Abcde Prescelta
 Praestigiatrix |
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| Name: | Abcde Prescelta | ||
| Superalias: | Praestigiatrix | ||
| Gender: | Female | ||
| Species: | Human | ||
| Occupation: | Fantasy Author | ||
| Citizenship: | USA | ||
| Residence: | New York City | ||
| Education: | Bachelors Degree in Literature | ||
| Theme: | Original (OC) | ||
| Groups: | Mystic Arts, Street Level | ||
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| Apparent Age: | 21 | Actual Age: | 21 |
| Date of Birth | 6 March 2000 | Played By | Vanessa Hessler |
| Height: | 5'6" | Weight: | 135 lb |
| Hair Color: | Light Brown | Eye Color: | Hazel |
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| Theme Song: | Bewitched Theme Song | ||
Contents
Character Info
Profile
A Fantasy Author and Warrior Witch who grew up in Huntington West Virginia and now lives in New York City. She's bound to be hunting down magical weirdness, or getting a coffee with friends to talk about writing or their lives which she totally isn't going to adapt in to a character in her next novel.. oh no never.
Timeline
Timeline:
* 2000: Born and Raised in Huntington, West Virginia, to parents Alex and Hannah.
* 2011:
Introduced to the extended family secret, the coven of the chosen. Learnt that she will grow up to
be a Witch.
* 2014: Succeeds in doing her first solo piece of magic, graduating her from 'child'
to 'young adult' in the coven.
* 2016: Started writing online fiction about teenage witches
fighting evil, based partly off of the stories her aunties were telling her, updated to the modern
era.
* 2018: Went to university to pursue an arts degree in literature.
* 2019: Scouted to
turn her online stories which had gathered a small following in to an actual published book.
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2020: Book published and amongst certain circles is quite popular.
* 2021: Graduated with a
bachelors degree in Literature, moved to New York City to start on her second book. Discovers New
York City is in a supernatural state of ill repair and recognises her magical talents are needed.
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Personality
Artistic:
Writing is her main output of her creativity, but it takes a flair for the artistic to make
magic that works. You are playing to the biggest audience there is, reality, so your solution better
be palatable and internally consistent, even if it is a work of fiction.
Caring:
Abcde is nothing if not caring. When you have glimpsed at the inner workings of nature you get
an appreciation for how beautiful and unique everyone and everything is. It's hard to become
calloused to the world when you know what you're fighting for.
Curious:
Like the cats that are witches familiars, Abcde can't help but stick her nose in where it
doesn't belong. She follows her gut and that often leads her right to the wrong place to be.
Glib:
Abcde has a somewhat dark humour given the world she lives in. Fatalistic perhaps, inappropriate
often, but it is a coping mechanism. When a ghost is tearing up a house trying to steal the souls of
its occupants you need a bit of an outlet and cracking wise about the situation is how she manages.
It's no surprise that the main character in her stories is similarly dark in those moments.
Warrior Spirit:
Abcde comes from a long line of witches who put themselves on the line to fight corruption and
evil. Sometimes that is from outside influences - ghosts, wraiths, ghouls, demons.. sometimes that
is from inside influences - hatred, corruption, chaos. What is true of this is Abcde is not afraid
to leap in to action if she can help someone in need.
Character Sheet
Powers
Divina Magicae:
Creation magic, the divine powers. These are the forces that construct the very rules by which
we understand magic and reality. Reality itself. The concept space, where thoughts intersect to
create a network of ideas that form existence. This is not a safe place for humans to play and very
few witches have ever walked away from it unscarred. Most of this kind of magic has been felt or
done with the aid of magical artefacts, or by those who are corrupted by greater powers. Most
stories about this kind of magic involve heroic sacrifice to save the world. Usually the sacrifice
of the practitioners own life.
Industria Magicae:
The forces of the world. Light, Heat, Sound. They are far better understood by science now than
they were when witches started to experiment with them. Summoning up lightning and flinging it from
ones hands; heating the air in to a burning lance and casting it off in a ball, constructing a
frozen barricade of ice, bending the light around a person or objects to conceal them. There is no
such thing as a straight line in the world of magic, a straight line is merely an infinitely long
curved line.. this is what the witches understand about energy. Pushing the curves just a little
this way or that can accumulate in to great affect.
Spatium Magicae:
They say the universe is expanding in all directions at once. The distance between things is
malleable, whether that means compressing something tightly, or loosening its molecules back up.. or
making France just through that door in your kitchen in New York City. This is not easy magic. There
are certain things reality is very set on and usually that's the distance between things. Strangely,
not even time magic is enough to bend spacial magic. It is its own special class of strangeness and
it has been known by the witches for eons that gravity is somehow part of it all. Teleportation has
been known to exist, usually with the help of artefacts. Though, one tends not to mess around with a
magic that could embed you accidentally in the side of a mountain.
