Name: Glen Kerr

Age: 15

Year (in school): Sophomore



Schedule:
0 - Music
1 - English 2
2 - Geography
3 - PE
4 - Science 2
5 - Latin 2
6 - Maths 2
7 - Theater
8 - Soccer
9 - Chess

Age:

17

Year:

Senior

Appearance:

A fully Irish child, Aiden is cursed with pale white, easily burnable skin and thousands of dark freckles that dot her cheeks like stars. Her hair is thick, red, and just barely reaching her mid back, and the wild mess can often be found tied tightly into a braid. Her eyes are a stormy green, often concentrated on work, but they seem to stare off into space often. She is relatively pretty, if not a bit prudish, and is always seen wearing long sweaters and skirts (mostly because she has to hide her bruised skin). Her lips are often curved down into a frown and she can always be found stroking her hair or fiddling with her cross necklace when nervous.

Ability / Power / Creature:

Ever since she moved into the "big house", Aiden has been able to see and attract ghosts. Apparently she gives off a certain aura or energy that spirits are drawn too, making her the victim of many paranormal happenings. The ghosts are effected by her mood, so if Aiden is angered or frightened telekinetic accidents are bound to happen. Due to always being surrounded by different ghosts and spirits Aiden can often be seen staring into space or talking to herself. If she is also left unprotected (example: her cross necklace is lost) then the ghosts can often be found trying to possess Aiden, and a possessed Aiden is something no one wants to see.

Biography:

Dublin, Ireland was where Aiden grew up. Their first house was small and wooden, the floors sleek with polish and the walls lined with grout and stone. Outside lights hung from the street poles and children played among the cobblestone streets. It was a nice house, roomy but comfortable, and there were no whispers from the walls like at school or her friend's house. It was perfect for Aiden.

The move happened during her eighth summer. Father had suddenly gotten promoted which meant they would be moving closer to the center of the city. Where all the big houses stood, gaping coldly against the smoke-filled streets of Dublin. When she first entered their new home, a three-story manor with at least four balconies, she instantly saw another child standing on the steps. They were oddly dislocated from the world, appearing almost dull gray against the vibrant brown behind them, and when she attempted to say hello the child would not speak back. Only stare. Her mother didn't seem to notice the child either, and even walked through them like they were simply an apparition.

And they were.

Aiden was kept awake at night by ghostly whispers and unfamiliar faces. They tried to speak to her but no words could form at their lips, and their eyes always stared. The ghosts were attracted to her body, they found it warm and welcoming, and constantly Aiden found herself being possessed. The possessions never lasted long but she almost always ended up hurting her body, either unintentionally or not. Her parents sprung into action when Aiden nearly smothered her young brother at the age of eleven, and they found that the ghosts were kept somewhat at bay with Christian symbols and prayers.

After basically drowning their daughter in religion she was sent off to school, where she graduated middle school with high honors and entered high school with absolutely no friends and no future plans. It was in her senior year of high school that she was summoned to Northwood Academy, and with a slight wish that it could turn her future around she quickly accepted their offer.

Personality:

Aiden is, more times than not, stressed. Just imagine a ball of constant stress and annoyance, put a face on it, and you've got the lovely Aiden Carren. Unlike other people, who might talk about their emotions or cry it out, Aiden remains stoic and unnerved, bottling her emotions until she just explodes one day into a full on rant. She will not show weakness, she will not cry. Aiden has always believed there is weakness in such things, and she can't show such weakness around the things that watch her. She had to be strong, and stubborn, even if she didn't want to be. It was the only way to keep the stupid ghouls at bay.

Besides the spirits making her stressed, school work could also be a major factor. Despite her love of learning, Aiden is easily overwhelmed by schoolwork and must take breaks constantly or else she'll grow depressed.

Aiden could easily be considered a maternal character. She has a motherly attitude obtained from having to take are of her kid brother, and babysitting all those ghosts can lead to one being very responsible. She has a love for children and small animals and will help anyone in need if they so request. Her other true love appears to be literature and writing, and if one were to ask her about books they would see the true nerd Aiden really is.

Around strangers she is shy, maybe a bit cynical, but those who befriend Aiden will realize her motherly capabilities and protective personality. She would never let anything hurt her friends, nothing. She would use her whole body to protect them if she cared enough! Her skills lie in writing and analyzing, but she has been placed in dance classes basically since birth, so she is also a gifted ballet dancer. Other than that, Aiden is somewhat fidgety and distant in conversation, and can often be found talking to herself while reading or staring into space.

Lucasta Agnelli
Senior
Similar to this. Luca has a naturally androgynous build – flat-chested and skinny with broad shoulders. With short, dark blonde hair that grows out wildly and long eyelashes, she's not an unattractive girl, just strange for the 1970s. Pale skin is discoloured in asymmetrical patches (her forehead, her left cheek) but she makes no effort to cover it up. It's nothing more than a quirk of biology.
Luca is the descendant of a long line of magicians and Tricksters (in recent memory her father, grandfather and great-grandfather) and while whatever quantity X that resides in her blood is unknown, it certainly does allow her to do inhuman things.

Things like magic. There are no fireballs or sparks, though it may certainly appear that way. Luca can create illusions – from something as simple as pulling a rabbit out of a hat to making you believe the card she's showing you is one you picked not thirty seconds before out of a pile. Her slight of hand and reaction times are unnaturally quick and the way her mind works is profoundly not normal.
Quiet. Luca is nervous around people in most situations, especially strangers, as if she is not quite sure whether someone is picking fun at her or not even in neutral, normal conversation. She is slow to trust in a "once bitten, twice shy" scenario and so to others she seems quirky, not herself. One thing she does not have though is stage fright. When performing anything her stutter dims as she seems almost entirely focused on her craft and entertaining others. A born performer, but not much outside of that.

Luca is also fiercely intelligent. She is zany, strange and what she produces in class reflects that. She gives her English and Art teachers headaches with the perfect nonsense. She approaches nothing cold and clinically, not even maths and likes to defy expectations, even if she doesn't like the repercussions of not doing something the way she is told. Luca also doesn't quite realise that she has a power yet and is a bit lacking in common sense.
An only child born into a huge family, Luca wasn't often lonely as a kid. While she had no brothers or sisters, she had all manner of joker uncles and con-men cousins to talk to and be corrupted by. She learned magic from them, and from old video tapes and books, and before she could tie her shoelaces she could shuffle a deck and perform the whole, "Pick a card, pick any card!" spiel.

But she was bullied terribly. No friends, just family. School was dire for her, a girl who refused to wear skirts or do anything with her hair except chop it all off. A girl who liked to read in little nooks and crannies of mythology and magic, and often tried to impress with her card tricks but failed if only because nobody wanted to watch them. Luca grew accustomed to standing alone, since it hurt less than being rejected.

Luca's family, no matter how awe-inspiring their performances were or how good they were at tricking others, were dirt poor, living in cramped apartments filled with love. Still, they knew for a fact that the youngest of them would get her letter from Northwood. The Agnelli lineage is one that has marked the school's halls for decades if not over a century with her father and grandfather both having attended during their youth.