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VALE ASHWOOD
Human [Pureblood] // Slytherin // Sixth Year // 16

Appearance
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Despite her happy-go-unlucky attitude, Vale's sense of fashion reflects greatly upon afro-gothicism. Bright colors are not refused, but has a heavy preference for dark tones. Gold can be found across her body, from bracelets to the cuffs found in her long, thin-woven dreadlocks which can be found sometimes in a bundle mess. While known to be in her mandatory Slytherin uniform and robes, she also dresses herself in black gowns and a satin bonnet to protect her hair during her curfew hours. She has dark skin and likes to keep her nails sharp and black.

A horrowing history of potion experimentation has caused the Ashwoods to have an influx of mutations. Vale's amber eyes shine brillantly, and her eye color quite unusual. There is no ill effect from this, but it is yet to be seen what further mutations she may experience over the years as she ages.
First Instance of Magic
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Vale comes from a family with a historic background of potioneers and herbologists. They had gifts to search the land and discover findings that would encourage them to continue their practice. Vale, despite her young age and lack of potioneering experiences, already had the instinct to search the grounds for the strangest of items.

Her mother left her alone for only a moment to return to her herb gardening nearby. Vale immediately made work of the ground, digging and searching for whatever she deemed worth her efforts. She dug for a while amongst the foggy exterior of her home, yet her digging led to nothing of note. A slight smoke escaped Vale's mouth, and her building frustration accumulated until she let out a angry shriek for her fruitless efforts.

Her mother's shed erupted in flames immediately, and the commotion has caused her father to rush out in a confused shamble to the scene. There was a slight panic, a possible fear for his wife and daughter's whereabouts until Adana's casual appearance next to her husband to watch the eruption of flames. Vale since pulled away and her hand held by her mother.

The whole family eventually came out to watch, finding the shed had nothing of importance. A need to be replaced. The ashes from the flames were placed in a urn and set upon the main room's fireplace as loving reminder of Vale's first day of chaos.
Personality
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If one values their sanity, it is best to pivot away from the Ashwood family, especially its latest generation.

Speaking to dolls as if they can communicate normally, the casual acceptance of allegedly being on ministry watch (along with the rest of the family), and the sinister, hyena-like laughter that ended up passing down to Vale usually scares off people from socially interacting with the young girl. The rumors of being on ministry watch with the rest of her family also doesn't help expand her social bubble.

As common with Ashwoods, Vale is surprisingly polite. Although at random intervals, she will replace vocabulary words with opposite meanings as if they're meant to be in polite conversation. And would have the strange instinct to use her five senses to study anything that comes across her curiousity. If asked for her reason behind this, it would be declared for 'researching', even if it might be considered unsanitary.

Despite her uncanny nature, Vale has a strange talent to recall things instantly. Most recalls would be without reason or necessity, like remembering a fellow classmate wearing a bowtie instead of a tie one specific day. But the occasional recall would prove some purposes, such as recalling a long-winded chemical equation and its components. It is unknown if this is due to having a long legacy of potion experimentation that still curses the family to modern times.

Bright and cheerful, yet easily bored and curious to the point its destructive, Vale will do whatever it takes to satisfy her own nature. While empathetic to all creatures alike, she is merciless in her pursuit for knowledge and chaos.
History
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The Ashwoods are a pure-blooded family that survived since pre-colonial Africa. Only their natural talents in potioneering and herbology outlast their legacy.

While their powress and contributions to the world of herbs is known, so is the consequences for tapping into such. Potion experimentation has caused the descendents to suffer illnesses and deficits. The latest to suffer these effects is none other than Vale Ashwood herself. It is unknown to what these effects may fully be for her.

The family has a grotesque nature that could potentially even be criminal to an intent. This nature would lead to their current housing occasionally being filled with various people and creatures with something off about them.

While their grotesque nature may throw people off, they are surprisingly empathetic and advocate extremely for the rights of various beings and creatures, including those outcasted due to social norms. While holding a legacy of creating poisons to harm their enemies, there's also a legacy of healing and well-natured curing of loved ones. While the direct descendents are pure-blooded, those that branch outside the purity are regarded with unconditional affections.

Vale strives to follow in her family's footsteps, taking traits of potioneering and herbology. Along with taking her education for it seriously. Whether its for destructive reasons or not, is up to fate.

