At first she would cause decay through the lands she went through but had a sort of vision which she experienced as her first death call and followed and saw a sickly child along with his parents around him as they hope for the best but seeing this only made her remember her son and so she screamed where everyone around her could hear and this began the tale of the Banshee.

Eventually, the Banshee's story had reached millions across the world and now believe hearing the cry of a banshee would mean death is nearby but in 1603 Niamh, who after all these centuries had forgotten even her own name met Malivore, at first she thought it was just vermin but it got closer and at first she tried to fight back Malivore started to suck her into itself and as she slowly submerged with Malivore she screamed and was stuck in darkness and isolation for what felt like forever until one day she was spat out with an objective to get ahold a dagger.

## Powers and Abilities

Selena says that the banshee's scream is a means to an end, drowning out all other sounds so that she can focus on the voices only she can hear. It appears that she is connected to some supernatural network that broadcasts messages about death and dying.

* **Immortality**: Being a banshee, which was because of a failed expendable immortality spell, possess an infinite life span and are thus, immune to aging, all known diseases and illnesses, and death by any conventional means. But this immortality can be ended if the Aldridge danger is used by killing a descendant of the banshee herself.
* **Harbinger of Death:** The banshee can sense those close to death and can feel their life force draining away and as they sense this the y release a piercin scream that can alert those near that death is close.
* **Piercing Scream:** The scream of the banshee can alert those near but can also be used offensively and can wear those down weakening them and could even cause them to have physical trauma or could even knock them out.
	+ **Banshee Cry:** The banshee can also forcibly take away the life force of anything mortal and can deteriorate their time.

* **Decay:** Being also a creature that can sense death it can also bring death and the misfortune of death. Upon contact of a banshee being close it can remove the life of anything that has a life force even vampires and was seen when Niamh reached towards Paris' heart and caused it to slow down and even caused her to desiccate.

* **Immortality:** The creation of a banshee was an attempt to create a being that has immortality that was pure and could sense those close to death and could spread it but that failed but still gave the banshee immortality meaning they can't die, age, and is immune to all conventional illness, diseases, viruses and infections.
	+ **Body Dismemberment:** The banshee can also forcibly remove their body parts and can also mean that if it were to get decapitated on any body part it can stick back.
* **True Banshee Form:** Allows Niamh to reveal her true self which is pale skinned woman with white hair, and pitch black eyes

## Weaknesses

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking the Banshee's neck will not kill them, but it will render in a death-like state for varying amounts of time. It was shown when Damon, snapped Niamh's neck, she recovered quickly.

* **The Cure:** If the Banshee takes the cure, it will become human and mortal again.

* **Decapitation:** Dismembering or manually removing the head of the banshee will result in temporary stasis until the head is awaken and is stuck back on to the body.
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause the Banshee to desiccate like any other vampire, losing most of it's strength and any ability to move. The desiccated body of an Original vampire will appear as a corpse and can only start functioning again once they feed on blood. This process can be replicated artificially by a witch casting a desiccation spell. It's unknown if an Original vampire would desiccate if their heart was torn out; however, it seems that an Original vampire's body is indestructible, therefore it is possible their hearts cannot be extracted.
* **Magic:** The Banshee is susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. Davina was able to bury and immobilize Niamh in the tomb.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause the Banshee pain and also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds, so long as they have fed recently. It seems physical trauma can hurt them anywhere on the body (ex-eye gauging, drowning).
* **The Elderige Blade:** While creating the immortal, the elder had a thought to create an object that resulted in the banshee’s creation because of a the failed ritual would but as well as reverse the immortality if needed and it contained all the ingredients used to create the immortal. Which was blood of a dragon, venom from a python, moss from the lake where the Lady of the Lake once resided, and then the use of the blade once all the ingredients were imbued to kill a descendant of the immortal