Circe Chloros

Circe was born in Greece into a coven of witches who loved and respected the natural world, and most were earth witches, so it was no surprise that she is also. She was taught to appreciate animals and plants, and she carried that appreciation through to her adult life. 

Her coven wasn’t accepted by the locals, and managed to keep a low profile for many years before their commune was discovered. A rogue witch had accidentally set off a landslide, partially destroying a local village, and as a result the surviving village members hunted her coven. 

Circe was begged by her mother run, to leave and find another place to live. Her mother was too old to flee, and her and the other elders didn’t believe in violence, refusing to fight with the locals who were pursuing them. Circe obeyed her mother, leaving and never returning, and she hasn’t heard from her mother since. She presumes her to be dead, and she never knew who her father was. 

She was heartbroken at having lost her coven, and spent many years in a deep depression, excluding herself from society living off the land. That was, until she met Willa. Willa was a park ranger working in a national park in Italy which is where Circe had travelled to. The pair bonded almost immediately, and while Circe had never had a romantic relationship, the pair quickly fell in love.

As their relationship progressed, Circe opened up to Willa about the fact that she was a witch, and Willa accepted her entirely, showing her more love than Circe had ever experience. Willa soon became her familiar, and the pair set off to travel together, hardly ever leading each other’s sides. 

After much contemplation, Circe decided to travel back to her coven’s commune to see if anyone remained. She was met with complete destruction, and not a single familiar witch was to be found. Struck by grief, Circe collapsed, and Willa, desperate to help, ventured into the village to try and find out more information about what had happened.

Willa stumbled back a few hours later, stab wounds bleeding out from her stomach and one near her chest. She was so close to death that she couldn’t even explain what had happened, and within a few minutes of returning, she died in Circe’s arms.

Circe fell back into a deep depression at having lost the only person she had ever truly loved and her familiar. The locals found her and threatened her with death, and so she went back on the run, desperately for somewhere safe to live. That was when she was contacted by the Society, who offered her protection from the people who were clearly hunting her. In return, she agreed to maintain the grounds of their various estates.