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Witches are a species derived from mortals found in the world of Release that Witch.
Appearance[]
With the exception of greater physical beauty and faster body health regeneration, there are no major physical differences between normal people and witches. They can also have unnatural hair color, as seen in the picture to the right with Sylvie (top) and Shavi (middle).
Background[]
Witches are mortal women who start to absorb magic power, and become a new species. Witches awaken their powers at a random moment in their lives, usually during puberty; if a woman doesn't awaken by the time they turn 18, they will never be a witch for their rest of their lifespan. Witches are sterile, perhaps due to the fact that they have magic power and cannot share it with mortals. Roland, however, believes it may be due to witches being an evolved form of humanity and thus have genetic difference that make their DNA incompatible for reproduction with old humanity.
According to Taquila's witch data given by Agatha in WN chapter 346, only 1 out of 100 women can become a witch, and then only 10% witches have the chance to exhibit "combat" powers, this includes Extraordinaries, which have an irregular rate of appearing. However, evolution may unlock combat powers for initially non-combat witches.
There are 3 important events for a witch:
- Day of Awakening: Awakening of their ability.
- Day of Adulthood: Improvement of their ability with a chance to gain a Branch ability, occurring at the age of 18.[1]
- High Awakening / Evolution: Improvement of the ability by obtaining a better understanding of their powers and possible use.
Witches can feel an awakening call. Magic power would gather inside a witch's body on the aforementioned Day of Awakening. During this process, a witch would not only be able to feel the weird changes inside her body, but also, for a majority of witches, they would be unable to restrain the strange magic power, causing them to use their newly-gained ability involuntarily.
For witches who awakened only near the end of adulthood, it was as if they never had a Day of Adulthood. Their magic powers were never able to develop and thus remained in the pre-adulthood form forever. Naturally, they didn't have the derivative skills and steady growth that were unique to adulthood. We don't know if such witches were able to have High Awakenings, but if they were unable to develop, the problems with their magic power would bug them for the rest of their lives.[2]
The self-reinforcing witches are called Extraordinaries. These witches never suffer magic energy backlash as their bodies are always using magic energy. They are also immune to the effects of God stone of Retaliation, and can use them offensively. Evolved Extraordinaries are called Transcendants.
The red mist required for the Demons' respiration is fatal to witches.
Abilities[]
A witches' body gathers magic energy starting from the day they awaken. This fuels their magic ability(ies). What kind of magic ability they have can't be determined beforehand, but upon awakening the witch mysteriously 'knows' what her ability is. Witches also get the following enhancements after awakening: slight self-healing, physical beauty, slower aging, in general live healthier, and the temperament is changed too.[3]
Though it can vary, witches have greater resistance to getting drunk. Wendy and Scroll get drunk off one bottle, while Lightning has outdrunk numerous sailors before being legal drinking age.
List of Witches[]
Notes: List of powers can be found in the Magic page. Click this for the detailed witch database.
Witch Union (From Kingdom of Graycastle)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Anna | Chapter 1 | Fire Generation & Immunity
Heart Fire (Fire Manipulation) Blackfire (Flame Solidification) |
Queen, Factory worker, R&D (various) |
Nana Pine | Chapter 10 | Healing
Object Enchanting |
Medic |
Lucia White | Chapter 216 | Material separation
Element separation Material identification (color) |
R&D (material engineering), material production |
Paper | Chapter 365 | Chemical reaction catalyst (eg: snow melts faster, hot water cools faster, concrete dries faster) | Factory/lab assistant |
Agatha | Chapter 150, 316, 336 | Ice manipulation
Cold manipulation |
Lab Assistant |
Spear Passi | Chapter 412 | Magic Power Channeling | Additional "Battery" for Mystery Moon |
Summer | Chapter 465 | Past Event Recreation | Police Investigator |
Sharon | Chapter 753 / Chapter 757 | Electricity-generating | Student |
Witch Union (Former Witch Cooperation Association)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Nightingale | Chapter 19 | Mistwalker (invisibility, spatial travel through physical objects & long distances, magic & lie detection, spatial slash) | Personal guard, investigator, internal security force leader |
Wendy | Chapter 56 | Wind manipulation | Witch Union Administrator |
