[OOC] A Wizard's Pilgrimage

[VenatrixXII]

♫♪Welcome to the OOC!♩♬

Credit & Plot

First off, I want to clarify that I was not the creator or original GM for this, but I'm still fighting to get this RP flying! I have moved it from Casual in hopes to attract a few more serious users. Seeing that the forum was down for so long, I'm going to take the liberty to revive it, one last time... I also want to note that this will become a collaborated story. So please, do partake!

Takes place after the death of Lord Voldemort. There are NO cannon characters and they will never be interacted with. They may simply be mentioned and acknowledged, so don’t expect your CS to get accepted! Harry Potter has already become an Auror, but his eldest son has four years, before even arriving at Hogwarts. This is a new era for the Wizarding world, and the old tradition of exploring the world after one's graduation, has become an appealing interest for students. In the present summer, a group of graduates, (yourselves) friends and rivals, will prepare for the greatest adventure of their life! Other magical systems are encouraged but must not be overpowered, vague, or contradict HP concepts.
They will seek not only knowledge of the world, but rare and magical artefacts and manuscripts, in black markets and private collections. Their journey will involve the dwindling of their respective fortune, forming relationships/friendships/enemies within the group, and overcoming monsters and villains. They will also come to learn or enrich their adaptation with the muggle world. You would be incarnated as a fresh graduate of Hogwarts, with a wand, a charmed backpack filled with important and personal belongings, and those important magical and muggle identities. Each character starts out with 3000 Galleons. If the student's family is financially strained, their finances can be provided by donations from the Charity Burbage Foundation.

Will they be changed by their sabbatical journey? Will they survive this thrilling adventure? This is their tale, and only by following it may we know the end... or is it the beginning?

Your Character Sheet Layout (It is not demanded that every section be put into a hider, but the Skeletal idea is a must:

Statistics

• Name:


• Gender:


• Date of Birth:


• Blood Status:
What is their family blood status; are they pure blood, muggle born, half blood, or half-something else, (such as: veela, leprechaun, werewolf, giant, etc)

• House or School:
If we can also even out the houses:

A few NPC's will have attended other schools. But if you guys want to make the choice, your character must have similar knowledge of the HP universe and the magic skills must be leveled with the respective mythology of the area.
- Beauxbatons Academy, France
- Durmstrang, Scandinavia
- Mahoutokoro, Japan
- Salem Witch’s Institute, Massachusetts
- Baruel Academia de Bruxaria, Brazil
(The name is actually unknown, according to the Harry Potter wiki, but I took the liberty of naming it)
- Rothesay Netherwood School, New Brunswick, Canada
(ScareCrow took the liberty in naming. House of the 3-Eyed Raven is only one of four)

Appearance

Insert an image AND describe their overall look.

• Height


• Weight


• Hair color


• Hair style


• Eye color


• Skin color


• Body structure


• Fashion


• Hygiene

Personality: Briefly describe your character's personality and what made them that way.

• Strengths


• Weaknesses


• Goals


• Hobbies

History

Describe your characters eleven years before Hogwarts and how they found out about it.
What's their relationship with their family.
How were the seven years of their school life?
Where they popular or loners?
How were their grades?

Extra Info

• Patronus:
Brief description and image. You can make it up or find online surveys.

• Worst fear/Memory:
Brief description.

• Boggart:
Physical disembodiment of the worst fear.

• Amortentia (love potion smell):
Describe three smells your character likes and the memories that caused them.

• Natural Ability:
like Metamorphmagus or Parsletongue. Keep in mind, one of the characters is already a Metamorphmagus and they're rare.

• Learned Ability:
Animagi (if your character can shift, their patronus is usually the same thing.)

• Pets:
Name, gender, species, appearance, brief description of personality.

• House-elf:
If any, usually rich families own them. Name, gender, species, appearance, brief description of personality.

Credentials

You have a total of twenty points to put into the following areas of studies. One is the equivalent of an OWL, and two a would be a NEWT. For Quidditch, One means being on a team, and Two for captain. Three exceeds school limits, and is Professional Quidditch Recruit. Prefect and Head Boy/Girl would be treated in the same way. However, first come first serve, seeing as there can only be one of each for Head Boy/Girl!
Three credits can be the MAX, but it cannot be surpassed. Think of a Three like a small mastery, if you will. Nevertheless, your character sheet will not be accepted if the following is ignored. Add reasonable explanation in your character's history, it must be something reasonable. What influenced mastery? When did it happen? Where were you in life? Why did it happen? How did it happen? Take heed, God modding is frowned upon, so please keep the peace! Your character may also have other credentials that are not school related.