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Zodiac // Aquarius
Moral Alignment // Chaotic Good
Mirror of Erised // Vale sitting with her grandfather, playing a board game (flavor)
Boggart // N/A; Morphs into various appearances of Vale lying in bed ill to her grandfather conducting potion experimentations on himself (flavor)
Patronus // N/A
Amortencia // Burnt ashes, honeycakes
Blood Type // O+
Wand
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21.8 cm Blackthorn Wood and Snallygaster Heartstring
Blackthorn
"Blackthorn, which is a very unusual wand wood, has the reputation, in my view well-merited, of being best suited to a warrior. This does not necessarily mean that its owner practises the Dark Arts (although it is undeniable that those who do so will enjoy the blackthorn wand’s prodigious power); one finds blackthorn wands among the Aurors as well as among the denizens of Azkaban. It is a curious feature of the blackthorn bush, which sports wicked thorns, that it produces its sweetest berries after the hardest frosts, and the wands made from this wood appear to need to pass through danger or hardship with their owners to become truly bonded. Given this condition, the blackthorn wand will become as loyal and faithful a servant as one could wish."
- J.K. Rowling, Wand Woods.
Snallygaster
"Its natural curiosity, coupled with a bulletproof hide has led it to repeatedly threaten the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. The Snallygaster has appeared in Muggle newspapers so often that it competes with the Loch Ness Monster for the title of 'Most Publicity-Hungry Beast.' Starting in 1949, the Snallygaster Protection League has been stationed in Maryland to Obliviate Muggles who see it."
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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FAMILY

Duncan
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Vale's and Raydon's father, and the husband of Adana Ashwood. After the unexpected death of his father, Hendrick Ashwood (neé Magero), Duncan would take over the role as the family patriarch. Before meeting his wife Adana, he as travelled the world in the pursuit of knowledge much like his father before him. He would later have two children, one that is now an adult and the other currently pursuing her own schooling at Hogwarts.



Current living family members of the Ashwood ancestry have now found their living in Scottish lands. However, actual ancestry originated from African tribes. The current patriarch travelled across Africa and other continents for personal research and t0 build his own collection of herbs. This adventure would soon come to a halt upon meeting his wife in one of the current African tribes that exist today. Not long after, they travelled the world together until settling down in Scotland to birth their eldest; Raydon. It wouldn't be until many years later until Vale's own birth.

In honor of his ancestry, Duncan would often paint white tribal markings across his body. These markings would commonly have different meanings depending on Duncan's choice.

Despite the family known to be socially unconventional, they still are held strongly by a sense of morality. Perhaps this strong sense of the morality is the reason why the family has scheduled hearings and meetings with a Ministry Oblivator much too commonly.

Duncan is considered the breadwinner of the family given the potions he creates and sells worldwide to whoever pays the highest. Who is paying, however, means almost nothing to the man.
Adana
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Vale's and Raydon's mother, and the wife of Duncan Ashwood. The future matriarch of the Ashwood family after Ida Ashwood, who still lives. She has married into the Ashwood family and has come directly from a tribe of all women, and was raised by all women after the loss of her own biological family. Known as the Mwanamke tribe, it consists of both muggles and witches escaping from discrimination and accusations against their welfare. After meeting and travelling the world with her husband, she would end up settling down and having two children by the name of Raydon and Vale.



Before meeting her husband, Adana learned the art of healing and potioneering from her adoptive tribe. Upon meeting her husband, Duncan found her (along with an adoptive sister) exhausted and wounded after fighting off a group of poachers attempting to harm the creatures that protect the tribe from outsiders.

Despite the past outcry and struggle against her tribe for working to leave and travel alongside her husband, Adana still stays in contact with many of its members, especially for connections to her potioneering, healing, and herbal work.
Raydon
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Eldest son of the latest Ashwood generation, and Vale's older brother. Officially an adult, Raydon takes to researching and the collection of herbal ingredients for his family. Due to travelling across the world, he's rarely at home. When he does return home, the family holds celebrations.



Like common Ashwood behavior, Raydon lacks fear and has a reckless nature when he comes face to face with danger. Unlike the rest of the family, Raydon prefers to isolate himself from public eye. He still shows capabilities in academic subjects and a similar ability to Vale in recalling information at a pristine level. But unlike his younger sister, Raydon did not attend Hogwarts. Instead, he obtained his education through various teachers as he traveled along with his parents.

Since the death of his and Vale's paternal grandfather, he has since grown further isolated from his family, and his activities away from home granting suspicion from both his sister and his parents.

