Species Guide

Witches & Mages

Maximum Life span: 400 +

Goddess: Hecate

Witches and mages are essentially humans with magic abilities and extended life spans, and the difference between a witch and a mage is easily explained.

Witches- individuals who use magic to cast spells and manipulate powers beyond normal humans control. They can dabble in a little bit of everything, but tend to have a few areas where they specialize- Healing, Defensive magic, etc.

Mages- just like witches, except they also have the ability to manipulate a specific ability or element like water or fire. These abilities consume the least amount of magical energy, as they are second nature to them.

*All mages are witches, but not all witches are mages*

- Witches have to have some magic in their blood to be witches, so not just anyone can be a witch. But there are humans who make potions and practice rituals without magic of their own, and they are called either pagans or Wiccans. They follow the goddess Hecate and the beliefs of witches, but they can't use magic outside of rituals and potions. (These people are not usually aware of other supernatural beings)

- Both mages and witches can have familiars or animal companions, like cats, birds, or other creatures that their magic bonds with. These creatures are prone to be very protective of their witch or mage, so it's not uncommon for them to go everywhere together. Unless a familiar dies as result of protecting their witch, a familiar lives just as long as their owner does, and when their owner dies...so do they.

- Instead of discovering their mates like the other supernatural creatures, witches and mages have what they call a Soul Resounding, in which their magic binds their soul with the one of their soulmate, which binds them emotionally and syncs up their life spans. This process isn't as automatic as shifters and vampires, and can take up to a few months of being around their soulmate to happen.

- No real weaknesses per se, the only thing that affects them negatively is the use of dark magic, which corrupts them and leaves them vulnerable to manipulation by other dark creatures.

- A witch or mage can become endangered by having their magic drained or stolen, as their magic is tied with their life energy. Overuse of magic for even the most talented and powerful can leave them vulnerable to attacks.

-In regards to Human Witches, their physical bodies are just as vulnerable as a unempowered humans, (unless they are marked by a shifter or vampire)

- The pregnancy of a witch or mage will be no different than a human one if there are no other supernatural beings are mixed into the bloodline.