Lightning | Chapter 59 | Flight
High-Speed Flight Magic Synchronization (In high-speed flights protects her from damage) |
Scout, sometimes works with the First Army |
Leaf | Chapter 75 | Plant manipulation
Forestheart (control of the Hidden Forest, plant avatar, greater plant manipulation, domain detection ability) |
Crop breeder,
Assists Graycastle by using her ability to merge with a part of the Misty Forest |
Scroll | Chapter 97 | (Transcendent)
Photographic memory Book of Illusion (Book generation) Enhanced calculation abilities |
Minister of Education |
Hummingbird | Chapter 98 | Weight manipulation (inorganic objects) | Ministry of Construction |
Soraya Zoen | Chapter 98 | Photographic painting
Magic coating Magic brush |
All-rounder; creates coatings for everything (plumbing etc), photos (IDs, intelligence gathering etc), art (playing cards, shower room decor, etc). |
Echo | Chapter 98 | Audiographic Memory
Empathic Voice |
Theater musician & singer
Leader of Osha Clan. |
Lily | Chapter 98 | Microorganisms Commanding, Assimilation, Sterilization, Replication & Storing | Medic |
Mystery Moon | Chapter 98 | Magnetic enchantment touch
Electric enchantment touch |
Electricity generation |
Witch Union (From Sleeping Island)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Maggie | Chapter 163, 295 | Shapeshifts into over-sized birds
Shapeshifts into massive flying demonic beast (Dreadbeast) |
Sleeping Island messenger, scout, transport, mascot |
Evelyn | Chapter 255 | Creates wine
Creates chaos drinks |
Barkeep, winery |
Candle | Chapter 255 | Material state preservation touch (eg: protects machine tools from wear & tear, prevents ice from melting) | Factory worker |
Witch Union (From Kingdom of Dawn/Wolfheart)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Annie | Chapter 536 / Chapter 653 | Heat Generation | Factory worker |
Amy | Chapter 650 | Body Health Regeneration | Nil |
Broken Sword | Chapter 671 | Shapeshifts into blade-like objects, amplifying another witch's ability up to 200% | Magic enhancer |
Hero | Chapter 671 | Disease Transfer | Medic |
Witch Union (From Kingdom of Everwinter)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Momo | Chapter 1246 | Death Perception | Works in the Administrative Office with Scroll, providing certain statistical information[4] |
Thylane | Chapter 1246 | Magic Pill (enchanting a substance to make it delay/enhance one's either positive or negative feelings upon consumption) | Works with Nana Pine and provides medical services to Graycastle[4] |
Witch Union (Former Pure Witches)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Margie | Chapter 625 | Creates a boat/ark that phases through earth that doesn't require water | Scout |
Vanilla | Chapter 625 | Scent Tracking | Tracker |
Isabella | Chapter 310 | Manipulates God Punishment stones (eg: disable) | Pure Witch, Post-war Church Administrator |
Sleeping Island (Tilly Wimbledon Faction)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Tilly Wimbledon | Chapter 168 / Chapter 203 | (Extraordinary) Enhanced mental ability | Sleeping Island leader, Aerial Knight leader |
Ashes | Chapter 146 | (Extraordinary) Enhanced physical ability | Combat witch, KIA |
Andrea Quinn | Chapter 324 | Magic Bow Construction
Magic Arrow Generation Enhanced Accuracy Magical Beam Emission |
Combat witch |
Molly | Chapter 203 | Materialized Guardian | Physical Work Replacement, Boat Protector |
Lotus | Chapter 222 | Earth manipulation | Ministry of Construction |
Breeze | Chapter 324 | Field Control | Combat witch |
Sylvie | Chapter 255 | Eye of truth (360° & x-ray & telescopic vision, magic & lie detection) | Scout, Sentinel |
Honey | Chapter 255 | Beast Tongue (Temporary Beast Taming)
Animal Messenger (Animal to Animal Transferring Taming) |
Grooms avian messengers,
She's also in charge of the Ministry of Public Relations and Communications[5] |
Shavi | Chapter 222 | Barrier | Combat witch |
Shadow | Chapter 145 | Illusions & sound manipulation | Mercenary (hired by Thunder) |
Orbit | Chapter 320 | Creates portals (others up to 20 feet, self up to 10 feet)
Portal authorization (only usable/seen by those she has marked) |
Mercenary (hired by Thunder), scout |
Camilla Dary | Chapter 495 | Mind Resonance | Sleeping Island administrator |
Della | Chapter 589 | Pain immunization | Medic |
Pandora | Chapter 903 | Stops bleeding | Medic |
Azima | Chapter 900 | Source Tracing | Graycastle east region sub-faction leader |
Doris / Little Orchid | Chapter 901 | Demonification | Graycastle east region sub-faction |
Whitepear | Chapter 951 | ? | Graycastle east region sub-faction |
Darkcloud | Chapter 944 | Dye any object she laid her hands on | Factory worker |
Slimwrist | Chapter 945 | Carving ability | Factory worker |
Dusk | Chapter 1413 | ? | Train station worker |
Balshan | Chapter 1413 | Matter Decay (Stones, Metals, Animals, Plants) through physical touch | Train station worker, Armor Unit Spotter |
