Ayesha

Current president and head of The Alchemical Society. She joined the society after she witnessed her temple and civilization ravaged and rampaged by the Roman armies. She was distraught that all her knowledge, and art and beauty was destroyed. The Temple of Isis came under attack from Augustus of Rome and all were killed. The preistesses there who all were users of the atheric elements, killed. Some used their power to resist but many stuck by their mandate to never use their powers to harm others even in defense. After this slaughter (hundreds of years) she spent traveling Europe, and the West and gathered learning and knowledge to preserve life. She fell in love with Kallikrates of Egypt, and he fell ill and refused to let her use magic to heal him... Later (also hundreds of years later..) she meets and falls in love with Leo Vincey. Charming, long blonde hair and dashing, he is met with suspicion later on by Catherine. Ayesha being somewhat immortal, doesn't want the same tragic pain to hit her as it did with her earlier love Kallikrates. She moved south, and founded a small underground dwelling and based her life on researched through alchemical means, a way to prolong life.

Book II and Book III

She now is president of the Alchemical Society, and is trying to help the Athena Club reign in the plans of Dr. Raymond's wife, Helen and Godalming, and the others in trying to continue their ritual.