Zoe always had a special connection to animals in general. Before finding out she was a witch, her mind was made up on being a veterinarian. From a very young age, she played with all sorts of animals, from rabbits, to dogs, to rodents, and to birds. Once, she found a bunny outside her house, who had severely damaged its leg and Zoe carefully brought it inside, but even with her and her family's best efforts, it didn't make it, and she cried for weeks. At five years old, a snake had slithered it's way into her bedroom, and she heard it whisper to her. She was extremely confused, and stared at it's green body till her aunt (her legal guardian) came into her room to call her for dinner, and shrieked. The snake slithered away, muttering something unintelligible. Zoe confessed to her aunt about what she heard, and her aunt, unsurprisingly, didn't believe her. But, Zoe soon forgot about the incident, and wasn't reminded of it, for several years.

She was in school, when it happened again. It was recess, when she was talking to her friend, Marci. An adder snake had made its way into her friends shoe. Marci screamed, and the annoyed snake slithered away from her, towards Zoe. Zoe, giggled, the snake climbing up her leg was very ticklish. Marci, on the other hand continued to scream her lungs out, as teachers ran to try and help. Zoe, on the other hand, didn't see the big deal, especially with the adder telling her how ridiculous everyone else was being. The snake eventually decided that these humans were too loud, and was giving it a headache, and slithered off her leg and escaped outside. Before it left though, it told Zoe it was nice meeting her, and Zoe replied that it was mutual.

The latest incident was undoubtedly the strangest. It was a sunny late morning, at Clifford's Zoo. Her school had taken her class out for a field trip, and Zoe was beyond excited. Most of the enclosures went completely normal, the bears, the jelly fish, the deer and even the intimidating lion. It was when they got to the snake enclosure, was when things went wrong. The enclosure had 6 snakes, three eastern diamondback rattlesnakes and three anacondas. Zoe pushed into the crowd of rowdy 5th graders and made her way in front of the enclosures. Immediately, all 6 snakes lunged forward towards her, as the children around her flinched. Zoe, on the other hand was having a wholesome conversation with a green anaconda. The other snakes started to fight for her attention, by slamming their upper bodies onto the glass. It's important to note that most of these snakes are about 5 - 6 feet in size. It is also important to note that Clifford's Zoo isn't the most expensive establishment. As the glass shatters, chaos breaks out. The snakes slither out onto the floor, and thank Zoe which she responds with a no problem.

She finds out later that her father, who she had never met, is also a Parselmouth, and the rare talent is probably from him.

Perhaps it was because fear had never been introduced to her that she was this way. Whether this characteristic would grow to become something useful or be a thorn in her side, Evangeline had never really felt afraid.

An incident involving this character of hers happened when she was but a child, only 5 years of age. The little girl had clambered up upon her father's desk and from there, clung onto the bookshelf ladder with clenched fists. Somehow, the monkey of a girl had found her way up onto the highest rung of the ladder, which was dangerously well above the ground. The housekeeper, Marta, nearly fainted at the sight of such a precarious situation but stood below the child, crying for her to come down. Evangeline simply stared at the familiar face for a brief moment, then burst into a bubbly laugh. With the help of Mr. Chrysler himself, Marta was able to get her back into the safety of her arms, cradling her with trembling hands.

Another time, an 8 year old Evangeline had been spending a breezy afternoon in the garden with Lottie, her governess and dear friend. They had been reviewing some of her sciences and due to the young girl's stubborn desire, they were conducting the lesson outside. While Evangeline was being tutored, the gardener was pruning the foliage; a delicate process. He had a noticeably sluggish movement, and as they soon found out, the elderly man was suffering from heart problems. Lottie shrieked in alarm when the old man collapsed on the grass near them, and she rushed to his side with Evangeline trailing behind. The governess was visibly panicking and the man was convulsing with pain. Instead of fear or anxiety distilled in her heart, the young girl remained calm and briskly ran for help.

I believe this quality is very fitting for Evangeline, as her parents are both very strict. They would never show expressions of fear, nor condone it. Her parents are intimidating people, and living with them, she has learned that things that cause fear always have a loophole. It has trained her to shut her fear off with pure willpower, and she cannot succumb to fear. At the very least, I think she was born with the determination to be fearless. When faced with a situation that would typically trigger someone to either freeze, flee, or fight, Evangeline would definitely be completely focused on how to overcome the situation rather than be paralyzed with fear.