Spiritus Magicae:
What is a soul? what is cognition and thought? neither energy in the traditional sense, nor
transmutable matter in the reality sense, spirits live are said to entangle all things, connecting
them, and in some cases weighting them down like anchors. Why are somethings in nature easier to
change than others? usually, the answer is the spirit of the thing. For people that's quite clear
and straight forward, but for a beloved broom that has been passed down from generation to
generation, it is a statement. Reality is what it believes it to be and spirit creates belief. A
spirit is a hard thing to bend, the older and bigger a spirit, the harder it is to right its course
through the multi-universe. Some spirits are so heavy they span the multi-verse itself, so called
'Nexus' beings. It's not not to get tangled up with such creatures. Spirit magic is used to enchant
objects with a purpose. Sometimes that purpose is short lived.. and the shorter the better because
such magic fades away. Greater magic creates artefacts, enchanted items that stand the test of time
and impose themselves unnaturally upon reality. For good or ill, they are tools. It is said that the
only way to sympathise with greater spirits is to know their true name.
Stulti Magicae:
Fools magic. The conjuration of spirits, demons. The ritual sacrifices, blood letting. Asking
another creature more powerful than yourself to do something on your behalf, or granting you the
power to do it yourself. Never, ever, EVER, do this kind of magic. It is better to be a lesser dot,
insignificant now, that ripples out like an echo through time.. than to be crushed under the weight
of a greater power doing its bidding or fooling yourself in to believing it is benevolent. Those in
the coven who have accepted demonic or supernatural benefactors in the past have been warped and
corrupted and have been put to death for the unnatural damage they brought to the world.
Transformatio Magicae:
Alchemists believed they had cracked the code. Chemists did. But before them both the witches of
the world learnt that all things are made up of the same great star dusts. One thing can be another,
if it wants to be. The trick is convincing it so. A change of identity, or the transformation of
simple matter in to complex things - dirt in to clothing, lead in to gold, these are expensive
demands and some of the hardest magics to make work. For what something is, is the corner stone of
what is real. To change what something is, is to demand the acceptance of the unreal in
reality.
Tunc Magica:
Time is a matter of perception. If you're not paying attention to the world it slips by. If
you're paying too much attention it drags on. This understanding has allowed witches to learn how to
speed up and slow down objects in motion. Just a little, sometimes enough, to help one dodge out of
the way of a weapon. Just enough to help a tree grow in to its roots, just enough to steal away
moments when trying to understand.. and in one of the sadder stories told to her by her aunties, a
young witch boy who sped his life away because he could not bare to live anymore.
Skills
Author:
Abcde has been writing fantasy novels about witchcraft since she was a teenager. At first she
wrote terrible trashy novels about coming of age and doing bad magic that caused unwanted
consequences and side effects. But the longer she did it, the better she got. Her fictional universe
is a warped reflection of what magic is really like. Her work gathered enough interest online that
she was approached by a publishing company and she published her first book; now working on her
second.
Resources
Ahab Publishing House:
Abcde is technically a free lance author, but her publisher is Ahab and they like to try and
keep their writers on task and happy. Books being published is what they care most about. If an
author is gaining in popularity, they want to keep that momentum going. They pay instalments per
chapter completed which is Abcde's only incoming at present.
Magic Broom:
Abcde could potentially fly. Using magic to manipulate the winds, her weight, perhaps perception
of others. That's a lot of magic, and a lot of effort. An art form developed long ago allowed the
coven to construct objects to enable flight. These artefacts were then passed down from generation
to generation. Abcde's Nana passed down her magic broom of flight so that she might travel upon the
winds and know freedom.
Magic Wand:
While Abcde is able to project her will upon reality, reality pushes back extremely hard. She
might be able to cup her hands, summon magical blue light, and force a kettle to boil without fire
or electricity.. but the water will cool down just as quickly as it heated.
This practice of
magic has been enough for most members of the coven for generations, but some branches of the family
tree covet magical artefacts, their origins unknown. One such artefact is a wand that amplifies the
magical effects produced by its wielder. It was passed down from her Nana, Sasha Prescelta, to her
on her 13th birthday.
Mittens:
Abcde has a familiar, a black cat, whom she utterly adores. What does the familiar do for her?
why, it sits on her lap, purrs, and then demands food. But really, it is an anchor for her. When
magic gets weird -- and magic sure does get weird sometimes -- Mittens is there as a way for her to
guide herself back home, back to normal. Without Mittens, she could quite literally be lost
forever.
