Helen Alcantara
"The moon is full tonight. I wonder if she can see it too."
Helen Alcantara
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Nationality: Filipino
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Family: - Harry Alcantara - little brother
- Josefino Alcantara- father
- Paulene Alcantara- mother (deceased)
Witch or Warlock: Warlock
School of Magic: Necromancy (8)
Ever since she was little, Helena always had a strong connection to the dead, and them to her. She can see and talk to them just like any other living being would. This strong connection towards the supernatural comes naturally for her and the dead feel the same as well. She almost never uses her magic offensively but when she does, it's only to protect herself and her family from those that harm them.
Key Spells:- Tether: Connection - Helen creates a poppet or an effigy to represent the target. To "link" the effigy to the target's soul, she integrates a piece of them into it like their toenail clippings or hair. While linked, whatever is done upon the effigy will reflect back on the target but they cannot be killed through it. To break the connection, the effigy of the target must be destroyed or set on fire.
- Haunting: Infestation - Calls upon a horde of ghouls and spirits within an area to strike fear in the hearts of Helen's foes and to generally create chaos. She uses this spell to make a person's house haunted or 'infested' with different types of ghosts. To make it more long-term, she can create a totem. When she creates a totem, she pours a bit of her soul energy into it so it becomes a medium for the ghosts to keep coming back to this specific place and continue to haunt it even when she's away. The totem lasts up to three days max on its own or until Helen's energy that's stored within the totem runs up. The infestation can be stopped when the totem is destroyed or set on fire.
- Kindred: Compassion - Uses her own spiritual energy or someone else's to heal the wounds of a living being, to create a protective shield, or to purify a corrupted soul.
- Possession: Legion - Helen's body becomes a channel, allowing multiple spirits to possess her at once. On top of giving her improved strength, speed, and dexterity, a dozen spectral arms will sprout out of her body to assist her in battle. However, it also uses up all her pent-up rage, fear, and sadness to cloud her judgement and make her act on instinct like a rabid animal, hellbent on destroying the person or group of people that made her feel such extreme negative emotions. She only uses this spell unconsciously in the most dire of situations and she can only come back to her true self by a purification spell or through an act of love from a loved one.
Helen is quiet and mostly keeps to herself. She's not the type to go clubbing at night or partying over someone's house; crowds drain the life out of her. She mostly likes calm, serene environments like a cafe, the forest, or her room. It's not like she hates socializing but personally, the living is too complex for her. The dead are more transparent, no pun intended, as they always say what they need and what they feel out loud right from the get-go. Worrying about what other people might think about you is useless when you're dead, after all. Besides, she's not that famous in her class anyway. While she might be more straightforward and a little too honest compared to what most people might think, she always helps those in need if it's within her capabilities. She's a very patient and understanding person who doesn't like conflicts and does everything she can to avoid them. It's a whole other matter if her loved ones are involved however, and Helen will stop at nothing to exact her revenge.
History/Bio:Helen's mother's side came from a long lineage of babaylan, priestesses who invoke the spirits of old for knowledge and guidance. The babaylan were killed by the Spaniards in their conquest for riches and religion, but those that managed to survive passed the gift of necromancy has been passed down from one generation to another. This gift became mostly dormant in some generations due to the changing times and most wanted nothing to do with it, choosing to ignore their gift for fear of being tormented by a modernized society. Paulene had the gift but unlike her sisters, she chose to accept it as part of her own. She was a researcher who traveled to provinces, the birthplace of their lineage, and learned from the elders that still believe in the power of the spirits and the spiritual plane. Even when these people were non-magical, their beliefs were far stronger than any kind of magic in the world.
In her quest to know more about her ancestry, she met and fell in love with Josefino. The two soon married and settled down in a quaint town. Josefino's brother invited the pair to come work for the US to earn more money and give their children a better future. While Paulene was hesitant in leaving her homeland, she decided to come with Josefino and work abroad, as her love for her family was stronger than her thirst for knowledge. It was there that Paulene met lots of people that practice magic, people that were also like her. She cried knowing she wasn't alone, that she wasn't a freak or a monster, and she wholeheartedly joined the Coven of her generation.
The pair's love bore Helen and years after, her brother Harry followed. Paulene saw Helen's gift for necromancy at a very young age and decided to control and hone her skills in the school of magic so she wouldn't suffer and be overwhelmed by it like Paulene was in her youth. Josefino was against it, he didn't believe in all that magic, ghosts, and crap. He knew her wife believed in it, and he thought she forgot all about it when they wedded, but it led to a lot of fighting and shouting matches between the two. One tragic night, a pair of hooligans attempted to steal from Paulene while she was out alone. One of them stabbed her in frustration and the two ran, leaving her bleeding to death.
The incident took a toll on the whole family. Josefino became depressed and secluded but he still did his very best to keep supporting the family on his own. Paulene's killers were caught and would spend the rest of their lives in prison, but it didn't uplift their spirits whatsoever. He made the topic of babaylans and other type of magic prohibited, but Helen still continued to practice her magic on her own using the writings and journals her mother left behind. Through reading, she found out about the existence of the Coven and decided to join it in order to further hone her skills and possibly learn more about her late mother.
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