Witches and Warlocks

Sorcerer

Warlock

Wiccan

Wizard

Demons (borowers)

A witch is a person who is learned in witchcraft. A witch can be either female or male, as they commune with the natural forces and channel them in order to practice magic. Witches can be extremely long lived and very powerful.

## **Description**

Humans who practice magical powers are often called "witches". The origin of witchcraft remains unknown; however, it is believed that witches have existed since the beginning of humanity, passing down their knowledge and skills through generations of family lines. Contrary to popular belief, not all witches receive their magic from demons, nor do they worship the devil. Some witches, such as wiccans, receive their power from nature and practice their witchcraft however they saw it. Depending upon the individual, some witches practice their power by certain belief systems, such as Hoodoo, Voodoo, Wicca, or any number of other magical practices from countries and cultures all around the world.

Some witches also have a companion known as a familiar who can appear in either animal or human form. When a witch dies, willow moss is said to grow on the graves, making them easily identifiable to hunters.

## **Classifications**

According to Rowena MacLeod, there are three recognized kinds of witch in the world: the most common are the Borrowers; secondly, and rarest of all, are the Naturals; and the third are the Students.

### The Borrowers

The term "Borrower" is used to define those who harness the power of a demon in order to practice witchcraft. These witches are known to have summoned demons and made deals with them in exchange for power. While it is common for these witches to have traded their souls for power, it has been implied that not all Borrowers sell their souls, but rather promise the demon something else of value. Unlike humans who sell their souls to Crossroad Demons, Borrowers do not appear to have a time limit on their deals as the Borrower Witch mentioned living a very long life and only expecting to go to Hell when she was dying of an unknown condition. In this witch's case, her powers took the form of a ring that enabled her to cast powerful spells. By passing the ring onto another witch, she passed on her powers and the deal with the demon and as such, believed that it would save her soul from being condemned to Hell by the deal she had made.

### The Naturals

he term "Natural" is used to define any witch who is born with a predisposition towards practicing magic. Not much is known about these witches apart from the fact that they are known to have an innate affinity to accessing certain supernatural powers of the universe. It has been implied that being born of a natural witch doesn't necessarily make that individual one as well.

### The Students

The term "Student" is used to define those with no natural ability who, with enough practice and training, and a Grand Coven-approved mentor to show them the path, can eke out a modicum of witchly power. While these witches are commonly known to have been taught about witchcraft from other witches, it has been implied that some are self-taught.

## **Community**

The Grand Coven is a council of witches who ruled and controlled the affairs of witches and guarded the lore. However, the Grand Coven and the witch community is now greatly weakened, after many years of attacks and witch hunts coupled with an organized effort by the Men of Letters to plunder them of their spell books and records, which they hid in various spell-guarded bunkers around the world.

### Covens

A coven is a community or gathering of witches who commonly gather together for celebrations of holidays, ceremonies of worship, practices of witchcraft, and more. It takes at least three witches working together in close proximity to form a coven. Covens normally seem to have a high priest or priestess acting as their leader.

## **Powers and Abilities**

According to Malcolm Knapp, the power of a witch is not only dependent on the source of their magic, but also on their knowledge and training in witchcraft, and Rowena strongly implies there are differences of power among them, as she claims witches of sisters Plum's level would not be able to make good use of Black Grimoire in its totality. By joining together, witches can increase their magical strength, as seen when Rowena used the power of five witches to attack Amara.

* **Spell Casting**
	+ Astral Projection
	+ Chronokinesis
	+ Conjuration
	+ Elemental Manipulation
	+ Electrokinesis
	+ Energy Blasts
	+ Healing
	+ Hexing and Cursing
	+ Illusions
	+ Immobilization
	+ Immortality
	+ Invulnerability
	+ Longevity
	+ Mind Control
	+ Memory Manipulation
	+ Molecular Combustion
	+ Necromancy
	+ Portal Creation
	+ Power Granting
	+ Reality Warping
	+ Resurrection
	+ Scrying
	+ Spell Creation
	+ Super Strength
	+ Telekinesis
	+ Teleportation (limited)
	+ Warding
* **Potion Brewing**

## **Weaknesses**

* **Distraction**
* **Emotion**
* **Iron**
* **Magic**
	+ Witch-Killing Spell
		- Witch-Killing Bullets
	+ Power Sealing
* **Mortality**
* **Overexertion**
* **Witchcatcher**
* **The First Blade**

## **Common Arsenals and Tools**

* **Amulets**
* **Athames**
* **Candles**
* **Cauldrons**
* **Coins**
* **Crystals, prisms, or mirrors**
* **Grimoire**
* **Herbs**
* **Hex Bags**
* **Stones**
* **Symbols/Sigils**
* **Voodoo Dolls**