Appearance:

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Iris has large green/grey eyes, and long dirty blond hair that is always in her face.  She has high cheekbones and a small dotting of freckles over her nose. Her European ancestors brought back a beautiful Norwegian accent. A smile was almost permanently etched on her face, lighting up her features. She has a regular sized frame and build but is agile and surprisingly athletic from her time in the woods.

Height:  5 feet 3 inches
Weight: 92 lbs

Personality:

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Iris is great with people and goes out of her way to talk and make new friends. She welcomes everyone with open arms and is constantly smiling. Iris is someone that you want to be around because she makes even the shyest person open up. She can sometimes be too pushy with people who are conserved, she also gets extremely hurt by people that don't want to be her friend and therefore has a hard time dealing with bullies.

History:

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Kaley Jones grew up in a muggle family who ignored her, for she was the youngest of four. She always searched for attention and was always in trouble for breaking some rule or another. She was the only in her family that had magical talent and was accepted into Ilvermorney. At the age of 24, she fell in love with Micheal Field. On March 17, 2001- 2 years after he told her that he was a wizard- Micheal and Kaley got married. He was a few years older than her and both assumed the other was not magical. It was quite the surprise when it ended up they had both been in Ilermorney together.

Kaley vowed to be the best mom that she never had. Iris  was born to the Fields on November 29th 2006. She grew up in a loving family knowing that her parents were wizards. Two years and four months later, James Field entered the family. Another three years and seven months later twins arrived, Jennifer and Ruby. The large family enjoyed time together and Iris always had a friend or two spend the weekend together.

Iris grew up in the outskirts of cities. You would often find her adventuring in the closest wilderness; climbing trees, exploring caves, jumping across rivers or anything exiting. By the time she was in fourth grade, she spent more time outside than inside. She went to a three week survival camp in fifth grade and became the leader of the 13 person group. She fondly reminisces the time she spent those weeks. Magic also shown by lack of injuries although she never figured that out.

Iris was never normal, she was always bright and optimistic, but sometimes it just seemed unusual. When she was accepted to Ilvermorney she began to remember times where she had made things happen like magic. In third grade she was teased for being a "goodie-two-shoes" and "always-too-nice". At one point there was a group of girls surrounding her and a spider fell on each of them. They screamed and ran away leaving the teary Iris to sit there wondering why that happened.

Iris continues to be adventurous, and also rebelled against authority, but still can be dedicated to work. She sees school as an opportunity for adventure!

Other:

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Birthday: November 29
Fav. Color: Sky-blue
Likes: Being outdoors, making friends, crowberries, and rabbits
Dislikes: Small spaces, processed vegetables, bullies, and ravens
Aromentia: Waterfalls, cold stone, pine trees
Thestrals: No
Patronus: Squirrel

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I did have to change your age. They, like Hogwarts admit students at the age of 11 and being third year you would be 13 until Nov. 29th.

You might not have noticed that anything was off, that anything is strange here. In fact if your bio and personality ring true, you just think you are being helpful. It is true, Ilvermorny is "very accepting" of students of different status' in comparison to other schools, although there is the odd one here and there. Still, you might have noticed a bit of an issue with the upper classmen, when muggle-borns and half-breeds go home to their muggle lives and families, sometimes some of the upper classmen vandalize their belongings and space. You might have even tried to intercede, the sentiment shared by these destructive people would likely be along the lines of "we will show them for going back to those filthy muggles."

The Professors don't appear to act the same, very nice. In fact, they are incredibly nice from an external perspective to those with muggle backgrounds. They are always trying to help them out, teach them about the wizarding world during school vacations, taking them on trips and giving them other activities. It is not that wizard borns and purebloods cannot participate, it is more that most don't want to so they don't. In all likelihood you were approached, asked if you would like to participate and "make new friends as well as be a good example to some of the other wizards that "don't know our ways as well." 

Iris Fields

Stats
(40 total to equal Katrina's stat count)
Stamina: 6 [+2 graduation] = 8
Evasion: 8
Strength: 7 [+1 graduation] = 8
Wisdom: 7
Arcane Power: 6
Accuracy: 6 [+2 graduation] = 8

Abilities
(2 total to equal Katrina's ability count)
Sixth Sense:

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Everyone always says that I can find things easily. When someone drops a ring or an earing falls out, I am always the one who finds it under the chair or in the rug. Not only that, but I also tend to notice things. I was an expert at hide and seek. I just had a sort of ability to know where people were hiding, I probably just heard their breathing or noticed the door slightly ajar. It never seemed so odd to me, but other people always commented on it.

There was this one time when I was with my siblings. I heard a little squeak in the kitchen and the sound of chewing. My mom was making cookies and was measuring out the sugar. I told her to wait and opened up the bag. Inside was a tiny mouse. Of course, then my mom screamed and then all of my siblings screamed and I just trapped it in a bowl and put it outside. I didn't think it was so weird. But the thing was, I was all the way across the house when I thought something was off.

The weirdest part is how often weird things like this happen. I never really notice it, but other people always comment on how I notice things other people don’t. It happens like at least twice a week. I also sort of have photographic memory so I blame it on that, but deep down, I think there is more to it.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think I’m that special just because I notice things. But it sometimes seems so uncanny. Other people always think it is super cool, but it usually just annoys me. I mean, who truly wants to see the sunglasses at the bottom of the murky lake? Maybe a few people, but they I always get picked to be the one to swim down and get it. Then every time someone misplaces a special pencil or can’t find their wallet, guess who has the be the one to drop everything they are doing and go get it. That’s right, me.

