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WITCH : EMPATHIC DETECTION

Nick is capable of sensing magical presence and powers in others, through powers and species, and detecting a certain amount of information about what their specialities or abilities are. Since this is tied to his natural connection it is largely reliant on how in tune he is with his surroundings at any given time, and he can be more or less accurate respectively depending on the time of month/year/his location etc. Classic witch stuff.

All totally opt-in and very easy to ICly explain around not working, no pressure at all — if you don't want anything to do with it, only a little of some, or whole hog on everything, all responses are welcome + helpful!

Here is a handy dandy textbox for all your ease of filling out needs! Please be as succinct or as tl;dr as your hearts desire -- no amount of information is too much.

<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character Name/Journal:</b> <b>EMPATHIC DETECTION:</b> (If desired, feel free to give some info on what Nick might detect from your character, how their presence might feel, what the vibes are like etc!) <b>Anything else?:</b> I've probably forgotten to ask something -- chuck it here if you think of anything!

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[longlegs]

Player Name: nubl
Character Name/Journal: cellar spider, longlegs

EMPATHIC DETECTION: Cellar can manipulate shadows into physical matter. This ability was given to her by a multidimensional entity that calls itself Raíz, something beyond magic that messes with the fabric of reality for fun.

Anything else?: she also hasn't aged in a few years, if that's relevant! I'll edit if I think of something else. dab

[rakta]

Player Name: rachel
Character Name/Journal: lauralae rakta

EMPATHIC DETECTION: tl;dr D&D Warlock/Druid, can cast a lot of scary shit, can shapeshift into animals! All her spells are on her character sheet and you can do whatever you want with them!
Anything else?: her vibe is SO goth-wierdo-adjacent!!


Character Name/Journal: erik lehnsherr metalkinetic

EMPATHIC DETECTION: Can control metal! And electromagnetism and other weird specific mutant stuff, all detailed here. Also has his dick hexed by Pierce at the moment, soulbonded to him. :)

[onlyvibes]

Player Name: jess
Character Name/Journal: Gideon Drake onlyvibes

EMPATHIC DETECTION: ok so Gideon looks human, but is not. Canon gives a a few options about what he is, but we never get any real answers. We know what his parents were, but Gideon's own designation is unique and unknown. There is a not insignificant chance that he is pure magical energy that somehow got given a body because a mermaid decided to get freaky with a satyr. His magic and abilities are all tied directly to dreams and the subconscious of humanity at large. Within dreams he is quite powerful and is capable of manipulating dreams and messing around in a person's subconscious through them, but he actively tries to avoid doing this at this point. He mostly just wanders.

Anything else?: He's a perpetually sleepy little guy! He feels constantly pulled toward the dream realms and can fall asleep randomly at any time. He generally just tells people he's narcoleptic, but that's a lie.

[unconscionable]

Player Name: Prox
Character Name/Journal: Daniel Molloy, John Gaius

EMPATHIC DETECTION: Yes to both. Daniel is a newly turned but pretty powerful vampire. John you are canon familiar for haha.
Anything else?: LMK if you need more!

[thirsted]

Player Name: rog
Character Name/Journal: astarion ancunín (thirsted), homelander (breeding), emmrich volkarin (volkarin).

EMPATHIC DETECTION:

astarion: astarion is an elf turned vampire spawn, has a mindflayer tadpole in his head, and is capable of a little magic. his character sheet with more specifics is here.
homelander: homelander is extremely strong, though nick might be able to tell that the house has put a limit on his abilities. that said, homelander's powers are not based in magic so i'm not sure nick would be able to suss out the specifics of what he can do.
emmrich: emmrich is a necromancer, which nick would probably be able to figure out even without his powers, because emmrich loves to yap about it. he can practice magic but is not otherwise magical, himself.

Anything else?: nothing for now!

[agoniser]

Player Name: Christy
Character Name/Journal: Marazhai Aezyrraesh (agoniser)

EMPATHIC DETECTION:
Marazhai has a passive "energy" around him that could definitely be interpreted as magical, though that's not what he would personally identify it as. In short, his race all possess a passive psychic affinity, which is generally expressed as "magic" in his universe, though he's not personally capable of it. He's an empath for (specifically negative) emotions and feeds off of them. Nick might also notice a concentration around a red gem that Marazhai always has on his person, usually worn as a necklace. This is his soul, essentially.

Anything else?:
Nothing comes to mind for me, but always feel free to ask if you have questions! Happy to explain things, I'm just trying to keep the Lore™️ succinct

[highlyemotional]

Player Name: emma
Character Name/Journal: caroline forbes

EMPATHIC DETECTION: caroline is a vampire! chomp chomp!! she's quite strong and in control of herself, but she's also a baby

[oisre]

Player Name: emma
Character Name/Journal: pearl trastámara

EMPATHIC DETECTION: pearl has the ability to sense other people's powers and also manipulate them to a degree (see here), but her general vibe is just the potential of magic
Anything else?: xoxo

[kobes]

Player Name: Cee~
Character Name/Journal: Koby | kobes
Alia Atreides | preborns

EMPATHIC DETECTION: OKAY SO:

Koby has his universe's equivalent of empathetic detection, mostly having to do with presence-sensing, emotional transference, finding people's specific aura's in a crowd or on the other side of the house. He also probably has the vibe of like. A deep, deep well of potential power, like the equivalent of a supernova of kickassery hidden in his itty-bitty body, though at the moment he can only really access like 10% of it. Most importantly, he'll be able to feel Nick feeling him, though he doesn't really have the ability yet to shield his own emotions/thoughts/etc. Also his aura is pink because of course it is.

Alia on the other hand is immensely powerful and well-aware of it -- she contains the genetic thoughts, emotions, memories and skills of a few thousand years of Bene Gesserit space witches, and can read nonverbal cues effortlessly. She usually keeps these consciousnesses sealed away in her mind, but they're definitely there if someone knows how to look. She can also compel/command people with her voice alone.
Anything else?: Both their powers are periodically nerfed by the house, but Koby's are much more volatile and sporadic than Alia's~