[OOC] The Witches & Warlocks of Tanner

[Hedgehawk]

Welcome to the town of Tanner, set in the tall trees of Washington State. The small town is to the outside world, a quiet place of nothingness. However, hidden in the American gothic homes, hedgerows and winding streets, is a community in hiding. For you see: Tanner is home to a Witches coven.

Even in these modern times, Witches and supernatural beings creep in the shadows, doing their best to blend in and avoiding suspicion. Things never seem to be that easy however, as beyond the veil lie many creatures who wish to feast on mortals or to subdue them. So, the witches of Tanner stand guard and protect the town from those who wish it harm.

Our story follows the journey of the current cohort of witches at the Tanner coven. Returning fresh from college after several years away. Their parents have all decided to retire from the coven, and instead allow the younger generation to take over. For better or for worse.

Witches and Warlocks
The Tanner coven is made up of both witches and warlocks. The distinction between the two is mostly down to ability level. Witches are stronger while Warlocks tend to be lacking in magical power. It is possible to change from one to another however, and there isn't an official guide as to how strong you have to be to be classed as either. It is generally a community decision within the coven as to where you are placed.

Magical abilities
Magic takes up alot of forms and to list them all would be exhaustive. Every spell you do falls into one of the eight schools of magic: abjuration, alteration (Transmutation) , conjuration, divination, enchantment, illusion, invocation (Destructive/elemental spells) , and necromancy. Warlocks tend to focus on a single school of magic, where as witches tend to be able to specialise in more than one class.
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Generally speaking, this is going to be a slower paced RP, designed for people who want to write, but might not be able to write and post within rapid deadlines. Deadlines will be around every two weeks, though once a group has gotten together, we can certainly discuss it in more detail.

Also, I want to be able to have a small group for this RP. I notice the larger the RP gets, the harder it is to try and keep everything going. I am not going to put a hard limit on the number of players, but I may switch it to closed suddenly when I feel we have enough characters and writers.

Post length will of course differ, but on average the minimum will be 2 paragraphs, but my DMs are always open if you are struggling :)

CS is below, Feel free to use it, or if you have something more aesthetically pleasing you would like to use then by all means feel free. As long as you have fun making your character, that is all that matters!

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[udonoodles]

submitting my character sheet for perusal! i think i've covered everything, but let me know if anything needs to be added or changed.

eli

Elías Delgado

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"Relax a little. I can see your worry lines growing in."

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Name: Elías Delgado-De la Cruz
Gender: Cisgender male
Age: 23
Sexual Orientation: Gay

College Degree: Bachelor's in elementary education
Witch or Warlock: Warlock
Schools of Magic: Alteration (Transmutation)

Personality:
Elías—or Eli, or El—doesn’t have an abundance of close friends. It’s not because he keeps to himself: He’s quite personable, bringing a relaxed presence that chills out those around him. He’s rarely emotional in public, either positively or negatively, which can make him both comfortable to be around and difficult to read. Fortunately, he’s not a person that needs much reading into: Social decorum be damned, Elías is not one for filtering his speech. He says what he is thinking without malice or sugarcoating, which can be both a blessing and a curse—some appreciate his upfront honesty, while others find it harsh or mistake it for sarcasm, even if that isn’t his intention. For these reasons, and his apparent difficulty with picking up on social cues, Elías is not someone with much of a social circle. These communication barriers are the source of much frustration, though he struggles to overcome them

His loneliness certainly bothers him, but he’s learned to live with it: He’s an ambivert, acclimating comfortably to extroversion or introversion. To him, it’s an unfortunate truth that he’s the one everyone knows but no one is close to—but Elías is nothing if not stubborn, and does his best to put himself out there regardless. His strong sense of empathy drives him to help and comfort, though often to his own detriment—it can be easy for him to forget to take care of himself whilst worrying over someone else.

Though he remains composed around others, he can also be quite emotional while alone—he can have no reaction to something around others, and be moved to tears with it when no one else is around. The one exception to his rule of composure around others is his tendency to become overstimulated: Excessive sensory input can lead to him becoming easily stressed, forcing him away to somewhere more quiet to regain his cool. Thus, he appreciates calmer spaces and people, favouring the quiet types over those louder or more boisterous.

History/Bio:
The Delgados have always flirted on the fringes of magic: Though they fled Spain centuries ago to escape the Spanish Inquisition’s attempts to uproot witchcraft from Navarre, their interest in the arcane waned over the years as they integrated into the local, heavily Catholic, Latino communities of New Mexico.

It wouldn’t be until years later, when the Delgado patriarch emigrated in the 1940s after serving time in the war, that interest in the occult sparked once again for their bloodline. His time in Europe had exposed him to the supernatural, as he learned the harebrained schemes of the Axis Powers to control the unknowable were perhaps not so baseless after all. Fortune tellers with eerily accurate predictions in Italy, local French faith healers able to turn the enemy’s fallen against them—it didn’t take much digging through the family archives for Mr. Delgado to uncover his family’s ties to these mystic arts. So, despite the protests of his elders, he uprooted from their home in Albuquerque to head for a small town in Washington state by the name of Tanner. Eager to learn the secrets of magic, he threw himself headfirst into the coven’s teachings and unlocked the powers of invocation.

And he was terrible at it.

For quite a while, the Delgados were a bad joke amongst the higher ups of the Tanner coven: Nouveau magicians, headstrong and overconfident and incapable of clambering out of the lower ranks of warlock. A daughter only able to transmute things into frogs, a grandson who teleported himself into a wall—it seemed magic was not in the family’s cards.

A glimmer of potential arose, however, with the youngest son of the family: Elías’ parents insisted on him joining the coven, despite his hesitancy—there wasn’t exactly an outstanding precedent for his success, after all. Surprisingly, though, Eli proved to be far more capable of wielding his powers than those that came before him. Determined to defy their heritage of mediocity, his parents urged him to continue his studies into magic. Eli refused, however, determined to continue his life normally. He split off from the coven to attend college, and it appeared he had finally escaped the small town of Tanner—somewhere he had always believed was a dead end for his future prospects.

It seemed Elías would never return—however, the sudden death of his father changed that. Natural causes: They'd all been expecting it for some time, but it still took him by shock when he got the news. Whether out of guilt, obligation, or something else, Eli returned to Tanner to attend the funeral and reenter the coven he had sworn off when he was younger. Now, he finds himself at a crossroads: Which life will he choose? One with the coven, or one out in the world where he longs to be? Or can a compromise be struck to please himself and honour the memory of his father?

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

Jacob Vincent Charleson

Jacob Vincent Charleson

I came, I saw, I conquered, I came.

Name: Jacob Vincent Charleson
Gender Male
Age: 21 years old
Sexual Orientation: Gay
College Degree
Witch or Warlock: Witch
Schools of Magic: Invocation , Abjuration, And Conjuration
Invocation: He can manipulate and call forth all the elements, including lightning, and ice, to do his bidding.
Abjuration: He can call forth magical shields to guard him from attack.
Conjuration: He can summon elementals, animals and even mythical creatures like Chimera, Manticore and Basilisks to fight for him.
Personality: He's "almost too gay to function". As a witch he has enormous powers for his age. However, he's almost exclusively good at offensive magic and healing magic, without learning the minutae of other seven magic schools. If he isn't studying he's day dreaming about someone else or playing either table top games or video games.
History/Bio:
Jacob Vincent Charleson was born twenty one years ago in Nevada. He did have an unusually good life for someone in his social class. Well supported by the extended family and charities, he eventually became very well respected as a magic user once he reached the age of nineteen. When he turned nineteen, he came to Washington to live in Tanner. He's been obsessing over men, and magic ever since. Also, he has no prejudiced against warlocks or non mages or anything like that. He's very laissez-faire in life, and generally leaves people alone unless they are being a menace.