I suppose I should be glad I have the special skill. I mean, not many people never loose anything. But, again, it gets tiresome. I don’t know, maybe its just a weird magic thing I have, maybe there are more people like me. But, honestly, I don’t think its that special, I’ve had since I was born, after all.

Martial Artist:

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So, I have been doing some sorts of martial arts my whole life. I guess my love of it started when I was a kid. All of my younger siblings were always tumbling and play fighting, but it wasn’t too safe for me to fight with them since I was so much bigger, so my parents were always finding some sort of karate or taekwondo class to put me in. I never really mastered any kind of stuff because I was known for getting bored of it once I reached a certain level.

My first class was in second grade, I became bored of it after the teacher would always complain that I didn’t put enough effort into it. But who could blame me? It’s not like moving in slow motion for half an hour was going to do anything? By third grade I began to understand the point of it and had a renewed love of the art. I put a lot more work into it after 4th grade, it helped me feel more confidant around older kids that I could sometimes see fighting. I don’t do much of it at Ilvermorny and never had a chance to at Hogwarts, but I promised my parents I would find a class each summer I was back home.

I think I was pretty good. I never was top in any class, but I was certainly in the upper percentile. I suppose it was my fast dodging and surprising strength that helped. Nonetheless, I enjoyed just getting all of my emotions out. Some of what I learned came in handy in the forest though. It kept me active and confidant that I could protect myself against any predator.

Some people think that people only learn martial arts to beat other people up. That is certainly not the case for me though. I don’t really do any of that kind of stuff, beating other people up, I mean. I would much rather make friends than kick people in the face; I’m much better at making friends anyhow. I mean, I do what I can to avoid bullies, but I would always stand up for a friend-- even if that means I would have to take out some of my skills. I don’t ever seek to hurt people, but I would do whatever it takes to protect the people that I am friends with. I guess it’s just a part of who I am.

1) Is your character a Broom Racer? YES
2) Is your character a Quidditch Player? NO
3) Is your character a Duelist? NO

Appearance: Dana is a pretty girl, there's no doubt about that. Her face, oval-shaped, is a warm, tan colour, her eyes are olive green, and her hair is golden-yellow in the sunlight. She looks young for her 12 years, but is sturdily built. It is also easy to see that she spends much time outdoors, her skin is weathered and freckled, and the scar running down the length of her arm tells of a story from the past. Her nose is stubby and small, but turns up slightly at the end, and is wider than the norm. Dana wears comfortable clothes, hoodies and shorts most of the time, but does take care when picking her outfits, especially if the occasion is important, so she always looks nice. Faceclaim: @dena_hockey
Personality: Dana is a friendly girl, willing to talk and have a chat with mostly everyone she meets. This, combined with her joking, easy-going nature has made her quite popular at school. She does alright in class, but would prefer to plan an outing with her friends for the weekend than actually do the work, and often starts to play a game with her friends when she's meant to be doing homework. Dana loves autumn, swimming, and people who make her laugh, but absolutely despises lazy and slow people. While she doesn't hate quiet people, Dana finds them tiresome to be around, and probably wouldn't seek them out again. She tries to be polite, and respectful, and use her manners, but Dana is forgetful and absentminded at times, so this proves a challenge, and she can often come across as stupid and rude.
History: Dana lives in a middle class family on the outskirts of New York City, in a nice house, with her older brother, Sebastian, an intelligent boy who is constantly outshining his little sister in everything he does, and her father, William, an understanding man with big hands who grew up in the Netherlands, and moved to the United States when he was 20 years old. There, he met Natalie, a young woman with blonde hair from the south who loved a good drink, maybe a bit too much. The two fell in love, and married soon after Natalie became pregnant. After giving birth to their first child, Sebastian, they then had another a year later, and named their daughter Dana. Alas, only a couple of months after Dana was born, Natalie fell ill, and died from a disease in her liver. Most blame this on Natalie's binge drinking after Dana was born (she hadn't had any during her pregnant, and missed a good beer or two). Apart from this, Dana had a reasonably normal childhood. Since she never knew her mother, her death didn't have a profound effect on her, and Dana grew up to be a happy, sociable child, who loved her brother to death, even though he annoyed her to no end, and adored her father, who she believed to be the greatest man in the world.

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Being a pureblood, but only second year you might not have noticed too many strange occurrences. Yeah, the mixed heritage and the muggle-borns seem to get a bit of extra attention, but it is not like you have been excluded... simply not as sought after for "additional cultural opportunities." Still, due to the unhappy and sad circumstances at home, the distraction of these "cultural opportunities" might be welcomed. Still, your participation in any of these diversionary activities might seem odd -- those that participate hardly represent Ilvermorny's wizard population. Most of the students in the school are either pureblood or wizard born, but in this activity (like many activities) it is the muggle-borns and the mixed breeds that seem to occupy these roles. It is not a great feeling feeling as if you are a "diversity hire" even if nobody said those exact words.