Quidditch Team (#)

Prefect/Head Boy/Girl (#)

Astronomy (#)

Charms (#)

Defence Against the Dark Arts (#)

Herbology (#)

History of Magic (#)

Potions (#)

Transfiguration (#)

Study of Ancient Runes (#)

Arithmancy (#)

Muggle Studies (#)

Care of Magical Creatures (#)

Divination (#)

Alchemy (#)

Dueling (#)

Apparition (#)

Other (#)

Other (#)

Other (#)

Wand

Inches, Wood, Core, Flexibility. You may also use images.

• Length: Because numbers have known magical properties, a wand's length, much like its core, may symbolize something its owner. For example, the wand of Tom Riddle, a reputed Dark wizard, measures 13½ inches, and thirteen is commonly an omen of misfortune or evil in the folklore and religion of various cultures around the world. Wands that are unusually short, anything less than 9", tend to belong to people "lacking" in personalities, Dolores Umbridge being a known example.


• Wood: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wand_wood


• Core: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wand_core


• Flexibility: There seem to be a number of factors which can affect the flexibility of the wood. Among these are the type of wood itself (soft or hardwood, for example) and its limitations and it's abilities in terms of ease of mastering spells and power. However, another major factor highlighted is the personality of the caster. In some instances, a flexibility that might typically be associated with the type of wood is overruled by the witch or wizards own natures.Each of these are factors you might want to bear in mind when determining the flexibility of your character's wand. The quality of the wood dictates both the power of spells cast and how easy it will be for the user to learn spells. This is not, of course, to say that proficient wizards with a whippy wand cannot cast powerful spells, nor that those with rigid wands find learning spells nigh impossible, but these are impost factors to consider. Another is that some woods will lend themselves to certain degrees of flexibility. With 'whippy' being the easiest and fastest nature with which to master spells and the least powerful, and 'rigid' at the other end of the scale as the most challenging with which to master spells but the most powerful caster, the range is as follows:


- Whippy


- Swishy


- Flexible


- Springy


- Supple


- Sturdy


- Inflexible


- Rigid


- Delicate

On rare occasions a wand's quality will be deemed 'delicate'. These wands are not inclined to being powerful, but are extremely reliable once a spell has been mastered. They are most often found in the possession of witches and wizards also of a delicate disposition.

Inventory

You may use linked images to be more precise. You are not limited to a number and may have a variety of things, considering the Undetectable Extension Charm.

• Object


• Object

Once you finish the CS, I will look it over and approve it.

[Doctor Belasco]

I could get in on this and, as a bit of an HP geek, I like how much detail goes into the sheets and the general respect for the lore. That said, I imagine others might find it a turn-off.
Thinking about a Durmstrang student with a slant toward brute force and a prospective career in his nation (haven't decided yet) 's slightly more heavy-handed equivalent of the UK's aurors.

[Fowlishness]

Ah, I'm surprised this one survived so long!
I would be willing to give it another shot and seriously put some effort into it, I shall start on my CS shortly.

Statistics

• Name: Irene Rosier


• Gender: Female


• Date of Birth: May 30th, Eighteen Years Old


• Blood Status: Pureblood


• House: Slytherin

Appearance

• Height: 5"10


• Weight: 135lbs


• Hair Color: Platinum Blond


• Hair Style: Stiff ringlets, shoulder-length


• Eye Color: Ice Blue


• Skin Color: Pale and Rosy


• Body Structure: Doll-like


• Fashion: Latest Wizarding fashion, with a taste toward light colors and lace.


• Hygiene: Exemplary

IN CONSTRUCTION

[Doctor Belasco]

Could you please upload a coded version of the sheet, btw? There's an aaaaawful lot of fields and I'd really rather not have to type them up manually if I could just C&P them instead.

*lazy lazy*

Edit:

Just clicked the raw button and found it myself.

[VenatrixXII]

Doctor Belasco said
I could get in on this and, as a bit of an HP geek, I like how much detail goes into the sheets and the general respect for the lore. That said, I imagine others might find it a turn-off. Thinking about a Durmstrang student with a slant toward brute force and a prospective career in his nation (haven't decided yet) 's slightly more heavy-handed equivalent of the UK's aurors.

