Zatanna |
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Portrayed by |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Zatanna Zatara |
Age |
19 |
Height |
5'7" |
Build |
Athletic |
Eyes |
Blue |
Hair |
Black |
Factions |
Titans |
Occupation |
Stage Magician |
Alignment |
Hero |
Claim to Fame
Powerful Magician and Successful Stage Illusionist who speaks her spells backward
Reputation
Zatanna is a Stage Illusionist who is well known to the public, as such. Her capability for real magic is better known by her friends and teammates.
Biography
Zatanna is the daughter of a well known Stage Illusionist father and Homo Magi Mother. It is through them that she has inherited her love of showpersonship and an innate magical talent.
At a young age Zatanna's mother disappeared, leaving her father to raise her. Zatanna doesn't remember much about her mother, if anything.
Raised by her father, who seems to fancy himself as a bit of a hero, Zatanna has travelled the world with him helping him with his shows and learning to become a stage illusionist and performer in her own right. This is where she also learned about heroics and decide that she too, wants to be a hero.
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Character Details
Zatanna is trained to perform and what the world sees is not necessarily what people who know her personally see. Publically, Zatanna presents as a bright, bubbly and effervescent young woman, ideally suited to performing on stage. This is what her audience and the media sees. In private however, she can be reserved and takes time to let people past the public facade once they do, they'll find someone who is as bright and outgoing as the public face yet, there is a depth to her that no one could guess.
Real Magic |
As a Homo Magi, Zatanna has a natural ability to manipulate magic and at full potential she is able to not only just bend reality, she can break it and remake it in anyway she conceives. However, as with any skill, she must learn how to use it and grow into that power.
Currently, Zatanna is able to credibly bend reality providing she can visualise what she's want to achieve and believes that it's possible to do. This means, in general terms, that Zatanna leans towards more practical magics like shielding (protecting people and items physically), illusions (making people see something 'other' than what's there), travel (dimensional and teleportation), flight, healing, transmutations (converting matter from one form to another), telepathy and telekinesis; as opposed to spiritual ones (like prediction). |
Stage Magic |
To be able to perform onstage and have people believe you, is magic in it's on right. Having performed on stage with her father for many years, Zatanna has developed quite a repertoire of tricks which can be classed as stage magic. These skills include the ability to escape from restraints of all types, lockpicking, sleight-of-hand and even general showperson-ship |
Shadowcrest |
The Zatara family home is known as Shadowcrest and it is extremely well warded against all manner of arcane and magical intruders. It is at Shadowcrest that Zatanna, along with other members of her family, store their mystical library and artefacts.
The Shadowcrest library on the arcane is extensive. Grimoires, books and scrolls on any subject fill the shelves of the library however, organisation leaves something to be desired and finding a resource may be challenging.
The extensive collection of magical artefacts, stored at Shadowcrest range from harmless to malicious and some of them, no living Zatara knows how to overcome.
The Shadowcrest mansion is located outside of Gotham but also appears to exist in another dimension altogether. |
Contacts |
In show business it's important that you know people and that you're known of. Zatanna is well connected, not only in the world of show business but also in the world of the Occult. Some of these contacts are her fathers and some are ones she's made herself. Her contacts range from Stage and Theatre Managers, Assistants and other assorted Business people through to Wizards, Witches and Demons |
Homo Magi |
According to legend, the Homo Magi (or Hidden Ones) are a genetically gifted, naturally magic-wielding sub-race of humans. It is believed that the Homo Magi evolved in parallel to Homo Sapiens and whilst Homo Sapiens can learn to use magic, Homo Magi are naturally adept at it.
Zatanna's mother was, or is, a Homo Magi and Zatanna has inherited the ability to wield magic naturally, from her. |
Somatic Spells |
For Zatanna's magic to work, she has to speak the spell or write it down. No speaking / writing, no magic will happen. In addition, Zatanna has chosen speaks her spells backwards, not because she has to but as a tribute to her father. She normally had no issues in doing this, but sometimes the added level of complexity trips her up. |
Inexperienced |
Inexperience comes with the territory of growing up. Until you've actually developed the knowledge or gone through an encounter, you simply don't know what you don't know. At 19, Zatanna is certainly very skilled for her age however, there's still a lot to learn and it's not all magic based learning either. Sure, she has a lot to learn about the Occult and Magic but she also has to develop her social and heroic skills, to name just two, as well. Often, with inexperience, comes overconfidence and that can be dangerous when mixed with magic and danger. |
Reality Based Magic |
Magic can be used to cause the impossible to happen by bending or breaking reality and physics and a full magic practitioner can use magic to cause the impossible to happen.
Zatanna is not a full magic practitioner yet as she still has problems coming to terms with the fact that she can completely remake reality (or do the impossible).
