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Witches are drawn to Never for much the same reasons as angels and demons. The thin walls between worlds create small sanctuaries — Or “pockets” — where magic takes significantly less effort to cast. As an added bonus, the familiarity of Never inhabitants with the existence of magic means that witches needn’t hide their identities or abilities.

Witches are always human and always mortal (although they may extend their lifespans with spells, rituals, or interactions with supernatural entities). The game's witches are based on several different folklore traditions.

Powers

The powers of a witch depend on the type (see below). The full list of possible powers are:

• Illusion or perception-altering (unlike miracles or contracts, these cannot change reality, only obscure it)
• Health/Physical Healing and Harm (of human/animal bodies)
• Health/Spiritual Healing and Harm (of human/animal souls)
• Elemental (choose a specialty at which they are best--for example: fire, water, wind, metal)
• Shape-changing (a temporary effect with a max length of one day OR one night, limited to one or two forms)

Additional powers from this list can be purchased from the shop with points.

Types

• Puritan: Inspired by the folklore traditions of New England and the Salem witch hunts. Puritan witches tend to be morally gray, and their magic relies on spells and rituals. Their common powers are:
  • Either Elemental OR
  • Illusion
• Nagual: Inspired by Mesoamerican legends. Naguals tend toward malevolence; they access spiritual power and insight by changing shape into their tonal animal counterpart. Their magic relies on ritual and medicinal herbs. Their common power is:
  • Shapechanging
• Medicine people: Inspired by Navajo traditions. Medicine people tend toward benevolence and provide healing and protection. Their magic relies on ceremony and medicinal herbs. Their common powers are:
  • Either Health/Physical Healing and Harm OR
  • Health/Spiritual Healing and Harm

Weaknesses

Magic is marvelous! Pity that it doesn’t work against everything. Spirits will ruin your fun by intuitively seeing through all illusions cast by witches. They will also recognize a shapechanged witch no matter the form.

To add insult to injury, all witches are (as previously mentioned) still mortal. They will eventually die.