[VerusEbullio]

Aradia Kovacz

Aradia "Dia" Kovacz

Dia

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"Those who forget the past, are condemned to repeat it"

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Basic Information

Name: Aradia Kovacz
Gender Female
Age: 24
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
College Degree: double bachelors of History and anthropology

Magical Abilities

Witch or Warlock: Witch
Schools of Magic: Divination/Conjuration/ currently working on invocation
Magical Ability (out of 10): 8
Signature Spells: Fog cloud, Call lightening, Clairvoyance, Borrowed Knowledge
Personality: Dia has a very loud personality. She is sassy and outspoken. Due to the nature of her family's clairvoyance she developed a bad habit of spoiling news, and was not one you wanted to take to the movies. Dia grew to love history, and the study of the past. It was how she had grounded the future. Her mother approved, always telling her that the best way to see the future is to understand the past. Learning from past mistakes. Sometimes Dia will recite mistakes that have been made under similar circumstances as to assist a person, or group on a possible decision. This may be to repeat an outcome or avoid it. Dia is kind, and cares for her coven and family, she is not afraid to display these emotions, even to the point of embarrassment for the parties evolved.

History/Bio: Coming from a long line of Witches, it is no surprise that Dia quickly became a powerful witch by her own right. Her Lineage within Tanner goes back, almost to the first of the coven. Her family was recruited for their powerful divination magic, and understanding of the past. Her family tree is rooted in Hungary, but they know that Tanner is where they belong. Her family has provided many creatures with their possible futures, both supernatural, and non-magic alike. Some chose to be simple fortune tellers, and bring income to the coven, while others chose to advise higher members within the coven itself. They are not known for taking action in the face of danger, and would choose to stay behind to protect their homes before running off the battle and defending the world from the supernatural.

Aradia, or Dia to those who know her, has always craved excitement and testing limits, as vexing as it was for her family. From a young age she would watch witches and warlocks go off the fight. Once or twice even sneaking out of Tanner to try and get a better view. She had a nightmare the previous night of a fight when she was 8, of a warlock, and blood, and the way his face contorted in fear. It was this that caused her to follow that warlock that day. She had been hiding behind a tree when the warlocks was lunged out towards her, the knife had sunk deep into her arm, and the warlock had looked at her, mortified by what he had just done. It clicked for her at that moment, that this was the moment she dreamed about. Dia was rushed back to Tanner for healing, but was left with a permanent scar to her left arm. Like this event, if Dia does see future events, they are pieces of a picture, and never clear, at least not yet.

Her mother kept a close eye on Dia from that day. Not letting her too far out of her sight. Dia was forced to attend boring lunches, and watching after members of her coven. She never resented the work, but knew her true calling was to help everyone, not just the Tanner coven. Once she graduated, Dia left Tanner and headed to Seattle University where she would spend the next 5 years obtaining her duel degrees, before getting as job consulting for a Seattle coven. She would learn that her divination magic runs deeper than her mothers, as while attending her anthropology classes she found that if she concentrated with a piece of history, whether is be a bone or a weapon, she could temporarily borrow a small piece of knowledge from said artifact. She would never use this the cheat, nor would she tell anyone. She wasn't sure what this power truly was, but she nourish it on her own. Dia worked there for about a year, and in exchange for her clairvoyance, the members would teach her other schools for magic, allowing her a deeper understanding on conjuration. It was through this method that she learned how to conjure weapons, and different weather. However, she hasn't mastered invocation enough to sufficiently control the elements, just bring them into being. This has caused some unpredictability in her life, which she enjoys.

Communication with her birth coven was minimal by her choice to distance herself from her blood family, although she knew that she would be returning one day. That day came faster than her thought, when her mother sent her a letter informing her that most of the members of her family had retired, and that new members were taking over. Recalling her childhood, Dia remembered the open minded, and friendly people that she had grown up with, maybe this was her chance to feel at home within the Tanner family. Dia purchased a ticket home, worried that the future she saw wasn't the path they would choose, but ready to stand up the future she believed in.

[Marmalised Junk]

This roleplay looks very interesting! Anyway: Here's my character (I tried but I'm not very good at making characters haha-) I'm not expecting to get in, but she was fun to make!

Ophelia Sontheil

Ophelia Sontheil

" You know.. doors are simply for people with no imagination. "

Name: Ophelia (Ophie) Sontheil

Gender: Female

Age: 22

Sexual Orentation: Pansexual

College Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Witch or Warlock: Witch

Schools of Magic: Illusion, Enchantment and Divination

Illusion - Probably the strongest magic Ophelia can do, as well as being her favourite.
Her imagination can create beauty, even at points bewitching herself. She loved to create things that gain praise, as selfish as that might be. Things to convey emotion, things that she can't put into words, things to trick others, anything!

Enchantment - Lazyness is a problem for Ophie. She has a habit of enchanting this to do stuff for her, like a bedsheet to clean itself, or food to cook itself. It makes her being physically weak even worse. Of course, she could do it to play games with people. Making them think they're going nuts, is funny to her, but she doesn't like to do it that often, for fear of actually making someone go nuts.

Divination - Telling the future is a nice past-time to her, for some reason. Tea leaves are her favourite kind of future-reading, because using little china teacups works with her clothing style. She has books about different omens, and is a little superstitious. Scaring people by pretending she sees bad omens is another selfish past-time.

Magic Ability (Out of 10): 7

Personality:
A bit of an eccentric girl- friendly and a little wild, Ophie cares alot about people. Despite looking a little strange (and looking very different to her personality), and being rather hyperactive, she's gentle at heart. Ophelia is a little shy, but when comfortable she can be the Ophie that her friends are used to. She can be serious and calmer when needed though. She's ambiverted, to put it short.
She likes dressing in gothic-lolita style-clothing, because she finds fitting to be a witch and dressing like this, having a love of Halloween, causing her to still sometimes think of witches as green, old women in black dresses and hats.
Ophelia has a temper problem, and when she loses it, she throws a tantrum. These can be ignoring or avoiding a person, being very quiet and moody, or directing her anger towards items. At times she can be hypersensitive, stubborn, demanding, jealous of people, being selfish is a big issue, lazy and dishonest when it comes to certain things. Of course, she loves her style and being wacky and fun, but she finds it embarrassing being herself at times, specifically when making friends.
In other words, she acts more like a child then an adult, but still is very much one.

Bio/History:
Ophie was born in a little village just north of Yorkshire, England, on the 21st of October.
Her parents were both from long lines of witches and warlocks, (who fought and protected their home from all those nasties behind the veil) and home-schooled her, teaching her about magic and how it works alongside normal subjects. Of course she didn't learn how to do magic until she got older, but she knows a fair bit about the history of witches and warlocks.
Ophelia didn't have many friends as a child, as she was a 'weird' kid. I mean, you would be, if you were young and grew up in a magical household, without anyone to talk to about it, right? Her only friends were younger children, that believed magic. They used to play pretend, which had a great effect on her in future, longing to be a child again, and being able to just goof off without a care in the world- and going anywhere your mind can come up with.

At the age of ten, Ophelia and her parents moved to Tanner, after her father's friend had told them about the coven of Tanner, and moved there for a chance to build friendships with people just like them.
Ophie made close friends, and as she learned magic, she had people her age to show them to.

At college, Ophelia studied psychology, before returning to Tanner to the news that her and the other younger witches and warlocks were to take over the Coven.
As well as having a part-time job babysitting young children, Ophelia is popular(ish) on social media for fashion pictures and videos, with her 'unique' style (her own take on gothic-lolita) gaining a bit of traction on her account, and looking for jobs in her chosen field.
In free-time, she enjoys playing games, trying on new clothes and styles, growing flowers and berries, going to theme-parks Performing on stage (like the drama queen she is) and eating sweets (Candy, desserts, sweet foods/treats). Sometimes she drops little hints online about her love of magic and being a witch, which has gotten her in a little trouble with the coven before.

