Her familiar JackJack 

 

The American born witch known as Amber Liu might seem a bit like an ignorant child when it comes to the ways of the supernatural but the young female is anything but. A practitioner of ‘natural’ magics, she can trace her lineage back thousands of years to some of the earliest known shamans and totemists. Unlike many who use the ‘w’ word to describe themselves, she does not belong to a coven or order but rather a circle more similar to what most people know of as ‘druids’ or ‘primevalists’.

 

Amber’s power comes not from the arncane or demonic realms but rather from a pact made over a millennia prior to her birth with the forces of the earth herself. She is able to tap into the natural leylines or mystical lifeblood of the very universe as well as the powers of its various spirits and totems that live within the world magically cloaked from untrained eyes. It can be dangerous work though as many of those creatures can be inherently violent and irrational with some hating any fleshed beings residing with their realm.

 

Because of the potential hazards when dealing with the raw energies and spirits of the universe, witches like Amber often make pacts with knowledgeable lesser spirits to help guide and tutor themselves. These bonds give the witches familiars, spirits and elementals who take various physical animal forms when on earth to accompany their masters. The deals are mutually beneficial with details that often only those involved are privy to.

 

In Amber’s case, she came upon the spirit named JackJack really early in her life and the two have been together ever since. He takes the form of a fruit bat, probably because he was a fruit bat until his dying spirit merged with primal energies from air and fire elementals. As a familiar he is pretty helpful when he wants to be but he is also something of an agent of chaos, often being completely irrational.

 

That being said, they haven’t been together that long in comparison to the lifespans of other magic users and supernatural creatures. Amber herself is only 26 years old and she met JackJack when she was 6, so together they have had adventures for 20 years. Their relationship is often tumultuous and can move between that of a student and teacher, sister and brother, and even mother and child within minutes but there is always an undercurrent of genuine affection that can be difficult to explain.

 

Being sent to the island wasn’t as voluntary as Amber makes it seem and she didn’t actually choose to go there on her own. The elders of her pact sensed an upheaval in the natural energies in and around the small landmass and sent her there to investigate and maybe bring back some kind of balance. In truth it’s partially a mission and some penance all wrapped into one but as to what she did for such a punishment? Only those she is close to will ever find out.

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