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30 Jun 2021, 22:48
Theodore Duncain - Fifth Year - Thunderbird  Ilvermorny 
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Theodore D.
Ilvermorny || Thunderbird
─── • 5th year •
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APPEARANCE
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Theodore is a rather slim and tall boy at 180 cm. He has got straight brown hair, that he does not really care a lot about, as long as it's clean and out of his face. Only one look at his face and it is clear that he is person that laughs a lot. There is nearly always a smile in his brown eyes and he has got a naturally friendly looking face.
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AGE 15
STATE Alaska
BIRTHD. 25.02.2008
American ACCENT
Muggleborn B. STATUS
Seward HOME
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PERSONALITY
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If one had to summarize his personality in one sentence, one could probably call him a little wannabe prankster who knows how to behave around authorities.
Theodore is a social kid. When he is around adults, he can easily be the perfect responsible kid, he respects professors and especially the headmaster a lot (although his choice of rolemodels might be questionable).
He has no problem taking responsibilities, most adults would probably say that he is a kind and well-behaved child.
That does not change when he is around other kids. He is absolutely not dumb and he knows it, but sometimes he just overinterprets things. The young Thunderbird simply can't resist challenges, but sometimes he sees one where there is none. That gets him in trouble from time to time. Theodore is a proud child. Proud of his qualities, his strengths and his blood status as well. This pride often gets him into fights, in general he doesn't do a lot to avoid conflicts, sometimes he even looks for them.
In the end, Theo is the born big brother and he feels that role in school as well. Although he teases everyone a lot, he becomes very protective when it gets serious.
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Theodore is the oldest of four children born to Charlize and Virgil Duncain, with a one year younger sister, Anabelle, and the youngest three years younger twin brothers, Elias and Steve. He was born on the 25th of February 2008 in Seward, Alaska. He loves all of his little siblings, but his sister was always his little sunshine. Anabelle is very much like him and while it leads to arguments very often, they both have a hard time being apart. They write each other very often.
His first magical accident happened when he was seven years old. He was having a bad day, and argued with his mother, ending with her ordering him to empty the dishwasher. Angrily he took a plate out, wanting to smash it instead of putting it away. Theodore did not dare to disobey his mother like that, so he put the plate away, and only turned around, when he heard her screaming. The dishes were hovering in the air, like they were lifted by some sort of invisible force. And then they fell to the floor, everything broke. His mother, who is a muggle, did not know how to react, in the end, she just pretended like nothing happened, only sent him out of the room so he wouldn't cut his feet on the sharp pieces on the floor. When he got his letter, it had been a mix of disbelief, excitement and sadness for him, he knew, that Anabelle did not have any accidents like him. He misses her less now, he enjoys magic a lot.
HISTORY
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STA 10 | EVA 11 | ARC 9
WIS 8 | STR 10 | ACC 15
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An Ilvermorny Story

First Year/Summer (2019/2020)
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1.) Friendly Foreigners (London Quidditch Stadium; 2. July; Ilvermorny Tentmates)
Theodore and his tentmates set up their tents... looks like the young Thunderbird gets to live with a bunch of girls for the coming weeks!
~Abandoned~

2.) Chess Combat; Game 1 (London Quidditch Stadium; 10. July; Event)
~Finished~

3.) Campfire Stories (London Quidditch Stadium; 12. July; Greta Fransson, Durmstrang)
Theodore spends some time with his new acquaintance from the Chess Combat.
~Finished~


Second Year/Summer (2020/2021)
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Kommst du... er... zu ball? (Letters; 20. September; Greta Fransson)
Theo decides to write his friend from Durmstrang a letter in terribly broken german and asks her to go to the ball with him.
~Finished~

Arrival Thread - Magical Schools - May 2021 (Great Hall; 21. May; Jan Aalberg; Bonnibel Grace)
Theodore arrives at Hogwars again and meets some others.
~Finished~

Sensational (Grounds; 9. October; Ilvermorny Students)
Theo sees Hogwarts for the first time after a journey across the ocean.
~Finished~

