Isabella Malleus

'Nighthood'

Played by: Nighthood

INFORMATION

Mortal, Female, 18

Aliases: Nighthood, Sarah Grayson
Nationality: American
Residence: London
Employer: Templars, Knightsbridge Consulting
Function: Templar Operative, Consultant

• Early Life •

• Introduction to the Secret World •

• Family •

• Special Notes •

Family Background: Isabella is not a Bee. Her magic is in her blood, inherited from her ancestors. The Templars claim she is the descendant of witches, as they managed to track her family to Salem, with one female member of the family being present during the witch trials there. There were no records of the woman being tried as a witch and burned at the stake. Then, a few years later, the same person shows up in the 1700 census of Kingsmouth on Solomon Island before, a decade later, appearing in what would become the state of Ohio. Her family remains there until the early 1970's, when they suddenly split apart, with the older generation moving to Australia and the younger generation moving to a remote valley in Montana.

Isabella was born in Montana to an American father and an Australian mother. Her father is the child of the younger generation that stayed in the US when the family split. It is unknown if her mother has any relation to the Australian chapter of Isabella's family, but it might not be a coincidence. Isabella had a normal childhood and did not grow up around magic. Either her parents had no magical talent of their own, or they simply did not teach her about it.

Early 2014: Isabella's inherited magic seemingly activates after she encounters a bright golden light in the middle of a forest in Montana. The next day, she starts to cast magic without intending too; objects fly into her hand when she reaches for them, sometimes across whole rooms. After a week, when her eyes turn purple, she runs away from home.

Mid-to-late 2014: Isabella encounters an occult coven in Michigan, and spends time with them for several months, during which she learns some blood magic.

2015: Isabella is recruited by the Templars and begins training to be a field operative.

January, 2018: Isabella is deployed to Solomon Island by the Templars. After eight months in the field, she seeks employment with Knightsbridge Consulting.

In 2015, Isabella was accused of being a witch by a zealous, religious community in a remote area of Michigan. They formed a mob and chased after her with torches and pitchforks. Isabella was forced to use her magic to defend herself, which was caught on tape and uploaded to the internet. The Templars caught wind of the event, and brought her in before managing to scrub the video from the internet.

To be added.

Mental condition: Isabella has a unique mental condition that activates when certain prerequisites are met. If she is participating in a fight to the death, she may acquire a certain amount of bloodlust and enjoyment of killing. The bloodlust and a brutal sense of justice may also activate whenever she encounters a sufficient amount of evil; for example, human criminals who harm innocents for their own deranged enjoyment. When the mental condition is active, Isabella becomes almost psychopathic. Despite that, she does not entirely lose control of her actions, as she does not have a difficulty with differentiating between friend and foe, or between innocent and evil.