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depressant) wrote2024-04-19 12:07 pm
depressant) wrote2024-04-19 12:07 pm
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Abilities Expansion:
Angelic Powers: The ability to tell when someone is out of their proper timeline. There's no elaboration on how this power works, but he doesn't seem to be able to tell exactly *when* or *where* someone is from, or any other information beyond the very fact that they're displaced. I believe that he would get the sense that the characters brought to Duplicity are not within their proper timeline (and nothing else).
Magic: 2014!Castiel never does any magic of his own in the episode The End, but Castiel up until this point preforms several spells. Castiel, now being more-or-less human, *should* be capable of the same magic that Sam & Dean (as normal humans) are, though this is simply me making the logical jump. If you'd prefer he not be capable of magic, that's fine too! I'm going to list what he should be capable of based on what magic is cast by Cas & Sam & Dean up until that point in the show. (Note that Cas himself has not preformed all of these spells, but has knowledge or has witnessed them— Spells like Demon Exorcism Castiel himself never has any need to cast because, with his powers, he can simply smite the demon.)
Human Magic, ie. Witchcraft, is something most humans are capable of either via contract with a Demon, or through natural ability. This includes practices such as astronomy, divination and spell casting, though the original Castiel is never shown to make use of astronomy or divination, only spell casting, so I assume he has doesn't have the knowledge to make use of these practices. Most humans seem to have some natural ability, though stronger spells (like mind control) are never cast by the human main characters and Castiel would not be able to preform them as a mortal.
Spells can have many different effects, such as healing, binding a powerful being, enacting mind control over a person— However, all Human spells must be learned from another source. Angels seem to have natural knowledge of Enochian (Angelic) magic, but not Human magic, as Castiel is shown to have to study to learn many spells the characters have to make use of later in the series. Spells also require ingredients, which are often difficult to obtain (some examples are blood, the bones of saints, botanical cuttings, animal parts, mineral substances, etc.)
Castiel as a mortal would be incapable of using most Enochian magic, since it requires the user to have innate angelic power, except for the spells listed below that make use of Enochian sigils.
The following are spells he's used before, or common knowledge among the main characters.
- Demon Binding (A sigil drawn on the floor or ceiling which binds a Demon within it. Powerful demons can escape from these bindings. These sigils can be drawn in chalk, paint, etc. It doesn't have to be drawn in blood, as with the other sigils mentioned below. Castiel uses this in season 4.)
- Demon Exorcism (Exorcises demons after chanting a latin incantation/prayer. Castiel has no need to make use of this, but it's very commonly used throughout the series, and he should have knowledge of how to use it.)
- Angel Banishing Sigil (An Enochian sigil written in blood on any surface, that when slapped with the caster's palm, banishes any nearby angels in an explosion of light. The angel is then cast hundreds or thousands of miles away, though they aren't harmed in any way, simply incapable of flight for a short time after. Anna teaches this to the Winchesters in season 4, and Castiel uses it himself during the finale of the season.)
- Demon Summoning (Requires several ingredients, specific to the demon, fire, and sigils— Wouldn't work here except on SPN demons, since the specific summoning for that specific demon has to be known. Castiel makes use of this spell in season 10, but I believe has likely always known it.)
- Holy water blessing (Water is blessed with a latin incantation/prayer in order to transform it into holy water. Despite the name, any run of the mill human can do this. Dean's father, John, is capable of doing this spell. Considering it's a blessing, I believe Castiel should know this spell.)
- Angel proofing sigil (Sigil drawn in blood on the walls of a building you don't wish an angel to be able to access. This makes the building completely incapable of being entered by any angels. This is an Enochian ward, and as such Castiel is shown to know it, though he naturally can never makes use of it himself, as an angel.)
- Angel Summoning (Works much the same as Demon Summoning. Would also only work on SPN angels.)
- Concealment from Angels (A series of Enochian sigils tattooed onto a person's body that hides them from any angel, who would usually be able to detect a person no matter where they are on Earth. Castiel makes use of this on both Sam & Dean in season 5, and also has Concealment Warding tattooed onto himself when he's human in season 9. This is Enochian magic.)
I realized while writing this that I also left out one ability that Castiel has, though it's knowledge rather than ability, which is why it slipped my mind: He can speak and understand all Earth languages, and Enochian, the angelic language. It is possible to nerf this, if necessary, since I could simply say that being rendered human has led him to forgetting this extraordinary knowledge, though he should always know Enochian, as it's his native language.
