Name: Rowan Evers
Nickname/s: None
Species: Witch
Primary Power: Wind Witch
Coven: Hawthorn Coven
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Current Residence: Hawthorn House
Studying: Physics and Mathematics, 2nd year
Employment: Dishwasher at a local restaurant
Family: Father: Shelton Evers, Mother: Ashley Evers, Sister: Sybella Evers (17)
Friends: None
Relationship: None
Player: Mitchel
Contact Email: chicagookie1@aol.com
Model: Chad Faust
Credit: Hunky Male Celebs
Background
The first part of Rowan Evers’ life was pretty normal, for a witch. He was born in Chicago to a wind witch father and a charm maker witch mother. For the first few years the only eventful thing that happened was the birth of his sister. He was three years old when she was born, but even though he was still young from the moment he saw her he knew he wanted to protect her. As they got older that feeling never changed. Rowan went to private school from the very beginning. That wasn’t uncommon in Chicago. The Chicago public schools don’t exactly have a reputation for being good schools.
Rowan came into his power while on summer vacation. He went sailing with his sister on Lake Michigan. It was a small craft and there was really only room for the two of them. They had stayed close to shore, not wanting to stray too far from shore. Unfortunately, where they had ended up there was little to no wind. Sybella was sitting at the bow of the boat just enjoying the day. Rowan was attempting to get the boat to do anything. His frustration was growing. In frustration, to the amusement of his little sister, he began to curse the sail making aggressive hand gestures towards it. Sybella’s laughing didn’t make the situation any better. Suddenly the boat jerked forward. There was a breeze, but from where he couldn’t tell. Then it hit him. The breeze was coming from him. With a big smile on his face he looked forward. Sybella wasn’t any where to be seen. He heard some splashing and his name being yelled out from behind him. The voice was gargled. He looked back to see his sister splashing in the water. He quickly turned the boat around. Using his new found power he directed the boat to exactly where she was. He managed to get to her before she went under. It was the first time he would save her life, but it wouldn’t be the last.
Rowan was doing well in school. He was struggling a bit with English and History, but when it came to Math and Science he was at the top of his class. The summer before his first year of high school, Rowan received great news. He won a spot at the most prestigious private school in Chicago. Even though his English and History scores weren’t the best his Math and Science scores more than made up for it. The prospect of starting at a new school where he didn’t know any one was a little scary, especially at a school like Greiner Prep. Greiner Prep was the school where all the rich kids went. They had a reputation of not accepting just anyone. He was prepared to take this opportunity at make the best of it.
Rowan made a couple of acquaintances at his new school, but no real friends. It was in the second semester when he met Jason, an alchemist witch. They became instant friends. It was nice to have someone that understood what it was like. Jason was the leader of a coven that he and a few friends, from Greiner Prep, started. They just happened to have an opening for a wind witch. It took little convincing to get Rowan to join. There were some pretty girls in the coven and he was admittedly a bit of a geek. The whole group seemed cool and interesting. They were the kind of kids that normally didn’t seem too interested in him. All the members became instant friends with Rowan. He no longer felt alone and out of place. He felt accepted and wanted. Rowan’s behavior and dress began to change as he got closer and closer to the group. In no time he was considered Jason’s right hand man. He had earned the respect of the coven. Even his parents seemed to approve of his new friends and attitude.
It was the end of Rowan’s junior year that things began to change. The behavior of the coven as a whole seemed to be different. Unbeknownst to him or the others Jason had come across a book of dark magic. In it was a recipe for a potion that would make others follow you. The only catch was that the person that drank it had to do so willing, not knowingly, and desire to follow you in the first place. Plus, the person under the control of this potion couldn’t do anything that was against their basic being. Why Jason decided to give this potion to the coven is unknown. By the end of the summer the entire coven had been given the potion. Jason had them do little things at first like shoplifting. Then they graduated to car theft. Towards the end of Rowan’s senior year Jason had decided to try another spell in his book, the power transference spell.
The coven gathered late one night in an old warehouse. There were candles and strange markings on the ground. Jason planned to have each member of the coven perform the spell. He wanted to test it first before performing it himself. So, he selected Rowan to go first for two reasons. The first was that Jason trusted Rowan the most. The second was that if anything went wrong he felt Rowan could survive it. Jason brought some male witch like them out. Rowan didn’t even know his name. He performed the spell, draining the power and life out of the boy. He felt a surge of power, and no remorse for the death of the boy. Then Jason made a mistake. He brought out Sybella to be next. Jason started the spell. Sybella screamed out and that shook Rowan out of his trance like state. With a gesture a great gale burst from Rowan. It blew Jason off the ground and into an iron beam that jutted out of the cement wall. He was killed nearly instantly. Sybella was saved, and the potion’s affect was broken on the others.