Appearance:

Height:  5ft 5in
Weight:  105lbs

Crispin is slightly tall for his age, standing only an inch or two over most of his classmates, and is a strapping young boy.  His chocolate brown hair is slightly curled and worn longer than most boys, but not quite long enough to tie back.  To match his hair, his eyes are a chestnut brown, which can appear darker or lighter shade.  A naturally olive complexion, Crispin tans quite easily.  To round it all off, Crispin has a dashing smile that he flashes winningly and quite often.
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Personality:

▹Enthusiastic | Indecisive
Enthusiasm and indecisiveness go hand-in-hand with Crispin.  When there is something that he's passionate about he goes at it full force, but more often than not, will abandon it once something else takes his fancy.  This isn't to say he's insincere with his enthusiasm, just that his attention doesn't always hold til things are seen through to the end.  Rather, Crispin cares too much and can't keep himself to one thing at a time but spreads himself too thin.

▹Observant | Opinionated
To say that Crispin likes to be in the know would be spot on.  He prides himself on knowing the ins and outs of his fellow classmates.  This can be a bit too much at times though, may of his classmates say that he needs to keep his nose out of where it doesn't belong.  Not to mention that his opinions of what his classmates do can be blunt and unwelcome, even if he does have the best intentions.

▹Easygoing | Independent
Crispin is a laid-back kind of guy, he enjoys hanging out with other people and will let things flow without too much interference.  He is an independent bean as well though, and though he gives his advice freely, often looks down on others who try to give him advice.  Being independent isn't always a bad thing though, it means that Crispin isn't afraid to figure things out for himself.

History:

A cold blustery day in February welcomed Crispin Rhys Finley into the world.  The youngest boy in a family of four, Crispin led a quiet life growing up along the Oregon coast with his two elder sisters, brother, mother, and father.  Of wizard heritage (but who knows, maybe some muggle in there on his fathers' side) Crispin and his siblings were mostly kept away from muggles growing up.  With his mother, Alyss, working as a west coast correspondent for MACUSA they could hardly do otherwise.  Tom, Crispins' father, often voiced his protests against this treatment of muggles.  Claiming that the magical community was much more likely to harm the muggles than the other way around.

When Crispin was born his brother, Sean, was already in his second year at Ilvermorny.  By the time Crispin was five all of his siblings were enrolled at Ilvermorny, most of his summers were then spent with his siblings recounting their adventures.  This made Crispin jealous and impatient for when he would finally begin his time at the school.  When he finally received his letter to begin his own journey at Ilvermorny, he was beyond excited, he was literally bouncing off the walls.

Crispins first year at Ilvermorny wasn't to be quite the adventure he had been anticipating.  His eldest sibling, Sean had been out of Ilvermorny for a few years and had landed himself a job in New York at the MACUSA.  He was thriving there and had met and fallen in love with, of all people, a muggle girl. Emma and Sean were soon engaged and to be married during Crispins' first winter break at Ilvermorny.  When the day arrived, there could not have been a happier couple and Crispins' father was thrilled that his son would help end the prejudice against muggles in the US.

This joy was short-lived.  Soon after returning to Ilvermorny, horrible news came to the Finley family.  While starting out on their honeymoon, Sean and Emma were attacked by an unknown group of wizards.  Sean fought valiantly but to no avail, he was soon overpowered and the group showed no mercy.  A note was left with Sean and Emmas' bodies, threatening other witches and wizards that they too would meet the same fate if they married muggles.

Sean and Emma's deaths tore Crispin apart.  He had idolized his elder brother and the sudden absence of him was like a knife that twisted deeper and deeper every moment Crispin thought of him.  The rest of his first year passed Crispin by in a hazy blur.

His second year brought with it growth and healing, but some scars never fade.  Crispin grew distrustful of other wizard-borns and also bore a resentment of muggles and muggle-borns.  They were the reason his brother wasn't here, and in his young mind there had to be someone to blame for the horror he had faced.

Now starting his third year at Ilvermorny, Crispin is beginning to come to terms with the fact that sometimes things happen without reason.  Though still not fully open with wizard-borns, muggles, and muggle-borns, Crispin is trying to see people for themselves, and not their birth.  It's a difficult road that has many setbacks, but he is plowing forward.

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Indeed there are some tensions between the magic and the non-magic community that are ongoing. On the surface, this school appears to be very open and inclusive but much like you, not everyone trusts muggles. While some muggle-borns and mixed bloods return home during the holidays, some stay and their time at the school is filled with activities to prove them with diversion and "culture." Some of the upper classmen are suspicious of the muggle-borns and mixed heritage students that leave to the no-mag homes and then return. You may or may not be an exception to this. 

Participating in this pen-pal thing may be something you volunteered for or it might have been something that you were asked to do. In either case, it is a bit off one could say. You see, the students that are participating in this activity are primarily muggle-borns and mixed bloods with a sprinkling of wizard borns and purebloods. It is pretty weird but the people with no-mag families seem to get 'all of the attention' these days.

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Name: Rebecca Dawnson
Age: 12
School year: 1st
House: Pukwudgie
Race: Human
Blood Status: Pure-Blood

Appearance

Becca has long wavy red hair and dark blue eyes, she has soft pale skin. Becca is average height for her age, she is skinny and usually wears fancy clothes like skirts and dresses, but sometime pants and normal clothing, Rebecca has always looked older than she actually was.
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Personality

Becca is quiet and kind, she doesn't enjoy being alone and can be clingy at some times. She's very funny and adventurous though and is always up for fun times!