He shown no interest in obtaining a partner for marriage. While his parents accept his unspoken decision, there leaves a question if the true heir of the Ashwood legacy will be Vale herself.
Burgle
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Sister to Duncan Ashwood, sister-in-law to Adana, and aunt to Raydon and Vale. Is considered the most bizarre of the living Ashwoods. Also not allowed to open the door to any guests without prior approval by Adana. Formerly Vale's nanny before Vale's first instance of magic, and was also Raydon's nanny when his own first instance of magic occurred. Now recollects herself to own devices around the home.



Burgle travelled the world much like her brother, but one day she returned back to her family with a somber attitude. When questioned, she would refrain from answering too many questions. That day, Burgle returned home and chooses to reside with the family rather than continue on to have a family of her own. Her behavior is said to have ended up rubbing off onto Vale as she aged.

Not much is known what have occurred to Burgle during her travels, but a somber quote escaped her mouth before she officially cut off any further questions:

"Wizardkind and muggles, we live two different lives. Everyone knows that. They have wars, and we have wars. Even with all the magic in the world, you can't stop hatred."

To ease her sense of loneliness, Burgle has a pet curp that she can be found interacting with often.
Ida
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The current, living matriarch of the Ashwood family. Paternal grandmother to Raydon and Vale, mother to Duncan, and mother-in-law to Adana. Also the wife to late Hendrick Ashwood. Despite her age, she is able to attend to herself across the home. Her current activities now only involve keeping the Ashwood history alive and known to those who listen.


Formerly a dragonologist, Ida now quietly knits away cloth that tells the history of the Ashwoods. She can be found wandering the halls of the home and in her reading room that she used to share commonly with her late husband.

She and her husband were arranged to marry, with the latter at first a bit reluctant. Through seeing his wife's nature and carefree attitude to the strict norms that pure-bloods are expected to follow, her husband eventually let loose and accepted a similar attitude. Before being a dragonologist, Ida was a healer. For her reason behind the switch of careers, "it was far more amusing and blood rushing."
Hendrick
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Survived by his children Duncan and Burgle, his daughter-in-law Adana, his wife Ida, and his grandchildren Raydon and Vale. The former patriarch of the Ashwood family, he's considered the 'black sheep' due to his formerly blood purist attitude that he continued to fix before his sudden, unexpected passing.


His passing came unexpected and sudden, a short time before Vale's entry into Hogwarts. Unlike the rest of the family, Hendrick preferred to be isolated and not travel too much. An attitude that can be slightly seen in Raydon. Despite the difference in natures, Hendrick loved his family regardless, as they did the same to him.

Formerly a Magero, who took to acquiring his wife's surname instead to further distant himself from his blood purist family and their strict, unforgiving attitude. His attitude towards his wife was at first slightly mean-spirited, but eventually turned into love and acceptance. He worked towards removing the blood purist attitude that he acquired since being raised around such. Since the unjust death of Ida's mother, he has been working towards radical changes against the government and its workers. These radical changes and beliefs he has been teaching Raydon since his childhood.

He has been buried in the family's graveyard, which is often visited by Vale whenever she returns home. She plays various board games next to his burial site, as if he still lives. Just needs help with the pieces being moved is all.