[Sugar and Spite]

@Hedgehawk

Celeste Kali Ó Conaill

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((FC: Nika Żarejko (@ostathre on Instagram // Dialogue Color: FF4444))

"The mountains are calling, and I must go." -John Muir

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Name: Celeste Kali Ó Conaill

_Nickname(s):

• Cel
• Celi
• Nature Princess
• Fire Bitch
• Chaos

Gender Female.

Age: Twenty-three // October 19th // Libra

Sexual Orientation: Polygamous Bisexual. Very strong female lean.

Witch or Warlock: Witch.

Schools of Magic:

• Invocation (8): Celeste has always been connected to the elements and the earth, but her specialty is fire. Since it was the first element she ever had a 'taste' of, Celeste worked hard to master her craft when it came to such a wild thing. The source of her power comes from within, though she can make her powers stronger by siphoning off of other sources of energy (humans, phones, power lines, the earth, etc). She can do just about anything and everything she wants with fire (make weapons, walls, shields, etc).
• Celeste has also been learning how to control her 'Earth powers' as well. She can cause things to bloom, or wither. She can grow plants at rapid rates to trap enemies, and also move rocks from place to place. Celeste also has the ability to identify any plant upon contact, and will know its scientific and common names, and it's affects on the human body.
• Enchantment (6): Celeste adores to play games on the human mind. Imagine the joy when she learned her powers could help her do just that. Celeste likes to enchant random objects and leave them around town in order to cause chaos. However, she can make one target at a time do whatever bidding she wishes. The target must be in her line of sight, and be able to hear her. Celeste can control the emotions of up to five people at once through her words - but again she must be able to see them, and they must be able to hear her.

Personality:

• Charming
• Manipulative
• Possessive
• Competitive
• Extroverted
• Creative
• Intelligent
• Unforgiving
• Vengeful
• Ambitious
• Romantic
• Thrill Seeking

History/Bio:

• Born on October 19th, Celeste is the youngest child and the only daughter of Kieran (Retired Army Sergeant first class) and Freya Ó Conaill (Coven Council Woman). She has three older brothers named Liam, Desmond, and Jamie.
• Celeste's school life was simple. She maintained a 3.9 GPA during high school, and was on the softball team as the pitcher and captain. While she was considered one of the popular kids, the truth was that Celeste's circle was (and still is) pretty small. Known as a force to be reckoned with both on and off the field, Celeste also threw countless hours into her training with her parents. Being born and raised in Tanner, her family had deep ties to the Coven - with her mother even being on the Council. Her parents taught her hand to hand combat, threw her into karate classes, and arranged for her to fight train with other Coven members children. Celeste's family is old, and their bloodline runs back to the foundations of Tanner; They would not stand for their daughter being weak.
• Celeste never attended college. She was tired of living 9-5 and being stuck on societies schedule instead of her own. With the help of a few friends, Celeste was able to backpack through Europe and travel various other countries where she spent her time soaking up different cultures and experiences. She made money on the side modeling, and still does modeling gigs.
• A letter from home found Celeste in her current home in NYC (where she is now dabbling in acting in between modeling gigs). While it was a pleasant surprise, Celeste was not excited to uproot her life of excitement and come back to Tanner. After all, if it's not her who fills her mothers shoes - who will?

Extra:

• Celeste's family money from her grandfathers oil company. Her father inherited the company, and Liam is next in line to run the business. Celeste want's nothing to do with the company. Aside from being a Council member, Celeste's mother owns 'Freya's Magic' - the town apothecary. You can find all of your magical and non magical needs here; from crystals, to herbs, to salves and pendulums - they have it all.
• Celeste's hair is shoulder length, though often appears waist length as she uses clip in extensions regularly.
• Aesthetic Board.
• Her white and grey wolf/husky mix, Thor.
• Her black wolf/husky mix, Loki.
• May add more Head Cannons as I learn this character and the RP progresses, with GM's approval.

[SouffleGirl123]

Catherine Rose Hierich

Catherine Rose Hierich

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"When who I am and who my past want me to be don't align, what am I to become?"

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Name: Catherine Rose Hierich

_Nicknames:

• Cathy
• Cat

Gender: Female
Age: 22
Sexual Orientation: Asexual heteroromantic

Magic use

Witch or Warlock: Witch
Schools: Evocation, Illusion and a little Necromancy

Evocation

Catherine's evocation knowledges manifests almost exclusively in healing magic (likes of both singularly healing and mass healing. The only exception to this is being her ability to create light either as a ball in her hands or to make an item glow like a torch
Key spells

• General healing (she can't heal medical condition etc- moreso reverse damage caused in battle/in incidents)
• Aura of Vitality- Catherine can create a short-lived 'aura' around her- granting light healing to those around her
• Light creation

Illusion

Catherine's illusion magic manifests in creating visual and auditory illusions and making herself invisible. She is working on being able to shroud herself and other in illusions to pass off as another but still has a long way to come

Necromancy

Being her father's natural and most excelled ability necromancy is an innate ability in Catherine- and she hates it. Catherine has tried extremely hard to push it away. Even in this attempt it's not unusual for her to hear voices of the dead in her head- particularly in places such as graves and old war sites. In an attempt to hold down her attunement to necromancy she has learnt a couple of spells at the the urging of her mentor.
Key spells

• Life transference- Catherine can weaken herself to give healing to others in her group
• Catherine can speak with the dead, she rarely does so and often tries to ignore those that reach out but occasionally will answer a call or use it for investigative purposes

Personality:
Catherine is generally a quiet and soft spoken women. She's very much a people pleaser and works herself hard for the the clan to prove she's worth keeping around- even if she doesn't have anyone to prove it to. Catherine can be very on-edge, living her life very carefully, calculating every move. Catherine is very patient and cares a lot for the people around her. She notices small things and fine details often overlooked. Although she is introverted she enjoys being around her loved ones

History/Bio:
Joseph Pallow was a powerful necromancy witch- and born into a coven set on subduing the human race, of which he became a strong player. His coven often clashed with the covens such as the one in Tanner, possibly even Tanner itself. Michael, his brother, had joined the Tanner clan in his teen years as he was disowned from his family for his stance against their ideals. It's unknown exactly what happened to Joseph but one day he arrived on his brother's doorstep begging for forgiveness and acceptance into the Tanner coven. Although he was watched closely Joseph was somewhat accepted into the group and years later started a relationship with Melanie Hierich, a human waitress in the town the clan borders. After about a year together Melanie fell pregnant with Catherine. Only a couple of months after Catherine's birth Joseph disappeared. A couple of months later he was seen with his coven feuding with the Tanner clan to be kept from hitting the town. Melanie took their infant daughter and fled to Maine.

Growing up Catherine actually had a relatively normal life and knew none of her magical heritage. Her mother eventually studied and gained a job as a teacher and the pair lived a peaceful life. Occasionally as a kid Catherine would make some odd statement about hearing voices but early on it was put off as general children saying weird things. Catherine wasn't a super popular kid in school but had a decent group of friends. It was when she was 16 the voices got worse, it was the first time she was convinced they weren't her imagination. The voices seem to wail in her ears, some begging for vengeance, some requesting a family member be contacted and some, it seemed, just seemed to straight up annoy her for fun. She tried to ignore them for months, she didn't want to be seen as crazy, until she eventually broke down and told her mother. Melanie reluctantly told Catherine about her heritage and offered to get her in contact with her uncle. Catherine jumped at the chance and Michael convinced the pair of them to move back to Tanner so he can train Catherine in magic.

