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Name: Philomena Demetrius

Gender/Preference: Female, she/her, bisexual, aromantic

Age/DOB: 22 in 1837*; 23rd day, Month of Timber

Faction: Witches, formerly of Brigmore; Currently independent

Family: Merchants in Baleton, Gristol; possibly alive in 1855 but would be much older; no known partners or children

Height/Build: 5'7" / slender bordering on skinny, lanky and wiry limbs, looks much taller than she is due to this proportion

Hair: medium brown, straight, fine and flyaway, kept in a bun or styled, though is not very long

Eyes: pale brown, somewhat watery and weak color; usually a bit sleepless and with darkness framing them

Appearance: lightly tanned skin with some scratches and short scars from time among the brambles with the Witches and practicing with the magic they had; likes snug pants and stylish boots, a holdover from her reasonably wealthy background. Vests and sleeveless shirts are common among her wardrobe, and she rarely goes out without thin wine-red leather gloves; has a higher, airy voice, but rarely speaks unless she's in comfortable company

"She has pledged several disparate allegiances to one group or another, but only those that aid the people around her have remained her allies."

Skills and Occupation: Though she had been in the family shop and knows a lot about merchantry in general, she was never formally brought into the business thanks to her father wanting to have a bargaining chip among the elite. She did however have a good education and is decent at maths, logistics, and navigation around shipping and delivery maps. However her true skill has been shown in how well she uses plants, not just with magic powers but as an herbalist. How to grow plants quickly and in odd situations such as indoors or out of their typical climate. She has a firm grasp on reading and even writing ancient runic scripts, from which she can create wards, spells, and longer term rituals. Physically she is adept at climbing, running, stealth, and some amount of combat, though she prefers to trap and be patient in the background rather than fighting.

Residence: Currently back in Dunwall *however she has spent a good amount of time both within the Void, and in the far off dimension of Primal Earth, in Paragon City; in Dunwall she has returned to the ruins of Brigmore Manor, and made a small room her own, reinforcing it with the plants that have been growing wild ever since the disaster of losing Delilah in 1837.

Notable Possessions: her plants and an Outsider Shrine, and what amounts to a portal back to Paragon City

Magical Preferences or Abilities: very easily able to create shapes and useful items with living and dead wood, but also with the Void itself, drawing darkness into tendrils and attacks. Her preferred use of plants can both heal and harm, and she has learned a lot about how best to help people in an area with larger quick runes. Her Paragon powers shown below are what have come with her to Dunwall in the 1850s.

Personality: over time, Philomena has realized that her teenage impulsiveness might have led her down a dangerous path. But she's made the most of it, and as she is definitely belonged to not only a coven but a wealthy merchant family, she is capable and quick to seek profit and sustainability. She strongly wants to make up for her past errors, and learned much in Paragon in that regard, so eventually she might be able to show the people of Dunwall that not all witches are bad.

Likes and Dislikes: the smell of fresh rain on thick grass, dripping water under a canopy of trees, and actually the chill and wind of the Void are some of her favorite sensations. She still has a hate on for the Abbey of the Everyman, they will definitely still attack her on sight should they realize who she is. She isn't sure whether she wants to check her old family home in Baleton, dreading what might meet her there.

Fears or Interruptions: She knows that a lot of witches, particularly those who may have been in Brigmore, are likely to have forgotten about her in the intervening 15 years she's been away from the World, but if they do recognize her she may be in for a fight. Though... they may also lose quite easily, she doesn't know whether their own magical skills have continued to blossom like hers definitely have. (they have not, in fact! she'd probably have an easy time defeating any given ex-Brigmore witch or even those found among Delilah's newer cult in the 1850s.)