History

On a cold, dark, December evening, Rebecca was born a beautiful baby. Rebecca grew up in a wealthy family, she’s the youngest in her family, she has 4 older siblings, Josh (15), Stephanie (also 15), Robert (17), and Leah (20). She lived in a giant manor on a beach in Miami, Florida and didn’t have many friends. Rebecca had a fancy, formal family, and she was used to dressing properly, skirts and dresses, although she did wear pants at some times. Rebecca likes to play piano and to read, she had a family cat and owl, the cat, George, was her favorite pet, but he sadly passed away when she was 10, and the owl flew away... somewhere and never returned.

When Rebecca started school at Ilvermorny, she felt a bit out of place, although she got sorted in the house she wanted, she felt lonely, trapped in her own bubble, she got good grades and didn’t try to do anything bad. Rebecca then started to get friends once she opened up a bit more and actually became quite popular, she was still a normal kid of course, she had problems in life. Like when Rebecca was 11, her mother got ill and passed away, it was quite sad, but she got used to it. Becca has a locket around her neck that her mother gave to her, with a photo of her and her mother, it was a heart shape with the letter R on it. Becca loves her friends so much because they really care about her, and she's very happy she has them.

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Name

Bonnibel Grace

Age

12

School Year

First Year

House

Horned Serpent

Race

Human

Blood Status

Wizard born

Appearance

Bonnibel is considered slightly short for her age at a height of 4'5, but she does not let that bring her down. Her pale skin could be compared to snow, making her rather prone to sun burns. She has glossy, wavy light brown hair similar to a coffee with far too much cream. Her eyes are a brilliant teal that could pierce a person's soul if they were to look long enough. She would often be caught wearing a wide variety of clothes, but mainly simple ones that appeared to be complex. In reality, the majority of her choices took hardly any effort to put on or prepare whatsoever in her opinion.

Personality

Bonnibel is a quite studious young girl, and if one was to ask any random person who had only talked to her once or twice they would likely list off at least several good characteristics that were notifiable on the spot. In introduction, she would come off rather casual but make eye contact with the receiver. While her ability to make small talk was considered alright, her posture would simply stick out to people as quite formal in contrast to the way she spoke or acted. She excelled in the majority of the classes she was handed, and often put all her effort into even the simplest of tasks.

Bonnibel wished she could be just as those who hardly knew her would describe. Most who knew her would know well she was defensive and extremely prone to lashing out when even the slightest amount of pressure was put on her. Bonnibel hardly considered it much of an issue when it happened. It was just throwing away those who she did not need in her mind when it happened. Sometimes she would get more heated than she realized, and she would need someone to ground her back to the normal world. She found herself extremely insecure about 'not being enough', so she chose on her own to put so much into everything she did. This stemmed from her belief pure-blooded wizards were the most perfect of people, which made her tainted. Still, it was not just her insecurities that kept her researching. She was genuinely interested in the majority of the things she put effort into.

Even so, with this belief she was 'not good enough', she also found herself looking down on others at times. She actively contradicted herself with her flaws, but she was too blind to see it. At times she would push people down without realizing it, calling it 'tough love'; however, she also would bring people up when they most needed it as well if they came to her first. She was blunt, making her not excellent at emotions but certainly someone to come to if one needed advice or needed to see an almost unbiased opinion of themselves. Certainly did not mean it was right, but she became good at picking things apart. People could be picked apart too if they were to inquire.

She did have slight leadership abilities, but with the friends she would grasp she would often end up a drifter of the group or a follower. She was known well where she lived, but not enough to be 'popular.' She simply drifted along, and wherever she was she would join in.

While she did enjoy researching, she did not do her entire job just attempting to cram knowledge into her brain. She enjoys watching Quidditch, and would attend several events for it in her early life. She enjoyed chess, and though she tried to get decent at it she could never find herself predicting the next person's moves entirely. Most of the time she would make things up to do on the spot, including occasionally drawing and a bit of harmonica along with piano.

While she had expected herself to adore Transfiguration the most, she also felt a pull towards learning of muggles through childhood. She would never admit it, of course; however, she was truly intrigued with how they worked and how passionate they tended to be considering the fact they made an entire society without magic.

Good Attributes
> Passionate
> Intelligent
> Honest
> Helpful
> Creative
> Original

Bad Attributes
> Hot-Headed
> Blunt
> Hypocritical
> Insecure
> Closed Minded
> Rude

History

Bonnibel's true parents are Ivy Grace, a pure blooded Witch, and Anthony Scott, a wizard who was not a pure blood who had moved from England to the Americas. Ivy felt in love with Anthony, even though Ivy was shamed for it due to the fact he was not a pureblood. She was prepared to live a life in secret with Anthony, even if it meant giving up everything she had gained with her family. Their plans were put on hold when they created Bonnibel once they realized not everything would go as smoothly as they assumed it would.

It soon became clear Bonnibel was magical as once while Anthony was carrying her he slipped, causing Bonnibel to go flying towards the window; however, instead of he window being found broken and Bonnibel severely injured she was found on the ground with not a scratch on her. Ivy's pure blooded family took their chance and used Bonnibel to manipulate Ivy to leave Anthony by explaining how Bonnibel would not get the fulfilling childhood she deserved. Ivy begrudgingly agreed, much to their own dismay. They left Anthony at night, leaving Anthony to wonder where Ivy went. While Anthony was left curious, Ivy went to a small town in North Carolina that was almost entirely full of witches and wizards. She met another man, Travis Loughty, who was a pure blooded wizard. Her family firmly encouraged her to continue her family with Travis. Ivy, blatantly upset she had been forced to leave Anthony, made many efforts in order to refuse; however, Travis ended up being rather understanding of this.