All the graves, including his, are attended to daily by Burgle and Duncan.
Other Notable Ashwood Family Members
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Ossa Ashwood | Ida's mother and Hendrick's mother-in-law. Accused and sentenced for mass murder of various muggles. Her family declares often of her innocence.
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ROLEPLAYS
Pre-Hogwarts
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A Tradition Unending [Pre-Hogwarts First Year] : Vale hops into Hogwarts Express for the first time.
Away from Home [Pre-Hogwarts First Year] : Vale leaves home for Hogwarts.
Tis' a Holly to be Jolly [Pre-Hogwarts First Year] : Vale gets her pet spider Familia, a Hairy European Trapper.
A Game of Chess : One of Vale's final moments with her grandfather.
First Year
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The Sorting Ceremony [2021-2022] : Vale is sorted into her house.
Slytherin, at Last : Vale meets Hui Ming. [Sept. 1st]
The Sheer Oddity of the Ashwood Family : Vale and her family sends letters to each other during her first month at Hogwarts. [Sept. 4th - Sept. 18th]
Keeping Up with the Assignments : Vale meets her study peers. [Sept. 11th]
I could help... : Vale meets her school mentor, Micheal Miller. [Sept. 11th?] [Micheal Miller have left the website.] [This roleplay happened before the Mentorship Program.]
Third Time's A Charm, They Say : Vale finds the Head of the Slytherin House left baked goods out for people to eat. [Sept. 21st]
King of the Hill : Vale spectates her study peers duelling it out. [Oct. 1st]
Rest In Peace, Madam Dollface the III : Vale takes to burying one of her beheaded dolls and meets herself a possible friend. [Oct. 17th]
A Strange Invitation : Avery Chen asks Vale to the 2021 Fall Ball after seeing her burying one of her many dolls in the courtyard. Vale accepts. [Oct. 26th]
Dolls and Showmen : Vale meets Habib Acropolis once more, catching her burying yet another doll in the courtyard. [Oct. 27th]
Samhain Festival : Vale meets study peer friends. Drama ensures and Vale attempts to incite violence because its Vale. Leaves to Matchmaking Booth afterwards. [Oct. 29th]
Matchmaking Booth : Vale matches herself with friends. [Oct. 29th]
Training Jamboree : Vale's pet Familia is shown off to crowds of people with a 'trick' that could become rather problematic in the future. [Errand] [Nov. 6th]
Dark Thoughts or Dark Chocolate? : Vale meets Cody in Hogsmeade while trying to find a cauldron store. She fails to find the store and instead heads into Honeyduke. She finds Cody amusingly weird. She has her doll Ashes with her. [Nov. 30th]
We Make Winning Look Easy! : Vale celebrates with study peers on Slytherin wins. [Dec. 4th]
Slytherin Yule Celebration : Vale hangs out with Hildegard, picks out a present (she gets a plushie and names it Mr. Buttercream!), sings on karaoke, and just basically has fun. Familia is with her. [Errand] [Dec. 18th-Dec. 21st?]
Cookie Decorating : Vale makes her own cookies with one of her dolls, Ashes, by her side. [Errand] [Dec. 19th]
Bauble Crafting : Vale crafts a spider bauble. Ashes, a doll of her's, is also with her. [Errand] [Dec. 2oth]
Snowflake Making : Vale makes a snowflake and casts a spell on it. Ashes, once again, is with her. [Errand] [Dec. 18th - Dec. 21st?]
It's What They Deserve : Vale finds her dolls in disarray. She achieves her revenge, but at a price against Hanako Tone. [Dec. 26th]
Detention: Cleaning up Actions : Vale is punished for her revenge against Hanako Tone. She is ignorant to Rainwood's grudge. [Dec. 26th]
Gryffindor vs. Slytherin : Vale goes up against the cubs in broom racing. [Broom Racing Match] [Jan. 8th; 10am]
Alchemy 2: Philosopher's Stone : Vale joined the Alchemy Club. She written her name on the board at an attempt to be an officer (whether or not this was with good intentions is yet to be seen). [Jan. 8th; after broom racing match]
Potential Ally or Enemy? : Vale and Hunter Argentum meet together in potions class for Ashwood-Argentum family lore. [Jan. 10th, 13:15]
Three Houses : Vale joins in for Hui Ming's second round of house duels. [Unofficial Duelling Match] [Feb. 1st]
Lost & Found : Vale loses her doll, Jela, in the library. Simon Kincaid comes to help. [Feb. 4th]
Death and Despair : Avery, in a panic, believes he found the poor body of Familia, Vale's pet spider. Vale recalls a mysterious man harassing her family, causing her to not admit to Hunter Argentum's relations to her.[Feb. 5th]
Rabbit Boy : Vale meets a fellow dormmate (Selim), and his pet cat. She is intrigued by his mask. [Feb. 6th]
Curiosity Killed the Spider : Vale meets another fellow dormmate and his pet cat. So many cats. [Feb. 10th]
Sweets for Your Sweets : Vale makes cupcakes for her friends. [Errand] [Feb. 13th]
TABLE 9 | Sweethearts Tea Party : A bunch of people had their letters mixed up. Vale is confused and gains a slight heartbreak. [Feb. 14th]
Alchemy 3: A Plantiful Fieldtrip : With her Alchemy Club, Vale learns more about plants and how to tend to them. [Mar 6th, 13:10] [Club Event]
Special Dollivery for... : Evelynn Decipio returns Vale's doll after it supposively ran away to the library. [Mar 27th]
Spring Races : Vale goes up against the Hufflepuff broom racers. [Broom Racing Match] [Apr 9th, 11am]
Vale's Mansion Party : Vale and her brother welcome her friends to her home. [Apr 10th] [Special Event]
✓✕ An Axe-cellent Time : Vale and her friends play a game of axe-throwing. [Apr 11th] [Special Event]
A Game of Humiliation : Vale's mansion party holds a game of Truth or Dare to which people have to reveal painful secrets, or commit to humiliating dares. [Apr 12th, 12:00pm] [Special Event]
To Dine For : Vale and her family interact with her friends during dinner. [Apr 12th, evening] [Special Event]
Family Affairs : Vale reveals her connection to Hunter Argentum to Avery Chen. Raydon reveals his antagonistic views.
A Friendly Jog : Vale makes herself a new "friend" through an excerise activity. [May 1st]
Twilight Chillaxing : Vale meets with her friends Avery Chen and Maggie Hawkins to discuss something called "Twilight." [May 21st, late afternoon]
The Good Deed for the Day : Vale 'helps' her Broom-Racing Captain and Prefect with serving detention to George Henry. [Jun 10th]
The 'Pikachu' Spell : Vale meets Jack, a fellow dormmate, along with Percival Gray. She is soon to be unknowingly pranked. [Jun 25th, 4pm]
Second Year
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The Welcome Wagon : Vale helps to welcome first years to the Slytherin house. Chaos assured. [Sept. 2nd]
R.I.P : Hanako has been haunted by Vale's dolls for months. He begs for mercy. Vale invites him to a tea party. [Oct. 12th]
BROOM RACING - HUFFLEPUFF vs. SLYTHERIN - FALL 2022 [Broom Racing Match] [Oct. 15th 2pm]
Absolute Victory : Vale is in the hospital wing with her broom racing team. It's an awful feeling to always be losing. [Oct. 15th; after broom racing match]
❏? The Tea Party of Dreadful Consequences : Hanako owes Vale, and that is to attend her tea party of tiny hats. Percival Rainwood joins in reluctantly. Danger awaits. [Oct. 22nd]
BROOM RACING - RAVENCLAW vs SLYTHERIN - WINTER 2023 : Vale goes up against the Ravenclaws in broom racing. [Broom Racing Match] [Feb. 11th]
Potato Peels? Potato Peels. : Vale, for some strange reason, has over 20,000 worth of potato peels just rotting away in her trunk. Oh, and she finally adds a new member to her doll family. [Apr. 13th]
Plants Can Be Pets Too : Vale gets a new plant, a Cast Iron that she ends up naming "Chuma", a word meaning Iron, in Swahili. [Errand] [Apr. 22nd]
BROOM RACING - SLYTHERIN vs GRYFFINDOR - SPRING 2023
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: Vale goes up against the Gryffindors. [Broom Racing Match] [May 27th]
Pride Day at Hogwarts : Vale doesn't know much about pride, but she does like to make low quality arts n crafts. [June 17th] [Errand]
A Cold Surprise : Vale and Avery meet up, finally realizing their misunderstandings once and for all. [June 19th]
Third Year
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A Viper in the Snake Pit : Vale comments on a scheduled unofficial duelling session. [Sept ?]
Gryffindors v Hufflepuffs : Vale does her first supervision as a Slytherin broom racing captain.
Fourth Year
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Fifth Year
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Sixth Year
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Seventh Year
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Adulthood
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RELATIONS