The Coven of the Chosen:
The family coven stretching its roots back to before the Roman Republic. Italian heritage, every
second generation the first born is gifted the ability to conduct magic; the projection of intent in
to the world contrary to how reality would otherwise behave. Sometimes a daughter, sometimes a son,
the coven has grown over the generations and remains a wealth of practical knowledge when dealing
with supernatural threats.
Weaknesses
Corruption:
As a low level magic user, in touch with the ability to influence reality, Abcde is a prize
worth obtaining and corrupting by greater powers that need humans to alter the world for them. Their
proxy wars can only be fought and won by people like Abcde. She has been warned to stay away from
such evils and if she can stick to her morals that is what she intends to do.
Familiar:
Abcde's familiar, Mittens, is both a necessity but also a weakness. Without Mittens, Abcde's
magic could take her anyway in the multiverse and she might never find her way back home. It's a
cliche to have a pet cat as a witch, but most magic users have some kind of anchor. Finding it
allows you to exploit their safety net. At least a cat can run away from danger.
Reality Rules Supreme:
Reality refuses to bend or break to the will of a mere human mortal. Not without significant
cajoling and reason. To force her will upon the world Abcde uses a magical artefact, a wand. Without
it, her magic is extremely limited. Subtly altering of probabilities, temperatures, the passage of
time or the shape of light. Nothing that would be noticed by the average person walking down the
street. One might simply call her 'lucky' if they didn't know she was a witch. To conduct magic,
even with the wand, she must always find a way to limit the impact of her magic upon the world. To
over extend herself is to invite severe backlash from the universe. Whether that means bad luck,
injury, or fates conspiring against her in other aspects of her life.. the universe truly takes note
when a witch steps above their station and will utterly smite them. Sometimes, though, fate is on
their side. How is a witch meant to know if what they are doing is right? they can but only follow
their heart.
Role-Play
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| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| The Idol: Facing the Cultists | September 30th, 2021 | The group finally tracks Al-Fidr to an excavation site outside Cairo where they put his plans down to the sand and fend off treachery coming from Khrad. Who turned out to be Damien Darhk.
The Idol plot finale! |
| First Into the Multiverse | September 29th, 2021 | Daniel, Peggy, Abcde, May, and Lily join a small team of TVA troopers to hunt down Arturo Malevolo in a timeline where Captain Carter leads the Avengers and the Red Skull stands on the cusp of destroying the world. |
| The City on the Edge of Forever | September 16th, 2021 | An intrepid trio braves the TVA attempting to rescue Daniel Sousa from their evil time cop clutches. Their efforts for naught, to discover that Daniel has agreed to work with them and so too much they to stop Arturo Malevolo from destroying all of space and time. |
| Time Variant Processing | September 11th, 2021 | Daniel is taken through TVA processing. Mobius comes to his rescue in the court room though and Daniel agrees to help him take down Arturo. He didn't even have to offer Daniel freedom or anything either... |
| The Idol: Tracking the Cultists | September 10th, 2021 | 2 Asgardians, a mage and an archer follow a lead on the cultists they have been pursuing in Cairo and end up at an encampment where they have the relic they are after. The Khushu Idol. |
| The Idol: Lets Talk | August 27th, 2021 | The gang meets up 'Khrad' and the Cult of the Sand Lamia after the attack on Faati's household. They learn they are on the same side and so a makeshift alliance is created. But is all what it seems? |
| What the hell just happened | August 24th, 2021 | While Abcde and Lily attempt a magical ritual to severe the connection between Daniel Sousa and Arturo Malevolo, they are strangely interrupted by time nazis calling themselves the Time Variance Authority. They arrest Daniel; Peggy, May, and Abcde race after them to save Daniel as Lily absorbs a time reset charge (because nom!) |
| The Idol: Settling in | August 17th, 2021 | Having settled at Faati's place the 'gang' barely has time to breathe and relax until they are set upon by sand mages. Are they with the cultists? Featuring chest-naked Asgardians, close encounters with death and lots of magic wand-wiggling! In the end they choose to parlay with this new group. |
| Hunting for the Idol: Egypt | August 10th, 2021 | Two Asgardians, a witch and an archer arrive in Egypt to investigate the Khushu Idol. They meet an old friend of the Queen family, Faati, manage to piss off the rain gods and destroy a couple of cars. |
| Time Magic is Big Magic | July 31st, 2021 | Lily and Abcde come up with a plan to save Daniel from a fate as mundane as pre-existing death. |