They became close friends during the time period of Bonnibel only being about a bit over a year old. Travis would assist on lengthy, tired nights with handling Bonnibel and Ivy would occasionally give gifts to Travis to show her appreciation. They eventually came up with a plan to get together in order to satisfy Ivy's family and his own. Ivy confessed she could never love him like she loved Anthony, but would try to be by his side no matter what.

For work the two worked on organizing a small shop in which they would sell plants to muggles, but with a key word they would sell minor potions to wizards and witches. They had a two story home a bit away from the shop in the mainly magical town. They would often trade days when they worked so they could more frequently look after Bonnibel. Even so, some days Bonnibel could not be looked after at all times and the other parts of the family would look after her.

Bonnibel's parents soon realized they would have to choose a side, inform Bonnibel pure bloods are the perfect beings and everyone else was tainted as they were raised or tell her they are the exact same and that nobody was perfect. They debated telling her, so first they decided to inform her she was not entirely a pureblood. They did not wish for her to live in a life of lies, despite the fact that was the first thing thing they had debated telling her in the first place. It seemed only fair to her, so they felt she should be informed once she hit the right age. They decided that age would be seven years old. Before they could talk to her about pure bloods and half bloods, it seemed her classmates and their other parts of the family got to her first.

Bonnibel herself began to believe pure bloods were the purest of people, and held a strange pride of being raised by two of them. Still, being informed she was not a full pure blood broke her heart in a way; however, she felt she could make up for it by becoming knowledgeable in all areas she could. Her parents supported her venture without realizing the toxic mindset she had. While it would only take a muggle born to open her mind, there were practically none to be found. While the rest of her family still supported her despite her blood and claimed they were not the fault of Ivy's mistake, she refused to inform any of her classmates. If anyone were to inquire, she would often lash out.

Through her school life, she would drift between groups on and off. She knew well she was going to Ilvermorny and she knew well she would be put into Horned Serpents, so she was not too pressured to make friends at the time. She just wanted to get along with people until she went there herself and found where she belonged in her head. It was like a fairy tale in her mind, but she still felt it might possibly be true that it could happen.

At school, she excelled at transfiguration; however, she would become interested in muggle studies despite the fact she was unable to enroll in it yet. Instead, she would look around the library to find information on it if she could. It was intriguing, but she refused to inform anyone of what she was looking into. Anyone that questioned her set up 'identity', she would lash out at.

Still, throughout all the challenges she was presented she attempted her best to keep ahead in her studies and they certainly paid off. While she still has a lot to learn, perhaps one day she will realize a lot of it is emotional that she has not learned.

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Bonnibel Grace's Stats

Stamina: 5
Evasion: 5
Strength: 4
Wisdom: 7
Arcane Power: 8
Accuracy: 6

Abilities: N/A
35 Total Stat points

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Name: Colt Armstead
Age: 12
School Year: 1st Year
House: Pukwudgie
Race: Human
Blood Status: Wizardborn
Appearance:
Colt has dirty blonde hair that falls down to his shoulders. Most of the time you can see the top part of his hair tied up in a messy bun. He has deep brown eyes that have a sunken down look to them. He also has a gap tooth that's always visible, given that he can't fully close his mouth. Colt stands at a solid 5'4", though he usually looks like an inch shorter since he always slouches. His hair is surprisingly well-maintained, even though he believes that showering is more of an option than a necessity. Despite all of that, he smells as if he just got out of the ocean, having the scent of saltwater and beach air permanently stuck on the lad.
Personality:
Colt is, in his words, a "very chill dude," and even if you've just seen him, it clearly shows. Being raised in a rather carefree, free-range household, such beliefs stuck to the boy and has made him into a positive-to-a-fault, laidback wizard. Rarely anything fazes Colt, and even if there would be a heated scenario, he would try to mellow it out as much as possible.
History:
Colt's family prides themselves on having such a diverse range in their heritage. An example of this is Colt's parents. His mother is a pureblood, whilst his father is a muggle-born, and both are rather respected in their chosen careers. For his mother, she was always against conforming, and for her parents, that meant pursuing her dreams of being an artist. She currently has a decent following in the wizarding world, with her pureblood connections happily commissioning her to paint still magical portraits of their families. Colt's father is on the mechanic side of his career path, being a muggle-born who was raised by mechanics. With his knowledge of welding, he became one of the many metal promising metal charmers in the country, creating classic items such as the golden snitches in Quidditch games. His older brother is already making a name for himself, as he has just gotten a job as a local photographer for his local town's press. Unfortunately for Colt, he still has a long way to go in figuring out his own path. He's just happy to fly on his broom at Ilvermorny or surf on the nearby beach in his hometown.

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Colt Armstead's Stats

ABILITIES
CALMING PRESENCE - Your presence simply puts others at ease.

