Season of the Witch

[marlowe_tops]

Season of the Witch

The concept of the Witch represents many things. Witches may be women, outcast, or other, and their power has been feared because it threatens the tidiness of the status quo. From Medea to Elphaba, the witch has been hated, feared, and tormented, but sometimes she has ruled triumphant.


Scenarios:
1. The Modern Coven ~ Witches in the modern world. There’s a school in Louisiana, where the witches walk two by two in broad-brimmed black hats, under the watchful eye of their Supreme. There’s a house in New England, where two sisters do magic with pies and gardening. There’s a prophecy in Sunnyvale. There’s a charmed trio of three sisters who fight demons. There are magic shops, Wiccans and druids.
2. The Ancient Forests of Europe ~ Arthurian England. The realm of the Leannán Sídhe. La Belle Dame Sans Merci. The Lady of the Lake. Avalon. The Huldra. Baba Yaga. The woods this way are dark and deep, and if you stray from the path, you may meet a witch. She may be beautiful, or she may be hideous, but whatever you do, mind your manners.
3. Realms Far and Lands Forgotten ~ Medea came from Colchis, on the far side of the black sea. There have been witches real and fictional from a hundred realms and ancient times. Nitocris of Egypt, witches of Hyperborea, perhaps even Enheduanna of Sumeria. Witches, queens, and priestesses, filled with an ancient and wondrous power.
4. The Realms of the Blood - The Black Jewels ~ The Blood are the caretakers of the land, blessed by the Darkness with wells of power in the form of their Jewels. Every woman's a witch, every man a warlord, and with a reservoir of raw psychic power ready to tap for their Craft, the Blood are forces of nature. And nature dictates that men among the Blood are born to serve and women to be served. Bound by Protocol and arrayed into matriarchal Courts large and small, Blood society is highly stratified by the thirteen ranks of Jewel and a handful of castes. Add social rank into the mix and their society becomes a constantly evolving dance of power, caste, and privilege that spans three realms: Terrielle, Realm of Light, Kaeleer, the Shadow Realm, and Hell, the Dark Realm and home of the demon dead. Implacable Queens rule their Courts and tend the land beneath their feet, sharp-edge Black Widows experiment in poisons and spin tangled webs to predict the future, Healers mend the injured and cure the sick, and Priestesses preside over altars, offerings, and Sanctuaries. Beneath Caste and Jewel, however, there are as many types of witch as there are witches, and all are dark and dangerous.
5. Something wicked this way comes ~ For wicked witches, whether you desire to devour children or turn a kingdom to ruins. Eternal life is within your grasp, and they claim that your crimes are as black as your heart. But that’s all slander, of course, and for anyone who doubts, you have a basket full of lovely apples.
6. Somewhere over the rainbow ~ Are you a good witch or a bad witch? Oz is full of witches, some lovely and some wicked. There are yellow brick roads to follow, and plenty more witches in the neighbouring lands of Ix and Ev and Boboland. Just as long as no one drops a house on you. Be careful to stay away from water.


How to play:
If you’d like your character to be a witch, describe what kind of witch they are and what kind of magic they have. Note any preferences you have for setting/scenario, and include a prompt or two!
Witches don’t have to be women, though they should be Other in some way. Shamanic figures in many cultures have often transgressed gender roles.
If you prefer your character to be a mundane in a witchy world, pick a scenario or two and describe what role your character would have in that world.

Meme written in collaboration with Axael/Desiderii

Comments

Madelyne Pryor | X-Men Comics | OTA

[redqueenmaddy]

[All options except 6. Especially tempted by 3 and 5.]

Ashley Raventon | Lost Souls

[raventonbeauty]

[a. A beautiful and half-mad witch in rural Louisiana, living in the ruins of his family's mansion, studying magic from the books in his family's library and living on peaches and mice.

b. In the deep forests of Europe, living in a tower as both Rapunzel and the witch in one, a sort of hearth-witch with blood red hair that falls past his waist. He may be in possession of some sort of powerful relic or three, if you'd like your character to be questing for something.]

Re: Ashley Raventon | Lost Souls

[witchofnewmarais]

[How about a metahuman to play with. She’s Louisiana bred too, a conduit that can control oil and napalm. She is maybe a little magical too, able to sweeten the disposition of monsters to protect keep her part of the bayou safe. ]

Mary Campbell | Supernatural

[mary_campbell]

[She normally hunts witches, but I'd really love to play her as a witch. Probably the pie-baking sort, but I'm very open to all of the AU options! Canon compliant/aware only through season 7.]

Abel | Starfighter (Comic) | M/M

[reliantnav]

[a. (Near-canon option) Abel's a navigator, that's a kind of witch. Would love to play around with a more "witch" slant on his canon as navigator, maybe in a scifi AU where he's not a soldier in a war.

b. Vikings AU - The Scandanavian "vǫlva" were almost always women, and when they were men, they were termed "ergi", which seems to imply some degree of genderqueer/genderfluid. What I'm saying here is Vikings AU. Shaman. Possibly hot springs and sex magic.

c. Black Jewels - Abel's Purple-Dusk to Sapphire. And gay, which is always kind of a fascinating anomaly in Black Jewels canon.]

Rhea Morrigan | OC | OTA

[whitemagical]

[Modern day white magic witch with black magic blood, but very open to AUing into other numbers.]

T'Challa | MCU

[orphanking]

[ the sect of witches from his home rely on ancestral magic and traditional witchcraft that rely on nature as a source. ]

A 'witch' falls from the sky...?