The character is more than welcome! Just please explain how they are connected to the group.

Fowlishness said
Ah, I'm surprised this one survived so long!I would be willing to give it another shot and seriously put some effort into it, I shall start on my CS shortly.

Lovely!

[Doctor Belasco]

Statistics

Name: Johann Wolf
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 31st December 1993
Blood Status: Pure Blood
School: Durmstrang

Appearance

Johann is basically a tank made of flesh. He clocks in at six foot four and sixteen stone, being both taller and bigger than your average man, exacerbated by his perfect posture. His blonde hair is generally left alone, and then shaved when it gets too long; the same too goes for his facial hair. He has no interest in fashion beyond that which is plain and practical, with rare concessions made to the conservative wizarding conventions of robes and hats. In short, a slab of meat with a face.

Personality: if Johann's body is tank-like, his personality is not too far different. He is a forceful young man who operates basically like a bulldozer and it seems almost impossible to tire him; he can and will work without rest until whatever task is completed, and it's almost medically impossible to change his mind once he has decided upon something. While his general brutish demeanour and appearance would suggest an alpha male personality, this is not strictly true; he will happily defer responsibility for the pack to a more suitable candidate for leader and will remain loyal to them for as long as he has faith in them. Respect is very important to Johann. It is hard-won but also hard-lost, and he will fight to defend his reputation and the good reputations of others. However, those unfortunate souls that have not earned his respect should not expect anything more than curt responses and grunts.

He is in many ways the product of his traditionalist pure-blood family, a family for whom convention and conservatism are of the utmost importance. While their take on wizarding culture did not rub off on Johann, he very much shares their political ideology; one that has much in common with the beliefs of the former death eaters. The only difference is perhaps in Johann's absence of actual venom; while he ultimately considers muggles as lesser beings than non-muggles, he does not resent them for it nor feel they should simply be slaughtered. Breeding with them is definitely a no-no, though, and he half-subscribes to the notion that magical blood can be 'diluted' by non-magical blood. Ultimately, it comes down to social order. That said, he is not entirely close-minded. He does not rule out the possibility that a muggle might not be a moron or that a muggle-born might be a competent wizard – he simply assumes that such examples are the exception and not the rule. Wizards and witches, according to Johann, have equal status in the social order, but he generally believes that men are better at 'manlier' arts such as duelling, flying, and the intricate sciences of magic, while women might find themselves more at home with the creative subjects of charms, potions, and those requiring 'alternative' skills such as divination. This makes it very easy for a competent witch to earn Johann's respect, but she should be very well-prepared to be (unwittingly) patronised. Johann, as with his family, generally approved of the Fudge regime and were particularly fond of Thicknesse's government, but they do not even remotely appreciate the hippy happy-clappy nothingy school of thought that seems to have overtaken the UK at the moment.

Strengths:

• Courageous


• Honest


• Confident


• Determined


• Loyal


• Protective

Weaknesses

• Brash


• Bullish


• Unsubtle


• Closed-minded

Goals

• Become an Auror


• Become a champion duellist


• Find a nice pretty wife-shaped object

Hobbies

• Quidditch (beater primarily, but a decent keeper)


• Duelling


• Hunting

History

Johann is the third child (only son) of the Wolf family, a conservative but very well-regarded family from the South-East of Germany, Bavaria, which has been historically (and accurately) associated with Grindelwald's school of thought and with the murder of Ludwig II, though, naturally, the modern Wolfs are keen to disassociate themselves from either of those unfortunate realities. Johann's sisters attended Beauxbatons Academie in France, while he attended the Durmstrang Insitute, since Germany lacked its own (decent) education system. Needless to say, their educations differed, and the Wolf siblings took three divergent paths; the eldest, Gertrud, became a highly-regarded academic Numerologist who stayed on in a teaching capacity following her graduation; the middle-child, Beatrice, rebelled against the conservative family ways and was been all but cast out entirely; Johann, in Durmstrang, became an incredibly practical and powerful young man, with an eye for battle.

Very quickly it became apparent that his interests lay in competition and combat. He excelled in the Dark Arts taught at Durmstrang, but equally in defending himself from them and repairing the damage they could do with healing. In addition, he enjoyed the rearing and taming of magical creatures and plants. Outside the classroom, he also proved himself to be a great flyer, and put his emerging physical force to good use as Durmstrang's best beater of his generation. However, the academic side of things eluded him somewhat. When Transfiguration, Charms and Potions failed to come naturally to him, he didn't stop trying, but undermined his own efforts through a general lack of respect for the disciplines.

