Alecto d'Aletto

ALECTO D’ALETTO is a FEMALE DEMISEXUAL tenant. They are 131 years old and are a WITCH. They live on the FOURTH WARD. Everyone says that they look like DEBORAH ANN WOLL, but they don’t really know why. They are played by KATE.

Childhood
Alecto was born in Sicily on May 24, 1884, to Caelus and Gaea d'Aletto during a rough period in the islands history. Her father and mother survived the deportation of thousands of Sicilian natives and lived in Sicily under great restrictions by the Italian military after botched attempts to reject the unification of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the island. When Alecto was born, she was already exposed to harsh economical conditions, and the waning sanity of her father.

Her father, desperate for money in a grueling economical state, pounced on the faltering government control of the island and threw his money in with the rising Sicilian Mafia. Caelus d'Aletto enjoyed great gains in power from the 1860s to the 1880s, but with the birth of his first child came a decline in his mental state. Balancing himself between a home and work ultimately brought out the dark parts of him that, previously, were kept tightly controlled. As he began to employ violent actions against others to secure his own control, that violence seeped into the home.

Alecto was six years old the first time her father struck her, and life only got worse from there. Alecto’s brother Amos - younger than her by a year - was spared their fathers wrath on merit of being a son. He tried to take care of her after her father was particularly cruel, feeding her and tending to her wounds..

Adulthood
When Alecto turned 15, her father fell into debt with other families working alongside theirs in the Sicilian Mafia. As his drinking and violence increased, his power decreased, and his belief that his daughter was the source of his demise only furthered his abusive hand.

However, his actions inevitably offered her the escape she needed: in 1900, she was married off into another Mafia family, the Donati's, to their youngest son Vincenzo (who was still twice her age).

Their marriage was a simple one, with no deeper feelings than affection, but Vincenzo treated her well and with respect (as his family had raised him), and so Alecto was happy to stay married to him.

Ten years into their marriage Alecto discovered that her husband, to her surprise, was a warlock. Upon making this discovery, Vincenzo offered her the chance for both longevity and power - and she accepted. Enzo trained her for years, teaching her the nuances of destruction magic and potion making - the two most commonly used abilities within the underground magical sect of the Mafia - under the belief that Alecto would one day accept his offer to join more intimately into the Mafia. Unknown to Enzo, however, Alecto was also teaching everything she learned to her younger brother.

Despite his ideas, Alecto refused the offer, not wanting to associate herself any closer with her fathers lineage. The refusal caused a rift between the duo, and despite having no ill feelings, the tenuous bonds of their marriage fell apart. They divorced in 1920, and the two parted ways: Vincenzo stayed in Sicily, while Alecto left for America.

New York
Alecto immigrated to America in the 1920s, where lavish lifestyles were in full swing, and quickly made a safe place for her in New York. She got a job as a nurse in the local hospital (one of the few jobs available to her at the time ) and began to make and sell potions, runes, and sigils from her small apartment to the wandering wix through the New York streets. Though publicly her name held little influence, she quickly made a name for herself in the magical community as a powerful witch with powerful enchantments and protections to offer.

That changed drastically with the crash of the stock market in October, 1929. Alecto managed to hold onto her job as a nurse, but everything became extremely tight, and she relied heavily on her paycheck from the hospital and the minor income she could make selling her wares.

Return to Sicily
With the start of the first World War Alecto received a letter from her mother, requesting she come home to see her father, who was on his deathbed. Scraps of familial loyalty coerced her into returning, but the reunion did not go well. When her father asked for her forgiveness her tenuous hold on her temper, and her magic, snapped.

In a rage, she burned down her childhood home, her mother and her father incapable of escaping the flames

Alecto vanished from New York, going South and hiding in the more rural areas of the states to avoid any complications. She closed herself off, unwilling to get involved in any more violence, and only took magical requests through mail - she never met any of her clients in person.

Alecto stayed in the American south for the rest of her time in the states, her careers and her homes changing from decade to decade to protect her anonymity and her secrets.

The Anti-Supernatural War
At first, Alecto managed to escape any backlash from the war. She had covered her tracks, and few people had any reason to suspect she had magical heritage. She dropped all magical habits, committing herself to a human profession as a dentist assistant and leaving few traces of her magical inclinations for others to find. For a while, she was spared any suspicion.

Her luck lasted until 2013, when her coworkers discovered evidence of her magical abilities. She was ran from her home with hardly any time to grab her most important belongings, and forced to find hiding from the aftermath of war.

