Amanda Sefton

Real name: Amanda Sefton Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 5 ft 6in Weight: 110lbs Occupation: Airline stewardess Other Alias: Daytripper, Magik III, Jimaine Szardos Legal status: Former citizen of West Germany, now naturalized citizen of the United States Place of birth: Unrevealed Marital status: Single Known relatives:   Margali Szardos(mother), Stefan Szardos (brother, deceased), Kurt Wagner(foster brother) History: Born Jimaine Szardos, Amanda Sefton grew

up with her foster brother, Kurt Wagner, now the X-man known as Nightcrawler, in Der Jarmacht traveilg circus.  The two fell in love, but Amanda stayed behind to study the mystic arts when Kurt left to find adventure. Amanda and Kurt lost touch with one another, until they met in New York and renewed their relationship. Amanda did not reveal her abilities to Kurt until the powerful sorceress Margali, her mother and his foster mother, threatened Nightcrawler's life. Margali blamed Kurt for killing her son, Stefan, relenting only when she discovered her son had turned evil. While Kurt was a member of Excalibur, Amanda helped the British super-team on its missions. When Illyana Rasputin, the original Magik, died, she gave teammate Shadowcat her Soulsword, a magical weapon created from the darkest part of Magik's soul during her stay in Limbo. However, the Soulsword began to corrupt Shadowcat. Amanda saved her friend from the weapon's dark powers, convincing Shadowcat to give her the Soulsword. She then entrusted the implement to her mother. Margali, slightly insane at the time, used the Soulsword to murder those ahead of her on the Winding Way, a mystical path followed by many magicians on which each conjurer takes a turn being powerful, then powerless, until returning to a position of greater power. Margali then joined the London Hellfire Club, whose members were planning to destroy the city and take over Britain. Amanda left Excalibur after helping defeat her mother and the Hellfire Club, claiming she didn't feel right due to the changing currents of power on the Winding Way. Belasco, the powerful demon sorcerer who ruled Limbo, captured Margali following her defeat. But the sorceress switched bodies with Amanda to recuperate, regain her freedom and win back her position on the Winding Way. Margali eventually made her way back to Limbo, where mother and daughter returned to their rightful bodies and defeated Belasco. Amanda became the Mistress of Limbo, taking the name Magik to confuse her foes' spells. Known superhuman powers: Magical Ability: Amanda Sefton is a practitioner of some form of the Faerie School of Magic. This means that her spells cannot affect cold iron or metallic constructs. Living beings that are partially mechanical or metallic (Colossus or the Reavers, for example) cause a -2CS to all her spell effects. Amanda has progressed beyond the Apprentice level, but she has not reached the next level of Mastery. She has access to the following spells all the time: Personal Spells: Flight: Amanda can cast this spell with Excellent ability, granting her flight at a maximum of six areas per round. Nature Control (Water and Earth): Amanda can manipulate, move, and control up to two tons of earth or water with Remarkable ability. The range for her spell is three areas. Universal Spells: Teleportation: Remarkable teleportation for caster with a two area range. Shield-Individual: Remarkable protection against physical, energy and magical attacks. Bands: Grappling attack with Incredible. Strength and a range of five areas. Mystic Bolts: Incredible force or energy damage Shape Shifting-Unlimited (Self and Others): Remarkable.

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