At this stage of her magical development, she's able to manipulate items and material to behave in ways that would be normally associates with them. i.e Rope into chains or used to bind things or people; guns can be caused to jam; flame can be used to create fireballs; locks can be unpicked; but right now, Zatanna can't transmute the materials to something else i.e Bullets to butterflies, fire into ice, flowers into concrete pieces etc. |
Relationships
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Character Gallery
Logs
Fussy Gus
April 1, 2015: Partisan invites May, Fenris and Zee to go flying. Who would have thought the Mistress of Magic doesn't like flying.
(log: 20150401-fussygus | tags: fenris partisan the_cavalry zatanna | posted: 03 Apr 2015 08:28)
Primal Force: Hellgate and Leylines
March 30, 2015: Zee follows up with Paul about the Hellgates. Primal Force discovers something about the wya they are situated.
(log: 20150330-hellgatesandleylines | tags: aspect coyote paul_manning primal_force witchblade zatanna | posted: 01 Apr 2015 22:04)
Fear and Magic In New York
March 29, 2015: Phobos stops Zee in the street… they catch up.
(log: 20150329-fearandmagicinnewyork | tags: aspect nyc phobos zatanna | posted: 29 Mar 2015 13:01)
Core Dimensions
March 28, 2015: Sue and Reed have examined the core from the Helicarrier and have information from Jericho.
(log: 20150329-coredimensions | tags: aspect invisible_woman mister_fantastic paul_manning zatanna | posted: 29 Mar 2015 12:42)
Demon and The Son Of Satan
March 27, 2015: Heading to Central Park to see if she can find out more about Jes' abduction, Zee meets Daimon
(log: 20150327-demonsonofsatan | tags: son-of-satan zatanna | posted: 27 Mar 2015 23:25)
Any Connection
March 27, 2015: Zee takes Jes to speak to The Fox about Jes' abduction and see if there's any connection the Gotham SRD
(log: 20150327-anyconnection | tags: coyote fox gotham zatanna | posted: 28 Mar 2015 21:22)
Kidnapping Aftermath
March 26, 2015: Zee speaks to Jes about her kidnapping. Zee is not happy.
(log: 20150326-kidnappingaftermath | tags: coyote gotham shadowcrest zatanna | posted: 27 Mar 2015 21:45)
Dreamcatching Apology
March 26, 2015: Jes goes to visit Jericho to apologise, Zee provides moral support
(log: 20150326-dreamcatchingapology | tags: aspect coyote zatanna | posted: 27 Mar 2015 22:59)
Eight Nine Ten
March 25, 2015: Nine attacks, Eight and Chairman Meow defend… a group of heroes show up.
(log: 20150325-eightnineten | tags: aspect contingency_c eight pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 20:14)
Returning The Sword
March 24, 2015: Zee returns Kanes sword at Lost Arts
(log: 20150324-returningthesword | tags: fox gotham zatanna | posted: 25 Mar 2015 18:41)
Knowing Kraye, Knowing Kane
March 23, 2015: Another roof top encounter and some information shared by The Fox and Zee
(log: 20150323-knowingkraye | tags: fox gotham zatanna | posted: 25 Mar 2015 18:35)
Basement and Vices
March 23, 2015: The conduit to Rains basement flares again and the assortment of people who arrive… is interesting
(log: 20150323-basementandvices | tags: aspect constantine pepper_potts rain supergirl zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 20:27)
Hydra Communications Orb
March 22, 2015: May has information on HYDRA to pass to Oracle, Jericho assists.
(log: 20150322-hydracommunicationsorb | tags: constantine gotham shadowcrest zatanna | posted: 23 Mar 2015 22:52)
Heterochromia
March 22, 2015: Zee checks why Jes is crying and they talk… Zee shares about her Dad, Jes shares about her family
(log: 20150322-heterochromia | tags: coyote gotham shadowcrest zatanna | posted: 24 Mar 2015 08:19)
Philly Steaks with Gwen
March 21, 2015: Gwen, Bobby and Eugene all meet up. Zee and Jes drop by…
(log: 20150321-phillysteaksspidergwen | tags: contingency_c coyote gwen iceman power-girl zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 19:05)
Primal Force: Indian Demons
March 21, 2015: Fenris introduces some of the Primal Force team members
(log: 20150321-indiandemons | tags: coyote fenris primal_force witchblade zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 19:49)
Primal Force: Fighting The Storm
March 20, 2015: A magical disturbance that effects the weather. Fenris calls on Primal Force and few extras turn up.
(log: 20150320-fightingthestorm | tags: contingency_c fenris nighteyes primal_force storm supergirl the_cavalry zatanna | posted: 21 Mar 2015 11:02)
Catching Up On The Hydra
March 20, 2015: Zee, Constantine and Jericho catch up, Jes shows up later
(log: 20150320-catchinguponthehydra | tags: aspect constantine coyote nyc zatanna | posted: 21 Mar 2015 06:26)
Thicker Than Water
March 19 2015: Jericho is inspecting some artifacts, which draws members of Primal Force to his safehouse.
(log: 20150319-thicker-than-water | tags: aspect coyote primal_force zatanna | posted: 20 Mar 2015 11:27)
Dare To Try
December 31, 2014: Zee attends a News Years Party and chaos breaks loose.