Upon graduation, it has been Johann's aim to join the German Ministry of Magic in the International Defence departments, but he has received the advice from the Ministry that he would do well to show 'continued interest and development in those fields in which his academic record was slightly sub-par' and to 'experience the world in a more pro-active environment'. With that in mind, he has been looking for possibilities to travel the world and to meet foreign students. His research made him aware of the group from Hogwarts on their Sabbatical, and he has arranged to join them when they reach the continent.

Extra Info

Patronus: A silvery eagle
Worst fear/Memory: Death of his sisters
Boggart: His sisters corpses, oddly melded into one horrible monstrosity
Amortentia: Charcoal, moss, polish
Natural Ability: Being, uh, massive?
Learned Ability: Ambidextrousnous (being able to use both hands equally) – it's surprising how much of an advantage it gives to beating/duelling
Pets: Nope. He had a stallion called Wulfric, but it died while he was at Durmstrang and he simply flies everywhere now.
House-elf: The Wolfs have a family of House-elves, but Johann has little more than outright contempt for them and avoids them wherever possible. The feeling is, presumably, mutual.

Credentials

• Quidditch Team (2)


• Charms (2)


• Defence Against the Dark Arts (2)


• Herbology (2)


• Potions (1)


• Transfiguration (1)


• Muggle Studies (-100)


• Care of Magical Creatures (2)


• Dueling (3)


• Dark Arts (2)


• Staff combat(1)


• Non-verbal magic

Wand

Inches, Wood, Core, Flexibility. You may also use images.

Length: Seven-yesit'senormous-teen inches
Wood: Ebony
Core: Dragon Heartstring
Flexibility: Sturdy

Inventory

• Big fat knife for hunting / just-in-case-ing


• Basic first-aid kit


• Beaters' club and broom


• Quill and ink and general stationary


• Map


• Camping equipment


• Combat staff - has a recess for his monstrous wand, and curses can be channelled to either end of the staff for added oomph. Magically not as powerful as actual spells, but does give him a surprising amount of choice to take apart magic-resisting targets.

[Sloth]

Whether or not to recreate everyone's favorite Half-Breed I never even got the honor of playing.

Then again his Kneazle might be useless if we have a Lynx running around with us.

I don't know why I'm talking like I'm familiar with everyone.

[Polymorpheus]

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[Imperfectionist]

So, Primez hasn't responded to my PM, meaning we can assume s/he's not coming back to the game. :( And unless we really shake things up this time, Vena, I don't know if I will stay on either. Considering how hard it has been to get this thing started (and taking full responsibility for my own role in that), I have a proposition.

Instead of everyone walking into the Three Broomsticks like all the other times, let's go ahead and set up the start of the game in Germany, or France, somewhere a few steps ahead on the itinerary. We can assume that all of the PCs have met by then, and are now generally acquainted with each other, and begin the game on an interesting note. A wounded, bloodied hag stumbles into the bar or wherever they are, muttering darkly in Russian (or Greek, or Czech, just a language that isn't the same as where they are). She orders a drink, then proceeds to keel over and die right in front of our band of impressionable youths, who are understandably quite puzzled about all this.

Two Muggle police officers burst in, call an ambulance, all that good stuff. It turns out that the hag was beaten to death by Muggles, not attacked by any other magical creature, and that starts our Pilgrims thinking that maybe the separation between Muggle and magical worlds is more tenuous than they once believed. They are diverted from their relatively straightforward journey, into the dark world of modern intelligence wars and the greatest threat to the status quo since Voldemort himself, but by that time it's too late! They're in it, and they can't get out! They have to see it through to the end, and face incredible dangers, traveling through the parallel worlds of technology and magic, all the while learning what it means to be truly magical...

You know, something like that. It needs a hook. I know you have at least some stuff planned already, so why not start with the hook, and skip the slower setting-up stages? That's where the game has died, time and again, for very little reason. What do you say?

[Doctor Belasco]

Imperfectionist said
I have a proposition.Instead of everyone walking into the Three Broomsticks like all the other times, let's go ahead and set up the start of the game in Germany, or France, somewhere a few steps ahead on the itinerary. We can assume that all of the PCs have met by then, and are now generally acquainted with each other, and the game on an interesting note.