Broom Race (Flying; 10. October; Broom Racers)
Only a day after his arrival, Theodore competes in the broom race.
~Finished~

Blossom Ball - Underworld (Courtyard; 29. May; Karilyna Kawahara, Phyllis Stanwood)
~Abandoned~

Welcome to the Unicorn Cabin (Campgrounds; 1. August; Everett Brooks)
~Inactive Bystander~

Chess Combat 3 Spectators (Campgrounds; 14. August; Greta Fransson)
~Finished~

The Swift and the Speedy (Outdoor Club Area; 21. August; Broom Race)
~Finished~

The Great Tomato War (Campgrounds; 25. August; Greta Fransson)
~Abandoned~

Spin the Bottle Group 4 (Campgrounds; 28. August; Game)
~Left~

It's Not Written in the Stars (Campgrounds; 29. August; Greta Fransson)
~Finished~


Third Year/Summer (2021/2022)
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Observation and Butterbeer (The Three Broomsticks; 23. October; Greta Fransson)
~Ongoing~

A More Unusual Celebration (Ilvermorny; 25. February; Event
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Three Ships (Great Lake; 19. March; Phyllis Stanwood)
~Ongoing~

Midspring Celebration (Great Hall; 2. April; Greta Fransson)
~Ongoing~
Last edited by Opeila Winters on 27 Feb 2022, 18:50, edited 8 times in total.

Opeila | Theodore | Raffle
Head of Index | Prefect | Duelling Co-Captain
Sta-10 | Eva-11 | Str-4 | Wis-10 | Arc-9 | Acc-14

30 Jun 2021, 22:48
Theodore Duncain - Fifth Year - Thunderbird  Ilvermorny 
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Stamina: 10
Evasion: 11
Strength: 10
Wisdom: 8
Arcane Power: 9
Accuracy: 15
Total: 63 Stat Points (7 from Duel Wins, 1 from Quidditch Win)
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Quidditch Player - Beater
Ability 1: The Muggle Condition
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Why does it fit my character?
Theo had no idea of magic before he was told of it and it had opened up a new world to him. He does not longer waste time on muggle abilities, which he can easily replace with magic, but he had to for eleven years.
The young boy grew up in the muggle world, visited a muggle kinder garden and a muggle primary school. When he had still visited school, his only target had been to get to the best possible secondary school. And then magic got in between. But since he had never expected it, he acquired the skills that one just learns when one is young and spends a lot time with other boys. Not to mention simply loves to provoke others. And just can't resist to put a toe across the boarder, as soon as the consequences become acceptable.

Theo knows how to throw punches. He knows how to physically fight. He even learned how to do it secretly, after it got him and his parents in front of the principal a few times.

Although he doesn't necessarily need those skills anymore, now that he learns many very interesting spells, he has noticed, that this seems to be exactly what all those purebloods are thinking. They didn't think it would be necessary to acquire certain skills that might be more important in the muggle world. Theo simply loves to get them by surprise through easy muggle tricks.

Just before he went to Ilvermorny, he even took his time to learn simple muggle card trick to brag. It works perfectly and he is extremely proud of it.
Through simple muggle games, Theo has made himself a name at Ilvermorny, used his bloodline for his own advantage.
Sometimes he questions it. Sometimes he thinks that something might be wrong with him, as there are only very few muggleborns at Ilvermorny, secretly of course, Theodore Duncain has no insecurities.

But in the end he is a creative and optimistic boy. He can see opportunities in almost every bad situation. Theo knows a lot about muggle technology as well and he just likes to show off the aditional knowledge he has. Of course he made sure to inform himself about the magical world before he started to show his knowledge off, it would have been embarrassing if someone could have shut him off with one seemingly simple question about the wizarding world. No, Theodore Duncain, the muggleborn would not stop trying until his circumstances helped him go up in the 'hierarchy' of students.
Ability 2: Calming Presence
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Why does it fit my character?
Theodore grew up, always carrying the responsibility one automatically carries being the oldest kid amongst a bunch of younger siblings. It was him, who was responsible for looking after the three others on their way to school, him, who made it his task to be there for his little sister, the only girl, as much as the two other boys, as hard as it was for a while. He always valued the bond he had with his siblings, and it was undeniable him, who convinced the three that they were invincible as long as they stuck together.

