Deirdra LaVigne

23

Female, She/Her

Broken WerePanther (she is actually a Kittling; people that turn into housecats)

Shadow Magic - DeeDee can manipulate shadow to become very stealthy and sneaky. She can also use it to pull shadows over people to put them in complete magical darkness. She may also see into magical darkness.

General Cleaner (good at climbing up to get ceilings and hard to reach places) / Spy (uses her cat form and magic to be places she shouldn't be and spy on people)

Struts around and poses like a cat would in both forms. She normally has a neutral face but is quick to smile yet even quicker to frown and scowl. She is proud of her work and haaaaates it when people make messes or don't clean up afterthemselves... even though that's her job lol. She even waits hidden in shadow to pounce on people out of nowhere when she suspects you will make a mess. Once she does, she calls you out and berates you as she cleans up after you. Normally she is polite and mild mannered but she is easily triggered.

She thinks that she is a broken werePanther but she is actually a Kittling a person that shifts into human and cat forms. When she is unsure, she will play with her tail. Her tail and ears are also has very expressive so its a good indicator of her mood. When she is in a good mood she will prance around and walk with dainty little dancing steps humming or singing to herself. She doesn't mind her nicknames but doesn't realize others call her 'Oyu' to tease her. Whenever she busts a litterbug she always starts off with: "Oh YOU...!!"

Anna Rochelle DuBois

21 at time of death

Formerly a Human Medium, Presently a Ghost or Spirit

Having been pushed to her death from a high balcony by a drunken suitor, it's to be expected that Anna would be scornful and vindictive. To an extent, this is true. However this seems mostly reserved for specific people, or rather one person in particular. Even so, aggression requires some form of outlet; thus Anna passes the time engaging in the standard ghostly fares of being mischievous, enigmatic, and all around frightening as much as possible. These acts aren't without focus; she generally targets rowdy and uncouth guests in earnest, while mostly joshing and clowning on those she actually likes in good fun, even if it can get slightly out of hand. She harbors the truest malice for the one who murdered her, and seemingly lingers at the Nova for the express purpose of exacting vengeance should that person ever return.

Beneath the semi-chaotic behavior is a rather emotional and theatrical character. Fancying herself a thespian, Anna rarely misses out on a chance to be excessively expressive. This often comes out in the form of hammed up, melodramatic reactions to the goings on of her (after)life and the Nova. Among her favorite dramatic exploits is "re-enacting" the plummet that resulted in her demise those years ago; she does this most often when a wave of new guests arrive, and will treat regulars with the performance should they request it.

She can be quite gossipy when the mood strikes her, though she doesn't spill tea without getting something in exchange, whether it be favors, or more talk for to pass around later on. Being the non-corporeal being that she is, she has quite the way of learning information that she probably shouldn't. Still, much of what she sends along the grapevine tends to be harmless in nature, save for the infrequent nugget of trouble; if she's more friendly with someone, the more likely she is to keep deeper subjects to herself.

Anna, for better or worse, has been known to go on random streaks of promiscuity. Though perhaps not the best at it, she has few reservations about flirting with coworkers and guests alike. She gets around quite well in that department, at least as best as a ghost can, though her most frequent pursuits are after other spirit entities. Most of the staff and regulars are well aware of her on-and-off relationships with the poltergeist on the 13th floor, and the wraith that haunts the basement. Whether because of her torrid love affairs in life, or because being a ghost causes some degree of confusion, she doesn't appear to have a "type," engaging in helpless romantics on whims and fancies.

Despite these eccentricities, Anna is overall a good-natured, well-intending individual. The Nova Hotel is her home in her ghostly existence. Much of her more abrassive activity is engaged in the name of protecting that home and the staff who have accepted her residency as part of the establishment's ever expanding lore. She views those that work there her family in death. Even with the tragic death tying her to property, she had fond memories of mortal life spent staying at the hotel. Indeed, so long as the hotel remains, Anna Rochelle DuBois will be as much a fixture within it's halls as the chandelier hanging in the Grand Ballroom.

Resident Ghost; Part-time Freelance "Security"; occasionally provides entertainment.

Jamessen “Jimmy” Lee Beltran

19

Human

Jimmy is an outsider to the city of Alengras, and hails from a peculiar region. Where he is from, humanity has been disconnected from the realms of magic and the supernatural. Whether due to age-old and long since dead feuds between humanity and their fantastical counterparts, or the humans not being ready to process such things existing, or the simple fact that no magical entities have resided nearby in generations, such areas see normal humans going about their lives none the wiser of the wondrous elements just beyond their boundaries. Centuries of industrial progress has clouded the minds of generations, rendering them incapable of even perceiving many of the beings that boast mystical and magical properties; those that these humans might still see tend to keep their true nature underwraps.

Having come from such a place, Jimmy’s exposure to the extraordinary and paranormal has been confined entirely to the works of fiction that his society has produced from the legends and myths that were, in days immemorial, as real as the air they breathed. He has found his way unwittingly into Alengras following an odd yet promising lead on a job. Having sought to go out on his own and live away from his parents home, the employment opportunity stands to provide him with an amicable place to start off his adult life.

By all accounts, James, or Jimmy as most know him, is the quintessential “good kid.”

Helpful as a matter of routine and habit, he is frequently among the first to volunteer himself for tasks. He boasts an exceptional work ethic, putting his best into whatever job, endeavor, or errand he sets himself upon; he is notably a self-starter, who will, more often than not, take it upon himself to do what he knows needs to be done without being asked. He’s broadly a bright, and cheerful young man who strives to radiate courtesy and good will in everything that he does in life. This is not without its limits and drawbacks, however. He can easily find himself taking on more than he can chew, and leans too much into making himself an unrepentant people-pleaser, sometimes to the point of wearing himself thin.

A small town upbringing has left him on the backfoot when it comes to his interactions with the wider world. He’s naive to more than he realizes, and can be skittish when faced with the unexpected. He doesn’t always react positively to things that are outside of what he knows to be “ordinary,” being taken back by new odditie; he might come across to some as intolerant, and to others as scared or a coward of sorts. He has a slight gullible side, falling for certain pranks and misdirections, though this is typically retained within the realms of suspension of disbelief (if he’s in the woods and someone exclaims “bear!” he is likely to turn about to find where said bear is). While not incompetent in social situations, he can become awkward when taken well enough out of his comfort zone.

None. Jimmy is for all intents and purposes, a normal human. He possesses no discernable magic traits or abilities. If he’s lucky, someone at the hotel will have a way for him to put himself on an even keel. His only seeming trait is that he has regained the capacity to perceive and process the arcane that his ancestors once lost.

Bellhop/Porter