Name: Seth Montes
Nationality: Philippines/US
Sex: Dude
Age: 19
Appearance:



Speciality: Telepathy
Any Unique Spell: Dominion - Seth can influence the minds of animals, to do what he wants. This spell also allows him to, as he claims, “know their every desire and thought.” He can establish a connection to one critter at a time, though he seems to prefer talking to an orange cat that he named Behemoth the Destroyer, and a crow that he granted the moniker of Munnin. It's been claimed by some other mages that the animals he talks to are slowly getting smarter whenever he uses the spell on them, but he has always said that such claims have no basis in reality.
Non-Magical Skills: Cooking, Microsoft Office, taking notes, the piano, and karaoke.
Misc. Weaknesses:

Background:

Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM)
Backstory: Seth hails from a pretty well-to-do Filipino family that migrated to America just a few years ago. Everything he did for most of his life can be summed up in one word: okay. He did well in school and never got a C, but not too well to be considered truly exceptional in any way. He was always in his own head. He would still be pressured to succeed, though, so in tests, he would wish that he could read the minds of the smartest kids in class so that he could copy their answers. He wished and wished until that wish came through. Seth actually heard a classmate's thoughts for the first time… which were essentially in the vein of “this wasn't in the lessons.”

The Magic Inspectorate would come soon enough, appearing out of nowhere in Seth's room and making him scream till he fainted. Still, they ended up teaching him to harness his magic. They noticed that he was more predisposed to telepathy… and had a special ability to actually connect to animals’ minds. Quietly acknowledging the potential for espionage from this spell, Seth was tutored by the Inspectorate to enhance his telepathic abilities.

Soon came college, and his family decided to leave the Philippines to instead settle in America. He would be sent to Arizona State University, and joined Phi Mu Lambda, as seeing other magic folk had been a rare occurrence so far.

Still, he talks to a cat and crow, even argues with them. Most would find that weird.

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Name: Fang Zhou - Chosen English name is Fiona

Nationality: English (Scouse)

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Appearance:
Fiona walks the line between goth and punk on a daily basis and expresses herself largely through her appearance. She usually has hair styled into two large buns, with one side dyed a vivid magenta and the other black with tints of a striking electric blue, making her stand out in any crowd. She wears dark, gothic makeup, including black lipstick and heavy eyeliner, accentuating her sharp, confident features.

Her attire is a mix of punk and formal styles, featuring a black and white suit jacket with a sleek, modern cut. Underneath, she wears a white dress shirt paired with a black tie that adds a touch of sophistication to her rebellious look. Around her neck is a spiked choker, and she sports black fingerless gloves. Her nails are painted black, completing her dark and edgy ensemble. She also has plenty of piercings on her ears, along with one through her eyebrow and another on her right nostril.

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Speciality: Defence

Any Unique Spell: Fiona has the ability to summon familiars to fight for her or do her bidding. She can choose any appearance she likes for these familiars, but often chooses the form of two small winged demons hen she summons them. They are small, and more annoying than capable of properly taking down a full wizard. If Fiona's concentration wavers significantly, her familiars will dissipate, as she loses focus on maintaining their presence. She is still learning to properly hone this unique spell and has in the past been able to summon one larger familiar rather than two small ones, but wasn't properly able to hold this spell for long enough for it to be of use.

Non-Magical Skills: Fionas main skill is her musical aptitude. She is able to play the piano, guitar, drums to a high level and a variety of other instruments to a differing degree of skill. Her main interest is in electronic music though and as a result she spends most of her time using software and hardware hooked up to her laptop to make music. Other than this she isn't a bad cook when she can be bothered and she has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of film. She also grew up doing judo and some of the skill is still there, but hasn't properly done it for years and wouldn't dream of competing.

Misc. Weaknesses: Controlling her emotions, obeying authority, procrastinating

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Major: Music

Backstory:
Fiona was born in Liverpool, England, to a family of Chinese immigrants. None of them had any magical aptitude, and for most of her life, Fiona was unaware of the magical world. Her family was not rich by any means, with her father working as a laborer and her mother working part-time as a waitress. Caring for Fiona and her older brother was a struggle at the best of times, both financially and culturally. Liverpool was incredibly different from where they originally came from, and while they did their best to integrate, none of them did as well as Fiona.