That dream image didn't quite work like he hoped it would. Theo's siblings would stick with him- but separately. Amongst themselves the twins and Anabelle were almost indifferent about one another. It was Theo then, who tried to be the counterpart for Anabelle, that the twins were for one another, and at the same time to be the cool older brother for the twins.
That on the other hand did work. Where other siblings might have tried to avoid there siblings in public, even pretended not to have one, out of puberty embarrassment, Theo was a cool older brother for them, who they went to when they had issues in school, with other children or were scared of something.

As the oldest, it was mostly him, who his parents asked for help or shared their worries with. Even after entering puberty, he was still the least troublesome of the siblings and took a great deal of stress off his parents' backs. The boy was pretty much carrying the whole family on his back, and while it might have stressed out other children, Theo was happy to make his family happy, or at least make things easier for them. While on the outside it looked like they were simply a family that could work perfectly well together, the family knew that it was Theo, who was keeping it together. It was visible when he was in school longer than his siblings were. When he came home, he would often walk in to his mother yelling at the twins, but it would most of the times stop immediately. At home it always seemed like Theo was radiating calmness. It was a place he knew, he felt safe at, a place where he always had things under control.

Things changed after he went to Ilvermorny. He exchanges owls with Ana, but although her vague responses never include any negative things, he is sure, that there is a lot of chaos at home. After he got used to the school, he went back to his rather calm self. At least when he is not provoked. If one doesn't know him, he can seem a little intimidating, as he likes to tease and joke around with people, but when it is serious, danger or simply the need to talk, he would not let anyone down. In one on one conversations, one would feel that calming presence particularly strong.
One thing, that his sister Anabelle said before he went to go to Ilvermorny, made him think for a long while.
"Theo, you are the anchor of ship Duncain. We'll be drifting away for a while, without a doubt. But we'll get back on course. If there is no anchor, we have a steering wheel. If it gets serious, we can all navigate this ship."
Ability 3: Blindvision
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Why does it fit my character? Sometimes Theo himself cannot quite believe how sharp his own senses are, especially in the darkness. He is a person who enjoys colours, naturally he is more wary in the dark. Perhaps it has something to do with his family. The young boy is muggleborn and when he got his invitation to Ilvermorny, his dad sat at his bed and had a long talk with him. He had told Theodore that he always knew that his eldest son was different, that he always had a feeling that eventually something like this would happen. But in the first place he had warned Theo. Although Virgil Duncain had no knowledge of what would await Theo in the magical world, he had told him to be careful, to watch his back. For the muggle man, magic was a word that belonged into fairytales and stories, not into the real world- His Theodore was going to a place neither of them could imagine, a place that was separate from the world he knew. Maybe his father's words had made him be more careful.

Maybe it simply came with being an older brother. Steve and Elias are Theo's two younger twin brothers, and while he loves them, they have always given him a reason to watch his own back as well as theirs. It was quite possible that the two boys got the joy from playing little pranks from their older brother, Theodore learned very soon that it was a bad idea not to watch whatever he touched, ate or put on. Once they had collected some beetles and put them into his bed. Theo had hesitated to go to bed on that evening, all his senses telling him not to and so he found the insects und his blanket.
After some years he had developed something like a sensor for dangers in the dark. Sometimes, although he probably only imagined it, he just almost smelled it, like a bad sent in the air. The hairs on his arms prickling for seemingly no reason.

Theodore always got along with his younger Sister Anabelle very well, the two of them could as well be the same age, they would hardly be any closer. While the young boy enjoys every minute of his time in Ilvermorny, he promises his sister and himself every year to come back to her. That his father was right and things really tended to become dangerous in a way that... simply wasn't from this world was something he had especially noticed in Hogwarts. He didn't get into dangerous situation himself so far, but he had heard stories of murderous dolls, things he would prefer to stay in horror movies and not come to life. All that added to the slight paranoia he developed in the dark. Who was to say that the shadows wouldn't come to life?

