"I hope to arrive at my death late, in love, and a little drunk."
Name: Jack MacKenzie
(Born: Jasper Carney)
Age: 23 (05/12/1996)
Species: Witch
Aura: Causes vertigo in non-witches
Hometown: Salem, Massachusetts
Orientation: Bisexual
Mortal Occupation: Professor at Miskatonic University
Education:
Ph.D in Anthropology (focus on magical practices and alchemy), MA in Romance languages, BA in French Literature. all from Boston University
Witch Occupation: Advocate for Magic (Salem Coven)
Strengths:
Spellwriting, telekinesis, healing, general spell casting, wealth accumulation, long ancestral line, clairvoyance, mediumship.
Weaknesses:
His aura makes having human friends difficult, not very trusting, anxiety in large social groups, kind of skittish, eating disorder, he's a hedonist and sometimes self-destructive, prone to bouts of depression Likes:
Whiskey, bad boys, forests, reading by the fire, libraries, magic, black coffee, dancing.
Dislikes:
Organized religion, liars, inconsistent people, candy, Post Malone, climate change deniers, his birth parents.
Backstory:
Jack was born as Jasper Carney to two famed televangelists (Ezekiel and Dinah Carney). Both were unaware of their witch ancestry, but had very weak powers manifested through their rare acts of faith-healing. You see, given the treatment of Witches by humankind, some Witch families decided to suppress their powers and live as humans do.
They hid their Grimoires, enchanting them to wait for the Power of their families to be reawakened.
And reawakened they were, by young Jack. At the age of six, his abilities made themselves known through detailed illusions and telekinetic blasts; and his parents, being the zealots they were...thought him to be sent by Satan to distract them from doing God's work. After trying different methods to "cure" him, like submerging him in holy water until he passed out, beatings, and church services in which he was pushed and shoved by hundreds of people trying to 'faith heal' his parents gave up. They took him to the middle of the forest one night, and left him there.
Abandoned and battered, young Jack called out for help, and was answered by his first Familiar. A moth; silver and ethereal, who lead him through the woods. After hours of walking, he ended up at a cottage lit from within by a warm light.
At the door were Laney and Sophie MacKenzie; twin sisters and Seers who were prepared for his arrival. They nursed him to help, and took him in as their own. Waiting for him in his new room were two very old books- the Grimoires of his ancestors, unsealed at last.
He lived with Laney and Sophie in Salem, Massachusetts for seventeen years; studying Magic in all forms so that he could be Its Protector. Laney and Sophie schooled Jack in Witch history and culture, also training him in Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and Greek so that he would be more capable in Spellcraft. His early scholarship at home allowed him to finish high school early and enroll in college at 16, he attended Boston University to get his degrees, using only a LITTLE magic to ensure he stayed there for not only his undergrad, but also for his Masters and his PhD as well. He aims to be an advocate and guardian for Witches everywhere.
What has called him to Wailing Rock, then? He felt its pull- it's why he, quite suddenly, moved thousands of miles cross-country from his home in Salem to...well, an entirely new place. Is there someone here waiting for him? Something?
