#SPIRITCROWN —– an indie & private portrayal of PASHA DEVEREAUX from the council witch series. canon- & headcanon-based. multiship & multiverse friendly. written by HEX (she/her, mst, 30+)
GUIDELINES
001. hex. she / her. 30+. black. queer. mst. i've been active in tumblr rpc off & on since 2015. former blogs for pasha include misshoodoolady, nolaroots, & rootworkin. this is a low-activity blog with an intended audience of 21+. please do not follow if you're underage. personal blogs should not interact and will be blocked on sight.discord is available to mutuals upon request, and is my preferred way of communication overall.BLOGROLL.
fatereaps
, spiritcrown
002. i do minimal formatting (small text, all lowercase) and ask that you do the same, if possible. heavily-formatted text is hard for me to read / concentrate on. i prefer to write in third person & present text, but past tense is doable for me if that's more your style. if something about my formatting doesn't meet your needs, please let me know. i have no problem shifting to make things more accessible.i am open to short and long / novella-style threads, but don't do one-liners. length match is not necessary, but please don’t reply to a multi-paragraph thread with a single sentence. plotting is preferred and is the best way to interact with me. i love exploring dynamics, and it helps ensure we're on the same page. that being said, memes are fine as a jumping off point. if you find yourself vibing with a meme reply, feel free to turn it into a thread. 003. when it comes to shipping, chemistry and communication are necessary. please respect if i don't ship / stop shipping with you. don’t send me ship-related memes if we haven't discussed it first. don't forceship. if you don't want to ship with me anymore or at all, all you need to do is let me know! there will be no hard feelings. we're both adults.i don't generally do exclusivity, but am open to it if our interactions get there. exclusivity means that i will only write with one or two interpretations of a character. the only exceptions include the following, as i will only write with fatesown's interpretation:-- bucky barnes
-- carol danvers
-- janet van dyne
004. bigotry of any kind will not be tolerated. additionally, it's an automatic block if i see you writing rape / dubcon, incest (including step- and foster-cest), and/or p*dophilia. i will not engage in any rpc drama that seems to be interpersonal in nature. however, i will reblog any callouts that are intended to keep people safe from toxic / harmful behaviors, and do not consider these to be "drama." if i have blocked you, please respect that i've set a boundary and move on. anon is off and will always be off, because people don't know how to act.i will not knowingly interact with or follow anyone who uses generative a.i. content. please do not follow me if you fall under this category. 005. all triggers & usfw will be tagged as ( cw // trigger ) . smut will only be written with people i feel comfortable with. these threads will not be placed under a read more unless asked, but will be appropriately tagged. please message me if something isn't tagged properly, or if you need a specific trigger tagged. potential triggers for this blog may include, but are not limited to, criminal activity, ptsd, panic attacks, death, blood, injury, violence, murder, sex.
CREDITS
pasha devereaux is a fictional character created by jessica hopkins and featured in the council witch series. this blog is used for entertainment purposes only, and is not making any money. all canon information comes from jessica directly and is copyright to her.
i am not affiliated with aja naomi king in any way. unless stated otherwise, i do not claim ownership of any images used on this blog.
all icons and graphics were made by me unless stated otherwise.
tag quotes are from the various works of zora neale hurston
carrd by rcsea
carrd header image by pedram ahmadi
ANCUNÍN, ASTARION —– @never-surrender
main ; boyfriend BARNES, JAMES —– @fatesown
exclusive ; boyfriend DANVERS, CAROL —– @fatesown
exclusive ; tbd LYVAN, HADEN —– @afterdeaths
main ; fiancé
SILVERBOUGH, HALSIN —– @never-surrender
exclusive ; boyfriend VAN DYNE, JANET —– @fatesown
exclusive ; tbd WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH —– @never-surrender
main ; husband / soulmate
NAME pasha lisette devereaux NICKNAME/ALIAS pash, captain devereaux AGE twenty-five DATE OF BIRTH january twenty-first GENDER & PRONOUNS cis-female, she/her ORIENTATION pansexual, panromantic POSITIVE TRAITS
- compassionate
- tenacious
- insightful
- ambivert NEUTRAL TRAITS
- reserved
- adaptable
- practical
- diplomatic NEGATIVE TRAITS
- stubborn
- self-indulgent
- possessive
- perfectionist MENTAL HEALTH
- anxiety
- ptsd HEIGHT 5’3” HAIR black, long, dense curls (3c & 4a) EYES black-brown MARKS & SCARS various along her fingers, mostly self-inflicted for magic. she also has some along her legs & arms from both childhood & her job. the most notable is one across her stomach right next to her belly button where she was cut by a knife. various beauty marks across her body. hyperpigmentation on her elbows that almost look like freckles. a café au lait spot on her left side, over her ribcage. TATTOOS (1) a half-sleeve of peonies, magnolias & leaves, with a snake woven in the flowers on her right arm. the botanicals are inked in shades of orange, pink, purple &green; but the snake is just black line-work, with some shading to provide dimension. (2) a dikenga in the crook of her left elbow. black ink with the dots filled in with the traditional red, black, yellow & white colors. also functions as a shield spell. it is a symbol in hoodoo cosmology & helps keep her connected to the spirits, as it acts a symbolic crossroads as well as represents the earthly realm & those beyond. PIERCINGS several lobe & cartilage piercings; belly button PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION petite, lean, toned / muscular. deep dark skin with cool neutral undertones. FACE CLAIM aja naomi king PARENTS
- josefina michelle devereaux, fifty-four
- jean-baptiste devereaux, fifty-eight SIBLINGS
- olivia grâce cantarelle (née devereaux), twenty-eight
- chloe marguerite devereaux, twenty-three
- félix gabriel devereaux, nineteen SIGNIFICANT OTHER
- verse dependent PETS bast, black cat OCCUPATION regional captain for the high council of witches. cover jobs:
detective for the new orleans police department; agent for the colorado bureau of investigation. LANGUAGES
- haitian kreyol (fluent ; first language)
- french
- louisiana creole
- cajun
- english
- italian (passable)
- spanish (conversational)
- german (passable)
- latin (proficient)
