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| ====== Mercyverse Witches ====== | ====== Mercyverse Witches ====== | ||
| =====Witch History===== | =====Witch History===== | ||
| - | History | + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] |
| - | clans of witchesCW-213 | + | * the few witchblood families left in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars had quit killing each other, forced instead to protect themselves from the ravages of more mundane fighting< |
| - | a bad time for all in Europe; the Inquisition had taken a terrible toll a couple of centuries before - and when it was over, the witches started fighting for power; only Napoleon kept them from exterminating each other entirelyCW-213 | + | * clans of witches< |
| - | the only Western European bloodline to survive the power struggle was the Torvalis line, which was interbred with the GypsiesCW-213 | + | |
| - | the few witchblood families left in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars had quit killing each other, forced instead to protect themselves from the ravages of more mundane fightingCW-121 | + | |
| - | witches were still born here and there into mundane families, but seldom had a tenth of the power of the old familiesCW-214 | + | |
| - | the Eastern European and Oriental witches had never established the kind of dynasties the Western European witches | + | |
| - | they guarded their spells from each other; so each family tended to specializeCW-214 | + | |
| - | witches are so jealous of each otherCW-219 | + | |
| - | From Chat Transcripts: | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] |
| - | a witch is born to use magicChat 2007-11-03 | + | * Spanish Inquisition set off the Witch Wars< |
| - | they are trained in spell usageChat 2007-11-03 | + | * centuries ago every village had a coven of witches< |
| - | and they are usually born to different families who are witchesChat 2007-11-03 | + | * every city of any size had a witch as strong |
| - | some of the things | + | * humans began it, driving |
| - | witches do things with mind and body. Wizards have power over the physical -- and both do magic. The ends are sometimes the same, but the means are different. It's far easier to be a powerful wizard and still be a good person then it is to be a powerful witch.Chat 2008-07-27 | + | |
| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
| + | * back in the days covens dotted the landscape of Europe< | ||
| + | * covens are no more; just make-believe attempts; not enough witches from thirteen families< | ||
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| + | ======General Witch Behavior & Facts===== | ||
| + | =====Chat Transcripts===== | ||
| + | * a witch is born to use magic Chat 2007-11-03 | ||
| + | * they are trained in spell usage Chat 2007-11-03 | ||
| + | * and they are usually born to different families who are witches Chat 2007-11-03 | ||
| + | * some of the things witches can do to increase their power, is as corrupting as sorcery Chat 2007-11-03 | ||
| + | * witches do things with mind and body. Wizards have power over the physical -- and both do magic. The ends are sometimes the same, but the means are different. It's far easier to be a powerful wizard and still be a good person then it is to be a powerful witch Chat 2008-07-27 | ||
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| + | =====Alpha & Omega Series===== | ||
| + | ====Cry Wolf==== | ||
| + | * witches often hired themselves out< | ||
| + | * there were witches who regularly worked for the various law-enforcement agencies< | ||
| + | * most witches are human and not immortal< | ||
| + | * witches and dead things went together; there were witches that didn't kill but they were far less powerful than their darker sisters< | ||
| + | * magic and fire have an odd, synergistic effect sometimes< | ||
| + | * likely the witches didn't know why it was forbidden for them to try to take a werewolf for a pet or familiar--not that most of them had the power to do it< | ||
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| + | =====Covens & Witch Families===== | ||
| + | ^ Identified Covens | ||
| + | |[[Hardesty Coven]] | ||
| + | |[[London Coven]] | ||
| + | |[[Maryhill Coven]] | ||
| + | |[[Samhain Coven]] | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] | ||
| + | * a coven of witches was thirteen witches, one from each of the thirteen families< | ||
| + | * if you had a complete coven, then you were limited in power only by your imagination< | ||
| + | * since they are witches, usually that lasted a few months or a year at a time before someone fought with someone else and there would be bodies all over the place; untidy folk, witches< | ||
