Celestia Grimsbane

Name: Celestia Endora Grimsbane Pronunciation: suh-LESS-tee-uh en-DOR-uh GRIMZ-bane Nickname(s): Celeste Birthday: October 19th Age: 49 (If alive, 58) Zodiac Sign: Libra Sun, Taurus Moon, Scorpio Rising Gender: Cis-Female Pronouns: She/Her Species: Ghost/Witch Orientation: Demisexual Occupation: Former Sacred Circle Coven Leader/Divinations Professor at Northknot University Faceclaim: Ruth Wilson

HEADCANONS

She is confident in her beliefs and determined in her actions, with a strong sense of foresight and willpower.

She understands how to trust but is selective about whom she gives that trust to.

Celestia deeply values all the good things in life, especially the beauty of nature.

She has a strong emotional drive to be useful, stay productive, and keep things organized and under control.

Her head and heart often clash, with her emotions pulling her in one direction and her mind in another. This leads to a push-and-pull effect, where she can be highly emotional one moment and completely logical the next.

Celestia is extremely observant and sharp, always looking beyond the surface to find the true meaning of things.

Passionate in her speech and skilled in strategy, she has a natural talent for psychology. Her mind is lively, alert, and penetrating, making her an eloquent speaker.

She is deeply devoted but may not always show her emotions openly. Sometimes, she holds back, either out of fear of being ridiculed or because she worries her love won't be returned equally. As a result, she can come across as reserved, and it might seem like her love has conditions.

Celestia casted a powerful protective spell over her daughter, Astra, from beyond the grave after she transitioned to The Other Side, ensuring her safety despite their strained relationship.

When she gets angry, she feels an urge to run, needing to do something—anything—other than dealing with the situation immediately. She lacks patience for waiting things out, so she'll often go for a run to clear her head before making a rational decision on how to handle the problem.

Celestia can be a bit hard to understand. To a small, trusted group, she seems like the most easy-going person, always up for a good joke and a good time. But to most, she comes across as intense and passionate about something or another.

She values her privacy so intensely that it can sometimes verge on paranoia. She has a strong need to control her environment and excels at strategy. She's not one to act impulsively or ruin her chances with impatience. Instead, she carefully plans her moves, relying on her ability to read people and situations.

Celestia possesses items from her life that are now imbued with spiritual energy, acting as conduits to The Other Side and/or holding residual emotions from her past.

As a spectral figure, she has become a quiet guide to younger witches, sharing her wisdom while maintaining an air of mystery

Given Celestia's affinity for the moon, she conducts special rituals and ceremonies under the full moon. Her ghostly form enhances her ability to draw on lunar magic. Full moons find her conducting quiet, powerful rituals to channel clarity and renewal.

Therapy has inspired her to use her magical gifts to create talismans for emotional healing, which she quietly leaves for those who need them.

She is fascinated by the cosmos, spending hours in her spectral form mapping constellations and finding metaphors for her own journey in the stars.

APPEARANCE

Celestia exudes an aura of gothic elegance and ethereal grace, seamlessly blending her ghostly and witchy essence. Her long, dark hair cascades in intricate curls or swept back to reveal sharp, penetrating eyes that hint at ancient secrets. Clad in flowing black lace and velvet garments adorned with silver crescent moons and pentagram motifs, she commands attention with her refined and dramatic attire. A translucent veil of shimmering fabric floats around her, adding an otherworldly touch to her presence. Her movements are graceful and haunting as if she glides between the realms of the living and the dead, illuminated by the soft glow of moonlight or flickering candlelight that accentuates her spectral allure. She comes across as very civilized and rather refined. There is something about her that tells the world that she is not to be pushed around. Her manner commands respect, and in some cases, fear. She can be quiet or loud, but she always seems powerful and determined.

PERSONALITY

Celestia is an enigmatic presence; layered, complex, and steeped in duality. Once cold and calculating, she is now tentatively rediscovering her softer side, the remnants of the warmth she buried long ago under layers of trauma. She commands respect with her sharp wit, poise, and confidence, yet beneath her refined exterior lies a heart that yearns for connection and healing. Guarded but growing, she is both a nurturer and a fierce protector, learning to balance her tendency toward manipulation and opportunism with a blossoming empathy. Her intelligence is undeniable; Celestia is as shrewd and resourceful as she is book-smart, able to outmaneuver adversaries while offering sage advice to those she holds dear. Though she remains critical of herself and others, moments of vulnerability reveal her longing to let go of past pain and embrace a freer, more optimistic version of herself. A study in contrasts, she can be brooding and reserved one moment, then surprisingly nurturing, supportive, and kind the next, leaving those around her both in awe and drawn to her evolving light.

