The Charmed Ones are not the only witches in San Francisco. They are other coven's who also fight evil as best as they can. Introducing the Rising Moon Coven who have provided the Triad an ideal way to distract the Halliwells from hunting the Wolfen. Its also a great way to describe witches and magic from a more average point of view. The Charmed Ones are suppose to be the most powerful witches out there, so how do the other witches cope? Here is my version.

The Rising Moon Coven

Name: Megan Sinclair (Tracy's sister)

Age: 58

Power: None

Name: Zola Muir

Age: 57

Power: Cloaking

Name: Sarah Lightfoot

Age: 41

Power: Minor Hydrokinesis

Name: Tracy Sinclair (Megan's sister)

Age: 40

Power: Minor Telekinesis

Name: Tessa Uley

Age: 35

Power: None

Name: Samantha (Sam) Marshall (Marie's sister)

Age: 34

Power: Minor Persuasion

Name: Marie Marshall (Sam's sister)

Age: 26

Power: Illusion projection

Name: Sara Short

Age: 19

Power: Transmitting Telepathy.

Name: Glenda Sinclair (Tracy's daughter)

Age: 18

Power: Blade Telekinesis

Name: Karey Lightfoot (Sarah's daughter)

Age: 17

Power: Cryokinsis

Name: Sandy Frew

Age: 17

Power: None

Note: Covens don't always have thirteen witches, they can have as many as they like. The smallest number is three, as Nanny Org explained. A coven needs to have at least three members, one to be the leader or the bossy one (Granny Weatherwax), one to be the junior witch who does all the grunt work (Magrat Garlick) and one to be in the middle (Nanny Org) to patch up any arguments. And if any of you reading this, want to use the Crone or Hag, Mother and Maiden labels, then I would suggest keeping it to yourself. As having an insulted witch looking at you, could mean that you will wake up in a different shape than you went to sleep in.

For those of you not familiar with the witches of the Discworld, the Granny Weatherwax coven is one of the most powerful covens on the Discworld. They like the Charmed Ones, have to face some very nasty and usually evil beings or creatures, see elves for example.

ps (for reference read Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett).

pps Having the Charmed Ones meet Granny Weatherwax and co would be a great crossover story !

Ignoring the labels (I like being human despite what my students sometimes imply), the Charmed Ones clearly fit Nanny Org's definition of a coven, Prue is definitely the leader and Piper on occasions as well. Paige is the junior witch with Phoebe and sometimes Piper as the ones in the middle.

The Rising Moon coven is also completely female. Male witches are rarer but do exist. Many covens have men, most with powers of their own however the Rising Moon coven is more conservative than most, given the more eastern european ancestry of its members. Not surprising, given the history and treatment of witches in the past.

Just because a witch does not have a power, it does not mean that they can't cast spells, make potions or scry. All of the Rising Moon coven are witches and can cast spells etc.

Tessa Uley and Sandy Frew are skilled potion makers, the best in the coven despite the fact they don't have powers. The most powerful potions are made by the whole coven, with the best potions being infused with the entire coven's power. Still, Piper by herself can make a more powerful potion, considerably faster, than one made by the entire coven. Which gives you an idea of just how powerful the Charmed Ones actually are.

Those Rising Moon witches with powers are more representative of most witches than the Charmed Ones. Those with a power, usually have only one and it takes a long time to learn how to fully use it. Unlike the Charmed Ones, most witches do not have to face the constant attacks from demons, which does slow the improvement due to a lack of incentive and practice. On the other hand, they do tend to have a more normal life.

Sarah's power of Hydrokinesis is limited to moving just water, for example she can throw between one to three kilo's of water with some speed. Heavier weights can only be moved at slower speeds with an upper limit of about 30 kilo's. She can not influence water that is bound up in another material ie flesh or blood. Tea, soft drinks etc are OK, even when inside something ie Sarah can throw a full soft drink can easily. Her daughter, Karey also shows that similar powers tend to follow family lines. She can freeze water, in this case even when it is in someone else. Tracy and her daughter Glenda both have the power of Telekinesis and Sam and Marie follow much the same pattern.

Sara can not read minds, but can send thoughts into some ones else's mind and under certain circumstances she can use it almost as a Persuasion power, similar to Sam's. Given her young age, this may develop as she gets older, assuming she lives that long.

Glenda like her mother is Telekinetic however she has managed to refine her power to wield it like a knife. She can cut objects, using her power in a thin wedge to split what ever she hits. She is probably the most dangerous witch in the coven when ranked on offensive abilities. In this one area, she is even more skilled than Prue, although to be fair this is not a technique that Prue has thought of trying.

One topic often discussed by the Coven is the apparent increasing level of ability in the younger generations. Glenda's telekinesis is already more advanced than her mother's with both Sara's and Karey's abilities significantly advanced for their age. One possible reason is that the arrival of the Charmed Ones has caused a flow on effect in other witches. Or that the balance between Good and Evil has shifted somewhat thus advancing their powers.

It should also be noted that the Rising Moon witch's powers would have little or no effect on the Charmed Ones as the sisters magical resistance is so high that it provides a natural shield. With the possible exception of Glenda, none of the witches have sufficient power to get past any of the Charmed Ones natural protection shield. Also their powers would be almost totally ineffective against the Wolfen. Only by joining their powers, a sort of Power of eleven could they take on beings such as Demons or Wolfen in a magical battle.

explanation: in the TV series all the Charmed Ones take magical blows from various demons that would have destroyed any mortal and most lesser demons and still get up, usually OK or just bruised. This is because their considerable power also provides a shield against low level attacks. This is the basis for the shield in my story line that the sisters show, in particular when Paige joins them when they use the Power of Three. All powerful magical beings such as the Source, the Triad and Zankou also show this natural resistance and Paige mentions it she tries to vanquish Cole in Centennial Charmed. Nomed also mentions this in Forever Charmed when he makes the point that even unconscious Charmed Ones are not easy to kill.