CHARACTER STATISTICS
STAMINA [9]
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EVASION [6]
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STRENGTH [7]
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WISDOM [1]
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ARC POWER [6]
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ACCURACY [6]

TOTAL = [35]

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|| Name || Everett "Rett" Brooks
|| Age || 12
|| School Year || 1st Year
|| House|| Horned Serpent
|| Race || Human
|| Blood Status || Pureblood

|| Appearance || Everett stands on the tall side for his age at 5'4", since he hit a growth spurt early. He keeps his brown hair well kept and swept to the side. Image is important to him so he always makes sure that he is looking his best. His green eyes pierce into any gaze that he makes contact with, making sure they know to keep their distance.

|| Personality || As someone that grew up in the south he follows southern hospitality conduct to his core. He is incredibly polite, even if it can come off as condescending. He is respectful to the professors and adults around him, and of course holds the door open for the ladies even though he's not particularly interested in them. He strives to excel in his classes taking extra time than the average student to study and prepare his homework, he does have a reputation to uphold after all.

|| History || Everett Brooks was born on November 3rd, 2008 to two parents (Jacob and Bethany Brooks) in Atlanta, Georgia. He comes from a long line of wizards, their family holding a lot of power in the South. He still wasn't exactly sure what his father did, as he wasn't allowed to talk to him about his work. All he knew is that after he would graduate Ilvermorny he would be trained to take his father's place, whatever that meant. His mother was a stay at home mom but mostly kept to herself on the hobby that would take her interest for a couple weeks. This forced Everett to become largely independent, doing his own research on topics that he was interested and self reliant for entertainment. While he is perfectly okay being alone, he really does want to be around others seeking his next great adventure while he still has the time and freedom to do so.

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Everett Brooks

|| Stats ||
Stamina || 8
Evasion || 6
Strength || 6
Wisdom || 7
ArcPower || 4
Accuracy || 5
+1 Point for Quidditch Win

Ability || Charmer

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It was no secret in the US that the South was known for their charm and hospitality. This didn't stop when it came to Everett. In his pureblood family they had raised him from an early age to be an exemplary practitioner of this. There was no lady that would open her own door around him, no person to be left unescorted if they needed assistance wherever they needed to go. He was quite the, well... charmer.

His smile left grandmas pinching his cheeks, and girls his age developing the cutest of young crushes on him. Although, he always had to politely turn them down due to his early discovery of his gayness. It really didn't come as surprise to anybody around him and he was lucky to be in a supportive environment, but generally he was still in the closet for the most part in his town. This almost added to his charm, the unattainable preppy boy. People tried to get him to crack, to be his first girlfriend, but they never succeeded and they always seemed to leave feeling dazed by his soft words and silver tongue. He was a horned serpent after all.

In addition to his training in politeness and grace, he also spent unending hours in his families library, reading anything that he could get his hands on. Which wasn't hard, his library was huge and he was lucky enough to have the wealth that could get him any additional book at the snap of his fingers. This only lent a hand when it came to Everett's smooth talking and expansive vocabulary. Romance novels taught him to be suave, how to pull a girl in. Granted, they were adult tactics that he had to mold to suit his childish desires. A signature of his was greeting someone new with a kiss upon their hand if they let him. No gender was safe from this greeting, he believed anyone should get the joy of being pulled in by him. Not just the ladies.

Everett already had a pretty big ego for someone his age. Growing up with people around him giving him such high praise for such little things gave him the confidence he needed to glide through life without a care. Granted, he was learning the hard way that he could definitely trip up and fail in making relationships with others. Learning how to interact had been a slippery slope, but even then he managed to charm his way out of nearly every awkward situation. Or, if all else failed, just never spoke to that person again.

Word Count || 432

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Everett Brooks Update

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Listed Updates:

• Picture, slightly older. What a man.
• All appropriate age & year things from 1st year to 2nd year. (except his birthday is in November so he's still 12, RIP)
• Appearance description to match him now.
• Updated Stat Points.

|| Name || Everett "Rett" Brooks
|| Age || 12
|| School Year || 2nd Year
|| House|| Horned Serpent
|| Race || Human
|| Blood Status || Pureblood

|| Appearance || Everett is an ever poised boy, yet lanky and awkward through the glorious years of puberty. He's only grown to 167cm over the past year, though he's still rather tall anyway. He keeps his brown hair well kept and swept to the side, but throughout the day it can often get mussed up from his own fiddlings. Image is important to him so he always makes sure that he is looking his best. His green eyes pierce into any gaze that he makes contact with, making sure they know to keep their distance. But they soften for a select few that have managed to get close to him and his heart.

|| Personality || As someone that grew up in the south he follows southern hospitality conduct to his core. He is incredibly polite, even if it can come off as condescending. He is respectful to the professors and adults around him, and of course holds the door open for the ladies even though he's not particularly interested in them. He strives to excel in his classes taking extra time than the average student to study and prepare his homework, he does have a reputation to uphold after all.

|| History || Everett Brooks was born on November 3rd, 2008 to two parents (Jacob and Bethany Brooks) in Atlanta, Georgia. He comes from a long line of wizards, their family holding a lot of power in the South. He still wasn't exactly sure what his father did, as he wasn't allowed to talk to him about his work. All he knew is that after he would graduate Ilvermorny he would be trained to take his father's place, whatever that meant. His mother was a stay at home mom but mostly kept to herself on the hobby that would take her interest for a couple weeks. This forced Everett to become largely independent, doing his own research on topics that he was interested and self reliant for entertainment. While he is perfectly okay being alone, he really does want to be around others seeking his next great adventure while he still has the time and freedom to do so. Secretly he hopes to later become a writer in life rather than taking over the family business, but for now that is just as fantasy as the books he often reads.

Everett Brooks

|| Stats ||
Stamina || 10
Evasion || 8
Strength || 6
Wisdom || 7
ArcPower || 5
Accuracy || 7
+3 Points for 2 Quidditch Wins & 1 Duelling Win

Ability || Charmer

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It was no secret in the US that the South was known for their charm and hospitality. This didn't stop when it came to Everett. In his pureblood family they had raised him from an early age to be an exemplary practitioner of this. There was no lady that would open her own door around him, no person to be left unescorted if they needed assistance wherever they needed to go. He was quite the, well... charmer.