AESTHETIC

pentagrams – constellations humming like secrets under her skin – ancient grimoires cracked open to pages that remember her touch – potion bottles glowing faint and dangerous – ghostly figures lingering at the edges of her shadow – crystal balls clouded with truths she never says aloud – the moon watching her like an old friend - white candles burning steady against the storm – black lace veils slipping over eyes that have seen centuries bleed – gothic archways where she stands unshaken – obsidian mirrors that refuse to lie to her – night-blooming flowers opening only when she passes – ethereal fog curling at her ankles like loyal ghosts - ancient tomes and scrolls whispering her name – silver crescent moons resting against her collarbone – gothic elegance sharpened by a spine of steel – spectral glow softening only for the ones she dares to love – celestial mirrors reflecting both the witch who’s feared and the woman who still aches quietly in the dark

CONNECTIONS

Frienemies Celestia wasn’t in the business of making friends. She wasn’t very trusting and would use information given to her in her advantage. People would tell her their secrets and often regret it.

Future Romance Celestia hasn’t allowed herself to have romantic feelings for anyone since she was seventeen years old. After returning to Northknot and realizing that she had many regrets, the top one being closing her heart off to any form of love, Celestia is slowly breaking down her walls. She wants to be able to love and trust again. 

BIOGRAPHY

tw: child abuse, sexual assault, suicidal ideation, death

Born into the Grimsbane line of powerful witches, Celestia was expected to be cutthroat and ruthless. Celestia was all but. Sweetness itself, is how people described her. Despite the abuse from her parents, she was warm, outgoing, and high-spirited. Celestia was always searching for more love, appreciation, and validation, making her seem susceptible and emotionally sensitive at times. Some might have seen her as moody or inconsistent, but beneath that exterior, she was highly intelligent, observant, and adaptable. Often misunderstood, she struggled with projecting the right image, which left her feeling uneasy.

“Do the universe a favor, don’t hide your magic.”

As a teenager, the influence of her family and childhood weighed heavily on her, making her feel insecure about new beginnings and unfamiliar situations. Her parents tried to instill a negative view of the world onto her, but she found so much beauty in it. They hated that for her and were usually harsh and critical. Celestia felt like she had no other choice. She ran away from home at 15. She joined a circus and worked as a fortune teller on the road for two years until she met a guy and fell in love. It all happened really fast, and she found herself living with him, under his control instead of her parents. He abused her in every way, then locked her out of his home when he discovered she was pregnant. That night, she performed her first hex and went out to the docks, contemplating drowning herself. Celestia hated the world, and especially her parents. She couldn't believe they were right, and she'd rather die than go home to them.

Though Celestia did return home, she was cold; believing every word her parents told her about the world. They didn't treat her any kindlier because of this yet accepted this new version of her. They reviled in it; even talked about making her coven leader sooner so she didn't tell them about her pregnancy. The only person she felt she could confide in was an old friend of the family whom she knew since she was a child, Erik Blackthorne. He inquired about her new personality one day and she couldn't keep herself from crying. She told him everything. A few months later, Celestia started to worry that she was starting to show signs of pregnancy. She ranted to a close friend how she wished her parents were dead because then she could just be herself.

“I am but a ghost; a recollection in your mind, a hidden cave of memories, littered clues for your heart to find.”

This friend took Celestia's words and ran with it. The next day, she found out her parents were dead, her friend was on trial for their murder and she was to be the next coven leader. Celestia was a few months away from turning 18 and having a baby. She wasn't sure what she should do. She lost one of her closest friends, her parents and became coven leader all in the same day. Celestia turned even colder... she resented the child for ruining her life before this so it only made things worse for the unborn child's future relationship with their mother. When the rest of the coven found out their new leader was extending her bloodline, they were overjoyed. They didn’t know the truth behind her unborn child’s conception and Celestial felt obligated to keep the child and raise her as a Grimsbane.

The witches predicted Celestia would have a girl a few days after her 18th birthday. She would name her Astra. From birth, the only time Celestia spent with her baby was during feeding times. She didn’t know it at the time but she was suffering a little bit from Postpartum Depression on top of everything else. Astra was taking care of by multiple nannies. The young coven leader had a lot on her hands and though she resented the child, she made sure she was taken care of. She wanted to love the little girl but she couldn’t. As Astra became less food dependent on her mother, the less the two saw each other. She'd even send nannies in her place to her daughter's school events. Yet she made sure the girl didn't need for anything; just not emotionally.

“Please believe, there is still time for you to be all that you want to be.”

That's how their relationship was. Celestia put everything she had into her coven. Not many people saw the young girl fit to be leader and she was determined to prove them wrong. That she did all the way up to her death. Her killer was never found and she believed that was the reason she was back in this realm after the spell was cast on the town lifting the veil between here and The Other Side. However, after finding her killer seven months later, following working with a P.I. and a sketch artist and a long debate about her morals with Erik, she decided to seek justice by having him arrested and stand trial for her murder instead of seeking revenge by torturing and killing him. Later that year, a new friend of hers brought up the fact that her daughter might be her unfinished business. She didn’t want to hear it then; pushed it to the back of her mind.