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Link to Encyclopedia: Raelynn Lakes
Name of Abilities/Skills:
Prodigal Potions Master
Reason
(Her biggest skill)
Stats: Total:35 Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 7 | Strength: 1 | Wisdom: 6 | ArcPower: 8 | Accuracy: 7

Describe why it Fits my Character: Potions Master

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This is the one thing she has been reading about along with mythical creatures since she was able to read at age 6. This however although not her favorite talent/skill it is her favorite. Where her older brothers focused on sports, her sisters on beauty and other things. And her other brother focused on teaching others what he read about. She kept to herself. Although close to her brother Ryan, whose dream it is to become a teacher. This was one of the things that was all her own. Her special talent. She has always been interested in potions and read all she could about them. Not only reading them but often found some books actually say how to do it but they don't really tell you how to do it.

She was also very excited when her family would take her on trips to places around the world. She would always make sure to get samples of things for potions that she couldn't get back at home. She was always very careful about this and stuck to mostly plants in her youth. She could always seem to sense where an ingredient was and loved to see if it would work out. Of course, she didn't start trying more difficult potions till she was about age 9. This was when she discovered her other talent which made things easier when it came to collecting things from mythical creatures. And magical creatures. She would spend hours reading about potions even started trying to make some that she discased as homemade remedies for friends when it came to colds and things like that. Although they were not wizarding potions, they still involved gathering ingredients which is one of her favorite things to do. Then mixing them which although a bit harder was also fun for her.

She finds it relaxing to go out somewhere in the forest or along a river or swamp just collecting things that could be used for potions for people and for the wizarding world. She hopes to someday make her best potion, yet which is meant to bring out a person's hidden talent. Although this potion she wants to invent does not instantly teach them their talent it will make studdle hints more noticeable to the person and if they get stuck remind them what their talent is. It isn't meant to do all the hard work for them.

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Alora J. Graves wrote: ↑26 Aug 2022, 21:13

Link to your encyclopedia thread: Alora J. Graves' Encyclopedia
Name of Ability Applying for: 's Grace

's Grace: If It Fits It Sits

Describe why this fits your character :

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Alora is a short individual, and heights have been the bane of her existence for all of her life really. As such, she’s had to find other means to achieve her ends. From climbing to jumping, she’s learned to get where she needs to be by any means necessary. As the youngest of six siblings, she's learned rather quickly that there are times when being quiet is in her best interest. Especially if she's got something worth their attention, like a snack or chocolates. It doesn't help that her mother seems to have eyes on the back of her head when it comes to crisps and their whereabouts, she’s learned to be quiet as a mouse when reaching for those, which seem to be placed higher and higher out of her reach.

From climbing counters to reach illicit food items hidden in the higher parts of cabinets to eavesdropping on her older siblings, Alora has a great deal of experience when it comes to living in the shadows. In fact, she's learned early on that being quiet and subtracting herself from gazes allows her to gain information and apply it at a later date. If she hadn't heard about Nadia's plans to sneak out one night, she wouldn't have gotten to play on the switch for a few hours, and she wouldn't have known if she hadn't learned to be extremely quiet in her motions. It helps that she's extremely light. Though she can easily eat her weight in fatty foods, Alora doesn't seem to gain a single pound. Some of her siblings have threatened to put a bell around her neck if she doesn't make her presence known - especially when she uses it to get something out of them. It's the least she can do when they ruthlessly leave nothing behind or leave her with hand-me-downs. A girl has to do what a girl has to do.

Though she's never been physically struck, she has rough housed with her siblings. Fear has always been a great motivator for certain responses, and this is certainly one of those. Being quiet and graceful wasn't always the case for Alora, it's something she practiced. She was merely lucky her physical disposition made it easier for her to achieve it as quickly as she did. By four she was a master of walking in the shadows be it for a glass of water in the moonlight to not offend her mother by not sleeping through the night, or to not be accused by a sibling of bothering them in their tight quarters. Growing up she shared her bedroom with two of her siblings as long as she could remember and waking either of them lead to drama.

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Mod note: your character plays the switch but lives in a magical household, from what I understand. This wouldn't be possible. Please edit your application accordingly or leave a note if I misunderstood.

I apologize if I was unclear, my character has a magical brother in a mainly muggle household. Their mother is a squib and thus excluded from the magical world. She is a half-blood but her household is about as magical as Vernon Dursley.