I always think this works a lot better, as a general rule for RPing, than the 'everybody is a stranger' path.
But clearly I haven't been involved in the previous games and perhaps there's stuff I don't know.

In other news, Johann's history is still subject to change. The actual getting involved in the plot seems a bit clumsy for my liking.

[Doctor Belasco]

Imperfectionist said
I have a proposition.Instead of everyone walking into the Three Broomsticks like all the other times, let's go ahead and set up the start of the game in Germany, or France, somewhere a few steps ahead on the itinerary. We can assume that all of the PCs have met by then, and are now generally acquainted with each other, and the game on an interesting note.

I always think this works a lot better, as a general rule for RPing, than the 'everybody is a stranger' path.
But clearly I haven't been involved in the previous games and perhaps there's stuff I don't know.

In other news, Johann's history is still subject to change. The actual getting involved in the plot seems a bit clumsy for my liking.

[Imperfectionist]

Well, the problem hasn't been that everyone is a stranger, just that it's followed a now-a-bit-sickening routine: characters meet at Three Broomsticks. They head to London on the Hogwarts Express, stay at the Leaky Cauldron for the night, and then take a ferry across the Channel into France, where the rest of the game begins. So far none of the games have made it past step three (though Guildfall didn't help matters).

I'm just saying we should skip all of that altogether, use the OOC to develop established rapport (or otherwise) between the characters, and throw them into the thick of things immediately.

[VenatrixXII]

Sloth said
Whether or not to recreate everyone's favorite Half-Breed I never even got the honor of playing.Then again his Kneazle might be useless if we have a Lynx running around with us. I don't know why I'm talking like I'm familiar with everyone.

Welcome Sloth! Your Kneazle would be a great addition to the party. I don't intend on having the Lynx in Muggle populated areas.

catchamber said
You know I'm still up for this! Character sheets heading your way. :)

Cool. Are you still interested in Co-GMing as well?

Imperfectionist said
So, Primez hasn't responded to my PM, meaning we can assume s/he's not coming back to the game. :( And unless we really shake things up this time, Vena, I don't know if I will stay on either. Considering how hard it has been to get this thing started (and taking full responsibility for my own role in that), I have a proposition.Instead of everyone walking into the Three Broomsticks like all the other times, let's go ahead and set up the start of the game in Germany, or France, somewhere a few steps ahead on the itinerary. We can assume that all of the PCs have met by then, and are now generally acquainted with each other, and the game on an interesting note. A wounded, bloodied hag stumbles into the bar or wherever they are, muttering darkly in Russian (or Greek, or Czech, just a language that isn't the same as where they are). She orders a drink, then proceeds to keel over and right in front of our band of impressionable youths, who are understandably quite puzzled about all this. Two Muggle police officers burst in, call an ambulance, all that good stuff. It turns out that the hag was beaten to death by , not attacked by any other magical creature, and that starts our Pilgrims thinking that maybe the separation between Muggle and magical worlds is more tenuous than they once believed. They are diverted from their relatively straightforward journey, into the dark world of modern intelligence wars and the greatest threat to the status quo since Voldemort himself, but by that time it's too late! They're in it, and they can't get out! They have to see it through to the end, and face incredible dangers, traveling through the parallel worlds of technology and magic, all the while learning what it means to be magical...You know, like that. It needs a hook. I know you have at least some stuff planned already, so why not start with the hook, and skip the slower setting-up stages? That's where the game has died, time and again, for very little reason. What do you say?

Well, the problem hasn't been that everyone is a stranger, just that it's followed a now-a-bit-sickening routine: characters meet at Three Broomsticks. They head to London on the Hogwarts Express, stay at the Leaky Cauldron for the night, and take a ferry across the Channel into France, where the rest of the game begins. So far none of the games have made it past step three (though Guildfall didn't help matters). I'm just saying we should skip all of that altogether, use the OOC to develop established rapport (or otherwise) between the characters, and throw them into the thick of things immediately.

Primez posted in the Casual OOC yesterday, so they might still be with us. I do agree that we need something different, that's why I want a collaboration from the group.

Doctor Belasco said
I always think this works a lot better, as a general rule for RPing, than the 'everybody is a stranger' path.But clearly I haven't been involved in the previous games and perhaps there's stuff I don't know.In other news, Johann's history is still subject to change. The actual getting involved in the plot seems a bit clumsy for my liking.

