Banshee



A Banshee is a reasonably rare demon with distinctive white hair, and a high pitched scream that can burst blood vessels, killing a mortal, or turn a witch into a banshee.

The Book of Shadows has an entry on Banshees, and a "To Track a Banshee" spell, which will turn the volunteer into a dog, which can hear the high-pitch cries of Banshees, outside of the human hearing range.

In 2001, a Banshee attacked several heart-broken people in San Francisco, such as the grieving husband of Michelle. She was vanquished when Piper blew her up, but not before turning Phoebe into a Banshee as well. ("Look Who's Barking")

Phoebe was susceptible to the Banshee's power because at the time she was a soul in great pain, grieving over the loss of Cole. When a Banshee elevates her call into a Scream, it does not kill a Witch, it zeroes in on her pain and slowly turns her into a Banshee.

In 2003, when Piper temporarily gained control of Excalibur, a Banshee was on her round table of the strongest demons. The Banshee was killed however when Mordaunt double-crossed her, trying to capture Excalibur himself. ("Sword and the City")

Note: Like a lot of the demonic beings on Charmed, the Banshee is an actual mythological being. The Banshee is rooted from Gaelic and Irish Folklore. Gaelics believed that a Banshee's, or Bean Sí's, scream would foretell an upcoming death.

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 * (Book of Shadows text:)

A Banshee

 * is a Demon who
 * wonders the earth
 * feeding on souls in
 * great pain. Hunting
 * only at night, this
 * Demon uses her voice
 * as a high pitched C all
 * to locate a victim, by
 * hearing the inner cry.


 * She does this by
 * zeroing in on the waves
 * of pain that emanate
 * from the stricken


 * A Banshee then
 * elevates her Call
 * into a Scream, so
 * powerful it kills
 * those she targets.

To Track A Banshee

 * The piercing cry
 * That feeds on pain
 * And leaves more
 * Sorrow than it gains
 * Shall now be heard
 * By one who seeks
 * To stop the havoc
 * That it wreaks