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Charmed
Jul 25, 2006 19:41:46 GMT -5
Post by Aqua X5-450 on Jul 25, 2006 19:41:46 GMT -5
The three Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendents of a line of female witches. Each has a special ability (stopping time, moving objects, seeing the future), and they can also combine their abilities into the "Power of Three" to fight demons, warlocks, and other evils.
The story of Charmed began with the three Halliwell sisters — Prue, Piper and Phoebe — coming together six months after the death of their grandmother. Moving back into the family Manor in San Francisco, the youngest sister, Phoebe, discovered an old book — the Book of Shadows — in the attic. Reading an incantation from it, she unwittingly set in motion events that fulfilled an ancient prophecy. Strange and harrowing occurrences began which eventually led the sisters to realize that they are witches.
They discovered that not only do they possess supernatural powers, they come from a long line of powerful witches. The first in the line, Melinda Warren, was burned at the stake. However, before she died, Melinda prophesied that each coming generation of Warren (later Halliwell) witches would grow stronger and stronger, culminating in the arrival of three sisters -- the strongest good witches the world had ever seen.
Prue Halliwell, the oldest sister, developed the power of telekinesis, later gaining the power of astral projection. Piper, the middle child, was initially given the power to freeze molecules, later developing the power to blow things up, molecular combustion. Phoebe, the youngest sister, had the original power of premonitions, later obtaining the power to levitate; in addition, her empathic powers developed in later years.
After the tragic death of Prue, it was revealed that the sisters had a younger half-sister named Paige, born to their mother Patty and Sam, her whitelighter, a guardian angel for witches. As such a relationship was forbidden and unheard of at the time, the baby was given to a nun and later adopted by the Matthews family. Her birth parents requested only that her first name begin with 'P', to continue the tradition. From her whitelighter father, Paige inherited the power to "orb". This also had an effect on the powers she inherited from Patty: instead of telekinesis, Paige is able to call for an object; the object in question will then orb to her. This power is called telekinetic orbing.
A central theme throughout the show's run is the sisters' struggle to balance normal lives with their supernatural responsibilities. The burden of keeping their destinies a secret from the outside world has repeatedly created tensions in their friendships, workplaces, and romantic relationships. Only a few knew their secret and helped them on a regular basis. The most important is Leo Wyatt, a Whitelighter assigned by the Elders to guide and protect the sisters. Leo means a great deal to the sisters both professionally and personally: he heals their wounds, advises them collectively and individually, and mediates between them and the enigmatic Elders. He also becomes the love of Piper's life, her husband and father of her children. Others who have kept the Charmed Ones' secret over the years include policemen Andy Trudeau and Darryl Morris, tormented half-demon Cole Turner, the mysterious time-traveler, Chris Perry, the sisters Christy and Billie Jenkins, and Paige's husband, Henry Mitchell.
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Charmed
Jul 25, 2006 19:43:37 GMT -5
Post by Aqua X5-450 on Jul 25, 2006 19:43:37 GMT -5
Prudence "Prue" Halliwell - (Shannen Doherty) (Seasons 1-3) Born October 28, 1970, Prue was the eldest Halliwell sister. Born with the power of telekinesis, she later manifested an astral projection ability. Strong-willed and intelligent, she would often take charge of situations and had always been overprotective of her two sisters, Piper and Phoebe. Having spent her childhood taking care of her two younger sisters after the death of their mother, she became responsible, with a fierce determination at whatever she did, including fighting demons. Though at times Prue let pride dictate her way of handling things, she never let her personal life interfere with her work life. On 17 May 2001, in an attempt to save an innocent, Prue sacrificed her own life; she was killed by Shax, a hired hitman sent by the Source. Piper Halliwell - (Holly Marie Combs) Piper was born on August 7, 1973, and was the middle child until Prue's death. Her powers include the ability to freeze and explode objects at will. She was most concerned with having a normal life, and always had reservations about her life as a Charmed One. When she first became a Charmed One she was quiet and reserved; often having to mediate between Prue and Phoebe. As the show progressed she gained a stronger persona and took more authority after Prue died. She eventually became a mother of three with her husband Leo Wyatt, and went to great lengths to protect her children. She is great at mediating and arbitrating. Her love of food steered her to a career in the culinary arts, which led her to own a club and as revealed in the last episode, her own restaurant. Phoebe Halliwell - (Alyssa Milano) Phoebe, born November 2, 1975 was the original baby of the family and is a spontaneous, free-spirited young woman. The power she was born with was premonitions, which grew to enable her to see into the past as well as the future, and she later gained the powers of levitation and empathy. She is a romantic, and later became a successful columnist and author. She often had a turbulent relationship with her older sister Prue, and later mediated between Piper and Paige. She has a strong intuitive sense and she is able to anticipate events with her power of premonition. Her longest relationships were with Cole Turner for over a year, and Coop, from 2006 into the distant future. She and Coop were married by the Angel of Destiny as seen in the last episode, and eventually had three girls. She continued working at the Bay Mirror and also wrote a book on finding love. Paige Matthews - (Rose McGowan) (Seasons 4-8) Born on August 2, 1977 after a secret love affair with her Whitelighter Samuel Wilder, the Charmed Ones' mother, Patty Halliwell, gave birth to a fourth daughter. Paige was put up for adoption because her parents' love was forbidden. Her personality is bold and vibrant, adding a new dynamic to the show from season 4 onwards. Paige's birth power was telekinesis, but because she was part Whitelighter this ability combined with her natural orbing to create telekinetic-orbing. She came into the craft quickly, aiding in the vanquish of The Source of All Evil. She was driven to become a "full-time witch", and had a hard time finding a career she was content with, eventually settling with her destiny as a Whitelighter, like her father. Paige married mortal parole officer Henry Mitchell and they had two twin daughters and a son, Henry Jr.
