Witch Yokai

**Witch Yokai** are female beings who are experts of all things magic. Female counterpart of the Wizard Yokai.

## Physical Appearance

Witch Yokai can take on many forms. Some has a humanoid appearance with either large noses or pointy ears. They have unnatural skin colors like purple and green. Some witches has an anthropomorphic form. They can be based on many animals such as the cat. They all wear witch outfits or peasant outfits with witch hats. They're mostly seen carrying their wands and some even carrying a grimoire.

## Description

Witch Yokai are one of the most highly-skilled yokai species when it comes to magic. They have their own community called Witch Town. This town is home to the witches and other magical beings. Witches can learn any type of magic. Though some are able to learn dark magic as well as learning light magic. These yokai can also create potions for various effects. Some own shops that sells various products like potions, flying carpets and more.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Witch Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Broom Flight
* Enhanced/Supernatural Beauty
* Magic Intuition
	+ Magic
		- Spell Casting
	+ Dark Arts
	+ Potion Magic
* Mystic Human Physiology
	+ Superior Mystic Human Physiology
* Personal Familiar
	+ Feline Companionship (Often a Black Cat)

### Relationships

* Archetype: Magical Girl

Similar in nature to witches, but Magical Girls are typically good while witches are typically evil. Magical Girls can be seen as a more modern interpretation of witches.

* Archetype: Wizard

Male Counterpart.

## Pop Culture

The witch is a common trope in various mythologies and folklore. Witches women thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick. Witches and suspected witches have a long history of persecution around the world. In various forms of media, witches are one of the most common archetypes in the fantasy genre. Magical Girls has their own genre in Anime with the likes of Precure. Witches are usually depicted as being evil. But there are characters who are good witches.

## Variations

### Wizard Yokai

Wizards are the male counterparts of witches. Like witches, they're highly-skilled in all forms of magic. While some may carry a magic wand, Wizard Yokai mostly prefer carrying a magic staff.

## Life in the Hidden World

Witch Yokai are one of the most common yokai to see in the Hidden World. They live in Witch Towns. These are communities where witches and other magical yokai species like elves and fairies live together in peace. They study all forms of magic including the dark artes and the light artes. Witches don't have a specific form. They're made up of other Yokai that are either human-like or animal-like in appearance. Not only are they knowledgeable in magic, they're also experts on potions and crystals among other things.

## Symbolism

The symbol of the witch has endured over centuries as a representation of female empowerment. As the outsider with uncanny power, the witch represents a challenge to patriarchal narratives. The witch’s omnipresence in literature, cinema, and pop culture reflects the depth of Western society’s obsession.