Catherine completed high school in Tanner and got to know the coven. While some of the older members of the coven were obviously weary of Catherine she was able to find her place among the people and her mother could be reunited with her old friends. Catherine completed a teaching degree, following in her mother's footsteps, so was asked by her uncle to take his place in the coven as he had no one else to pass his torch onto.

Catherine works as a tutor a couple of times a week to allow her more time to help with clan's healing and to train with her uncle. Knowing where she comes from she tends to live a bit fearfully- scared to become like her father.

[Hedgehawk]

Just to keep everyone in the loop. I am not going through character sheets just yet to give others a chance to put one up. But I will start soon.

[Carbonatter]

@Hedgehawk how soon is soon? Was about to sleep lol

[Hedgehawk]

@Hedgehawk how soon is soon? Was about to sleep lol

@Carbonatter

A couple of days at least. Plus if other people arrive after that, I will look at them there and then. I know we are still awaiting a fair few sheets from people

[Sugar and Spite]

@Hedgehawk

Lilith Jade Montgomery

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((FC: Maia Mitchell // Dialogue color: 00FFFC))
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Name:

_Nickname(s):

• Blue
• Lil (most common and most commonly answered to).
• Lilly
• Mo
• Monty

Gender: Female.

Age: Twenty-three. // May 10th // Taurus

Sexual Orientation: Bewitchingly Bisexual.

Witch or Warlock: Witch.

Schools of Magic:

• Divination (7):
  
  • Spiritually Gifted: Ever since she was little, Lilith has always heard 'voices' in her head. Little did she know that these were her own spirit guides. Through years and years of training, and lots of trial and error, Lilith can now safely and effectively communicate with her spirit guides. She does this mostly through tarot, using her pendulum, and keeping her eyes open for 'angel numbers'. She also still hears her guides voices in her head, but she can now chose when to receive their messages instead of having all of theirs and her thoughts jumbled as one. Lilith communicates with her spirit guides for guidance and clarity. While she will often ask her guides questions for other people, the answers can vary from super helpful to a simple 'fuck off'. Ultimately, these are Lilith guides, and they are here for her - not for you. Their answers are attuned to Lilith, and her life. While she might be able to ask her guides for guidance for you, they aren't going to be able to give you the clarity that you are seeking. When Lilith asks for guidance from her spirit guides for other people, it is easiest to receive answers back for the people who have the strongest emotional connections to Lilith.
  • Empathy: Lilith is an empathy, through and through. Her gut feeling and general intuition have never steered her wrong. Actions speak louder than words, and Lilith has always been able to see right through whatever act people are putting on. She knows when someone she is speaking to is angry, happy, sad, or anything in between. She also knows when she's being lied to. If you're ever hanging out with Lilith and she thinks it's time to leave - you should follow.
  • Spirit Traveling: Lilith has the ability to travel to the Astral Plane through sleeping or meditation. To do this, she must be in a safe, calm, place (usually her bedroom) surrounded by candles, and after she has done protection and cleansing spells. This ability allows her to have access to and conversations with the Covens ancestors' spirits'. Lilith can talk to the spirits of Coven Council members; With permission from a descended relative, and that same descendant being there at the time of the spell, Lilith has the ability to speak to all of the Covens ancestors.
  • Languages: Lilith can hear and speak any and all languages, if she is spoken to first in a foreign language. She can also read all 'written' languages, but only if she is holding a physical copy of it, such as a book. She cannot read other languages online. She cannot read hieroglyphics and the like. She can communicate telepathically with all mammals.
  • Mind Reading: If Lilith is looking at a person, she has the ability to read their current, passing thoughts. She can only do this for about three minutes, and it gives her a splitting headache after. It also leaves her body in a vulnerable state, as she tends to zone out and just stand or sit in one place like a zombie. Lilith cannot access any 'deep' or subconscious thoughts - only what you think while she's inside your head.
• Abjuration (5):
  
  • Banishment: Lilith has the ability to banish up to three enemies to different dimensional planes. This spell lasts for thirty minutes. When banishing a target, Lilith either sends them back to their home realm, or the 'Shadow Realm' for holding. After the spell breaks, the target will return to it's previous location. Even though she can banish three targets in total, she must do a different spell each time she wishes to banish someone/something. (The shadow realm is just a black room, with no ending, and no beginning. The closer you walk to the walls, the further they seem away from you).
  • Aid/Healing: Lilith can heal people through Abjuration. She can heal cuts, bruises, scraps, broken bones, and the like. The time it takes to complete the spell depends on the severity of the wound. She cannot heal life threatening injuries, or amputations. Lilith can also help with mental ailments. If you're feeling sad, she can give you a boost of happiness. If you're nervous, she can calm you. So on and so forth. Lilith cannot cause feelings like sadness and anger. In order to heal anyone physically or mentally, Lilith has to make physical contact with the person.
  • Projection Shield: Lilith can project a 7 foot by 8 foot shield in front of her that deflects and absorbs enemy attacks. She can project this shield up to five feet away from herself, leaving room for her allies to also get behind the shield and protect themselves. This Shield only lasts for ten minutes at a time.
    
    • Personal Shield: Lilith's personal shield is a faint blue, shimmering glow that flows all over her body. This shield also deflects and absorbs enemy attacks, leaving her nearly invulnerable for thirty minutes. Lilith can only use this power once a day.

Personality:

Stubborn ∞ Awkward ∞ Honest ∞ Loner ∞ Loyal ∞ Bubbly ∞ Motherly ∞ Dark Humored

On the outside looking in, Lilith is one of the most happy, socially awkward people that you could ever meet. Always saying something goofy, and having a way with words, she's the kind of girl to have a handful of friends - though she prefers spending her time alone. Having social anxiety is perhaps the reason for her social awkwardness, which causes her to say and do really random things in public. Lilith is the type of girl that may come off as a bitch from time to time. Rather this is because of her sarcastic remarks or the way she rolled her eyes - well, that's up to you.

The fun, somewhat shy, bubbly side is the mask that Lilith wears on a day to day basis. However, that's the cover-up that she puts on. The truth is, Lilith suffers from depression. The girl tends to keep her emotions bottled inside and simply does her best to release them through writing, studying, and marijuana usage. Hot headed as they come, it's a fortunate thing that Lilith knows when to bite her tongue. If she blows up on you, you've had that shit coming for a long while.

Lilith is a very loyal person, and will do practically anything for her friends. She doesn't trust or get attached to too many people, so when and if you hurt her, expect her to cut you out of her life completely. A promise means everything, and she will never break one. Lilith is honest to her core, and her respect is earned. She has no time for cruel or false intentions, and expects people to treat her with that same respect.

She is typically found reading or listening to music. She enjoys YA novels like The Maze Runner, Harry Potter, and the like; There's also a good mix of adult novelists like Stephen King. With a close emotional connection to the night sky, Lilith enjoys spending hours outside at night staring at the stars. An even stronger connection to the ocean, she has no hesitation with driving to the coast for the weekend. Stubborn as can be, she sometimes has trouble accepting things as how they are. Her witty remarks often get her called sharp tongued; her dark humor winds up in her getting called crazy here and there.

The young woman hates drama, gossip, and any other thing of the sort - though she has no problem listening to it. She just doesn't want to be an actual part of it. Of course, if you ask her how she is doing, you will receive a great and a goofy thumbs up. Not being able to express herself truthfully angers her to no end, though, just like her true feelings, she doesn't let it show. In short, the girl is a half read book. To know her, you must first know the whole story.