I agree. For the time being, however, your CS is accepted! Once more characters are posted, I'm sure imagination will spark some cool ideas. :D

I have work tonight and some bad luck with a flat tire, so I will try to get on here later on tonight. Also, I will continue to utilize my four characters and I will post the other three up soon.

[Imperfectionist]

:) Well, fantastic. I really do love the concept, obviously, and it's still a good opportunity to develop my understanding of Emma and the Robinson family in general, perhaps for use in future HP-universe RPs... Anyway. Once some more characters get posted up, I agree, we'll get some creative juices flowing.

That reminds me, though, about something that bothers me about your characters, Vena. I can understand one animagus, especially because Nymia is also a metamorphmagus and that's basically her "thing", but unless there's some specific reason why Lydia and Dale would go through the very intense, rigorous and quite dangerous training to become animagi (especially when Dale doesn't even have her NEWT in Transfiguration), well... It just seems a bit much. They don't have to be animagi to be cool or useful, you know?

If there was some explanation, like maybe if Nymia founded an "Animagus Club" and they were the three that made it through the training and everything, I would totally accept it, but otherwise, it just seems frivolous. It doesn't add anything to their characters or their personalities. -shrug- Maybe it's just a pet peeve of mine, I don't know. At any rate, if they're still going to be animagi, they at least need two's or three's in their Transfiguration, for authenticity's sake.

[Doctor Belasco]

I've given Johann a little tweaklet: he's never been to the UK and will arrange to meet the group when they arrive on the continent as an additional member.

Johann has joined the brawl.

In other news, I'm thinking of making a second character if that's alright. He's not quite finished; I'll finish up tomorrow. Hopefully it's pretty clear that I intend to corrupt this little darling as far as he will go, a little bit further, and reduce him to a dark-arts-toting psycho or a gibbering wreck by the time the RP's through.

Edit: I'm going to rework James.

[Arlear]

*Arrives in the Tardis, leaping out and waving a sonic screwdriver around*

NOBODY MOVE!- Wait, no threats here.... Well. In that case.

*Cough* Yeah, I'm still here. XD I'll put up my old CS again tomorrow morning.

[VenatrixXII]

Imperfectionist said
:) Well, fantastic.

I still need to tweak them to meet the new requirement for credits and traits...

Doctor Belasco said
I've given Johann a little tweaklet: he's never been to the UK and will arrange to meet the group when they arrive on the continent as an additional member.In other news, I'm thinking of making a second character if that's alright. He's not quite finished; I'll finish up tomorrow. Hopefully it's pretty clear that I intend to corrupt this little darling as far as he will go, a little bit further, and reduce him to a dark-arts-toting psycho or a gibbering wreck by the time the RP's through.

That would be awesome! I'll give your CS's a look tomorrow night.

Arlear said
*Arrives in the Tardis, leaping out and waving a sonic screwdriver around*NOBODY MOVE!- Wait, no threats here.... Well. In that case.*Cough* Yeah, I'm still here. XD I'll put up my old CS again tomorrow morning.

Welcome back Sir! Lol... Don't forget to change it to the new layout. :P

Literally got off work and need to go back in a few hours for a double shift. Thought I'd let you all know, I might be out for a day. I seriously need some rest... :(
Contact catchamber if you have q's.

[Imperfectionist]

I know the feeling, Vena. :) Have a good rest.

I'll have Emma over here sometime tonight, adapted to the new requirements.

EDIT: For now, here's the original CS.

EDIT 2: Yeah, I didn't think there'd be much to change. Just updated the credentials and added a bit of explanation to the Appearance section. The rest is already there.

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Name:
Emma “Dilemma” Robinson

Birthdate:
June 20th, 1996

Sex:
Female

Blood Status:
Pure-Blood

Alma Mater:
Gryffindor

Appearance:

Emma

Rather short, and a little on the heavy side (she says she “uses it to hide her muscles”), with dark curly hair and equally dark, expressive eyes. She wears Muggle clothes in the Muggle world and robes among the magical, but doesn’t much care for fashion, as long as she can run around and be mobile and such. No matter what she’s wearing, though, there always seems to be a faint mix of strange smells following her around (not particularly bad smells, just weird incense, herbs, that kind of thing.)