Sleeping Island (Bloodfang Association Faction)[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Heidi Morgan | Chapter 537 / Chapter 589 | Implosion Inducement | Bloodfang Union leader, KIA |
Skyflare | Chapter 536 / Chapter 589 | Fire breath | Bloodfang Union vice-leader, KIA |
Iffy | Chapter 530 | Cages Conjuring | Combat witch |
Softfeathers | Chapter 530 | Adhesion Manipulation | Trap assistant |
Nightfall | Chapter 589 | Lifeseeds (sleep, poison, healing symbiosis) | Medic |
Shavi | Chapter 537 | ? | ? |
Pure Witches[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Zero | Chapter 310 | Absorption of Souls, Memories and Lifespan | Pure Witch, Pope, Student |
Blackveil | Chapter 442 | Anxiety Inducement
Fear Inducement Sensory Inducement |
Pure Witch, KIA |
Aphra | Chapter 227 | Shapeshifter
Shapeshifting Others |
Pure Witch, KIA |
Aurora | Chapter 414 | Whip Generation
Magic Sensing Barrier Generation |
Pure Witch, KIA |
? (Presumed to be Storm) | Chapter 587 | Telekinesis | Pure Witch, KIA |
? (Locust Witch) | Chapter 623 | Steel Locust Swarm Transformation | Pure Witch, KIA |
Emma | Chapter 603 (Mentioned) | ? | Pure Witch, KIA |
Gentlewoman | Chapter 619 (Mentioned) | ? | Pure Witch, KIA |
Stormwind | Ch | Rock Manipulation | Pure Witch, KIA |
Shunu | Ch | ? | Inner Council, KIA |
Taquila Witches and Union/Witch Federation[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Alice | (Transcendent) Fire annihilation sword | Starfall Queen, deceased | |
Natalia | (Transcendent) ? | Sunchaser Queen, deceased | |
Eleanor | (Transcendent) ? | Moonradiance Queen, sealed in inert Central Carrier | |
Pasha | Chapter 655 | ? | Original Carriers, Taquila Survivors leader |
Alethea | Chapter 675 | ? | Original Carriers, Taquila Survivors vice-leader (general) |
Celine | Chapter 676 | ? | Original Carriers, researcher |
Phyllis /
No. 76 |
Chapter 649 | Claw Retraction | God Punishment Witch, Graycastle liaison |
Elena | Chapter 676 | ? | God Punishment Witch, Raid leader, KIA |
Zooey | Chapter 686 | ? | God Punishment Witch, Raid leader |
Betty | Chapter 686 | Super Strength | God Punishment Witch |
Carol | Chapter 686 | ? | God Punishment Witch |
Fran | Chapter 751 | ? | Devouring Worm #1 |
Faldi | Chapter 796 | Insect Magic Tracking | God Punishment Witch |
Dawnen | Chapter 796 | Absolute Concealment | God Punishment Witch |
Ling | Chapter 796 | Shadow Merge | God Punishment Witch |
Jasmine | Chapter 830 | ? | Devouring Worm #2 |
Lyra | Chapter 830 | ? | Devouring Worm #3 |
Saint Miran | Chapter 1140 | Imitation (Impersonate people connected to her) | God Punishment Witch |
Dido | Chapter 1140 | Invisible Pocket/Bag | God Punishment Witch |
Twinkle | Chapter 1240 | Blinds enemies temporarily | God Punishment Witch |
Rother | Chapter 1240 | ? | God Punishment Witch |
Others[]
Name | First Appearance | Ability | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Cara | Chapter 57 | Snakes of Magic (multiple abilities) | Witch Cooperation Association ex-leader |
Joan | Chapter 563, 954 | Partial Fish Transformation | Ocean guide for Thunder's Sea Line exploration |
Kabala | Chapter 136 | Mind control | Sandstone Clan's Goddess |
Lorgar Burnflame | Chapter 763 | Wolf Transformation | Raging Flare Clan's Goddess |
Sandra Sandrain | Chapter 764 | Sand Control | Sandstorm Clan's Goddess |
Trivia[]
- Thanks to the combined efforts of Roland and Tilly, witches can live normally in the Kingdom of Graycastle. Additionally, it's possible they may now even be allowed to adopt children if they wish to raise families; this would be the only real road block if witches fall in love with someone, since they are infertile.
- Witches only have one power, but it can be evolved into more diverse uses. So they work similarly to Semblances in RWBY.
- Witches of the Witch Union have a tendency to call each other "sisters".
- It is shown that the Church has a book, containing details about the different kinds of witches and their powers.
- It was mentioned that a noble in King's City has a witch capable of changing temperatures; the name of the witch was never mentioned.[6]
- Witches are known as divine ladies by mojin people. They are unique as no one hates or fears them in the Sand Nation.
- Witches being sterile is the Cradle's way to manage memory allocated to magic being distributed properly. Though this may change with Roland in control.
- Witches quickly recuperate their strength with some sleep, whether due to physical or magical exhaustion.
- Anna slept for a few days after expending all her magic, though her Day of Adulthood seemed to hasten her recovery.
- Nana was similarly exhausted from healing a lot of people, but only needed a nap.
- Innate powers like Sylvie and Nightingale's lie detection do not drain their magic.
- Anna was not any less active the morning after a passionate night with Roland.
- It's implied other nobles have used witches in this manner, due to their fast recuperation ability.