Growing up, she always struggled to fit in with the other kids at school. Her older brother was often her solace, always there to defend her from bullies. His protective nature made him her hero, and he even sacrificed his own free time to work extra shifts, ensuring she could attend Judo lessons with him. He taught her how to protect herself as best he could and used his own earnings from his part-time job to pay for Judo lessons with her. Eventually, she settled in, but still always felt incredibly different from everyone else around her. It was only a matter of time before she fell into the punk and goth subcultures. They accepted her with open arms, being outsiders themselves, and she found her first friend group she could identify with not long into high school.

Her favorite class was always music. Her family never had the money for instruments; all they had was Fiona's father's old guitar, which he did his best to teach her to play when he wasn't at work. Her school's music teacher was a massive influence on her and noticed her musical aptitude. He worked to develop it, encouraging her to try as many instruments as she could and putting her forward for the school orchestra. Additionally, a lot of her time outside of school was spent playing in various high school garage bands. She often played in local gigs, gaining a reputation for her raw talent and unique style. She got a job while still in school and saved up all her money to eventually buy her first good laptop with recording equipment.

This ignited her love for electronic music, and she spent countless nights in her bedroom experimenting with pirated software and shoddy equipment she had found or put together herself. Her room became a sanctuary filled with wires, synthesizers, and the constant hum of her creative endeavors. Her life was almost entirely dedicated to music until she was contacted by the Magic Inspectorate.

The first meeting was a strange one. It felt like she had a disembodied voice in her head all day, telling her—almost begging her—to go to the park after school. She couldn't get the thought out of her head and, in her desperation, followed its instruction, later realizing this was, of course, telepathy being used on her. There, she met the woman who would soon become her tutor, an American expat named Samantha. Samantha explained Fiona's magical aptitude to her and revealed the secrets of the wizarding world. Under the guise of being a math tutor, Samantha began honing Fiona's magic skills in secret. The lessons were rigorous, but Fiona’s determination and curiosity drove her to master complex spells quickly.

During her time with Fiona, Samantha often talked fondly about her time at Arizona State University. When it came time for Fiona to graduate from high school and choose a university, she made the big decision to move across the water and attend school there. She was eager to start a new chapter in her life, one where she could fully embrace both her musical passions and magical potential.

Name: Steven (Steve) Hammersmith
Nationality: American
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Appearance: 6'1'', fairly pale with dark hair and a small goatee. Dark eyes and quite muscular

Speciality: Defence
Any Unique Spell: Electric charge - Steve can send a bolt of electricity shooting from his wand. This can, potentially, be used to hurt people, but it also can be used to make electrical items work, like his amp.
Screwing this one up can lead to electrical equipment exploding, accidental fires and electrocution.
Non-Magical Skills: Can play the bass guitar better than most and has decent stage presence. Is also quite strong and goes to a boxing gymn where he has learned (no surprises for guessing this one) how to box. Also knows how to do stage magic reasonably well.
Misc. Weaknesses: Smokes. A lot. Also lazy (Cs get degrees).

Major: English Literature
Backstory: Steven Hammersmith, or Steve as everyone calls him, is originally from a well-to-do wizarding family in New York who (probably) used some kind of magic to manipulate the stock market, though nobody can prove it for sure. As such, Steve had the best education money could buy and the very finest of magical tutors to teach him how to master the arcane arts. Which he did, though without any particular passion. Steve was very much going through the motions.

Until he discovered 'Lordi' and the fact that both his parents, and most of his class mates hated 'Lordi'. Partly out of spite, partly out of a desire to claim his own image and partly out of a genuine love of the genre, Steve immersed himself in heavy metal. Picking up the guitar briefly before switching to the bass.

His grades slipped but Steve still managed to get through High School with good enough grades to get into Arizona State (after first taking a year to 'discover himself' in the Netherlands) and while his parents were deeply frustrated he insisted on doing English literature rather than Finance, continued to pay for Steve's education though they cut off his allowance, assuming this would bring him back into line.

Much to their irritation, Steve got a couple of recurring gigs with a metal band called 'Murderboss' and as a stage magician, using actual magic to impress small children who assume it is all an illusion.

Usually, Steve keeps his wand inside the neck of his base, which is great when you are trying to make lightning shoot out of it and pretend it's pyrotechnics.

Steve is in Phi Mu Lambda because joining required minimum effort.