History/Bio:

• Lilith's mother, Claire, was an Invocation Witch, specializing in water, wind, and electricity manipulation. Lilith never knew her father, seeing as he fled when he heard the news that Claire was pregnant. All Lilith knows of her father is that he was a Transformation and Divination witch. Lilith had a relatively happy childhood, though the voices in her head always drove her a little crazy. When she was little, her mother used to say that this was her conscious speaking to her, and for a long time that's what Lilith believed. Born and raised for the first ten years of her life in a small, Western North Carolina town, Claire and Lilith moved to Tanner Washington after Claire's mother, Christine, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Claire spent long hours at the hospital working as an ER nurse, often leaving Lilith to be taken care of by her grandfather, John Montgomery. John was a Necromancy Witch, way, way back in the day; While he didn't use his powers very often any more due to his age, John was and still is a force to be reckoned with - especially when it comes to his granddaughter. While Claire taught Lilith everything that she could, John is the one who Lilith truly thanks for teaching her what she knows about Magic.
• Christine passed when Lilith was twelve, and Claire died in a car crash when Lilith was fourteen. This left Lilith to be taken care of completely by her grandfather. John raised Lilith to be strong and independent. Knowing that he wouldn't be there to take care of Lilith one day, he wanted to make sure that he did everything that he could to make sure that she would succeed. He lent her old grimoires, trained with her, and most importantly - he never made her feel like she was crazy. It took a long time for Lilith to realize the voices that she was hearing were her spirit guides, and her grandfather was the only one that never brushed her off, or treated her like she belonged in an asylum. John taught Lilith how to cook, clean, change the oil in her car, and many other basic life skills. He also gave her chores on the family ranch that the live on, making sure that she had a good work ethic and learned discipline.
• Lilith's reputation in high school was pretty much non existent. Known as a chameleon, Lilith could go anywhere and talk to anyone, and blend in with any crowd - but only if she was feeling confident enough to do so. She attended quite a handful of parties, and blended in with the stoners. She never had the desire to participate in any sports or clubs, already busy enough with her chores at home and practicing magic. Lilith's presence in the Coven is very well known, and she has always been sought out by other witches and warlocks in times of guidance.
• Lilith has zero desire to work for 'the man' - which is why she never went to college. While she had always planned to do so, once she had graduated, Lilith realized she had no idea what she actually wanted to do with her life. She knows that one day she will inherent the ranch, but is that really what she wants to dedicate her life to?

Extras:

• Her dog Nala.
• Her cat Mavis.
• Has a septum piercing, nipple piercings, and ear lobe piercings. She also has an industrial and helix piercing in her right ear. She doesn't wear her septum ring often.
• Lilith's all time favorite food is Crab Rangoon, and she will accept this as a form of payment. Taco Bell can also be used to bribe her.
• Works on the family ranch, known to the town as Rocky River Ranch. They sell cattle, crops, chickens and horses. The ranch does employ seasonal and full time workers. The is made up of 1000 acres of land. The land holds access to large river, rolling fields, and access to mountain ranges.
• For actual income, Lilith is a bartender at Huskers Bar & Grill on Main Street.

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Claire Delacroix

Name: Claire Marie Delacroix



Character Quote: "Shadows only make the light seem brighter when it comes."

Age: Chronologically 125, biologically 18

Sexuality: Asexual

Witch or Warlock: Witch

Schools: Right now, she doesn't even realize she's a witch, much less know any spells, but she will eventually focus on Necromancy, Conjuration, and Enchantment. Spells will include reanimating dead bodies and maybe even resurrecting them, demon summoning, curses, and blood magics.

Personality: For someone with no heartbeat, Claire is rather lively. She tends to wear flamboyant pink and purple dresses when out in public, and dreams of being a big-name fashion designer one day. When among the coven, she goes with black hooded robes to play herself up as a Ringwraith knockoff, complete with hammy, overblown ritual magics, but it's all a blatant acting job. She is obsessed with magic in all its forms, and can be found reading books on the Art at all hours of the day and night- not having to sleep helps. She really struggles with modern technology, though- she's never even heard a radio or actually seen an airplane before.

Bio: Well before any of the other Tanner witches and warlocks were born, the Coven was home to a gifted sorceress. Claire Delacroix seemed to be a natural when it came to the most unnatural parts of witchcraft, yet she was always kind and helpful, eager to lend a helping hand. But she was subject to seizures, and one night, her tongue crossed back into her throat, cutting off her air, and that was that.

The Coven held their funeral, burying her with a silken dress and rose petals in a far-off corner of the manor grounds, saying their honest words of sorrow. And then, she simply faded into memory, a tragic tale of what might have been, and soon, not even that. None alive even remembered her, save perhaps a half-mention in some dusty old book in the coven library.

Until last night. A squall of magical energy passed through the Coven's graveyard, reacting with long-dormant necromancies within her body and bringing her back from beyond. Now, she staggers disheveled towards the mansion's door, yet there's something missing. Unbeknownst to her, her memories, her very soul is somewhere else. But a voice in the back of her mind tells her she is still destined for greatness...

[Inertia]

Gonna throw this in here and edit tomorrow if I find mistakes.

Victor Crowe

Victor Crowe

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^{“Alright, Victor- Maximum effort.”}

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Name: Victor Crowe

Gender: Male

Age: 22

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

College Degree: Bachelor of Science in Law

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Witch or Warlock: Warlock

Schools of Magic:

• Invocation (8): Victor's natural talent for invocation was first noticed by his father. The boy nonchalantly conjured flames on his hands, much to his father's astonishment. It was similar for the other elements, able to conjure and form every element with seeming ease, although he seemed to have an affinity towards ice and wind. When prodded by his father he simply shrugged, stating that the elements were like 'the neighbourhood cats he played with' and that some 'liked him more than others'. If not for his lax attitude, he may have better control over the elements or potentially even other schools of magic.
• At one point, Victor sauntered across their family pool rather than going around it, each step froze and unfroze the pool. His mother punished his laziness with a knock to the head, reprimanding and warning him to avoid doing such acts in public. A similar act of indolence was when he created ice-cubes out of thin air, seeing the trek to the fridge as 'bothersome'.

Personality:

Victor isn't what you would call active, he (used to) lives just to laze around. His general attitude reflects this greatly, always just preferring the 'relaxed' way out. He usually speaks in a clear and concise sentences, often in a mellow tone, to get his point across quicker. It is difficult to really get a rise out of or anger Victor, as he usually lets most transgressions roll off his shoulders. Only mentions of his family or the coven can really anger him.

The way Victor approaches a problem is unique, his mindset being 'Solve it as quickly as possible to get back to 'vibing''. He opts for the fastest approach to nailing down a problem so he can go back to 'lazing' around. It seemed he inherited his free-spirited and relaxed nature from his father.

Victor is a peace-maker, often getting between disputes between friends or the coven. Despite himself, he seems unable to bear others bickering. Violence is often the very last thing on his mind, often de-escalating situations before they reach a boiling point. Though unsure if it is due to his heritage, he is easily able to empathize with others and can generally tell when someone is not their usual self. This fear of dispute likely stems from his fear of abandonment from his 'real' extended family. While he liked being alone at times, he never liked being lonely.

The boy has a certain loyalty to the coven, viewing the rest of the witches and warlocks as part of his extended family. His is fairly protective of them. Similarly, he dislikes his 'real' extended family, the Crowe's who disowned his father during his youth.

History/Bio:

Victor's family history is complicated. The Crowe's had practiced magic for centuries. Victor's great grandfather and his great uncle were famous witches in their time. Many in his family were exceptional and a few even famous for their mastery of magic. Generally, the Crowe's were pureblood and did not marry non-magicians. Believing that it diluted their magical potential. His father, Pierre Crowe, eschewed this practice after falling head over heels with Victor's mother, Jane Sunderland. From his youth he saw how other family members endlessly berated and mock his father. The Crowe's eventually 'banished' Pierre from the family as he was only the third son.

Pierre found the Tanner coven, a coven that accommodated for his family. It was soon that a separate Crowe line integrated into the coven.

