Asterion Young



Asterion "Aster" Young played by Lucas Grabeel is Melinda Pierce's whitelighter. Aster has been keeping an eye on Melinda since she was eight years old. When she became 17 and left the orphanage Aster was the one who helped her get a job to ensure he could keep an eye on her. It wasn't until she was 19 and fired that he sent her on her way to the Halliwell's.

Pre Whitelighter
Aster was originally a very poor jewish boy who was stuck in a camp and killed helping a the daughter of the man who had brutally hurt him escape. In honor of his sacrifice the elders had him become a whitelighter.

Leo
When Aster first became a whitelighter, Leo was his mentor. The two developed a strong bond so Leo in trusted Aster to keep an eye on his daughter when he was forced to part from her.

Powers and Abilities

 * Basic Powers
 * Spell Casting: Like witches, Aster has the ability to cast different spells.
 * Scrying: Aster has also shown the ability to scry for objects and people.
 * Potion Making: Being able to make a potion.
 * Active Powers
 * Orbing: Orbing allows the user to get transported to another location through the use of them.
 * Glamouring: Aster also had the ability to change one's face and form.
 * Healing: Healing is the ability to heal injuries and wounds on other people.
 * Reconstitution: Reconstitution is the ability to pull yourself back together after being blown up.
 * Other Powers
 * Sensing: Sensing is the ability to locate magical and mortal charges.
 * Omnilingualism: The ability to speak and understand the language one of his charges speaks.
 * Empathy: The ability to feel to a degree what their charges are feeling. However, if not skilled in this power it might actually hurt you.
 * Photokinesis: The ability to control and manipulate light.
 * Dream Leaping: The ability to project oneself into someone else's dream and manipulate them.
 * Cloaking: The ability to magically cloak himself and his charges to hide them from being found by evil. This is another version of Invisibility.

Personality
Aster is an oddly conflicted individual. Although he is very high-strung in regard to his work as a whitelighter and his relationships, he is also easy-going in nearly every other aspect of his life.

Aster is also very strong willed that came from growing up with a controlling older brother who he parted with under bad circumstances. It was because of Aster's weak will the two fought and things ended up as they did. This inspired Aster too be stronger.

Kaleb Young
"We may have many difference but he's still my brother."

Kaleb is Aster's brother, but their relationship is far from typical brothers. There exists between them a sort of amicable animosity, as Kaleb takes a great deal of personal pleasure in teasing Aster and watching him squirm under his orders and, at the same time, Aster takes pleasure in showing Kaleb up whenever he manages to find an opportunity. Though their meetings are fraught with distrust Kaleb is shown to be very protective Aster when it comes down to it as even with their differences, they are brothers.

Melinda Pierce
"I've been watching her since she was six years old. I've watched Melinda deal with thick and thin and survive. Honestly, even if Leo hadn't asked me, I'd still protect her. She's not just my charge, she's my friend."

Aster has been watching Melinda since she was a child. The moment she left the protection of the orphanage he befriended her and got her a job. Two or so years later Melinda is fired and Aster gives her a recommendation to Halliwell's s so she could meet her family. Melinda is unknown to this as of now.

Appearances
Aster appeared in a total of 1 episodes throughout the course of the series.


 * Season 1
 * Pilot