Gryffindors
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Della Barfield : Acquaintance, Rival Broom Racer
Evelynn Decipio : "Doll Finder", Friend
Noah Jupe : Acquaintance
Ravenclaws
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Hunter Argentum : Cousin, Friend
Clair Fernandez : Acquaintance
Ari Gwild : Acquaintance
Juniper Kelly : Acquaintance
Hufflepuffs
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Willow Anderson : Acquaintance
Enrico Gathorne : Acquaintance
Simon Kincaid : "Doll Finder", Friend, Rival Broom Racer
Cody Stevenson : Acquaintance
Slytherins
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Habib Acropolis : Acquaintance
Avery Chen : Boyfriend
Selim Faust : "Brother"
Matthew Gray : Acquaintance
Percival Gray : Acquaintance, Former Racing Teammate
Maggie Hawkins : Friend
Flash Holmwood : Acquaintance
Liana Kerr : Friend
Henry Knight : Acquaintance
Santario Martin : Former Roommate
Colin McCoire : Friend, Racing Teammate
Hui Ming : 'Friend'
Draven Mirador : Acquaintance
Percival Rainwood : ???
Hildegard Schneider : Friend
June Selwyn : Racing Teammate
Wyatt Starkey : Racing Teammate
Lucinia Thawin : Acquaintance
Hanako Tone : Toy Friend
Opeila Winters : Prefect, Former Racing Captain
Staff
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Zoë Fresnel [Professor of Charms]
Maya Galim [Professor of Muggle Studies]
Hjørdis Jensen [Former Head of Slytherin // Deputy Headmistress]
Orion Lécuyer [Professor of Defense Against Dark Arts]
Others
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Stats:
Stamina: 10
Evasion: 12
Strength: 5
Wisdom: 15
Arcane Power: 8
Accuracy: 15