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Charmed
Jul 25, 2006 19:43:58 GMT -5
Post by Aqua X5-450 on Jul 25, 2006 19:43:58 GMT -5
Leo Wyatt - (Brian Krause) (Recurring Season 1; Seasons 2-8) Leo was the sisters' Whitelighter to begin with, initially watching over the sisters but soon becoming involved romantically with Piper. Leo's magical promotions provided the show's portrayal of a supernatural ladder of success and struggle between career and family. His relationship with Piper was the first of many conflicts between the Halliwells and the Elders. Andy Trudeau - (Ted King) (Season 1) Andy was the sisters' childhood friend, and Prue's love interest. He served as the sisters' initial connection to the police force and what it gets to know of the sisters' activity, as well as the first conflict (in Andy and Prue's relationship) between the girls' secret life and normal life. Andy's death was the first loss of someone close to the girls as a casualty of battle. Darryl Morris - (Dorian Gregory) (Seasons 1-7) Darryl was Andy's partner, who took over Andy's role as the Halliwells' police connections. He continued covering up for the sisters, until his wife, due to the danger of protecting the sisters' identity, forced him to move to another state. Dan Gordon - (Greg Vaughan) (Season 2) Dan moved into the house next door with his niece, Jenny. At the first glimpse, he instantly fell in love with Piper. They temporarily dated, but Dan could not take the place of Piper's first love, Leo. He later moved away due to a spell gone wrong and finding out that Piper & Leo were magically connected. Jenny Gordon - (Karis Paige Bryant) (Season 2) Jenny was Dan's niece. Jenny was written off suddenly. Cole Turner - (Julian McMahon) (Seasons 3-5) Cole was Phoebe's first husband. He was a half upper-level demon named Belthazor, later taking in the The Source power, and other forms. He continued to watch over Phoebe silently, unseen. Adult Chris Halliwell - (Drew Fuller) (Season 6) Chris came from the future to help defeat The Titans and save Wyatt from evil that took him over in the future. His adult form died at the hands of Gideon. Billie Jenkins - (Kaley Cuoco) (Season 8) Billie is Paige's charge. Making her believe she was the ultimate power she was swayed to believe the Charmed Ones were turned evil by greed to have to normal life by her sister, Christy, but came to her senses. She babysits Phoebe's children in the future.
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Charmed
Jul 25, 2006 19:54:19 GMT -5
Post by Aqua X5-450 on Jul 25, 2006 19:54:19 GMT -5
Races/Affiliations
Each power is specific to the race it is listed for. If you play a witch you cannot use the powers of a whitelighter and you can only buy good powers or evil powers, you can't mix the two sets unless a particular power is on both lists or unless you recieve one somehow in the course of RPing or because of your character. Neutral powers exist for those who are magical beings but not affiliated to either side or who can be on either side depending on their character e.g Ghosts can be Good or Evil - however they can only use powers from the Neutral list.
