So for the familiars, do they have to be animals? Or can they be like mythical creatures or humans? And are familiars a way of casting magic through like a conduit?

Going to be dedicating some time tomorrow to give all this info an in-depth read and hopefully work on a character sheet! Love this concept so far :3

Demi Woods [+]

D E M I W O O D S

_{"A Magni? … Well, what’s my spell save DC then?"}

P L A C E H O L D E R Demeter Angelina Woods ______________________________________________________ August 4th | 16 | Mexican American ______________________________________________________ Pansexual | ♀ | Single ______________________________________________________ Junior | Silver Trinity Ring Necklace | Selune

D E T A I L E D A P P E A R A N C E: Demi’s appearance is an unassuming one, standing at five foot three and weighing only one hundred thirteen pounds. She considers herself average in all ways: brown hair, brown eyes, the only thing that stands out in this new england backdrop is her tanned complexion. Her chestnut locks are parted straight down the middle and hang in long, loose, wavy curls that go just past her shoulder blades in the back. These curls are kept tamed with some mousse and a smoothing serum applied after she showers, which smells vaguely fruity. She wears no make up and, aside from her necklace, no jewelry. Her ears are not even pierced, though she is considering doing so soon. The only traditional feminine beauty routine that she subscribes to is getting her eyebrows waxed, because without this weekly maintenance, they would become one unsightly unibrow. All it took was a lot of middle school aged harassment for her to ask her parents to start doing this. As for fashion, Demeter dresses more for comfort and practicality than anything else. She likes sweaters and leggings and even wears dresses if they are flowy and easy to move around in. You won’t really catch her in jeans or other tight fitting clothing, as she finds them too uncomfortable. Demi has no notable scarring, tattoos, or birthmarks — she is just your average, quiet, high school nerd. M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S: I am interested in playing Demeter to see how much she can grow. She was adopted by a mundie family as an infant, so she has no idea that magic is real or that she can possess it. When the study group forms, this entire world is going to be new to her. It is going to scare her and challenge her, but in the end, she will be excited for it all. She grew up reading fantasy and playing role playing games and now suddenly, she will become like the protagonists that she has read about and played. I hope that this paranormal experience gives Demi the confidence that she needs to stop being a wallflower — to see her worth and that she is anything but average. But of course, the real treasure will be the friends she makes along the way.

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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Demeter Woods was born as Angelina Rivera in northern Mexico. Her hexenbrut mother, or bruja as they are called there, fled across the border escaping from a magical predicament that she had gotten over her head in. Unfortunately for her, she could not outrun her demons, but she died with the peace of knowing that she had at least gotten her daughter to a safer place. Demeter doesn’t know this though, nor do her parents. All that she knows is that she was adopted by the Woods’ from an orphanage in Texas with nothing to identify her except for a piece of paper with her name written on it and a set of silver rings welded together in a trinity. Her adoptive parents, the Woods’, are just as nerdy as Demeter herself — so the proverbial apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Nigel Woods, her father, works as as ancient history and mythology professor at the nearby university, with a special focus on Greek mythology — hence the names of his three adopted daughters: Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. Meredith Woods, her mother, works as a high school physics teacher. Demi grew up knowing the importance of knowledge in a home where they not only had family game nights, but they had weekly family dungeons and dragons night, with her dad as the dungeon master. Hestia always played pretty elves, Hera always played some kind of melee brute, and Demeter loved the casters — particularly druids. To this day, when faced with picking a class choice, Demi will gravitate towards natural magic and healing focuses. Her love of this fantasy lore is reflected in her real life, where she is an avid botanist and aspiring doctor. Demi’s room is full of plants, looking more like a lush conservatory than the bedroom of a high school girl — not a single boy band poster in sight. Demeter cares a lot about her studies and maintains straight A’s with the hopes of going to medical school to become a doctor. During the summer, Demi hopes to snag an internship or volunteer at a hospital to gain some medical experience. When Demi doesn’t have her nose buried in schoolbooks, she spends her time reading fantasy and sci fi novels or playing tabletop games, video games, and the flute for the school band.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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Demi is but an infant in the magical world, she has no idea that it is real or that she is part of it — all of this will be experienced for the first time in character. Her witch bloodline, although unknown, is established in the world of mexican brujería where magic is heavily dependent on forces of nature and the spontaneity of the spirits. Demeter’s birth mother dabbled in dark magic and paid the ultimate price for doing so, an unfortunate outcome that is regrettably common in Demeter’s ancestry. For whatever reason, their blood is drawn to the dark arts. Demi’s mother left her with a silver conduit that is a family heirloom that Demi keeps hung on a cord around her neck to this day. Demeter doesn’t know the power of the object, she simply holds it close because it is the only thing she has from her birth family. As for Demi’s familiar, that is currently also unknown to her. When her familiar, a white short haired cat, came into being… it was far closer to Mexico than it was to Demi’s current home in the northeast of the US. All is well though, for Demeter is not ready for her familiar yet. The cat will arrive at the perfect time and the perfect place, as is designed by fate. It will come as no surprise to Demi that her familiar is a cat, as she’s always been drawn to them, but her dad’s allergic so she could never get one as a pet.

inb4 @Fallenreaper’s bat gives everyone rabies/ebola and black plague’s the rp.

inb4 @Fallenreaper’s bat gives everyone rabies/ebola and black plague’s the rp.