PASHA DEVEREAUX
PASHA LISETTE DEVEREAUX was born shrouded in a caul to josefina and jean-baptiste devereaux, into one of the oldest and most powerful magical families in new orleans. the caul, being considered a good omen and a sign of fortune, was preserved and kept in a vault by order of josefina; and from the moment of her birth, pasha’s mother laid out plans for her to ultimately take over the family business. pasha had a fairly charmed childhood, wanting for nothing even as her parents instilled the value of hard work into her. pasha was constantly getting into things, asking a lot of questions, and generally curious about the world around her. her parents began teaching her the basic concepts of rootwork from the time she could talk, but pasha did not come into her inherent powers until she was eleven. pasha had a lot of issues with control of her magic after this. there were many accidental fires around the devereaux home until she learned control.due to a centuries-old schism between the council and the hoodoo community, pasha grew up not necessarily hating the council, but being taught not to trust the system. the council, she was told, would never help her if she reached out to them, for it ran and was based on a system that wasn't made for people like her. instead, she was taught only to rely on herself, her family, and the other hoodoo practitioners in new orleans.when she was fifteen, hurricane katrina hit the city. though her family had the means to stay safe and evacuate, it was after they’d witnessed the destruction. it was at this time that pasha also experienced first-hand the indifference of the council. with the city destroyed and so many witches displaced, the hoodoo community reached out to the council for aid and relief, only to have their pleas fall on deaf ears. this was only compounded by the lack of response from the human government. this events changed pasha's perspective on the world and strengthened her belief that the council as it existed couldn't be trusted or relied upon, save for a few individuals.pasha found her purpose, becoming determined to join the council against her family's wishes in an effort to bridge the gap between it and the hoodoo community. pasha thought if she could join the council, she could rise through the ranks and create positive change in the supernatural world for those who'd been mistreated or ignored by the council for centuries, especially the hoodoo community.after high school, pasha moved to colorado, where she obtained a bachelors in criminal justice at the university of colorado on the council's dime. after graduating, she went to work for the council full time, where they put her through training and partnered her with deputy rachel collins. it didn't take long for them to become best friends, bonding with sass, sarcasm, and a general distrust for the council. soon, pasha found a second home with the collins family.determined and driven to rise through the ranks, pasha had a relatively short run as a deputy for the council before being promoted to captain and relocated back to new orleans. however, after rachel was put on trial by the council for misconduct and insubordination, pasha returned to denver to represent her best friend. after rachel's stint in magical rehab was over, pasha moved back to denver to serve as rachel's partner in order to keep an eye on her and ensure she didn't tip over the edge.pasha's decision to work for the council has caused many in the hoodoo community to brand her as a traitor.
POWERS & ABILITIES
ELEMENTAL MAGIC
pasha can draw energy and manipulate nature from the classical elements (fire, water, air, earth). however, she can only do so from elements that are within her immediate environment, and cannot create elements out of nothing. (that being said, there are definitely loopholes that one can exploit in desperate times.) SECOND SIGHT
an inherent trait that allows witches to see the true nature of things. the true nature of things is filtered through a witch’s own perceptions. they can see auras and magic, and whether or not something is human; but the true nature part may be a bit confusing because it has to be interpreted and they may not know exactly what it means. they also may not always know exactly what something is, just that it’s not human. whatever they see stays with them forever, so it’s a gift that’s used with caution because there are some things the human mind simply cannot process without breaking (such as the true face of a demon). INVESTIGATION
important to have as both a supernatural & vanilla detective. these include:
- human forensics: a working knowledge of human anatomy / physiology, and police forensics and procedure
- magical forensics: small disks can take samples of trace magic and analyze it not only for known qualities but also exact match to the caster, like spell dna. council equipment can provide analysis on the object and nature of spells.
VERSES
I HAVE THE NERVE TO WALK MY OWN WAY —– canon / main —– open
pasha is a natural-born witch working as a captain for the high council of witches: a centuries-old shadow organization deeply entwined with all levels of human government. the council's mandate is to regulate the supernatural world, keep it hidden from humanity and protect humans from the things that go bump in the night. AT THE CROSSROADS AT MIDNIGHT —– canon / alt —– open
an alternate timeline, in which pasha never joined the council. instead, she goes to school to become a lawyer, then proceeds to get involved in the family business: dealing in black market operations (magic / supernatural drug trafficking and the smuggling of ancient artifacts). she is a bit colder, a bit crueler and more apt to take justice into her own hands. AND THE GODS SHUDDER —– fandom / baldur's gate 3 —– open
pasha is a divine soul sorcerer hailing from waterdeep, the city of splendors, born into a family of nobles who participate in not-so-noble activities. on a relatively normal day, pasha was abducted by a nautiloid & implanted with a tadpole. now it's a race against the clock to find a cure and stop a cult before ceremorphosis can take effect. —– quick reference sheet SOME THINGS MUST BE DONE IN DEEP SECRET —– fandom / marvel 616 —– request
the council & s.h.i.e.l.d. are two halves of the same whole. while one regulates the supernatural, the other maintains secrecy of the existence of powered people. both organizations have the same goal: to protect & defend the world. as a liaison for the council, pasha is entrusted to help all s.h.i.e.l.d. agents and avengers members when they're in new orleans, but will spend time in washington d.c. and new york city if needed.