BIOGRAPHY
Born into the wealthy Zharkov family in just outside of Gotham City, New York, Mithian is the daughter of witch Anna Zharkov (nee McAlister) and is the step-daughter of Viktor Zharkov, the President of Zharkov Industries. Enjoying a fairly privileged early life Mithian received above average grades especially in the sciences though had few friends due to her shy and timid nature. At the age of six, Mithian’s unique ability manifested for the first time when she went missing after following an injured animal into the local woods during a family camping trip in Russia and got lost, local authorities finding her two days later in a wolf den, unharmed and in surprisingly good shape for a child that had been in the woods for that length of time. It was unclear how the child survived the drop in temperature with little more then a light coat though Mithian told them the animals kept her safe and warm. While living near Gotham, Mithian had become friends with Bruce Wayne the son of the CEO of Wayne Enterprises whom was in talks with her father to move forward on a joint project between their companies. However after the deaths of Bruce’s parents Mithian’s family moved to Pennsylvania when she was age ten. Becoming friends with Malachi Pope, a fellow magic-user who had also begun to develop his abilities early, Mithian began to settle into the town. Viktor was also seen to dote on her often while her mother appeared more stern.
By the age of eleven Mithian’s life altered drastically when the long-time affair between her mother and fellow pure-blooded warlock and Malachi’s father, Matthew Pope, was exposed, Mithian learning that he was her biological father. While Viktor Zharkov assured his step-daughter that he would always provide for her and continue to think of her as a daughter, he was soon murdered during what appeared to be a home invasion and less then a year later Anna Zharkov married Mithian’s biological father. In the following years Mithian grew closer with her biological father and half-brother though appeared closed off to others. Her magical abilities also seemed stagnant, at first believed to be a result of the emotional trauma her step-father’s death had caused upon her. Mithian’s ethnicity is a mixture, having Russian and Scottish ancestry from her mother and Italian and English from her biological father. She also enjoys duel citizenship in both Russia and America and can speak English, Russian, and Latin nearly fluently. It can also be noted that while there are many witches across the globe, the Pope and McAlister bloodlines both descend from an ancient Cult of Trivia, known in ancient Rome as the Ordo Septem, comprised of seven pure-blood families of witches whose circle was known to possess great power and influence. Forced into the shadows as religious change commenced throughout the world, nearly all of the coven’s members were depleted during the witch hunts in both Europe and Salem.
During Mithian’s senior year of high school, Mithan met a foreign exchange student named Kazuma who seemed her polar opposite, him being more bold and adventurous in contrast to her more timid nature. Sometime later her half-brother began to grow ill and his magical ability began to mysteriously diminish leading her father to believe his illness was mystical in nature. Soon after this Mithian discovered that Kazuma was a warlock. After some careful investigating her father discovered that Mithian’s mother was secretly practicing dark magic and had stolen her daughter’s power when she was a child and murdered her then husband Viktor Zharkov whom had intended to take Mithian with him to Russia to protect her from her mother, making it look like an accident. During this time, Mithian and Kazuma began falling in love though Mithian was soon faced with Malachi’s sudden death. Shortly after graduation Anna was confirmed as the source of Malachi’s death and the Elder’s Council was convened to decide against her. When a fight ensued between Mithian’s mother and her would be captors, Matthew and some of the town hunters, Mithian’s mother killed her when she stood in front of her father to save his life, leaving her father an opening to kill her mother and causing Kazuma to believe Mithian was dead. However, shortly after this, Mithian’s father gave up his life, trading his life to bring Mithian back. With her powers restored Mithian appeared scared of the power she held and emotionally traumatized by the events which had unfolded even with the support of the remaining members of the Dalcrest Coven. She was then cared for by the Zharkov trust and the standing C.E.O. of Zharkov Industries, Anton Petrov, whom was a very close and loyal friend of her step-father’s until her eighteenth birthday a few months later.
Mithian then applied and enrolled into Dalcrest Academy, a highly prestigious and elite university not far from her family home in Pennsylvania. While initially a shy and timid girl, Mithian grew confident, outgoing, and ambitious, discovering her true potential under the charismatic guidance of Ethan Crane. Encouraging and manipulating her to use her power rather then be placed back into a powerless situation Mithian began to fall victim to the seductive nature of magic using her power somewhat recklessly and selfishly. She was recruited into the Vitale Society by Ethan, their relationship placing her into his inner circle, and officially left the Dalcrest Coven as she became a part of the Vitale Circle. While most witches appear to hold either a strong good or evil alignment, while still dedicated to balance between the two, Mithian appears to be guided by her instincts and whims, similarly to an animal. She tends to speak before she thinks and has become a highly skilled manipulator, willing to play all sides, using her abilities for her own personal gain and partaking in questionable activities to suit herself and protect the people she cares about, even at the expense of others which is a contrast to her previously more selfless nature.
Mithian is known for having a complex set of emotions maintaining an unusually calm attitude in dangerous situations while still “having a heart” as witnessed by those she is close to. She can turn defensive when met with confrontation and passionate when dealing with issues or people she’s passionate/cares about. Mithian is highly selective with her friendships, though her clear desire to connect with those she does trust shows an inner vulnerability that she works constantly to cover up. Mithian has been known to have a hard time dealing with the emotional baggage of some situations, especially those where people she cares about are placed at risk though can equally display an indifferent attitude toward situations were others are placed in danger. However it should be noted that since Kazuma’s return to her life, she had found herself suddenly in a place of confliction between the person she used to be and the person she has become. On one side Mithian had fallen in love with a lie, devoted to Ethan who saw her as something to possess, his dark influence ever present over her, while on the other Kazuma threatens to break through the walls which have built up around her, bringing her truth and sincerity.
Mithian is quite tall, standing at nearly six feet, and has olive toned skin, olive green-hazel eyes, and long, dark brown hair. She has fine cheekbones and full lips, which are shade of pale pink. She is a sophomore at Dalcrest Academy working toward a major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in European History. She is also a freelance photographer for the Dalcrest Harold and and is the President of the Vitale Society. She appears to have become a rival of an older Bruce Wayne, unaware of her step-father’s role in his parents deaths. Mithian is also the last remaining Pope descendant and expected to become the future head of Zharkov International in the future. She has an affinity for Animal Empathy and her element is fire. Which path she will ultimately choose, the darkness or the light, is yet unknown.
CHARACTER STATS:
Name: Mithian Zharkov-Pope
Birthname: Mithian Zharkov
Nicknames/Alias: Mai, MIthian Pope
Occupation: Student; Dalcrest Elder’s Council Member; President of the Vitale Society .
School/Level: Dalcrest Academy; Sophomore
Age (at the beginning of the verse): Nineteen
Species: Pure-Blood Witch (Human)
Immediate/Notable Relatives: Viktor Zharkov † (step-father), Anna Zharkov-Pope † (mother), Matthew Pope † (father), Malachi Pope † (half-brother), Anton Petrov (‘uncle’)
Former Love Interests: Kazuma Lewis, Ethan Crane.
Present/Future Love Interests: Potentially Kazuma Lewis.