Myles [+]

Myles Pershing

_{"Honestly, I don't have control of anything in my life. Something happens and I'm like. Oh, so we're doing this now. Ok"}

P L A C E H O L D E R Myles Alexander Pershing ______________________________________________________ October 24th, 2004 | 17 | Caucasian ______________________________________________________ Homosexual | ♂ | Single ______________________________________________________ 10th, Sophmore | Unbonded | (Nico) Eastern Wolf

D E T A I L E D A P P E A R A N C E: The first thing one usually notices about the teenager, when he's not looking at the ground, are his striking azure eyes. It takes a moment but as their gaze falls they are able to take in the boyish, almost cherubic facial structure that has started strengthening and hardening as the machinations of puberty work to phase the boy into a man. Other than the bones shifting, the boy seemed to have won the genetic lottery as his straight nose, ears, and mouth all seemed perfectly proportioned to his facial structure. Soft ash-brown hair, lighter in some places but darker in others could be seen occasionally dipping into hs eyes, but was normally well styled and parted to the left. The Sophmore stood at six foot two, having grown quite a bit in the recent summer and on his last doctor's visit weighed in at 163 pounds. He lacked the broad shoulders and bulk of other boys but was well-toned and wiry showing that he was quite active, and while it was barely evident there was a contrast to the width of his shoulders and waist as most competitive swimmers tended to have. Having just spent a summer outside his usual creamy skin was bronzed over and gave the boy a healthy honey tone. And while all of this would pass through an observer rather quickly, they would also notice that the boy seemed to not even notice that he had such looks. His head was always down, looking away and rarely smiled, only giving sideways or half smirks, and only then when he decided it was required. This was usually joined in with his eyes darting to a random location as if he had trouble keeping eye contact with anyone. He had a simple style when it came to clothing, opting for a layered system where he would wear a single-colored t-shirt underneath a contrasting single-colored collared shirt. Most of the time the color scheme alternated blues and browns but every color of the rainbow could be swapped in whenever Myles wanted. Overtop of this simple outfit would be a New England Patriots hoodie and finishing the picture nine times out of ten were blue jeans of varying styles. Earphones were also constantly around Myle's neck as the music was a true sanctuary for the high-schooler. While not even able to grow more than wisps upon his lip, Myles also keeps his arms and legs shaved as many other swimmers do. This has led to some bullying but most people tend to ignore him, and just whisper. M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S: Myles is a combination of two of my all-time favorite original characters. He's a lovely mixture of winning the lottery when it comes to DNA and genetics while losing the lottery when it comes to a familial support system. He's heavily flawed, barely going through life's punches and just trying to make it out alive. This leads itself to some great writing moments, and good storytelling points. Overall, I wish to just, like Myles, enjoy the ride. Myles, on the other hand, is looking for a way out, a moment that will shoot him in the direction he can live with, and something better than what he has/had. He has dreams of being an Olympic swimmer or diver, but also just wants to make it through High School first. Magic will surely change him, as he will see it as a powerful gift. He will likely throw himself into research, and push the envelope of his powers. To him, it will be the push he has been looking for.

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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Unlucky, that's the word one would use at least at first. A boy who could have been, untapped potential, damned by circumstance. All of these are phrases that Myles has heard throughout his life. Fate has been a cruel mistress to the boy who entered the world completely alone. His father and mother were killed in a community traumatic car accident, and Myles was born right after in an emergency c-section operation. Instead of the upper-class lifestyle, Myles was entered into the foster system and has known nothing but a nomadic lifestyle.

A quiet child, Myles was mostly left alone to read or just think. He was shy, not making friends very easily as he had found it useless considering he could be moved at a moment's notice. At first, he hoped to be adopted by some family that would be enraptured by his boyish charm and looks but it wasn't to be. Instead, he continued the living roulette and slowly became more and more separate to the world around him, disappearing into music and swimming.

He's slowly coming to terms with the fact that he will have to start thinking of a future, instead of just surfing the many punches life throws but the idea terrifies him as he has no clue what he wants to do. He's smart but does the bare minimum in his classes to skate by. He spends that time daydreaming or listening to music when his phone and earphones aren't taken away. Most teachers ignored him, but that changed in his freshman year.

Mather Memorial has proven to be quite a good school for Myles, the teachers actively caring about his full potential instead of just checking off his name during attendance. Myles doesn't think it will last since most of the time when things start going well he is moved to another foster family, and while the school is great. Myles doesn't quite enjoy the 'family' he was sent to who more than anything just enjoys the government check for 'caring' for him. They live on the Northside of the city of Crestwood Hollow and Myles has been targeted more than a few times by the rough gangs.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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-Myles' familiar is an Eastern Wolf, though the two have never met, the wolf has faithfully followed the boy around from city to city. While the Eastern wolf has left the New Hampshire area, it isn't crazy to see them come across the river from the Canadian side. In addition, the wolf, which seems to exhibit human characteristics keeps to coyotes which help him blend in should anyone see him. It helps that the wolf species is considered endangered within New Hampshire.

-Myles won't ever really start a conversation, but that doesn't mean he won't attach to one if given a chance. In addition, he tends to unconsciously attach himself to anyone that cares to give him attention. It's never to a creepy degree but to someone who has lived most of his life alone, it's obvious to anyone who looks closely that he's starved for human interaction.

-Myles is not currently 'out' to the general public and in fact still hasn't come to terms with his own sexuality. He knows what he likes, but hasn't fully come to grips with it. As such, any conversation involving intimate situations will cause severe blushing and a quick exit.

Please raise your hand (and PM me) if your character has ever felt personally victimized by Rosalyn Osborne.