History:
Probably placed in Gryffindor because of her tendency even at eleven to trailblaze her way through life, conventions be damned, Emma Robinson nonetheless had to grow into herself, and is currently very different from the quiet little girl who first stepped into the Great Hall to be sorted. Her parents, both descended from powerful Kenyan wizarding clans (distantly, in her father's case), considered her a prodigy (though they probably thought too much of her natural talent), and taught her as much African and Western magic as she could handle even before her Hogwarts letter arrived, taking her to get her wand at eight, but starting the wandless training even before that. As a result, when the young witch actually went off to “real school” a few years later, she was accustomed to their impromptu lessons and enthusiastic encouragement of individual research and discovery, and found it difficult to fit into the more rigidly structured Hogwarts system. This landed her in detention many many times in her first few years, as she would try to develop her own spells and potions, mostly to disastrous effect, or sneak into the Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night to talk to the centaurs. If it isn’t obvious, this is when her classmates started calling her “Dilemma”, as she always seemed to have detention for something or other. To this day, the name has stuck (mostly because it's fun to say).

Emma took it in stride, laughing at her mistakes and failed experiments with everyone else, and truly came into her own in her third year, when she discovered the Dueling Club. From that point on, she focused a majority of her excess energy and passion into dueling, having never done something quite so fun, and trained as much as she could for her matches, thus cutting down on the experiments and detentions. It took her longer than she would have liked, but two years later she had become the dueling queen of Hogwarts, captain of the club and feared by every member for her inventive jinxing and powerful curses. On the academic side, however, Emma’s scores seemed quite weak. She barely got through classes like Astronomy, Divination and History, where she couldn’t use much or any “practical” magic, but on the other hand, those classes that DID focus on magic (Charms, Transfiguration and DADA) she excelled in, up to and through the N.E.W.T. level. The only non-practical studies she ever did well with were Alchemy, due to its usefulness in “Hedge” magic, and Artification, because of the same. Her non-traditional studies got her interested, and once she was hooked, as usual, there was no way she couldn’t learn everything possible.

Near the end of her seventh year, she got together with a few of her friends and helped to put together a grand adventure, a Pilgrimage around the world just like the famous old wizards and witches of the past. There was no doubt, it was a perfect opportunity to learn about the Muggle world, to learn magic she had never even dreamed of… and to find herself some treasure!

Credentials:
Charmer (2)
Defender Against the Dark Arts (2)
Transfigurer (2)
Alchemist (2)
Duelist (3)
"Hedge" witch (3)
Artificer (2)
Martial Artist (1)
Potioneer (1)
Magical Creature Caretaker (1)
Herbalist (1)

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Strengths:
Dueling, and practical magic in general, be it enchanting an object, performing a ritual or just casting spells with her wand. She is quite a contender, with a knowledge of offensive and defensive spells almost unmatched by her schoolmates, and has been the Captain of the Dueling Club since her fifth year. The emotions she feels as she duels, especially when overcoming a difficult opponent, can only be described as “unbridled joy”, and accordingly it’s one of her favorite pastimes. Somewhat following as a result of the above, Emma is in good physical shape, tempered by continuous dodging, side-stepping, running, and tumbling during her duels, and the general fitness training that she does. For fun, she has even learned some Muggle martial-arts, something that often surprises people when she tells them, and especially surprises people she duels against, as she sometimes applies their techniques.

While working with the more academic side of magic, she resonates well with her wand, giving her an edge in Transfiguration, and she does well in both DADA and Charms. Finally, because of (among other things) her family heritage and a natural love of adventure, Emma has developed a powerful interest in non-traditional, non-Western and even non-human magic, studying that of the Caribbean islands, her ancestor’s homelands in East Africa, centaurs, elves and goblins. This more ritualistic, often wandless magic is usually frowned upon (and never taught) at Hogwarts, and magical Britain in general, as they much prefer the precision of wands and spells, but obviously she doesn’t share the same prejudice.

Weaknesses:
All of the less-practical classes were very difficult for Emma to stay interested in, if just for the fact that she loves using magic, and in these classes, magic is supplementary instead of being the main focus (Astronomy, Divination, History of Magic, Ancient Runes, Arithmancy and the like). Also, though good at dueling, the other main British wizarding sport, Quidditch, is a big step in the opposite direction. When pushed, she can use a broom in some capacity, but because she gets vertigo very easily while suspended in the air like that, she tries to avoid them as best she can, preferring to keep her feet securely on the ground and Apparate to travel quickly. Finally, some people that she has attempted to befriend have been put off by the rumors that used to travel around the school that she’s a Dark Voodoo witch, not to mention her often troublesome nature (hence the nickname).