For what seemed like weeks Rowan and the others were interrogated over and over. Eventually, the book and remnants of the potion were discovered in Jason’s secret place. It was determined that the coven was under Jason’s control, and there was nothing they could do to stop their actions. Each member was sent away, and it was decided that Rowan would go to England after graduation. He was ready to accept whatever punishment they had decided on. Nothing could be worse than living with the knowledge he had killed two witches. Rowan was sent to Reading where he would enroll in university. He was to be placed under the watchful eye of the Hawthorn Coven. His parents hoped that the coven would be a better influence for him.
His first year in his new coven was tense. He wouldn’t let himself open up to anyone. And, there was always that nagging feeling inside that the coven didn’t want him there. He was a lost soul. He didn’t know what to do. So, he focused on his school work. It was a difficult time for him. He wasn’t normally the type to hide himself away from others. At the end of the term he left without saying a word. He left the majority of his things behind. He only took what cash he had, and a pack full of clothes. He didn’t know where he was going, or if he was even coming back.
During his “trip” he came across an older witch that lived in the Alps. This witch seemed nice, and he even offered to let Rowan stay there for awhile. He learned a lot from the witch, but none of it had to do with his power. The older witch taught him a lot about being himself. And, showed him that it didn’t matter what the others thought of him. He has come back to Reading with a new attitude and a desire to try and make things work.
Physical Appearance
Rowan doesn’t look like much. At first glance one would never imagine that he has taken life let alone two. However after observing him for more than a few seconds, you could almost imagine he was capable of it. He has this air about him that doesn’t quite seem right. Maybe it is a side effect of the spell, or something he gives off as a result of living with what he has done. He stands at just under 6’ and has an average build. He isn’t lanky, but isn’t cut either. He has a light skin tone that isn’t quite pale. He tends to wear his brown hair in a medium length. It tends to look a little scraggly. He doesn’t tend to put too much effort into how his hair looks. He will run a comb through it and that is it. His eyes are a soft hazel, and when you look into them you get the sense of a quiet intensity like the calm before a wind storm. He doesn’t really have much of a style. He tends to wear t-shirts, jeans, and a pair of dark blue converse. He has a bright green hoodie he almost always wears, and he has several old sport coats that he tends to wear over his hoodie. He has a tattoo of an adder’s tongue on his shoulder. Adder’s tongue was the name of Jason’s coven, and is a plant native Illinois. Everyone in his previous coven had a tattoo similar to this. There always seems to be a light breeze around Rowan.
Personality
Rowan has kept himself apart from pretty much everyone in Reading. He has felt like an outcast, even if it is his own fault. He has buried himself in his studies. For the last year he hasn’t been very friendly, but he hasn’t been rude either. He has been trying to deal with his actions which have made him a bit depressing to be around. Normally, he is a friendly person. He enjoys a good joke, and loves to laugh. Those that he lets in will find that he is a good friend. He never breaks a friend’s trust, and would do anything to help them. He wants to become a real member of the coven, instead of the pseudo member he has been.
Talents & Weaknesses
Rowan’s power has doubled since that night. This makes him quite powerful. He can produce hurricane force winds from nothing. He is capable controlling winds of all kinds bending them to his will, but lacks fine control. He can generate a blast of wind, but can’t control a fine breeze easily. One of his favorite things to do is go skydiving or sailing and using his power to direct himself. He is capable of lifting himself off the ground, but anything else requires too fine of control. He is fairly average when it comes to basic spells unless they have a mathematical balance to them. More complicated spells take time and patience for him to complete. When it comes to the use of candles, colors, and crystals Rowan is more than willing to use whatever it takes to make his spells work.
Despite his new strength he refuses to use magic. He hasn’t used much magic since that night. He no longer trusts himself, and won’t use magic unless he absolutely has to. He is afraid that if he uses magic he will hurt someone else. To witches this is considered a major weakness, and is almost considered a betrayal of who he is.
He is very talented when it comes to Math and Science. He is a number whiz. He loves numbers, and finds that they give him a sense of order and balance in the world. He trusts numbers more than anything else. When it comes to other subjects he struggles, and has to work much harder.
Rowan seems to be fearless in his actions. He has little concern when it comes to his well being. He has done some very risky things, and is up for anything. Some see this as a strength and others see it as a weakness. Deep down he doesn’t care if his actions get himself killed. It would just be justice as far as he was concerned. However, he will not let his actions put others in jeopardy.He is a bit of an adrenaline junky. He loves sky diving and other extreme activities. He especially loves anything that lets him feel the wind against his face. He loves the wind, and it isn’t unusual to find him on top of a building just hanging out.
