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Gypsies are a race of Romani people. Though common to the world, some of them are magical, with the fundamental magical skills of casting spells and brewing potions. Like upper-level witches, upper-level magical gypsies could also possess active powers. Their magic is considered a sister tradition to witchcraft.

Gypsies are separated in tribes and, similar to Wiccan covens, these tribes also have symbolic signs and talismans that represent their family. An example would be the Nicolae tribe, which possesses the Waffediyok.

A Gypsy may be born as a Shuvani, which is similar to a Wiccan High Priestess. Shuvani are more powerful than other Gypsies, and are seen as holy women, ensuring that traditions are passed on through the generations.

History

The Eyes Have It

When her powers were not working properly, Phoebe consulted a Gypsy fortune teller called Tereza for help. Through Phoebe's power of premonition, Teresa foresaw the Gypsy Hunters targeting Shuvanis, and tried to flee while warning her friend, Lydia Nicolae. After Teresa was killed by Cree, the Charmed Ones sought out the rest of the tribe and prevented Cree from killing Lydia. They then joined forces with Lydia to protect her niece, Ava, though Cree succeeded in killing Lydia before he was vanquished with a potion.

Cree's father, Orin, then stole Lydia's eyes from the morgue to restore his sight and gain the power of the Waffediyok. He confronted Ava and the sisters, though Ava—with the help of Phoebe and Paige—was able to vanquish him by invoking the power of her ancestors.

Centennial Charmed

Eve, an ally of the Nicolae tribe, helped Phoebe and Paige preparing to be midwives for Piper when she would give birth. Piper warned her sisters about using magic in front of her, as knowing about magic and seeing it were two different things.

Baby's First Demon

An unknown female Gypsy was one of the victims of the Parasite Demons. She was kept at the Demonic Market where the demons fed off her magic until her death.

Powers and Abilities

Basic Powers

List of Gypsies

Appendices

Marina Nicolae's Book

Marina Nicolae's book

Marina Nicolae's book

The Six Keys

Sulphur
Mercury
Water
Blood of Pelican
Vinegar, most sharp
Head of a Raven
Head of a Black Dragon
Lynx Eyes
1. The First Key is that which
opens the dark prisons in
which the Sulphur is shut
up: this is it which knows how
to extract the seed out of
(The text continues but is not seen on screen. It can be found here: The Six Keys)

Notes and Trivia

Appearances

Gypsies have appeared in a total of 4 episodes throughout the course of the series

References

  1. ↑ Victim of the Parasite Demons in Season 5 episode, "Baby's First Demon".
  2. ↑ Possibly, though she might just have been a parlor act.