His smile left grandmas pinching his cheeks, and girls his age developing the cutest of young crushes on him. Although, he always had to politely turn them down due to his early discovery of his gayness. It really didn't come as surprise to anybody around him and he was lucky to be in a supportive environment, but generally he was still in the closet for the most part in his town. This almost added to his charm, the unattainable preppy boy. People tried to get him to crack, to be his first girlfriend, but they never succeeded and they always seemed to leave feeling dazed by his soft words and silver tongue. He was a horned serpent after all.

In addition to his training in politeness and grace, he also spent unending hours in his families library, reading anything that he could get his hands on. Which wasn't hard, his library was huge and he was lucky enough to have the wealth that could get him any additional book at the snap of his fingers. This only lent a hand when it came to Everett's smooth talking and expansive vocabulary. Romance novels taught him to be suave, how to pull a girl in. Granted, they were adult tactics that he had to mold to suit his childish desires. A signature of his was greeting someone new with a kiss upon their hand if they let him. No gender was safe from this greeting, he believed anyone should get the joy of being pulled in by him. Not just the ladies.

Everett already had a pretty big ego for someone his age. Growing up with people around him giving him such high praise for such little things gave him the confidence he needed to glide through life without a care. Granted, he was learning the hard way that he could definitely trip up and fail in making relationships with others. Learning how to interact had been a slippery slope, but even then he managed to charm his way out of nearly every awkward situation. Or, if all else failed, just never spoke to that person again.

Word Count || 432

Name: Theodore Duncain

Age: 12

School Year: 1

House: Thunderbird

Race: Human

Blood Status: Muggle-born

Appearance: Theodore is a rather slim and tall boy at 5'5". 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.

Personality: If one had to summon his personality in one sentence, one would probably call him a troublemaker, who knows to behave around authorities.
Theodore is a social kid. When he is around adults, he can easily be the perfect responsible kid, he respects the professors a lot. He also has no problem taking responsibilities, most adults would probably say tht he is a kind and well-behaved child.
That changes when he is around other kids of his age or maybe 1/2 years older. He can talk quite condescending, he is absolutely not dumb and he knows it. 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.
With his friends it is more complicated. Although he teases everyone a lot, he becomes very protective when it gets serious.

History: Theodore is the oldest of four children, a one year younger sister, and the youngest two twin brothers. He was born on the 25th of February 2008. 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.

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Theodore Duncain's Stats

Stamina: 6
Evasion: 7
Strength: 1
Wisdom: 8
Arcane Power: 6
Accuracy: 7
Total: 35 Stat Points

Ability: 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 kindergarden and a muggle pirmary school. Whe he had still visited school, his only target had been to get to the best possible secondary school. And then magic got inbetween. 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 thisseems 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 muggle borns 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 embarassing 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.

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UPDATE: THEODORE DUNCAIN
(Age, year, slight adjustment in personality)

Age: 13

School Year: 2

Personality: If one had to summon 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.

Name: Robin Wakefield
Age: 11
School Year: 1st year
House: Horned Serpent
Race: Human
Blood Status: Pureblood

Appearance: Averaged height with long black hair. She has dark brown eyes and relatively pale skin, which causes her to burn easily in the sun. She always keeps a circle locket around her neck that has a picture of her and her adopted parents from when she was little. She likes to keep her hair down most of the time, but when it gets hot she will put it up in a ponytail.

Personality: Robin tends to stay away from other people, much more focused on her studying than hanging around with others. She can often come off as rude or snappy. Though if someone gets to know her well enough they might be able to get her to relax more. She has an extremely hard time trusting others.
One of her passions is writing, though she’d never share what she writes to others. Lots of what she writes are personal stories that often relate to emotions she is feeling at the time, so she keeps her journal close to her at all times.

History: Robin was born on November 5th in Texas to two pureblood parents that didn’t want her. Robin’s biological parents wanted a son, not a daughter. So instead of taking care of Robin, they put her up for adoption. During her time at the orphanage, she had her first use of magic. When she was 5 years old she got shoved by one of the other orphans down the stairs, it was supposed to be just a joke. But she was very close to hitting her forehead on the edge of one of the steps. Right when she was about to slam into the wood, she suddenly stopped midair. After a second, she was lowered down to the step unharmed. After spending 6 years of her life at an orphanage, she was finally adopted by a gay couple that have been fighting to adopt her for months. Their names being Richard and Logan Wakefield. Her new adopted parents were also wizards, but they weren’t purebloods. But they were fairly wealthy, and they spoiled their child as much as possible, buying her expensive birthday presents and writing supplies.

Picrew maker I used for her was https://picrew.me/image_maker/221801

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Robin's Stats
Stamina: 7
Evasion: 5
Strength: 6
Wisdom: 8
Arcane Power: 4
Accuracy: 5

Abilities: N/A

Please note that in the absence of applying for abilities before the deadline in 11 hours, you will not be able to give your NPC an ability until this opens up again.

Andrew Lycan

Name: Andrew "Drew" Lycan
Age: 12
School Year: First Year
House: Wampus
Race: Human
Blood Status: Pureblood
Appearance: He has sandy - blonde, shaggy hair that often hangs in front of his eyes, which are light, lime green. He is a little bit tall for his age at five foot four and is strong but not bulky.