(log: 20141231-daretotry | tags: audrey bunker fenris flash grendel ozymandias zatanna | posted: 01 Jan 2015 22:23)
Martial Training
December 30, 2014: Iron Fist comes to Titan Castle to talk about Martial Arts Training
(log: 20141230-martialtraining | tags: changeling iron_fist misfit vorpal zatanna | posted: 31 Dec 2014 21:06)
Nowhere... To Talk
December 29, 2014: Fenris, Constantine and Zee are shopping in the Nowhere Markets
(log: 20141229-nowheretotalk | tags: constantine fenris zatanna | posted: 31 Dec 2014 03:37)
Nimue Ravensong and A Rat
December 29, 2014: Nimue Ravensong makes an appearance, targets John Constantine and John gets bitten by a rat
(log: 20141229-nimueandarat | tags: arsenal constantine zatanna | posted: 30 Dec 2014 22:07)
Loki Meets Zee
December 28, 2014: Loki is waiting in Central Park for Zee to arrive…
(log: 20141228-lokimeetszee | tags: loki zatanna | posted: 29 Dec 2014 02:32)
Book Shopping and Moontree Manor
December 28, 2014: Pepper and Dana go shopping and end up in Rains Basement with Zee, Fenris and Lucky
(log: 20141228-bookshopping | tags: fenris lucky pepper_potts rain rune zatanna | posted: 29 Dec 2014 20:22)
Witches, Wizard and More
December 27, 2014: A meeting in an Irish Pub with potentially 3 of the most power wizards in the world, a strong lass and an immortal
(log: 20141227-witcheswizardsandmore | tags: columbia constantine ozymandias scarlet_witch zatanna | posted: 29 Dec 2014 02:22)
In Search Of Yoshido
December 27, 2014: Bobby is in Metropolis hunting down a Yakuza lead and meets up with Zee and Reece
(log: 20141227-insearchofyoshido | tags: iceman seikatsu zatanna | posted: 29 Dec 2014 02:10)
Molemen and Lindworms
26 December, 2014: Molemen and Lindworms appear in Prospect Park. Fortunately four heroes are there!
(log: 20141226-molemenandlindworms | tags: hawkeye_ii iceman nyx zatanna | posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:25)
Hostile Christmas Mages
December 25, 2014: Jericho is chased again and found by Zee and Constantine
(log: 20141225-hostilexmasmages | tags: aspect constantine gotham zatanna | posted: 27 Dec 2014 10:46)
The Troll Princess
December 24, 2012: Fenris, Constantine and Zatanna end up in Terra Icognito.
(log: 20141224-thetrollprincess | tags: constantine fenris zatanna | posted: 26 Dec 2014 21:47)
The Thorn Bird
December 22, 2014: Kate brings news, the Titans decide what to do about Damian.
(log: 20141223-the-thorn-bird | tags: changeling hawkeye_ii misfit raven robin titans vorpal zatanna | posted: 23 Dec 2014 20:13)
Titans Holiday Party
December 21, 2014: The Titans and allies have their little get-together before the holidays hit
(log: 20141221-titans-holiday-party | tags: booster_gold changeling hawkeye_ii iceman misfit robin titans vorpal x-men zatanna | posted: 23 Dec 2014 19:58)
Titans XMAS Shopping
20 December 2014: Keith takes Zee, Kate and Bunker Christmas Shopping
(log: 20141220-titansxmasshopping | tags: bunker hawkeye_ii vorpal zatanna | posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:27)
Caltrops and Panic Rooms
December 20, 2014: Constantine, Zatanna, and Mack work on how to properly ward the boat.
(log: 20141220-caltrops-and-panic-rooms | tags: constantine mack_linden zatanna | posted: 21 Dec 2014 19:39)
Wrong Mage
December 19 2014: Jericho and Zatanna get into a bit of a scrape
(log: 20141219-wrong-mage | tags: aspect k'nert zatanna | posted: 28 Dec 2014 22:47)
A Cult and A Zee
18 December, 2014: Zees teleport brings her to where she needs to be, not where she wants to be and she foils an occultist.
(log: 20141218-acultandazee | tags: gotham zatanna | posted: 27 Dec 2014 09:48)
CSI Magic
December 15 2014: Fenris returns to the scene of the snow brawl the day before and runs into Zatanna and Constantine
(log: 20141215-csi-magic | tags: constantine fenris zatanna | posted: 25 Dec 2014 00:54)
Meeting Hunter Rose
December 14, 2014: Zatanna and Hunter Rose have a discussion whilst waiting to appear on a TV Talk show.
(log: 20141214-meetinghunterrose | tags: grendel zatanna | posted: 14 Dec 2014 22:19)
Zatanna Returns
December 8, 2014: Zatanna returns to find a lot has happened to the Titans in her absence.
(log: 20141208-zatanna-returns | tags: changeling titans vorpal zatanna | posted: 09 Dec 2014 15:38)
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