Wand:
Padauk, 11 1/2”, Dragon Heartstring, "Supple"

Because of excellent balancing, it is light and mobile in the hand. Described by Ollivander as “very good for transfiguration, and, in the wrong hands, dangerous,” due to the relatively chaotic Paduak wood (the wood's natural connection to entropy facilitates the shifting and destruction of forms). Since then, with Emma, the Padauk wand has absorbed her intense passions, even further enhancing its combative tendencies.

Extra Information:

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Patronus:
Elephant.

-Quite intelligent and social, but with obvious power (physical in the animal's case, magical in the girl's). Neither Emma nor an elephant will take your shit for very long, and if they get mad, you better believe someone or something is going to end up crushed. Furthermore, if someone they love is threatened, the only thing to do is run, because you do not want to get in their way. Wait, you're the one doing the threatening? -sigh- Just hope God is more forgiving.

Worst fear:
Being powerless. Not just losing her magic, but losing the freedom to choose her own path.

Boggart:
Herself, body broken and trapped in a cage, trying to cast magic, but having none.

Amortentia:
Singed hair, sweat, and the scent of a certain Gryffindor girl in her year...

Natural Ability:
She and her father both have “double-jointed” fingers and thumbs.

Learned Ability:
“Hedge” Magic, which includes a good bit of wandless magic, “doggerel verse”, pseudo-wandless rituals and the creation of small magical talismans and amulets. She loves the stuff, and is completely willing to teach it to anyone who wants to learn.

Goals:
-To duel the most powerful witches and wizards in the world (even if she lost, which she would)!

-To explore jungles and deserts and far away islands, fighting off magical beasts and collecting treasures as she goes! (In fact, she was one of the first ones to talk about going on a Pilgrimage)

-To develop her own useful spells and unique artifacts (probably her biggest long-term. She wants to make an impact on the magical world, however she can)

Special Items:
-Wand sheath: A commonsense item, and a must-have for any serious duelist, this belt and/or wrist-sheath combo allows quick access to her wand at any time, and she never goes anywhere without it.

-Ritual items: amulets, incense, animal bones and magical reagents, to name a few, this is Emma’s “hedge magic” and alchemy repertoire, collected over several consecutive summers during trips to magical and/or traditional places around the world

-Advanced spellbooks: As soon as she became of age at the beginning of the summer, Emma marched (and Apparated) right down to the restricted and advanced section of Flourish and Blotts and had a glorious few hours picking out the most interesting theoretical and practical spellbooks that her parents had never let her buy before, going beyond N.E.W.T. level in rigor and capability. She won’t pretend to have mastered them already, or even to have read them all, but she is indeed making a valiant effort, and plans to study them during the Pilgrimage.

[Jannah]

It's been awhile since I have taken up a good HP RP. I might join this if I can just get this damn essay done for class(ironically I'm a failure at academic writing). I'm considering a Durmstrang student, but since we already have somebody doing that I might just stick to good old Hogwarts instead.

[VenatrixXII]

Doctor Belasco said
I've given Johann a little tweaklet: he's never been to the UK and will arrange to meet the group when they arrive on the continent as an additional member.In other news, I'm thinking of making a second character if that's alright. He's not quite finished; I'll finish up tomorrow. Hopefully it's pretty clear that I intend to corrupt this little darling as far as he will go, a little bit further, and reduce him to a dark-arts-toting psycho or a gibbering wreck by the time the RP's through.

You have two more credits for James. It can be anything. As for Johann, you are -98? or two more credits. As for inventory, I don't want God modding, so a debatable limit should be set.

Jannah said
It's been awhile since I have taken up a good HP RP. I might join this if I can just get this damn essay done for class(ironically I'm a failure at academic writing). I'm considering a Durmstrang student, but since we already have somebody doing that I might just stick to good old Hogwarts instead.

Hello Sir. You have two options. One student from either Durmstrang or Hogwarts, or two students from both. Anything goes.

Imp don't forget to change it to the new layout.

Where should we go?
I was actually considering on changing the connection between the students. Every school they derive from has a charity for a study abroad world trip. One student (Lydia) will have the map and they must all meet insert location. From there they can choose to stay together or break up, etc. NPC villains are welcome but we must work together. They can all be connected as well, or lovely psychotic individuals. X3

How long should we wait before we stop accepting new CS's?