Salem Saberhagen is a talking black cat who lives with Sabrina and her aunts in Westbridge. Salem is also a witch who has been turned into a cat as punishment for attempting world domination. Although he used to be human, he enjoys many things that cats do, including playing with yarn. He retains his megalomaniacal tendencies, but is still generally kind.He offers frequent commentary and zingers and enjoys a good pun. He is frequently plotting something, including attempting to regain his powers, get rich, become famous or become a human again. He frequently offers Sabrina bad advice, which only gets her into more trouble, but he is deeply devoted to her. He has a good singing voice and bursts into tears when he gets upset.Background: He is around 500 years old, but was sentenced by the Witches Council to spend 100 years as a cat without magic, although he is able to perform some incantations with Sabrina's assistance. He is 25 years into his sentence when Sabrina learns she is a witch.He has a daughter named Annabelle and a mother, Mrs. Saberhagen, who is allergic to cats. His grandfather is a hobo riding the rails of an Other Realm train, and he has uncles named Goliath and Morty.