Witches

Witches (rarely: Giratina Born) are a rare type of Elementals with incredibly strong magical powers.

Witches look identical to common Elementals, and can only be identified as witches with their special mark, a half moon, only visible on moonless nights. Witches have this mark from birth and it can be on any part of their body, sometimes more or less visible.

Magic
Witches can learn magic, no matter which type they are, and are extremly powerful.

Their power stems from pieces of Giratina's broken heart she passed down on certain families hundreds of years ago. Negative emotions fuel that broken heart, making witches stronger the more they suffer.

The magic witches can cast is different and not type-based from those most Elementals can learn. Unlike element based magic their power comes from the piece of Giratina‘s broken heart giving them unique abilities.

It‘s believed that the powers resemble strong dark and ghost type powers, something never seen in normal elementals before.

Examples:
 * controlling someone‘s body like a marionette
 * ability to create powerful potions (e.g. love spells)
 * cursing someone to be haunted
 * controlling electronic devices (e.g. turning lights on and off)

Still, all those powers are something a witch has to learn and its powers depend on how many negative emotions they lived through in their life.

History
The first witches appeared about 1300 years ago. Scared of their powers they usually ended up being left by their families, excluded from their communities and in the worst case even persecuted by witch hunters.

Depending on their type witches were either burned alive, drowned or buried alive. Several hundreds of Elementals lost their lifes that way until all of them started to keep their identity a secret and no longer fight their persecution.

Today a hand full of witch hunters still exist, their identities being unknown. Most people believe their doings to be too cruel for the mordern world and try to include witches into society, no longer treating them like a threat. Most witches prefer to stay alone though.

Known Witches

 * Minna
 * Marivius
 * Dolores
 * Lilou
 * Prisma
 * Wihnhilda
 * Gawain
 * Elvira

Trivia

 * A witch can only be born from a witch parent themselves. A the child of a witch has a 50% chance to be born as a witch.
 * Witches always have an easier time than most learning their type-based magic.
 * The term witch isn‘t tied to their gender, they can be male, female or NB.