Name: Harper Thane
Nationality: British (English)
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Appearance: 5'4'', bit of a tan. Dark eyes and hair and black hair.

Speciality: Illusion
Any Unique Spell: Sonic Shift - Harper can create a sonic illusion that will make a person sound like someone else. If she's concentrating hard she can also make other similar-sounding objects sound like each other, e.g make a moped engine sound like an 5.3L V8, or a songbord sound like a hawk. If she screws it up, the illusion is likely to sound like white noise.
Non-Magical Skills: Good at mimicking other people's mannerisms. Also good at snooping around. Has a surprising knowledge of birds, bats and other things that fly around. Sporty, fit and coordinated - plays soccer and is a well above average midfielder.
Misc. Weaknesses: Phobia of things that live in the water (such as fish and whales).

Major: History
Backstory: Harper Thane is currently a sophomore at Arizona State. She comes from an old and respectable English magic family who have lived in and around the village of Steyning, in West Sussex, for generations. Harper's father Matthew, is relatively Senior in the Magic Inspectorate, which initially led to people treating her with a degree of suspicion, though that was quickly dispelled in her freshman year when it became clear she was more than willing to share information she received from 'Daddy' to help keep the other boys and girls from Phi Mu Lambda out of trouble... plus her skill at mimicking both appearances AND voices, makes her rather good at confusing administrative staff, 'keeping a lid on things' and purchasing alcohol.

By all accounts, Harper was originally in Delta Iota Kappa and promptly got kicked out for something within a week of joining. She doesn't talk about it, but it's a reasonable guess (given her personality) to say she got caught trying to impersonate someone else in the frat (at Phi Mu Lambda, nobody really cares).

Harper likes to drink and loves people, and being the centre of attention though she also thrives on her reputation of being the one who can fix things and will (usually) hold back a bit during debauched parties, just in case something goes horribly awry. They often do when there are inebriated wizards around.

Unlike some of the others in the fraternity, Harper isn't holding down a job. She is probably being supported by her family... or blackmailing someone. Either seems plausible.

Character Description

Name: Helmut Peter Spielzeugmann

Nationality: German

Sex: Male

Age: 19

Appearance: A lanky-looking young man looking quite fragile. Pale skin that could be mistaken for a ghost or a corpse. Standing around 5’5 and weighing around 140 pounds, he usually hides his body in his heavy-looking clothing. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes, long and curly, reaching past his ears, and he has high cheekbones and deep bags around his eyes. Something noticeable about him as well is how rough his hands are.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Specialty: Artifice

Any Unique Spell: Helmut has a specialty spell allows him to control and manipulate toys and dolls. He can manipulate any toy but not any other inanimate object. Helmut also created toys that he made to be used as weapons. These toys are hazardous and, unfortunately, could be confused for an average toy. Of course, they only attack when Helmut gives the command, so for the most part, they look like regular toys. The weapons and toys are very deadly and can cause immense damage.

Non-Magical Skills: Helmut is a talented toy/doll maker who can create any toy from most materials. He is also a skilled painter, usually creating strange and somewhat controversial art pieces. He is also multilangual so he is fluent in German.

Misc. Weaknesses: He is not very strong, so he wouldn’t be perfect in a fight. He also has cynophobia.

Background

Major: Art

Backstory: Helmut’s family is a long line of toymakers and wizards. They were initially living in Siegen. They were using a particular spell that would give the toy’s life. This, of course, caused his family to be attacked by the villagers. They were moving from town to town while making money from creating toys. This caused his family only to use their kind of magic to defend themselves if threatened. Some of his family members would use their magic to send the toys to attack and even kill the family’s enemies. However, for the most part, they were seen as harmless toymakers.

During WW2, his family used their magic to help spy on the Nazis and to kill high-ranking officers. After the war, they moved to America, where they became famous for their unique and beautiful toys. His grandfather Peter started a company called Puppenmacher. This company became famous, almost rivalling Mattel, Parker Brothers, and Hasbro.

At a young age, Helmut was antisocial and would rather hang out with his toys. The one thing he was good at was drawing and painting. As a child, he took lessons from his uncle, an art teacher. His grandfather taught him how to create toys and use the spells to bring toys to life. He gained some other artist friends in high school and gained some fame for his art. He went to Arizona State to further his studies as an artist, using his toymaking skills as part of his art.