Soon it was found that Victor had a certain talent for Invocation and a penchant for laziness. Despite being a witch, his mother had wanted him to atleast achieve a bachelors degree 'just in-case'. Initially, Victor was indifferent to the idea.

Due to this attitude, his mother was very strict with him- almost spartan-like. She found out that her son could apply himself with a bit of pressure- she forced him away to study law at a young age, making certain that Victor achieved honors. Despite being ostensibly human, Victor fears his mother more than any witch or warlock. As a result, he is surprisingly diligent about his studies, getting A(s) in all courses. In part not wanting to disappoint his mother, the other part being deathly afraid of his mother's wrath.

His mother eased up as soon as he achieved his bachelor's degree.

On the other side, his father let him approach magic at his own pace. After teaching him the basics, his father found it best to let Victor's talent guide his magic.

[Aeolian]

Cai Washington

^{"Feel it.
The thing that you don't want to feel.
Feel it.
And be free."}
"I think everyone's beautiful. That's why I can't choose one."
♪ I'm like a bird ♫ Let Go ♪ Headlock ♫

Name: Ja'cai Kwame Lee-Washington (Cai for short)

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual (No preference. Serial romantic. Doesn't do "serious").

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Witch or Warlock: Warlock
Schools of Magic: Alteration
Signature Spells: Winged-Flight, Self-Healing, Enhanced Vision (X-ray Vision, Night Vision, Heat Detection Vision, Telescopic Vision, etc.), Organic Gold Form.
Personality:
⚈ Protective ⚈ Charming ⚈ Free-Spirited ⚈ Serial-Romantic ⚈ Secretive ⚈ Efferevscent ⚈ Open-minded

Cai is a free-spirited and charming young man who hates feeling trapped by the expectations of others. As a fun-loving athlete who laughs easily and enjoys the company of others, his handsome looks and loveable personality make him popular with others. His body courses with an electric vitality, vibrant and alive, ALMOST always willing to try anything once, twice if he liked it. He's a crazy overachiever but doesn't judge others or hold them to the same standard that he holds to himself. Cai is very open-minded, the live and let live type. But because he can often be so singularly focused on his own experiences and feelings, he sometimes doesn't pick up on other people's feelings unless they bring it up to him directly. He doesn't like to stick his nose where he's not invited (and he expects the same in return).

Nonetheless, he's kind of got an older brother vibe to him, confident and brave on the outside, but actually very cute and good-natured on the inside. It is this same big-brother sensibility that makes him rather protective over people, especially those he's come to care for. If you get on his bad side though, or make him frustrated, he can become very cold and distant. Cai is not the type to think things through completely, so if you really piss him off, he'll probably swing first and then think later.

He's a serial romantic who likes dating around with boys and girls with no clear preference. Cute is cute. But Cai does not like commitment and may pull away if he feels someone wants to make things exclusive. Cai doesn't lie though about his intentions and is always upfront. He's a terrible liar anyways and hates when people lie to him. It's hard for him to forgive once he knows you've lied to him.

He likes to be free in everything he does. It is rare for him to overthink things, stress out, or second guess himself. If he wants something, Cai doesn't often deny himself. He's often just going to go along with his immediate desires, even if others may not approve of it. Despite his seemingly open nature, he is actually very secretive when it comes to his internal problems. He is known to hide his true feelings, often saying a lot without revealing much at all, which generally ends up bursting later on when he can no longer contain his bent-up emotions. Cai gets annoyed when people try to pry into how he's actually feeling. But he's not the best at hiding his emotions, they almost always appear on his face (he's got a terrible poker face).

Still, he's very self-assured and certain about most things. Not overly confident, but solidified in his own self-worth and he often projects encouragement onto others who may be doubting themselves. Despite being really intelligent, his emotional awareness is a bit lacking truthfully. He hates the feeling of being controlled and having his life laid out for him like a book. He wants to experience everything for himself and come to his own conclusions. If your an excessive planner, don't ask him to go on a trip with you. He will decide what to do in the moment. That's the best way to experience life.

History/Bio:

Cai was often seen as the perfect son growing up: handsome, athletic, friendly, adept in transmutation magic, and well on his way to becoming a Witch (and he made good grades too). He was the student-athlete who everyone in high school voted most likely to succeed the greatest in life. For a while, Cai did everything he was supposed to. For a long time, he stifled himself, conforming to the desires of his father who wanted him "to be this" and "to do that". Being the son of an overachieving businessman was absolutely exhausting. Cai's actions were often tied to his father's reputation and his father couldn't take the chance of letting Cai choose who he wanted to be. He ran track because his father wanted him to. He said he would become a doctor because his father wanted him to. He practiced his magic incessantly because his father wanted him to.

And after his mother died, his father sent him away to a prestigious university in Berlin, Germany. He didn't want to go, he only went because his father wanted him to. As a form of rebellion, he stopped practicing his magic (much to his father's dismay), grinding his progress to a halt and limiting himself to the alteration magic that he already knew. Before this point, every action he took during his early years was due to his father's influence and control. Without his mother to provide him with a sense of freedom, he had to discover it for himself.

Berlin was that for him, an eye-opening experience. Spending seven years in Berlin, he quit college after his first year, and pursued his true interest, songwriting. Cai spent several years working odd jobs, learning German, and focusing on his songwriting. Eventually, he got lucky, or perhaps someone hit him with a bit of "luck" magic. Eitherway, he was able to sell one his songs and make a name for himself, going on to write multiple hit songs for many German musical artists.

Cai hated lying. But it was something he did for a long time, lying to his father about university and his fake doctorate pursuits. Eventually, his lies consumed him and he couldn't lie anymore. Putting his career in Berlin on hiatus, he decided to fly back to Tanner to face his father and tell the truth. He doesn't plan to stay long, but who knows what the future holds.

[Benzaiten]

Whoop, that took much longer than expected.

Zhalia Ramshorn

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"They turned you into a weapon and told you to find peace."

Secluded. Determined. Rebellious. Independent. Skeptical. Romantic.

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Basic Information

• Name: Zhalia Ramshorn
• Gender Female
• Age: 24
• Sexual Orientation: Gay
• College Degree: None - never attended college
• Languages: German (mother tongue), English (fluent)
• Notable Skills: Horseback riding, exceptionally good dancer (ballroom), can handle a sword and a dagger

Magical Abilities

Witch or Warlock: Witch
Schools of Magic: Necromancy, Illusion and Divination

Necromancy (9)

• Life Force Alteration
  Probably the most common form of Necromancy in Zhalia's former coven is the alteration of life force in various forms. Through excessive study, the witches and warlocks of this coven can learn to alter life-and-death energy by using necrotic means to cause damage. This usually means that the target is getting their life source slowly sucked out of their body (which may affect their ability to perform magic) and may make them sick for a while. A sub-category of this would be causing sickness on purpose or even poisoning the target.
  
  Actually ending someone's life this way would require a long time or a high amount of energy as the life force is always trying to balance the necromancy and will continuously attempt to restore itself. (Therefore, this does not "shorten" someone's lifespan.)

• Afterlife Linking
  Zhalia can connect the living world to the world of death, linking the land of the dead and the spirits & souls inhabiting it to the realm of life and existence, allowing both worlds to interact with each other. This is usually referred to as "lifting the veil" and is a very temporary situation. Often only the caster may interact with the spirits as the veil gets thinner but isn't entirely lifted. On other occasions (and with the right skill) one may be able to connect the two worlds more permanently, such as bringing spirits/ghosts into the world of the living or pushing a living soul to the other side and into death (this is exceptionally hard and should not be attempted by a single person, it can cause various disasters).
  
