Witch

A Witch is a female human born with the ability to use magic. A male human with magic ability is called a Warlock. Magical ability is an inherited trait that can be passed from parent to child, though some witches come from non-magical families. Witches can perform magic by reciting an incantation and making the appropriate hand gestures. They keep a black cat as a pet, though some witches have owls instead.

Physiology
Witches appear indistinguishable from mortals. A witch's term of pregnancy is thirteen months. Witches are capable of having children with mortals despite the fact that it is forbidden.

Powers and Abilities
Depending on their level of skill, witches possess a number of magical abilities. By joining together, witches can increase their magical strength. Among their many supernatural talents are:
 * Spell Casting: The power to change, manipulate and control objects, events, actions and phenomena through the use of incantations, commands, rituals, gestures or pure sheer of will.
 * Elemental Control: The power to control and manipulate the elements of air, earth, fire, and water. This is inclusive of hellfire and the weather.
 * Memory Manipulation: The power to scan and take away memories from people, and/or add false ones.
 * Illusion Manipulation: The power to project highly realistic illusions into the physical world.
 * Cursing: The power to put a curse on someone or something, causing them to phase incredible bad events, luck and/or harm.
 * Dream Walking: The power to enter another person's dreams.
 * Divination: The power to obtain direct knowledge about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the user's physical senses.
 * Astral Projection: The power to separate from one's body and project the spirit to another location.
 * Conjuration: The power to conjure demons and other beings.
 * Summoning: The power to summon and teleport another witch or being from one location to another.
 * Demonic Banishment: The power to banish a demon.
 * Demonic Exorcism: The power to expel a demon possessing a mortal.
 * Cloaking: The power to render a being, location, or object physically undetectable to the senses.
 * Warding: The power to place protection spells and wards on places and people, shielding them from harm.
 * Remote Killing: The power to kill another person from a distance.
 * Necromancy: The power to control, manipulate, and resurrect the dead.
 * Potion Making: The power to brew and concoct potions, remedies, and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
 * Familiar Communication: The power to converse with their familiars.
 * Mediumship: The ability to see and communicate with the spirits of the dead.
 * Telekinesis: The power to move things with the power of mind.
 * Levitation: The power to propel oneself in the air and hover.
 * Teleportation: The ability to teleport from one location to another without occupying the space in between.
 * Mind Control: The power to control another person's actions, thoughts and feelings.
 * Telepathy: The power to read the minds of others and project one's thoughts into others' minds.

Weaknesses

 * Mortality: Despite their mystical attributes, witches are still human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. blood loss, immolation, snapped neck, etc.). However, witches can get around this weakness through the use of resurrection spells.
 * Witchcraft: Witches themselves are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft.

High Priest
The High Priest is the leader of a coven and makes all important decisions regarding the safety and protection of their coven.

Witch Laws

 * No witch shall marry a mortal.
 * Guilty until proven innocent.
 * Blood demands blood.

Education
Many young witches and warlocks attend the Chamberlain School where they are educated in magic and presumably to control their powers.

Notable Witches

 * The Hollow
 * Esther Chamberlain
 * Winter Lucero
 * Rowyn North

Covens
Witches tend to belong to covens, often referred to as churches, and are led by a single hierarch, a High Priest. Each church consists of specific laws and traditions that all are expected to abide by. If a witch goes against their church's sanctioned rules, they may be excommunicated.