Safehouse (2013-Now)
Alecto came to the Safehouse not long after it was finish being built in 2013, only after being forced from her home. She settled into the fourth ward with ease and got a job as a store clerk to keep the rent paid. Unfortunately, her status as a witch being outed means that it's extremely difficult now to get her hands on her required doses of lithobid for her Bipolar II.

Her life at the Safehouse improved drastically after the year passed and her brother Amos finally made his way to the complex. The two live in conjoined rooms on the fourth floor, sharing a bathroom.

Physical Appearance
Alecto is 5'10 with long red hair and bright blue eyes. Her skin is pale and soft, and without scars or other discolorations (which is a blessing).

Personality and Traits
Alecto is, generally speaking, a calm and level headed woman capable of moments of incredible insight. However, her mind is very simple, and she is not great beacon of intelligence or charm. The brightest feature of hers is her temper, which is often augmented by her Bipolar disorder.

However, despite her lack of intelligence, she makes up for her faults with a subtle amount of wisdom that often goes unnoticed, until one opts to speak personally with her. Then she has a tendency for offering small nuggets of wisdom that seem as if they should belong to someone with a much more complicated mind. However, it's Alecto's own mental simplicity which allows her to pull such inferences from others and situations.

Bipolar Disorder
Alecto was only diagnosed and medicated for her Bipolar II disorder in the late 1970s. The Lithium-based treatment has several side effects, including: Having managed the burden of BPD for over 40 years, Alecto's routine is embedded into her mind. Whenever she is forced to deviate from routine, her body chemistry reacts, and can push her into a manic episode.
 * Restlessness
 * Dry Mouth
 * Discomfort to Cold
 * Joint Pain
 * Hand Tremors
 * Poor Concentration
 * Impaired Memory

BPD is characterized by two types of episodes: Manic and Depressive. Alecto suffers more frequently from mania than depression. Her Manic episodes consist predominately of: Her Depressive episodes are not nearly so faceted, but include several symptoms: In order to counter her manic episodes severity, she takes Lithobid daily to alter the Lithium content in her blood. Keeping it level requires an intensive diet. The two most influential aspects of her diet is her salt and water intake, both of which can adjust her lithium levels. Whenever she has too much or too little water/salt, her body reacts to the change in levels and her personality destabilizes. One thing that can also push her closer to a manic episode is the intake of chocolates and sweets. It isn't as noticeable as salt and water, but there is still a significant shift in her temperament.
 * An overly happy/outgoing mood
 * Extreme Irritability
 * Talking Quickly
 * Short Attention Span
 * Irregular Sleep Schedule
 * Unrealistic Self-View (i.e. stronger than she is, slower than she is, ect.)
 * Impulsive Behavior
 * Loss of interest
 * Lethargy
 * Forgetfulness
 * Restlessness
 * Irritability
 * Constant Change of Habits
 * Difficulty Concentrating

Without medication, her symptoms go from bad to severe. She can develop psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions.

Despite the severity of her bipolar disorder, when she is between episodes she is completely capable of functioning without any extreme peaks in emotions. She's even considered stable.

Notable Abilities and Skills
To make up for her lack of intelligence, Alecto threw herself into magical studies and has become a rather powerful witch. She excels in destruction magic but fails at more subtle powers, such as alchemical magic, which requires a steady hand and mind. In terms of healing magic she has a small grasp on the subject, enough to heal minor cuts and bruises, but any deeper wounds are far beyond her grasp.
 * Advanced Runes/Sigil Making
 * Minor Potion Making
 * Advanced Teleportation
 * Advanced Elemental Spells
 * Fire
 * Lightening
 * Minor Restoration Magic

Amos d'Aletto
Amos is Alecto's only living family member, and the only family that she has ever loved. He's her younger brother by a year, and has always been a huge pillar in her life. When they were young, he would often try to help her after the temper of their father unleashed on her. It was Amos that inevitably convinced her that marrying a stranger was preferable to staying in an abusive household.

When Alecto gained her magical abilities she immediately moved to teach her brother, unwilling to go into the magical course of her life without bringing him with her.

Their relationship is amiable and extremely important to Alecto's mental health. Some might call her dependent on him, and the relationship is possibly borderline unhealthy, but over the years Alecto has managed to go for longer and longer stretches of time without his constant presence. Her bipolar disorder and her temperament, however, drastically improves whenever her brother is with her.