Siphoner

A Siphoner is a subsection of witches born without the ability to generate magic, which they could only siphon off from other magical sources. The existence of these siphoners seems to be limited to witches born from the Gemini Coven, which had bound its magic to the recurrence of a ritual known as the Merge.

Siphoners were considered abominations by the witches and all of them were exiled from the Gemini Coven. Six individuals, calling themselves Heretics, were befriended by Lillian Salvatore in the late 1800s and she turned them into vampires. As vampires, they discovered that they could siphon the magic holding them alive, becoming witch/vampire hybrids. Whilst on the way to destroy the Gemini, they were imprisoned in a prison world.

Powers and Abilities

 * Siphoning: Siphoners have the rare ability to absorb magic, in all forms, from another source.
 * Spell Casting: Siphoners, after having absorbed magic, have the ability to cast spells like any witch.

Weaknesses

 * Mortality: Siphoners, like any witch, are still human, they share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, etc.)
 * Physical Contact: Siphoners need physical contact with their source in order to siphon from them.
 * Magic: Siphoners are just as susceptible to the forces of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, and Dark Objects. It is currently unknown if a Siphoners can siphon magic from one another.

Known Siphoners

 * Heretics (formerly)
 * Malachai Parker (formerly)

Trivia

 * Siphoners are the only type witches who have the potential to be turned into Vampire-Witch hybrids as they keep their ability to practice magic after being turned into vampires as a result of their Siphoning ability.
 * As hybrids, they can draw upon their vampirism as an endless source of power.
 * Siphoners are capable of healing vampires from werewolf bites by siphoning the magic of the werewolf venom from their bodies.