| Commander Coulson is not a Vampire | July 27th, 2021 | Abcde meets Phil in the cafeteria and quickly discovers she's met another of the commanders. She tells him about the 'weird stuff' and he teases her with classification beige. |
| In Egypt we find the Al-Fidr | July 20th, 2021 | Abcde's coven gets her face time with not one but two sorcerer supremes. They help Abcde come up with some better ideas for the mission to Egypt and promise to pick up the mantle if she fails to stop the khushu idol with Red Arrow and the two Asgardians. |
| The Package | July 13th, 2021 | Agent 13 briefs the team about something no one, not even SHIELD knows about. There was just a name. Time to do things Sousa style. |
| The Dark side of the Glades | July 6th, 2021 | Thea and Abcde follow the remnants of the malign spirit of the Idol back to Starling, all the way to the Glades. They face off against the remnants of the Idol's presence with some quick wit and magic! Next step? Egypt! |
| Visiting the Witch | June 24th, 2021 | Thea visits Abcde to know more about the Khushu Idol and they agree on teaming up. |
| Hunting the Cult: The Rage Spirit | June 11th, 2021 | Vin, Sif, Thea and Abcde join forces to liberate one of Thea's mutant friends that had been possessed. In the process they discover it's a rage spirit and a fight occurs! Teamwork prevails though and the spirit gets vanquished. |
| Thrust upon them | May 4th, 2021 | Abcde runs in to Harley at a whiskey bar and offers to give her a tattoo, shares life stories, and gets invited to watch a Roller Derby match! |
| Abcde has a Djinn problem. Abcde has a Djinn problem | April 21st, 2021 | SHIELD, Daytripper, and a mysterious Agent Argentina gather with Abcde for a ritual to remove the djinn from her arm. The ritual goes well.. twice.. as they discover they are trapped in a time loop caused by HYDRA messing with the magical mirror frame used to transport Daniel and Arturo to 2021. |
| Triple Chocolate Cake Repercussion | April 21st, 2021 | Daisy visits Abcde and is rewarded with chocolate cake and discussions about fictional characters and disembodied friendly spirits |
| Uneasy Reunions | April 6th, 2021 | The crew decides to try and settle Abcde into the old Brooklyn safehouse, when they discover a certain someone is watching from next door. That someone is a face Peggy never thought she'd see again. Dottie Underwood, out of prison. Again. |
| My blade is my shield | April 3rd, 2021 | Abcde and May go on a quest to a cross roads to beg Hecate for her favour so that Abcde can turn May's shoe dagger in to a protective talisman against the constant bombardment of emotions. |
| Abcde and Daniel must beware D... | March 31st, 2021 | Abcde is wary that her future self warned her that Daniel is dangerous, but they soon discover it's the djinn, still haunting their lives and dangerous as ever. Abcde accidentally lets it known that Daniel was about to die before he arrived in 2021.. and also that Steve Rogers is alive. Daniel heads out to find his friends, even as they search for him too. |
| Hunting Daniel Sousa | March 31st, 2021 | Peggy and her team continue to hunt for Daniel, which leads them to the home of the young witch Abcde Prescelta and... eventually... the man himself. Emotions run very high. |
| Everyone Relax, I'm with SHIELD | March 30th, 2021 | Daniel and Abcde fight for their lives against HYDRA as Abcde discovers the Djinn is hiding within a shard of mirror in her arm and it sacrifices a police officer to rewind time **wrrrrp rewind** Daniel and Abcde get a mysterious warning that HYDRA is in the police station. Also.. beware D.. Daniel? Daniel and Abcde discover SHIELD is wanted by law enforcement and are now illegal. |
| 1000 Faces: I Just Want You For Your Body | March 28th, 2021 | In part I, trouble is afoot with the rusalka in Vermont. |
| The Mirror that Hungers | March 23rd, 2021 | An eventful day ensues when Abcde is tricked by a djinn trapped in a mirror which results in Daniel Sousa and Arturo Malevolo suddenly transported in to the present. Some how HYDRA knew he'd be arriving and turned up to collect Arturo. They also took the mirror but Daniel and Abcde got away. Abcde is letting Daniel sleep on her couch tonight before they head to the police to give statements and find help from SHIELD. |
| Revealing an Icon | March 20th, 2021 | Abcde, Harley, Irons, and Rhodes battle a rogue water elemental summoned by fire and water at the last day of shooting for a streaming BBQ competition show which has sadly just run out of money. |
| Disassembling an Icon | March 9th, 2021 | Someone is graffitiing elemental glyphs around Queens. Luckily they're getting them wrong. Unluckily, they might eventually get them right. Abcde meets a mage, Nessa, who makes ice, and invites Abcde to join the LBC. |
| Dismounting a Rider | March 8th, 2021 | Abcde finds a corrupted spirit riding a bartender. With the aid of Koga Miura and Harley Quinn, they save the bartender, but not the bar. |
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