lucrezia borgia  -  25  -  concilium & potion craft

although new to the academy lucrezia has known her whole life that she was a witch. she considers herself something of royalty, coming from a line that produced several power witches. one of her ancestors she claims was supreme. she opted not to go to the academy growing up. preferring to sharpen her craft on her own. she used her powers to her advantage all her life. getting what she wanted or eliminating what she didn’t want or who. she’s used her powers to further her family’s ambitions as well. the borgias now being one of the most powerful families in new york.  she’s vicious when she needs to be. but she’s never one for a power trip. she decided to come to the academy when it became public. she had hated the idea of hiding, of running. but now that the new supreme has opened up the doors to the school not just to witches but for the eyes of the world she feels like it’s a place she can belong. she’s come there for a new start, wanting away from the life she had crafted on her own, with her family. she wants to shed guilt and change. but old habits are hard to quit. 

                                      layla bryne  -  26  -  resurgence & pryrokinesis 

born in the irish channel in new orleans, to her mother who was always dabbling in something. she believed in voodoo magic, believed in the spirits. but she had no real gift. layla’s father had died the year she was born. and she and her mother were used to struggling. her mother was a beaten and worn down woman, always striving for a better life. layla had the same agenda but was a dreamer, always lost in thought, always searching for something else in her head. finding solace in old books left to her from her grandmother, family history. her mother’s obsession with the dark arts came more clear to her. not that she entirely believed in magic. but it made the days more interesting. at the age of 15 she discovered she had pyrokinesis. accidentally killing her mother by burning down the house. or what was reported as accidental, the details remain unclear. her deep research led her to miss robichaux’s academy. eagerly seeking out refuge. during her time there she’s gotten into some trouble, once another accident with her pyrokinesis with some people outside. one she thinks she’s cleverly concealed with her discovery of her resurgence powers. since that discovery she’s become overly confident in her ability. convincing herself that she is the next supreme. she’s determined to do anything to prove that.