Constance

History
Long ago, when the Fae still walked the countryside, and ghosts were spoken of with reverence rather than supserstion, back when those things which were somehow more were respected, there was a girl who roamed the Welsh countryside. Her father had left long ago, and her mother was forced to raise her on her own. Such words as 'witch' were bandied about, the title applied to any woman who dared succeed without a man to guide her in the early 1600s.

In this case, they were right.

Constance stayed away from the small towns which surrounded the shack she shared with her mother. They lived off the land, moreso than the villagers around them. Everyone was afraid of them except when something was necessary. A potion to make a boy fall in love. A pondice for a festering wound. A catch to keep the nightmares at bay.

She was an eager young woman, however. She didn't have many friends. Afterall, most of the villagers looked poorly upon she and her mother. But the girl wanted something more.. Adventure. Excitement.

Acceptance. She was 23 when she met him. A young man who was new to the village, travelling with his family. Something about deaths in the area, and they were to investigate. Constance was besotted immediately - here was someone who simply accepted her. It was a new experience altogether. But when he was found dead, it was she who was blamed.

In May of 1628, Constance was burned alive, her mother watching nearby, the whole of the village turned out to watch. The Hunters standing on the front line.

And that was only the beginning.

A family slipped to the execution site after dusk had fallen, and while the embers still burned softly. They gathered her remains to 'do right' by the girl, not believing the horrible tales that had taken flight. Secretly, they gave her 'proper' burial, hiding her body away where no one would be able to find her. To "protect her in death as she had tried to protect the village in life."

For nearly 400 years now, Constance has stayed with that family, acting as a guardian angel. Without the 'angel' part. She has followed them over to the New World, watched over them as they set their roots in the Boston area. Bound to a signet ring, she tries to take care of them thorugh the passing gnerations.

Personality
Constance is old. Really old. She's been with this family for some time, trapped in a ring. It tends to make a person just a bit on the cynical side. Something about not being able to change one's appearance, to grow, to become something MORE.

There are times that she knows who and what she is. She realizes this very well. She is aware of where she is, WHEN she is, and who these people are around her. She knows what has been going on for the past four centuries. This half tends to be a bit on the cynical side. She's intelligent, matter-of-fact, sometimes bored. Same thing century after century, right? Perhaps her new 'owner' will help with that.

The other half is trapped in what she was. She suffers the torture in the days leading to her death, followed by the fiery stake itself, choking on the smoke and ashes. She is frightened, angry, vengeful, and oh yes, dangerous.

Stats

 * Grace:
 * Dynamic:
 * Static:
 * Lore:
 * Dynamic:
 * Static:
 * Puissance:
 * Dynamic:
 * Static:
 * Savvy:
 * Dynamic:
 * Static:
 * Vitality:
 * Dynamic:
 * Static:

Personal Abilities
.Ghosts can be a nuissance to flat out leathal. This ghost has been around for nearly 400 years so has a bit more umph than even those spectors that have come about in the past century.
 * Incorporeal
 * Invisible - or more, there, but not there. dissaparated but still present
 * Illusions - Can make things seem to appear, even change the scenery, share senses (generally from her death or the events leading up to such) but none of it is real and will vanish if she's disrupted. It also includes her appearing as she did in life.
 * Teleport - Herself only
 * Telekinesis - necessary when you can't touch anything on your own. It's the only way ghosts can 'interact' with the 'real world.'
 * Dreamwalking - the minds of mortals (and other creatures) open during sleep
 * Energy Draw - Whenever a ghost does any of the above, they have to pull energy from SOMEWHERE...
 * Chill - caused from pulling the heat from the air - most common for the small effects, even just 'appearing'
 * Flickering lights - electricity is the next thing that seems to go when a ghost works on doing the bigger stuff

Weaknesses

 * Salt - she cannot cross a salt barrier, and having salt thrown through her disrupts her form
 * Iron - Having iron thrown into her form disrupts her as well
 * Burning Remains - if one were to burn her remains (or that which she's bound to), it would send her to whichever underworld will take her
 * Bound - she is bound to the BLAH family, her 'essence' held in a signet ring. It means she has to stay (relatively) close to that ring and the person who owns it.

Trivia

 * DIed at the age of 23
 * Can make herself appear 'solid.' Has had to pretend being 'alive' on a few occassions for her previous 'owners,' and will no doubt do so again. Usually playing the part of 'assistant.'