[asgard_trickster]

Loki saw nothing as his escape pod broke up except trees. He knew returning to Midgard was a bad idea. He knew it.

The world went black on impact and as he opened his eyes, he saw sky and the crowns of the same trees that rushed at him as he fell. He frowned at it and at the sound of birds around him. Slowly, he pushed himself up to a sitting position.

Anthy Himemiya | Revolutionary Girl Utena | OTA

[flowershrine]

[The Witch who stole The Prince away, now masquerading as The Rose Bride. Open to all prompts, but is that really such a good idea.]

sophie hatter | howl's moving castle (novel)

[eldesthatter]

[ sophie is a witch, though new to realizing her powers. she's certainly a good witch. her power entails "speaking life" into things. i'm open to any sort of scenario, though modern coven might be fun. ]

La Fée Morgane | La légende du Roi Arthur

[voeux]

[ Obviously 2 is canon, but I am always open to a good old fashioned AU! ]

Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[evreica]

[ota with f/f preference for shipping; well, she's called the Scarlet Witch, and at least in the comics this translates to her also being an actual practitioner of magic who tries really hard to err on the side of white witch/good witch despite slipping in her past; most interested in 1, but open to other good ideas]

[sidhean]

[Interested in platonic/mentoring stuff with a younger teen witch?]

The Dag | Mad Max: Fury Road

[seedings]

[ota, f/f for shipping; very much a white witch, very based in nature, very adept in healing; 1-3 would probably be the best options with her]

Katie Bell | Harry Potter

[givechase]

[ota with f/f preference for shipping; obviously she's a witch in canon but I'd be interested in exploring her out in the world, either with her canon sort of magic or with a more Wiccan-type background; 1-3, probably.]

Eurus Holmes | BBC Sherlock

[sixteenbysix]

[ota, f/f preferred. Has some rather mind-bending 'witchcraft'-esque powers in canon but can also be a supernatural wicked witch]

John Constantine | DCTV

[needsnewbusinesscards]

[More lone wolf warlock but has been known to team up with others, now and again.]

The Unicorn | The Last Unicorn

[thelongestwalk]

[ What's a fantasy without fantastical creatures? Regardless of setting, there's a strange, white creature that seems to glow faintly casually walking by. ]

[sidhean]

And I would run away, and beg from door to door, just to see your shadow once and never more.

This is highly unexpected. Sure, Courtney has made friends of werewolves, danced with goblins, and had a grim encounter with a vampire, but unicorns seem like the kind of beings you just aren't meant to encounter in the world any longer. A fantastic beast beyond your everyday fantastic beasts.

Technically, she's a maiden. She doesn't feel like one; such innocence as she has is pretty hard-won, but she fits the bill according to the old ways. But Courtney is also not the type to sit around and wait for a unicorn to come settle in her lap. The Unicorn is now being followed. Quietly, at a respectful distance, but doggedly, by a teenage girl in a black dress, striped stockings, and a bat-shaped barrette.

el-melloi ii (waver velvet) -- fate/ -- ota

[kartereo]

[Canon and canon aus apply to #1, otherwise he's definitely a put upon spellcaster who'd rather not be involved in your shenanigans (and yet definitely is)

absolutely into au-ing for this]

Ben Solo (AU) | Star Wars

[jedi_librettist]

1. Ben's a poet and a lyricist. No one knows he has a chest of candles, herbs, and crystals in his attic. No one knows he's a powerful witch, perhaps second to the witch in Sunnydale, and a seer. He'd prefer to keep it that way.

4) Ben's a black-jeweled Black Widow originally from Dhemlan. As the son of a queen, it was expected that he would become a member of a court but so far he has preferred to avoid politics.

Ryan Walker | OC | OTA

[amorality]

[He comes from a family that hunts witches and is convinced he's the result of those witches cursing the family. He hates his family and would probably be fascinated with a witch, but I'm happy to play negative CR with the witch being angry with his family (and him by extension)!]

[raginghel]

((Would you be interested in something dark? Murder of his family while he's left alive that sort of thing? I can def do something else more similar to her using magic as a show of power in public and he sees it though))

Tiffany Aching | Discworld

[hagofthechalk]

[...well, she's a witch]

Hela | MCU | OTA

[raginghel]

((A witch of legend. With the ability to craft items from nothing and raise the dead))

Courtney Crumrin//eponymous YA comic series//ota

[sidhean]

[Prompt 1 is canon for her, but hit me with any of the above.

Courtney is played age 13-16, will ship any gender but must be age-appropriate. She has a knack for necromancy and summoning, but her real well of power is tapped mostly by her own emotions expressed through poetry. Has encountered many magical beings in canon and is generally friendly with fae types. More details available in her journal.]

[liveasmyself]

[If Courtney's into necromancy, would you be up for her encountering/summoning this ghost for prompt 1?]

Mordred | Arthurian legend | OTA

[eternalmagic]

[Not a witch per se, but he's certainly a fan. 1, 2, or 5 are legit.]

Loki | The Bifrost Incident

[gotaholdonme]

[A charming, wicked smart, technopath witch who, depending on when you want her, will be either clever as hell, or being devoured mentally by forces she accidentally helped bring into the world.]

Annabelle McAlistair | The Dolls of New Albion

[withhercleverhead]

[Enthusiastic necromancer who really just wants someone to care for her.]

Rei Kurosawa | Fatal Frame III | OTA

[shuttersense]

[A witch of water, spirits, and art, any option works]