The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)

Character profiles
    Josh Newman
    Josh Newman was born on December 21st 1991, just seconds after his twin sister, Sophie. Tall, athletic, with blond hair and blue eyes, Josh is quite impulsive,
hates
snakes, rats, spiders and scorpions and sometimes suffers from claustrophobia. After falling under the influence of Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare, Josh has travelled back in time to Danu Talis, accompanied by Sophie. Josh’s magical aura is gold, with a scent of orange.
    Sophie Newman
    Also blonde, with blue eyes, Sophie Newman tends to be more trusting and less quick to judge than her brother, Josh. However, lately she has become alarmed by his decision to stand by Dee, and is scared that she’s losing him. The twins have just landed in the ancient city of Danu Talis, where they’ve been reunited with their parents. Sophie’s magical aura is silver, with a scent of vanilla.
    Nicholas Flamel
    Nicholas Flamel was born in France in 1330 and is a powerful alchemyst. He discovered the secret of immortality contained within the Book of Abraham, the Codex, which also contains the spell which would allow the Dark Elders to regain control of our world. After losing the Codex to Dr. John Dee, Nicholas and his wife have lost their immortality. They have only one day left to live. Nicholas’s magical aura is green with a scent of peppermint.
    Perenelle Flamel
    Tall, elegant, with black hair and green eyes, the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and over 600 years old, Perenelle Flamel is a powerful alchemyst and sorceress. However, since the Codex was stolen by Dee, she has grown weaker and is close to death. She and Nicholas must now make a last stand to defend San Francisco from the onslaught of diabolical creatures. Perry can see ghosts and her magical aura is white, without a specific scent.
    Dr. John Dee
    Originally magician and advisor to the Tudor queen, Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee is an immortal who previously served the Dark Elders until he was declared a traitor. Having once been an apprentice to Nicholas Flamel, from whom he learned alchemy and other arcane secrets, Dee has an abiding hatred for Nicholas and Perenelle. Now that he has obtained the swords of power, he appears unstoppable in his quest to bring about the end of the world. His magical aura is yellow with a scent of brimstone.
    Scathach
    Also known as Scatty, this slight, athletic girl with spiky red hair appears to be about seventeen years old but has been in this world for millennia. She is both a Next Generation Elder and a vampire. She is an implacable foe while being capable of friendship. She, Joan of Arc and Saint-Germain have just escaped from the volcano prison in Danu Talis. Her magical aura is grey of unknown scent.
    Joan of Arc
    The history books will tell you that the heroine of France, Joan of Arc, was burned at the stake in 1431 at the age of nineteen. In fact, she was rescued in the last seconds by her close friend, Scathach (see
The Death of Joan of Arc
ebook), and became an immortal. Joan is very slim, about Sophie’s height, with auburn hair and grey eyes. Like Sophie, Joan’s magical aura is silver, but with a scent of lavender.
    Francis, Comte de Saint-Germain
    The chart topping techno-music star, known to his legions of fans as “Germain”, is in fact the immortal Francis, Comte de Saint-Germain. A performer since his time in the salons and theatres of 18th century London, Germain also spent time with Nicholas Flamel studying alchemy. He has long, curly black hair, blue eyes and tattoos of butterflies around his wrists. He is a self-professed master of Fire Magic and is married to Joan of Arc. His magical aura is red, with the scent of burnt leaves.
    Niccolò Machiavelli
    Methodical and calculating, the immortal Niccolò Machiavelli, once the most influential philosopher and politician in the 16th century, is now the head of the DGSE (
Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure
), the French external intelligence agency. However, along with his friend Billy the Kid, Machiavelli has decided to break the oath made to his Elder masters, making him a
waerloga
– a warlock. Machiavelli’s magical aura is grey with the scent of snakes.
    Abraham the Mage
    Abraham is the enigmatic creator of the Codex. He is not human, nor Elder, nor Archon, and he is thought to be older than even the Earthlords. He lives on the island of Tor Ri in ‘The King’s Tower’. Due to a process known as the Change, his aura is hardening on his