It is not like the young Thunderbird could really see in the dark, while he was magical, he was certainly not Magic Mike. But since he had set foot into the magical world, his senses were sharp like they had never been before, he simply had a feeling. He didn't always need his eyes to know what was happening in front of him.
Ability 4: Savior
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If one thinks of Theodore Duncain, one could probably think of quite a few things. Starting with his seemingly always great mood, his love for adventures, his tolerance and patience, but not to forget, his desire to make sure that the people he cares about are fine. Being the oldest of four children, he had been taught to take care of them at a very young age already. It wasn't like Charlize and Virgil Duncain weren't the most loving parents imaginable, but with the little money the family had, both parents were working hard.

And while the Duncain parents were working to get six hungry mouths fed, it was often up to Theo to take care of the three youngest, make sure that they did their homework and keep them entertained after school so their parents could work in peace.
With his invitation to Ilvermorny, everything had changed. After the first mistrust in something so surreal, Theo's parents were actually really excited for their eldest son to take the chance he had been given and also successfully persuaded him to go after promising him repeatedly that they would be fine as well as his siblings.

So Theo left and naturally found some friends at Ilvermorny soon. Having taken care of his younger siblings all his life, there was suddenly a gap to fill and just as naturally his new friend from Ilvermorny began to fill that gap. Theo became the kind of friend that would always try and cheer people up, but also protect them in more serious situations.

Perhaps that made it all the more ironic that he joined first one dangerous sport in which trees were literally out to kill the players and next one that involved metal balls that would attempt to knock kids off their brooms. His task was clear, keep those metal balls in check, but that did not at all mean that Theo didn't pick a different task for himself. While he liked Quidditch, attempting to injure people wasn't really his thing, so he tried very much to just protect his team and hit bludgers somewhere, where no one was who could get hurt.

And if there was the occasional player falling of their broom, well... Theo left his post without thinking about it twice. If the young Thunderbird could help it, none of his classmates would ever fall to hit the ground, in fact he had become pretty good at spotting and catching them before they hit the ground- yes, unfortunately that did include one or the other opponent.
Ability 5: Broken Broomshaft
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Theo Duncain had never been a weak child, always wrestling and getting into all kinds of shenanigans with his younger brothers. When he was younger, his dad liked to use the empty field near their home to play sports with his children as well (football, baseball, batminton, anything really). With this influence, Theo had always been rather athletic and strong and was often asked to help with more difficult jobs around the house, until he eventually got to join the junior baseball team at his elementary school.

Of course, with the children on the team all being around 10-11, there wasn't much going on in terms of competition, but Theo learned a lot about techniques, how to correctly use a bat, how to effectively hit a ball and all kinds of useful lessons.
These lessons are a blessing to him today.

Theo has quite the history when it comes to sports, broom sports in particular. First he had joined the broom racing team and stayed on until his third year, when he finally quit. While the young man did enjoy a good challenge, he always had the feeling to be canon fodder as a young racer. The whole concept of the sport was rather merciless to younger students and Theo went to look for a different challenge. Preferable one that wouldn't land him in the hospital wing after every game.

So he had joined his school's Quidditch Team as a second string beater. A position he particularly enjoyed as he felt like he could bring some knowledge from his time in muggle school into it and maybe actually make a difference. Yes, during his first game he had not been on the winning side, but if he only looked at his own performance, he was rather content. It was certainly something he could work with!

And work with it he did. When other students could be found practicing spells, Theo was training his body, creating a visible difference over the duration of his fourth year. Regularly he could be found in some isolated area, doing push ups, sit ups or training hitting techniques with his beater's bat.

And one day, during training for which he usually used some normal balls, he hit one with full force, but didn't aim properly. The ball went a different way than intended and ended up hitting a chair next to a tree, smashing the whole thing against the trunk. With wide eyes Theo had run over to fix the chair magically, but the force of his hit had effectively turned the chair into a pile of broken boards.

There is something about ambition, how it not only propels you but also defines you.