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Good
Whitelighter Powers
Orbing- Whitelighter power. Move from place to place. [N] Healing- Whitelighter power. Heal fellow good creaturs and innocents ) [N] Shield- Whitelighter Power. Block evil's sensing power. Limited effectiveness. [D] Sense- Whitelighter Power. Power to sense witches and people in a particular area. Ineffective if they are in in the Underworld. [N] Glamour- Ability to change appearance at will. [N] Invisibility- Ability to become invisible. [D]
Elder Powers
Glamour- Ability to change appearance at will. [N] Invisibility Shield- Elder Power. Ability to conceal yourself from being seen. Not impenetrable and does not shield you from sensing. [D] Lightning- Elder Power. Shoot bolts of lightning from your hands at a target. [O]
Witch Powers
Telekinesis- Witch Power. Power to move things with your mind[O] Astral Projection- Witch Power. Ability to leave your body and appear anywhere else as a projection. You can still fight but all other powers do not work as long as you are projecting. [N] Speed- Witch Power. Ability to move super fast. [D] Levitation- Witch Power. Ability to float in the air. [N] Cloning- ability to make a duplicate of yourself. [N] Freezing- Witch Power. Ability to slow the molecules in things. Freezes objects/beings. Limited effect on high level beings and immune beings. [O] Geokinesis- Ability to manipulate the earth. [O] Exploding- Witch Power. Ability to speed up the molecules in things, effectively blowing them up. [O] Cryokinesis- ability to emmit cold energy(ice) from your hands. [O] Deflection- ability to deflect an offensive power(such as a fireball) away from you and back to the caster. [D] Empathy- ability to sense the emotions of others. The owner can also use this power to alter someone’s emotions or transfer them to themselves. [N] Hydrokinesis- Ability to create & control water. [O] Premonitions- Witch Power. See the future by touching objects/people. [N] Psychokinesis-the power to move things with your mind without even having to see them. (1000 points) [O] Thought Projection- The ability to make your thoughts come to life through different means, sometimes drawings, or through force of will. [O]
Evil
Warlock Powers
Blink- Warlock Power. Move from place to place. [N] Morph- Warlock Power. Change your appearance at will. [N] Materialization- ability to make objects appear out of thin air. [N] Absorbtion- ability to obtain powers from those you kill [N] Ice Stasis- The Ability to freeze objects, literally. [O]
Darklighter Powers
Black Orb- Darklighter Power. Move from place to place. [N] Crossbow- Darklighter Power. Summon a crossbow of whitelighter killing arrows [O] Seduction- Darklighter Power. Summon Seduce human females in order to proliferate evil by reproduction. [N] Touch of Death- Darklighter Power. Ability to kill anyone by touch. [O]
Demonic Powers
Shimmer- Demonic Power. Move from place to place. [N] Smoking- Ability to teleport in and out with smoke following. [N] Shield- Demonic Power. Create an energy shield to protect you from certain powers. [D] Energy Ball- Demonic Power. Power to throw a ball of energy at a target to either stun or kill them. [O] Shapeshift- Demonic Power. Change your shape and appearance at will. [N] Materialization- ability to make objects appear out of thin air. [N] Lightning- Demonic Power. Shoot bolts of lightning from your hands at a target. [O] Heat- ability to generate waves of heat, somewhat like pyrokenesis, but less powerful. [O] Possession- Demonic Power. Take control of a person/animal. Gain use of all victims powers for the duration of the possession if they have any. [N] Acid Generation- ability to create acid from the hands. [O] Flame- Demonic Power. Move from place to place. Mark of a high level demon. [N] Fading- Ability to fade in and out as a form of teleportation. [N] Fire Throwing- Ability to shoot a stream of fire through one’s hands, an upper level demonic power. [O] Fireball- Demonic Power. Similar to energy ball but more powerful, also the mark of upper level demons. [O] Strangulation- Ability to constrict throats without touching someone, the power usually comes from one’s hands. [O] Pyrokinesis- Demonic Power. Set things on fire by just thinking it. [O] Absorption- Demonic Power. Absorb powers of victims you kill. [N] Premonitions- Demonic Power. See into the future, usually by touching objects/people but not necessary for upper level demons. [N] Reconstruction- ability to regenerate after one’s body has been destroyed.[N] Soul Seperation- ability to separate someone’s soul from their body. [O]
Neutral Powers
Avatar
Invincibility- Invulnerable to being killed by human or magical means, can only be killed by a special potion. [D] Chronokinesis-ability to move time forwards or backwards, or even stop it completely. N] Energy Waves- The ability to create a huge amount of energy in one attack, used to kill many opponents at once. [O] Ressurection- Ability to bring someone back from the dead.[N]
Ghost
Manipulate Objects- Ability to pick up and use objects on the physical plane. [N] Harden- Ability to harden oneself into a physical form. ) [N] Plasma Ball- Similar to the energy ball, but created on the ghostly plane. [O]
Empath
Empathy- ability to sense the emotions of others. The owner can also use this power to alter someone’s emotions or transfer them to themselves. [N]
Unique Powers
Good Powers
Forcefield-Ability to create a force field to block outside powers. [D] Freeze-Piper's Freezing Power, more effective than a regular freeze. (O or D?) Telekinesis(- Prue's Telekinesis power, more powerful than regular telekinesis. [O] Telekinetic Orbing- Paige/Wyatt/Chris's telekinesis power, with an orbing touch. [O] Exploding- Piper's exploding power, more powerful than normal exploding. [O] Chronokinesis- Ability to turn back time. [N]
Evil Powers
Chronokinesis- Ability to turn back time/create time loops. [N] Mind-Control- Ability to suggest thoughts to someone. [N] Mimicry- ability to copy powers of another once used against you. [N] Fear-Barbas's ability to use a person's greatest fear against them, and bring it to life. [O]
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