+ 1 Broom Racing Win, + 1 Broom Racing Win, + 1 Broom Racing Win, + 1 Broom Racing Win, + 1 Broom Racing Win
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Second Year
Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year

Seventh Year

Adult



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IN PROGRESS

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Ashes | The most common doll found on Vale's person.
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The doll is the most beloved of all Vale's dolls. All since Vale was a sickly child, it has found its way into her arms as a source of comfort through any situation she found herself in. The doll is inherently old. It was given down to Vale from her mother, who is said to have had the doll during the loss of her parents. Being surrounded by majorly women through its lifetime, it supposively bares a keen interest in clinging onto women, or staying close to their side.
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Jela | The doll that seems to never be found in the same place twice.
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Compared to Bubu, this doll is a saint. Mysteriously, this doll will pop in the most random of places for Vale to find. It is unclear whether the doll was placed in such places by its owner, or actually is finding its way around. Whatever the case, its best to keep on good terms with this doll. Who knows how it keeps being found on the desks of those who have done it wrong? Recently a victim of violence, the doll has been sewn with a even more sinister appearance.

This doll was a gift from Vale's grandmother, Ida. It apparently has a history of being a voodoo doll, yet everytime Vale pricks it, nothing happens. Tis' a shame to have an owner who is unable to bare a grudge.
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Madam Dollface the Third | It's biggest crime was committing tax evasion.
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The doll, according to Vale. Was the worst of the worst. She now rests in the castle grounds with her head permanently removed from her body. Mournfully, she was the best guest to have at tea parties.
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Mr. Buttercream | The smartest of them all.
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A gift given to her by none other than Professor Fresnel during the Yule Celebration of 2021. Like Ashes, it bares no interesting ability. Vale supposively uses the doll to digest solutions to problems she face. This basilisk serpentine doll can be typically found on Vale's dorm room's desk...where surmount of chemical equations can be found across the papers on it...and the wall.
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Bubu | Sinister crackling is said to be heard from this spider doll.
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This doll is the worst of the worst. If Vale is found rule breaking, she'll point at the doll for encouraging her. The doll was a gift from one of her many adoptive aunts on her mother's side.

Recently, this doll has been a victim of violence. It has been sewn with an even more sinister appearance.
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"Molly" | The 100% Family Friendly Doll of Friendship
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A gift by Liana Kerr. Vale believes it's haunted by a serial killer. An lovely addition to her collection of dolls.
FAQs
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I write the dolls to give two or more perspectives on them not only to allow your character to enter their thoughts/beliefs on them, but to also allow people their own thoughts and views on Vale herself.

Ex. You see a doll mysteriously in a high place that seems out of reach for Vale to get to? Maybe those dolls are haunted, or she had help placing it there! You hear what sounds like laughter coming in the direction of the doll? Maybe it's Vale crackling that is being heard, or it might really be the doll doing it! Or what if you turn around and saw that the doll have shifted positions from when you last saw it? Maybe it was just angled wrong before and the laws of physics was at work. Maybe Vale moved the doll quickly while you weren't looking.

Or maybe the dolls really are haunted.

The point is, is that I (try to) make these dolls open to perspectives while also ensuring that metagaming isn't occurring. The dolls are inanimated objects. While they're meant to be creepy, I'm not going to do things such as having them listening in on conversations and sending word back to Vale. They're also not going to put Vale (or other players) at a major advantage when it comes to roleplaying.

Ex. She can hear her doll from the distance alerting her to an adult's presence.

With that in mind, these dolls do not have a public voice. Meaning that Vale can be seen talking to them, but you won't hear them talking back. And no, they will not physically harm someone no matter how terrifying they might be.

This FAQ is still in a work of progress that I'll be updating every now and again should the need arise.

If you have any questions about the dolls and how they work, my discord/owls are always open.
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