Abigail Harkness

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Abigail Harkness is a witch from Salem, Massachusetts and the older sister of Agatha Harkness. As a both a violet and a sapphire witch, Harkness was a very talented witch, she was accused of helping her sister practicing Dark Magic by her own coven during the Salem witch trials and was killed by them. She was ressurected by Rio Vidal at Agatha's request.

Years later, when her nephew Nicholas Scratch died, Harkness was determined to find a way to bring him back to life. She proposed that she and her sister walk the Witches' Road. They gathered a coven and did so, but only she, Agatha, and Morgan le Fay, who was undercover, made it to the end. Morgan wanted to stop them from fulfilling their wishes and becoming the most powerful witch in the world, so Agatha used her wish to acquire the Darkhold to defeat le Fay and bring Nicholas back.

After returning to Earth, Harkness became determined to create a safe community for mages, away from the chaos, hatred, and persecution of humans. Harkness founded the New Salem coven, and managed to convince almost every coven on the continent to join her, settling in a region of Colorado.

In early 2027, Harkness was one of the witches approached by Billy Kaplan in his search for his mother, and she promised to help him if he helped her fight an army of demons threatening New Salem. Once he did, Harkness performed a powerful tracking spell to find the Scarlet Witch, locating her hiding in Sokovia.

Months later, the Scarlet Witch, accompanied by Alice Wu-Gulliver and the spirit of Agatha, came to New Salem investigating the instability that magic is suffering, asking for Harkness' help. She states that she has also felt the instability of magic, that spells are becoming less efficient and witches are gradually losing their powers. Harkness suggests that Wanda, as the Scarlet Witch, would be able to solve this problem, but that to do so, she would need to know more about her origins, her family, so Harkness transports everyone to Sokovia, except for Alice who had moved to New Salem.

Personality[]

Much like her sister Agatha, Abigail is also known for her confident attitude, as well as her dry and sarcastic humor. In her youth, she was rebellious and resented her mother Evanora's cold and rigid treatment, to the point where she seemed happy upon learning of her death.

Abigail has always been very protective of her sister, defending her from her mother's abuse; at one point, the two planned to escape the coven together. When she discovered that Agatha was practicing Dark Magic, Abigail not only hid it, but also encouraged her to explore her abilities as a violet witch, to a point that Abigail even discovered that she was a violet witch herself. Abigail also supported her in her relationship with Rio Vidal, the Green Witch. When her nephew Nicholas Scratch died, Abigail was determined to reverse this, going so far as to risk her own life on the Witches' Road to try to find a way to bring him back.

Having witnessed the Salem witch trials, Abigail became obsessed with finding a way to protect mages from human persecution, eventually creating the New Salem coven and settling in a safe haven in Colorado. As Supreme Priestess of New Salem, Abigail maintained a balance between ruthless efficiency and care for the witches in the coven.

Powers[]

Mage Physiology: Harkness is a witch, a race of human-like beings that are born with the ability to harness Magic.
- Witchcraft: As a witch, Harkness have access to a specific kind of magic exclusive to witches known as Witchcraft, the ability to tap into this universe's infinite store of ambient magical energy and manipulate these to a variety of effects. A skill derived from three major sources: personal powers of the mind/soul/body, powers gained by tapping the universe's ambient magical energy and employing it for specific effects and finally, powers gained through the tapping of extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in mystical dimensions tangential to her own. The latter means of power is usually gained by the recitation of incantations.
  - Energy Manipulation: Harkness is able to shape her magical energy into tangible constructs and utilize it in various ways.
    - Energy Projection: Harkness could project powerful bolts and blasts of blue mystical energy from her hands.
    - Telekinesis: Harkness could control matter with her blue energy, being able to move objects with her mind.
  - Teleportation: Harkness has the ability to teleport herself and others, leaving a distinctive blue energy each time she uses this ability. Using this, Harkness teleported Wanda and Agatha to Sokovia.
  - Telepathy: Harkness' magic allows her to mentally interact with other living beings, allowing her to read their thoughts, emotions, desires, etc. Harkness was able to discreetly read Alice and Wanda's thoughts and discover their intentions looking for her.
    - Empathy: Harkness' magic allows her to mentally interact with other living beings' emotions. Harkness was able to correctly deduce that Billy Kaplan was searching for his mother by feeling his desire to find her.
  - Longevity: Using magic, Harkness can live far beyond a normal human lifespan, having survived for more than 350 years.

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