Helen Magnus
Helen Magnus was a female Human character that featured in Sanctuary.
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Biography
Helen was born during the Victorian Era and was one of the first female doctors and scientists of the Royal College of Surgeons. She was the child of Doctor Gregory Magnus and was often frustrated by the stubborn male members of the College's Board of Directors despite her apparent genius, she asked her father to teach her as he was the leading scientist that shaped modern medicine. However, she was instead introduced to her father's "private research" rather then conventional medicine as he studied as wel as helped Abnormals; a race of magical beings that lived in secret on Earth. By learning from him, she became a proficient medical and scientific researcher with Gregory Magnus introducing her to other similar paranormal scientific researchers in the same field.
Eventually, she became part of a group called The Five who were each injected with the blood of Sanguine Vampiris who were a race of pure Vampire's. Each member of the group developed completely different unique abilities s the Source blood gave any Human with Abnormal level abilities. As a result of this, she gained extended longevity greater then her comrades which left her unable to die of natural causes or physical death. At some point at the time, she pursued a relationship with fellow Five member John Druitt but was unaware like her comrades that a reaction of his abilities drove him into becoming a serial killer who was called Jack the Ripper. Eventually, his secret life was discovered and he was driven away but not before Helen and John had concieved a child in the 1880's.
In order to pursue her father's dream of securing the safety and continued study of Abnormals, Helen created the Sanctuary For All; a series of facilities around the world which were designed for such a role. Magnus herself made her headquarters in the U.S. Sanctuary that was located in New York City. Due to the feelings of betrayal she felt from John, she kept the embryo frozen in stasis for a century. But eventually, a combination of lonelyness as well as passing through her feelings for Druitt allowed her to give birth to a daughter called Ashley Magnus. Since that time she continued her research of Abnormals and other paranormal activity around the world.
She went through numerous proteges in her time but currently serves as a tutor to Doctor Will Zimmermen.
Background
Personality and attributes
She was a doctor and scientist who led the Sanctuary with her areas of expertise encompassing crypto-zoology and exobiology. However, she was not limited to this as she had a wide variety of skills which could change depending on the circumstances.
Magnus was both bold and straightforward in her approach as well as brave and having a no-nonsense attitude. She strives to continue her formal Victorian English sensibilities and was proud of it.
Due to her long lifespan as well as the nature of her work, she has admitted that she found it to difficult to get close to individuals as they would often die. Thus, she maintains an almost cold and professional attitude with her comrades.
She loves her daughter Ashley and respects her independence as well as her self reliance but despite this being the case she did have an occassional mother-daughter conflict.
Powers and abilities
She was in most respects had the same capabilities of an ordinary Human being with the exception of the Source blood within her which gave her an extended lifespan far in excess of Humans or even her fellow Five members. The effects of the pure vampire blood made her immune to natural causes of death. As such, though she appears as a middle-aged Human, her actual age was 157 years giving her a wealth of experience to draw upon namely over a century to consult.
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