| + | * examples of what they did: Stonehenge, the Little Ice Age, a couple of volcanic eruptions; used plagues to discipline rules who worked against them< | ||
| + | * the Great Plague of London killed a hundred thousand people in eighteen months; the London Coven was killed by [[Bran Cornick]]< | ||
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| + | [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Seeing Eye]] | ||
| + | * thirteen members< | ||
| + | * no member related to any other to the sixth generation | ||
| + | * each family amassed its own specialty spells, and a coven of thirteen benefited from all those differing magics< | ||
| + | * most of the witchblood families had been wiped out by fighting among themselves, covens became a thing of the past< | ||
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| + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
| + | * [[Gordon Seeker]] burned cleaned out a coven; burned the whole town down to do it; Maryhill never recovered | ||
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| + | ^ Identified Witch Families & Lines ^ | ||
| + | |[[Cornick Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Corunda Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Eramus Line]] | ||
| + | |[[Green Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Hardesty Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Keller Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Kikimora Family Witches]] | ||
| + | |[[Mariposa Line]] | ||
| + | |[[Torvalis Line]] | ||
| - | From Cry Wolf: | ||
| - | witches and dead things went together; there were witches that didn't kill but they were far less powerful than their darker sistersCW-234 | ||
| - | witches often hired themselves outCW-181 | ||
| - | there were witches who regularly worked for the various law-enforcement agenciesCW-181 | ||
| - | most witches are human and not immortalCW-191 | ||
| - | magic and fire have an odd, synergistic effect sometimesCW-237 | ||
| - | likely the witches didn't know why it was forbidden for them to try to take a werewolf for a pet or familiar--not that most of them had the power to do itCW-239 | ||
| - | =====General Witch Behavior & Facts==== | ||
| - | ====Covens & Witch Families==== | ||
| - | [[Covens & Witch Families]] | ||
| - | Torvalis line | ||
| ====Types of Witches==== | ====Types of Witches==== | ||
| - | [[Black Witch]] | + | [[Black Witch]]\\ |
| - | [[Gray Witch]] | + | [[Gray Witch]]\\ |
| - | [[White Witch]] | + | [[White Witch]]\\ |
| =====Spell Casting===== | =====Spell Casting===== | ||
| - | Spell Casting | + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]] |
| + | * illusions were among the very basic tenets of witchcraft< | ||
| + | * imprisoning spells are pretty basic< | ||
| + | * a strong enough witch can control any werewolf who doesn' | ||
| + | * it usually took witches a while to gain a hold on a lone wolf< | ||
| + | * power circles: some witches used them to set guard spells to keep things they valued safe, and others used them to store power for drawing upon later< | ||
| + | * changing what the senses of others perceived was one of the major powers of the witch< | ||
| + | * most of witchcraft is potions and spells< | ||
| + | * witches could hide in plain sight if they had some sort of hold on you; hide-me spells< | ||
| + | * a witch' | ||
| - | imprisoning spells are pretty basicCW-189 | ||
| - | illusions were among the very basic tenets of witchcraftCW-174 | ||
| - | a strong enough witch can control any werewolf who doesn' | ||
| - | it usually took witches a while to gain a hold on a lone wolfCW-232 | ||
| - | power circles: some witches used them to set guard spells to keep things they valued safe, and others used them to store power for drawing upon laterCW-234 | ||
| - | changing what the senses of other perceived was one of the major powers of the witchCW-234 | ||
| - | most of witchcraft is potions and spellsCW-236 | ||
| - | witches could hide in plain sight if they had some sort of hold on you; hide-me spellsCW-238 | ||
| - | a witch' | ||
| - | self-sacrifice--as when the witch uses her own blood to fuel a spell -- has some power, but it's difficult to work withHG-120 | ||
| - | power circles; some witches used them to set guard spells to keep things they valued safe, and others used to them to store power for drawing upon laterCW-234 | ||
| - | changing what the senses of others perceived was one of the major powers of the witchCW-234 | ||
| + | [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]] | ||
| + | * self-sacrifice--as when the witch uses her own blood to fuel a spell -- has some power, but it's difficult to work withHG-120 | ||
| + | ====Magic Spells==== | ||
| + | [[Magic Spells]] | ||
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