Personality: Andrew is full of extrovertedness, confidence and charisma. He has average grades but is very creative. He isn't a troublemaker, but sometimes he gets in trouble for trying to make his friends laugh.
History: Andrew Lycan was born an only child to proud parents Collette "Coco" and Alexander "Xander" Lycan. He first showed magic at the age of six, when there was a school bully being mean to one of his friends. They were outside on the recess field, and the bully suddenly had a very bad sunburn. There was no logical explanation to how he had gotten sunburnt that fast, but the bully never messed with any of Drew's friends ever again. Born and raised in a small town in the Atlanta, Georgia area in America, Drew went to muggle schools until he was accepted into Illvermorny.
Additional Information: Drew's mom, Colette Lycan, is twin sisters with Rose Moon's mom, Pearl Moon, which makes them cousins. Though Rose and Drew have almost polar opposite personalities, they love being in each other's company and get along insanely well.

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Andrew Lycan's Stats

Stamina:
6 [+2 graduation] = 8

Evasion:
5

Strength:
9 [+1 graduation] = 10

Wisdom:
4

Arcane Power:
7

Accuracy:
4 [+2 graduation] = 6

Total points:
40

Abilities:
N/A (yet?)

First Year Ability- Obnoxiously Strong

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Obnoxiously Strong
You have either lifted weights or possess favorable genetics because you are incredibly powerful.

Prerequisite: None

Effect: +10% strength.

Aplication-

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Drew is very obnoxiously strong. Like, I'm serious, this guy is strong. Not only does he have genetics from his father that make him stronger than the average person, but his father is almost obbsessive over being fit, and he works out at a nearby gym ever since he found out about it the "awesome muggle fitness place."
Drew, ever since he was really little, maybe five or six, sometimes went with him. At least once a month, Drew would follow his dad, and try to do everything his dad did. If his dad was lifting weights, Drew lifted weights, though they weren't as heavy as his dad's at first. If his dad was on a treadmill, Drew wanted to be on a treadmill, though his wasn't quite as fast. If his dad was doing crunches, Drew was doing crunches (or trying). As he grew older, Drew got stronger and stronger, and he began to catch up with his dad, though he might not ever be as strong as his dad.
So, for around seven years now, Drew has been going with his dad to the gym, twice to three times a month, and he is getting way better at it. He comes home sore but is always stronger the next time, and he enjoys the bonding time with his father. And every time, the nice lady at the desk named Janet gives him a lollipop, which he appreciates.
To only add to that, Drew is interested in sports. Not just Quidditch, but he does football and, in the summer, swim team. Every season, he does really well and has placed in the top three several times. Swimmers and football players are also famed for getting way stronger from doing the sport.
This has resulted in him having muscles, bigger than others but not, like, absolutely ripped biceps. He is taller than others, at 5'7". This has attracted many girls. Not only is his personality desirable, but since he is obnoxiously strong, he is not too shabby on the outside, either. Girls have asked him to date them, and once, even demanded him to date them. He has had a couple crushes, but hasn't thought to act on them quite yet.
So Drew has always been strong, stronger than most. Rose often asks him to open her bottles when the caps are on too tightly, as well as his friends at school. He could always open that door at school that got stuck all the time, and helped his team to victory in almost every tug-of-war.

WC: 426

Second Year Ability- Fearless

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Fearless

You do not scare easily. In fact they might even call you fearless.

Prerequisites: None

Effect: Fear effects such as a dhmpir's aura, the ability terrible presence, a lycanothrope's intimidation or certain charms, potions and jinxes that would normally cause a fear effect do not work on you as you are immune to them.

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Drew is, and always has been, the definition of confident. He is not fazed by any insults, though he will no doubt defend himself. He is not fazed by any sort of uncomfortable hanging in the air, or looking weird in front of other people. He takes risks, and is often reckless in his confidence- it has cost him sometimes, though, once he decided it would be fun to jump across a creek in the woods in his backyard, and slipped into the creek, coming out soaked and sporting a fractured hand. To only add to his recklessness, Drew's mother and father never discouraged him against taking a leap of faith, always encouraged him to take risks and be reckless- to find his own way in the world. To not be scared of anything, because that would restrict him from being who he wanted to be, and what he wanted to do, sometimes what he needed to do. If he was ever scared of doing something, they would encourage him (or sometimes force him) to do it anyway.
He went to muggle schools until he was accepted into Ilvermorny and tried out for the football team, and got in. He made reckless but amazing plays, and often got himself benched or doing penalties for trying something.
His grades might not have been the best in the class because of this, because he often simply didn't care if he didn't have good grades- it just wasn't important to him.
Drew was the kind of guy in class that would give an opinion writing on that subject, that touchy subject. He was the kind of guy that when guys who were older and bigger than him, approached his friends, or even innocent victims, he was not afraid to punch first. He was the kind of guy who would encourage his friends to do something fun but reckless, that guy who would sit with who he felt like, that guy who was not intimidated by teachers. He was the kind of guy who would approach that one kid everyone was scared of and ask them how their day was going, that one guy that then introduced said kid to his many friends. He was the kind of guy who stood up to people being bullied, not really caring if he was bullied himself. He was known at school for being that kind of guy, as well as the guy you could approach about just about anything. Drew was the kind of guy that was not scared of anything... you could call him fearless.

WC: 430

Is your character a Broom Racer? YES
Is your character a Quidditch Player? NO
Is your character a Duelist? NO