Sorry for the trouble, and I hope this is enough information! If more elaboration is needed, I'd be happy to provide.
Angelic Powers: The ability to tell when someone is out of their proper timeline. There's no elaboration on how this power works, but he doesn't seem to be able to tell exactly *when* or *where* someone is from, or any other information beyond the very fact that they're displaced. I believe that he would get the sense that the characters brought to Duplicity are not within their proper timeline (and nothing else).
Magic: 2014!Castiel never does any magic of his own in the episode The End, but Castiel up until this point preforms several spells. Castiel, now being more-or-less human, *should* be capable of the same magic that Sam & Dean (as normal humans) are, though this is simply me making the logical jump. If you'd prefer he not be capable of magic, that's fine too! I'm going to list what he should be capable of based on what magic is cast by Cas & Sam & Dean up until that point in the show. (Note that Cas himself has not preformed all of these spells, but has knowledge or has witnessed them— Spells like Demon Exorcism Castiel himself never has any need to cast because, with his powers, he can simply smite the demon.)
Human Magic, ie. Witchcraft, is something most humans are capable of either via contract with a Demon, or through natural ability. This includes practices such as astronomy, divination and spell casting, though the original Castiel is never shown to make use of astronomy or divination, only spell casting, so I assume he has doesn't have the knowledge to make use of these practices. Most humans seem to have some natural ability, though stronger spells (like mind control) are never cast by the human main characters and Castiel would not be able to preform them as a mortal.
Spells can have many different effects, such as healing, binding a powerful being, enacting mind control over a person— However, all Human spells must be learned from another source. Angels seem to have natural knowledge of Enochian (Angelic) magic, but not Human magic, as Castiel is shown to have to study to learn many spells the characters have to make use of later in the series. Spells also require ingredients, which are often difficult to obtain (some examples are blood, the bones of saints, botanical cuttings, animal parts, mineral substances, etc.)
Castiel as a mortal would be incapable of using most Enochian magic, since it requires the user to have innate angelic power, except for the spells listed below that make use of Enochian sigils.
The following are spells he's used before, or common knowledge among the main characters.
- Demon Binding (A sigil drawn on the floor or ceiling which binds a Demon within it. Powerful demons can escape from these bindings. These sigils can be drawn in chalk, paint, etc. It doesn't have to be drawn in blood, as with the other sigils mentioned below. Castiel uses this in season 4.)
- Demon Exorcism (Exorcises demons after chanting a latin incantation/prayer. Castiel has no need to make use of this, but it's very commonly used throughout the series, and he should have knowledge of how to use it.)
- Angel Banishing Sigil (An Enochian sigil written in blood on any surface, that when slapped with the caster's palm, banishes any nearby angels in an explosion of light. The angel is then cast hundreds or thousands of miles away, though they aren't harmed in any way, simply incapable of flight for a short time after. Anna teaches this to the Winchesters in season 4, and Castiel uses it himself during the finale of the season.)
- Demon Summoning (Requires several ingredients, specific to the demon, fire, and sigils— Wouldn't work here except on SPN demons, since the specific summoning for that specific demon has to be known. Castiel makes use of this spell in season 10, but I believe has likely always known it.)
- Holy water blessing (Water is blessed with a latin incantation/prayer in order to transform it into holy water. Despite the name, any run of the mill human can do this. Dean's father, John, is capable of doing this spell. Considering it's a blessing, I believe Castiel should know this spell.)
- Angel proofing sigil (Sigil drawn in blood on the walls of a building you don't wish an angel to be able to access. This makes the building completely incapable of being entered by any angels. This is an Enochian ward, and as such Castiel is shown to know it, though he naturally can never makes use of it himself, as an angel.)
- Angel Summoning (Works much the same as Demon Summoning. Would also only work on SPN angels.)
- Concealment from Angels (A series of Enochian sigils tattooed onto a person's body that hides them from any angel, who would usually be able to detect a person no matter where they are on Earth. Castiel makes use of this on both Sam & Dean in season 5, and also has Concealment Warding tattooed onto himself when he's human in season 9. This is Enochian magic.)
I realized while writing this that I also left out one ability that Castiel has, though it's knowledge rather than ability, which is why it slipped my mind: He can speak and understand all Earth languages, and Enochian, the angelic language. It is possible to nerf this, if necessary, since I could simply say that being rendered human has led him to forgetting this extraordinary knowledge, though he should always know Enochian, as it's his native language.
Sorry for the trouble, and I hope this is enough information! If more elaboration is needed, I'd be happy to provide.