  As a result of a fudged attempt at this casting, the rules of both worlds might combine/mix together in various and unpredictable ways, such as causing souls/spirits/ghosts to be treated as living beings and living beings to be treated as spirits, and potentially even lead to cursed resurrections for those that do end up dying. This can also cause any changes to anything from either world to effect both of them instead of only one.
  
  Zhalia is an exceptional caster when it comes to Necromancy but her connection to the world of the dead has been tainted ever since the death of her girlfriend. She is reluctant to try.

• Revivify
  If a creature or person has just died, Zhalia might be able to lift the veil enough to pull their soul back into their body and return them to the living. This does not heal them. Any wounds inflicted would still be present. This act requires high concentration and, depending on the circumstances of the death, Zhalia's own condition and the willingness of the deceased to return, might be met with a lot of struggle as the veil has a natural strong "magnetism" as it pulls souls through to the other side.
  
  Due to the coven's belief system which includes that there is no meddling with the dead (read: their souls) once they've passed through the veil, Zhalia might be reluctant to do this. Even though they all learn this magic, they rarely use it. It is more of a failsafe.

Illusion (6)

• Audible Indunation
  When in close enough proximity to a person, Zhalia has the ability to overwhelm someone's mind with voices. For this to work, she needs to be able to see the person she is targeting. Advanced casters might be able to use this illusion on people without directly observing them. This illusion might extend to putting specific words or phrases into a person's mind. Mostly, however, Audible Indunation manifests as a chattering of overlapping, unfocused voices that overwhelm the mind and confuse, irritate or even knock out a person. These voices are merely an illusion, Zhalia can not put ideas or thoughts into people's minds and make them believe they are their own.
  
  This ability can 'ricochet' when (a) someone uses a field with ricocheting ability or (b) it becomes too restraining on Zhalia or (c) someone has the ability to mind shield. It requires concentration to uphold the illusion. Skilled casters (such as Zhalia) can pull up this illusion and leave it up for 30-ish seconds without concentration. Advanced casters might perform a longer unconcentrated illusion.

• Monocular Realization
  This describes the ability to perform a minor illusion on oneself. The illusion gets attached to the caster and reimagines their appearance according to the caster's wishes. Any visual feature may be "changed" in this manner - including facial features, height, skin color, clothes, number of limbs, or (in cases of advanced casters) even the species. However, this does not result in an actual change of bodily features, but instead, works as a "filter" atop the real version. As this is only an illusion, any and all false visual features (e.g. claws, a hook for a hand, clothing items) would not truly exist and therefore never be accassible or "usable" beyond a simple lie.
  
  This illusion requires imagination, some performance skills and a little bit of concentration. If the caster would ever lose consciousness, the illusion would fade. Holding up the illusion is draining after some time and only highly advanced casters might hold up such an illusion for multiple hours. Furthermore, the caster has to remember the details of their disguise. Inconsistency (e.g. in color or hair length) due to a lack of concentration or memory would result in the deceived possibly seeing through the facade. While this is hard to master at first, skilled casters can uphold an illusion easily for a decent amount of time.

• Shadowplay
  One of Zhalia's favourite forms of illusions is the more subtle shadowplay. Without having to see her target, Zhalia can create shadows on any surface and have them enact any form of movement she desires. A specialty of hers are shadows which imitate large (numbers of) enemies or shadows that depict the target's death - causing unease, fear and possibly panic to rise within the deceived.

Divination (4)

• Tracking
  Due to the different approach of her coven to the schools of magic, Zhalia was trained to use her divination quite a bit differently than most would imagine. The power to track people and objects over any distance, environment or condition is something every witch and warlock of the coven learns if they decide to dabble in divination. In its essence, tracking is used to find and follow tracks that are weeks, months or even years old, and to reconstruct what has happened from the smallest clues. Zhalia's skills in divination are solid but unrefined. She may be able to follow someone who was recently in the area but she would be unable to track someone weeks or months after they had left the area. Highly advanced trackers may be able to even track people who use teleportation or portals but this is mostly rumored and not proven.

• Hematomancy
  Divination is mostly used in correspondence with Necromancy in Zhalia's coven. Therefore, a lot of divination comes from blood, bones, flesh and ashes. Blood and bones are said to work best. Even though the coven also uses cards (such as Tarot) quite frequently. By using blood (or bones), the caster can enhance their ability to see fractions of the future, past or present.

• Divine Sense & Aura Detection
  Used in correspondence with Necromancy, Zhalia has the ability to register and detect any undead creature and identify their type (e.g. vampire, skeleton, zombie, etc).
  Additionally, Zhalia is able to detect and identify the school of magic of other witches and warlocks around her. She may only detect the school of magic if it has a strong enough aura around the person (at least 5/10 skill level), otherwise, the magical aura is a lot harder to discern and Zhalia might not be able to pin which school of magic a person is practicing most.

Personality

• Secluded
  Whether this is an innate personality trait or one that developed early on due to circumstances in her past, Zhalia enjoys being somewhat secluded. She tends to prefer a small circle of friends and to keep to herself. While not necessarily an introvert, she does enjoy a good quiet afternoon with a book, some rune practicing and steaming tea over a party. This may be highly influenced by her upbringing in her (very secluded) coven. Nevertheless, Zhalia strives for a community - sure, she'd prefer a small and quiet community, but a community nonetheless. While she may appear to be a loner at times, she is not actively trying to stay alone.

• Determined
  For better or worse, Zhalia is a very determined person. If she sets her mind to something, she will go through with it. This makes her an exceptionally good student and is the main reason her necromancy skills are so advanced. This also makes her a tad bit stubborn, which has led to various difficulties and some rather unfortunate outcomes in her life.

• Rebellious
  Pair her determination with her rebellious nature and you have a recipe for disaster. Even though Zhalia is more of a quiet soul, she will not back down on her morals or her beliefs and is known to rebel against coven heads and teachers. Never one to blindly follow and obey, Zhalia got herself into various forms of trouble. She tends to question authority and rules but isn't one to naively speak out of turn either.

• Independent
  Maybe a side effect of enjoying seclusion and determinedly studying necromancy, Zhalia has become quite independent over the years. Fully capable of surviving on her own and setting out on her own path, Zhalia picks and chooses who she depends on rather carefully. The ability to be independent makes her yearn for someone to depend on nevertheless. Sharing the burdens of life with someone else would be a great relief.

• Skeptical
  Zhalia tends to be rather skeptical towards people and therefore has her guard up even when she seems not to. She is not easily convinced or persuaded from her own point of view unless sufficient evidence can be provided. Even though she approaches most people openly and tries her best to keep her cynical thoughts down to a minimum, she can't help but have reservations and doubts about people's intentions.

• Romantic
  With everything pointing towards Zhalia being a cynical, skeptical loner who generally mistrusts people, she is not that. Her innate romantic soul tries to balance her mind's attempts to "protect" her from further harm through total seclusion. With all her faults, Zhalia is and stays a hopeless romantic. Though unlikely to admit it out loud, she is very aware of this. She enjoys deep meaningful connections, yearns for love and belonging, and would go out of her way to show someone she cares. Had she not grown up in a technology-free environment, she would have likely loved romantic comedies that end with a "chasing after her to the airport and barely making it" scene and a big applause from the bystanders. Instead, she grew up dreaming about ball dances, a mysteriously masked woman who would swoop her away and wrap her in love and attention, and romantic picnics under willow trees. She dreamt of fierce sword fights that would end in heavy breathing and heavier eye contact.

History

Born in a small village in Germany, Zhalia was an unexpected child that was lovingly welcomed by her parents. Ever since her birth, tragedy and destruction seemed to occur in close proximity to her. Albeit people whispering about Zhalia being cursed, her parents loved her and shielded their child from those nonsensical accusations. However, the incidents would continue to happen. Animals and people alike would be found dead at irregular intervals within the proximity of their beloved daughter. No matter how many times they moved and how much they shielded the child from the outside world, death would follow. In their desperation to save their child's soul and in the hopes of saving innocent lives, they took Zhalia from her slumber in the middle of the night with the intention to end the suffering and kill the demon. Their attempt was unsuccessful. Shortly later, the parents passed away and left an orphaned 7-year-old behind.