Link to your encyclopedia thread: Ency
Name of Ability or Race/Talent that you Are Applying for: Fearless
Describe why this fits your character (not why you the player want it):
One might say the wish to be confident in everything, unafraid of consequences of their actions or other measly things in life that elicit the adrenaline rush of despair and fright. To say Tyranni was without fear would be a lie. Everyone fears something. The real truth of being fearless is deeper than the superficial emotions and expressions that play upon a face like a bad poker player. Her true fears were imprisoned deeply within her, festering like an insidious virus waiting for their time to shine. One would not know this looking at the young girl. Only 14 years old, she had already been subjected to so much. A fledgling at Hogwarts, she was part of the Slytherin dorm attack where she was bitten by spider of darkness, leaving her with a toxin that festered in her vessels, unknowing if there was a cure. When the ball inevitably fell apart, she did not flee in fear but instead faced the monsters tormenting the school, both monster and human. No, one would not look at the fourth year Slytherin and thing she was meek, timid, or fearful. The truth was no one knew the reason for her fearlessness, and she would not just let anyone access the dark truth.

Having been raised by a strong woman, witness to her mothers acts as a healer and seer, Tyr was not naïve to the trances that befell her mother during a vision, nor was she ignorant of the diseases that can afflict the mind and body. Despite her many exposures as an assistant to her mother during many visits to the sick, the young girl never expected to witness evil befall her own mother. Over summer break after Year 1 at Hogwarts, Tyranni was in her room curled up in bed with her niffler and a book. The shattering of glass startled her from the vision of a mundane muggle life that the book fabricated. Racing from her room to the kitchen, she found her mother slumped over the sink, glass surrounding her feet. "Ma!" She raced to her side. Glancing into her mothers eyes, she could tell that this was no vision afflicting her. Despite having witnessed many medical events by her mothers side, her ability to harness any basic knowledge had fled her mind. The rest of the events were a blur. Her mother was admitted to a local wizarding hospital. In the quiet of the house, her father held her close and told her the truth of her mothers medical anomaly and how they had almost lost her, but despite shutting out the memory of that nights event, Tyranni's actions in summoning medical help so quickly helped to save Avela. Having faced the near death of her mother, the young girl truly realized just how fragile life was. To go through that life with constant fear would be the path of many, but how could she fear mundane things such as what wandered the halls of Hogwarts hiding around every corner when she had faced one of her worst fears, the near loss of a parent.

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STATUS: Approved

Name of Ability or Race/Talent that you Are Applying for: Parselmouth
Describe why this fits your character (not why you the player want it):

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Sirin had always been different. She was the quiet kid, the kid who many thought would be whispering or chanting strange ritualistic things at the back of the class. Of course, none of that was true. However, Sirin was definitely "different" from her muggle classmates to some extent. Not just because she was a witch, but for many other reasons. Her eyes gave off a piercing gaze that could make others question whether they were seeing a young girl or a cold, aloof person. Many people would describe their first impression of her as a sly, cunning, clever looking person. Sirin, however, was a completely different person. She was warm and bubbly, and had a huge soft spot for animals. She loved cats, dogs, rodents, any living creature earned her love and respect. Many comment that when Sirin comes over, if there is a pet around, Sirin will spend the entire duration of the visit cooing and admiring the creature. However, Sirin's favorites were, and always will be, snakes and cats. She would see many people express disgust when faced with snakes or any reptile for that matter, Sirin, however, embraced and accepted these creatures. When others maintained their distance from living animals, Sirin was perfectly comfortable with up-close encounters. She would often be viewed as an eccentric for loving to cuddle and even talk to snakes. After her mother's death, Sirin would visit the zoo more often than before. She'd walk straight to the reptile house. Many visitors who happened to be there would witness a rather strange sight: a little girl sitting in front of the glass separating her and the snake, and whispering something under her breath. What exactly was she doing? She was spilling her woes and pains out, right in front of the snake. She would "speak" to it, even though the snake couldn't understand her and nor could she. All she wanted at that time was someone to talk to, and she turned to a snake to support her through the rough times. Even the zoo keeper would often remark that this strange little girl would be found everywhere in the zoo, talking to animals. Perhaps her classmate's theories of her being eccentric were not completely wrong. Sirin never cared about those kids, she didn't care about their opinions. All she wanted was to enjoy herself and be with her reptile friends. Sirin's dream was to have a snake or cat friend of her own: someone to accompany her throughout her Hogwarts journey. She wanted someone, or something, to comfort her, to keep her company, to be with her so she wouldn't have to feel weak again. Ever since her mother's death, Sirin was never the same, and felt constant pain and anguish. The pain of loss is what caused her to be so eccentric in the first place, and she wanted to alleviate that pain. She didn't want to feel that pain again. Her soul lived with the animals, and spoke an unknown language with them, she resonated with these critters. This is who Sirin is-the eccentric, the animal lover.
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