Zahra Kanaan

Face Claim: Morena Baccarin

Name: Zahra Kanaan

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Species: Witch (devoted to Sekhmet)

Height: 5'7"

Fashion: Zahra is known to stick to form-fitted clothing, ranging from deep reds to black, never anything brightly colored or patterned. She likes to look good and knows she has the body to show off. Her attire is normally accessorized with gold jewelry (including gold finger claws to represent Sekhmet) and the perfect shoes (often heels), with just the right amount of smoky eye shadow and crimson on her lips. It's very rare that she's ever dressed down, only if the occasion calls for it.

Physical Description: Tall and fit with softly tanned skin, Zahra has a very exotic look about her. Having Egyptian ancestors where the family bloodline has remained pure and untainted by "outside lineage", she has soft, wavy ebony hair and soulful brown eyes that sometimes appear molten gold in particular lighting. There's also a sharpness to her features that often gives a rather catty look about her, as if she's looking down upon you- and rest assured, she is. The witch also has a tattoo of an ankh between her breasts, a tattooed image of Sekhmet on the left side or her torso, and "the goddess protects me" written in hieroglyphs tattooed down her spine.


Personality Description: Zahra loves power, and if you appear weak at all to her, even for a moment, she will not hesitate to crush you beneath her Louboutin red-bottomed stilettos. She knows she's beautiful and it shows in the way she walks, in the way she holds her chin high. She's also aware that she's fairly powerful and could become far more if she works hard enough, so there's little room for failure. Zahra's straight to the point and pretty high strung- always needing things to go her way and by routine, otherwise she has a very "do it yourself" attitude. It's a rarity if she ever genuinely jokes, which is a shame because she has a very lovely smile.

Habits/Hobbies: Likes to read by a warm fire with a nice glass of red wine; soaking in a bath surrounded by candles; is always trying to perfect her craft; collects high-heeled shoes; will often buy anything sandalwood or vanilla scented

History: Childhood was strict in the Kanaan household. Zahra's father refused to allow any nonsense and was often away on business. While her brother, Marcus, didn't have that good of a relationship with their parents, Zahra did, if only because she happened to become the favorite. Often females in a line of witches were favored, so it was truly no fault of Marcus'. Yet, since before even her parents were born, the family had always been a part of the coven, working underneath the Thorntons because generations prior, the Kanaan bloodline attempted to overthrow them for leadership. When that failed, the Kanaan bloodline had a choice: they could either die off or bow to their superiors. They obviously chose the latter.

This only fueled Zahra's need for power even more, which heightened as she got older and could study on her own. She embraced the warrior side of their goddess, Sekhmet, believing in the rage and power behind vengeance. She thoroughly believed the Kanaans deserved a greater position in society and was apt to prove it. Although she studied a little bit of krav maga alongside Marcus, her later years were devoted solely to the craft...where she was ultimately seduced by the dark arts. She dappled in it a little bit at first before the thirst grew, and her need for power and revenge swiftly overcame her.

There might be no limit to what she's willing to do to rise to the top. The only question was: will she lose herself in the process?

Secret: For the last three years, Zahra has been working on a way to bring David Thornton to his knees, yet the spell and dive into the dark arts are beginning to take a toll on her. Darkness is embracing her, taking over, and if she continues on this path, she may lose herself completely.

Family/Friends:
Father: Menes Kanaan
Mother: Aziza Kanaan
Brother: Marcus Kanaan
Familiar: Kismet (Abyssinian Cat)

Neighborhood: N/A