Having had their eye on the girl, a strange coven took her in after her parents' passing. Known amongst the western witches and warlocks as a coven of "tradition" (put mildly), this circle of witches is shrouded in rumors. Living far off the modern society, the coven clings to more medieval ways of life and magic. Mainly, they refuse to use or engage with technology to the most extent. Known as Silencia Mortem (or "silent death") by outsiders, this coven is said to be a cult. Their members don't have any or only very regulated contact with modern society and they are rumored to discreetly hunt non-magical people in an attempt to "clean" the world off of those "unpure" of magic. They refuse to adapt to modern ways of magic and are known to teach an unusual (and for some people concerning) amount of necromancy and death magic to their members. Other untraditional ways include the advanced study of herbology (mostly non-magical), the use of "outdated" divination techniques (cards such as tarot, using bones and ashes, etc.), still using runes and grimoires, and practicing rituals (and ritual castings) that rely on full moons, chants or sacrifices. Often, these coven witches are rumored to be half-dead themselves, one foot on each side of the veil because they opened the barrier between the worlds too many times and play with life and death.

When Zhalia was twenty and allowed outside of the coven for the first time in her life, she decided to visit a ball. This event was supposed to resemble an 1800s mask ball and Zhalia found herself quite enjoying the make-believe of another life. At the ball, she become fast friends with a woman who had been eyeing her for half the night. Young and naive, the two girls felt drawn to each other. Soon, Zhalia would find ways to sneak out of her coven's safe embrace to steal away and find her lover.

Two things stood in their way: For one, Charlotte de Bréze was married, arranged so by her parents. And for the other, the Coven strictly forbade relations with humans outside of the coven. Nonetheless, Zhalia went on to see Charlotte and Charlotte went on to love her with her whole heart.

One night Charlotte's husband returned earlier than expected and walked in on them in bed. Enraged and embarrassed by his wife's desire for a woman over him, Charlotte was struck down and died that night in the arms of Zhalia. Upon returning to the coven in distress and disarray, Zhalia was met with comfort and empathy she had not expected. She asked for assistance with bringing Charlotte back from the dead but her pleas were denied. The main job of the coven had always been to bring people over into the other world, to lift the veil for safe passing. But once a soul had passed the threshold, there was no more meddling with the dead. They can not return.

Having dealt with death in various forms her entire life, Zhalia refused to accept this outcome and set out to bring Charlotte back herself. In the dead of night, raising fog with her blood-dripping fingers and murder on her mind, Zhalia went to the crime scene. Through sheer willpower and magical might, she pulled Charlotte's soul towards the veil - but her attempt to coerce the soul of her lover back into the world of the living failed drastically. With only a fracture of the soul pulled through, Charlotte was doomed to sit in agony in the tower of her mansion for eternity. Nothing but a ghostly white figure, confused and scared, reliving the most painful day of her existence. Forever longing, waiting for a lover to come who she can not see before her eyes. Her mind split, her memories splintered, her one last day ever-repeating, and her conscious fading in and out. In her vain and greed, Zhalia had closed the path to eternal peace for Charlotte forever.

Panicked, shocked, guilt-ridden and scared, she feared the judgment and final trial of the coven. Unable to comprehend the outcome of the situation, she fled the scene and left the country entirely. Through some traveling, she eventually ended up in Tanner where she plans to settle down for a while and join the local coven for some direction, for a purpose - any purpose - and hopefully some distraction.

[Hedgehawk]

So, I would like to start off by saying how amazed I am by the sheer amount of interest this RP has generated. I honestly didn't think it would take off like this when I first started it. I envisaged a small group of 4-5 players and that was it.
To see so many submitted characters and people showing interest has been truly humbling.

This has however left me in a bit of a trickier situation. I have already decided that I am going to be expanding the number of players I accept, but I don't think there is going to be room for everyone, especially if everyone on the IC does end up making a character. Which sadly, does mean that some people will be disappointed.

Before I move on, I want to say that this is no strict guideline in to what gets accepted and what doesn't. Just because one person gets accepted and another doesn't, isn't me implicitly saying that their character is better than yours. Alot of factors make up my reason for acceptance that goes beyond just the character sheet. I am looking for other factors, and as a result have been diving through peoples history on the Guild, if they have one. Again, being new to the site, doesn't mean I won't say no, It is just a factor.

I do also want to point out as a reminder, that the pace of this RP will be alot slower than most. We will be working in cycles of two weeks, possibly slower if life starts to get hectic for everyone. So if you are used to posting every other day, or every week, this may not be suitable for you. I just thought it bared reminding given how it was only a small part of the original IC.

Given that we are still waiting on possible another three or four submissions, I am not going to declare every slot yet. so even if you aren't in this post, It doesn't mean that you won't be accepted. It just means that you haven't been accepted yet. Closer towards the end of the week, I will post again with an updated acceptance list.

So now onto the actual acceptances:

@udonoodles - Elías Delgado
@VerusEbullio - Aradia Kovacz
@HaleyTheRandom - Celeste Kali Ó Conaill & Lilith Jade Montgomery
@SouffleGirl123 - Catherine Rose Hierich
@Inertia - Victor Crowe
@Aeolian - Ja'cai Kwame Lee-Washington

Please move over your CS's to the characters tab at your earliest convenience.

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[Hedgehawk]

Hey everyone!

I can't remember if all accepted players are in the Discord (If not I highly encourage you join as it makes co-ordination 100x easier) , so I will put this here just incase:

After doing some consideration, I have decided to go against the idea of having strict cycle like deadlines. Instead we are going to play this as follows: Please post for each character every two weeks at a minimum. However you don't have to wait for everyone to post before you can post again. Please however do make sure that you leave at least a couple of posts between responses, to give others a chance. Also obviously, no time skips. Because the pace will be a bit more free-form, please don't pressure yourself to write 5+ paragraphs all the time. Sometimes you might only need to write out a paragraph, and that is perfectly fine. This is a marathon, not a race :)

As for characters. I had been expecting another 5ish character submissions, but I think that has now dwindled down one. So for now I am going to put the RP into 'Soft-Closed' I will likely be taking on another 1/2 characterrs. After that, people are still free to apply, but the likely hood of acceptance will be low.

[Hedgehawk]

I am also in a position to pass judgement on some of the other submissions:

@Benzaiten @redraider1 Zhalia & Claire are intressting concepts, however looking at the balance of the current character roster, I think they would be difficult to fit in with everything else without seeming odd. Thanks for your interest though!

@ActRaiserTheReturned I am not sure how to say this without coming off as a bit of a douce, so I do apologise, as it isn't supposed to sound like that. However given the work that everyone has put into their characters, I don't think I would be able to accept someone like Jacob. I just don't feel the passion for it you know.

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

I am also in a position to pass judgement on some of the other submissions:

@Benzaiten @redraider1 Zhalia & Claire are intressting concepts, however looking at the balance of the current character roster, I think they would be difficult to fit in with everything else without seeming odd. Thanks for your interest though!

@ActRaiserTheReturned I am not sure how to say this without coming off as a bit of a douce, so I do apologise, as it isn't supposed to sound like that. However given the work that everyone has put into their characters, I don't think I would be able to accept someone like Jacob. I just don't feel the passion for it you know.

@Hedgehawk

That's totally a legitimate outcome. I really wanted to join but I wasn't feeling well. Since you're trying to be polite, at least I can pretend that I get an E for Effort. lol.