[OOC] Finite Incantatem [AU Harry Potter RP]

[McHaggis]

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[Jig]

Talents:

• Magic & Dueling -
• Legilimency -
• Animagus -
• Cunning & Manipulation -
• Scholarly Pursuits -

@Ghost Shadow

I forsee a 0% chance of McHaggis not asking you to tone down Viktor's strengths. He's a great duellist, an animagus that can read minds with all-round good, non-verbal magic with a genius with a broad academic background. The historian/librarian thing is a really cool angle, so I'm gonna predict that she's gonna say to focus on that -

Weaknesses:

• Dark Arts - Though Unmarked and holding no allegiance whatsoever to Lord Voldemort, Viktor is not opposed to the use of the Dark Arts, employing a number of Curses, Hexes and Jinxs to his repertoire of spells, including the infamous Killing Curse. This use of Dark Magic has affected Viktor slightly, giving him a pallid, somewhat sickly complexion and causing his hair to lose some of its lustrous color. On a psychological factor, Viktor will suffer from chronic nightmares and bouts of insomnia, which can have an adverse affect on him if not checked.
• Pragmatism - Perhaps Viktor's worst trait is his tendency to see the "big-picture", looking at long-term goals and effects as opposed to seeing things in the more short term. As a result, he has no problem sacrificing a dozen Wizards or Muggles if it means saving a hundred. This can make him indifferent or seemingly uncaring towards the feelings of others as he'll risk the anger or hatred of others if it means producing long-term beneficial results.
• Secrecy - Viktor is a highly secretive individual, never seeming to fully give away his plans or tactics to anyone. Though his loyalty is without question, one can rather easily tell that there's more to him than he gives off. He never discusses his past, always keeps others at arm's length and retains an air of mystery, seeming to prefer things that way. Because of this, Viktor has a hard time trusting other people, wary of their true intentions. As such, it can be difficult to call him dependable or truthful unless one fully comprehends his loyalty to the Ashes.

- while also giving him a more practical weakness. Being goal-oriented and secretive aren't necessarily weaknesses, and the slippery slope of darkness isn't really a chink in his day-to-day armour.

Favourite Spells:

• Sectumsempra - A rather dangerous curse, when the incantation is uttered its effect is the equivalent of an invisible sword; it is used to slash the victim from a distance, causing rather deep wounds. The slash follows the user's wand movements. Due to the depths of the cut, the victims run the risk of dying from blood loss if treatment is not applied in time, if the wounds are not instantly fatal.

On a side-note, isn't Sectumsempra a Harry- and Snape-only spell? I don't know that it ever entered common usage (which is why Larry uses something similar but not actually the same ^^).

[Sloth]

It isn't set in stone! It was originally Albert(a) who owned the manor.

I don't have any issues with a werewolf owning the manor and lending it out. I think maybe the quirks of the building (like women getting the good rooms and men getting the ones in the antiquated servant's quarters) can be written off to "eh, magic" then :3

@McHaggis

Ah, don't want to step on Jig's toes or anything. Though I'm sure I can think up a reason or two as to the favoritism.

[Jig]

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Ah, don't want to step on Jig's toes or anything. Though I'm sure I can think up a reason or two as to the favoritism.

@Sloth

Albert(a) doesn't own the manor this time, so don't worry about it. ^^

[Lord Wyron]

@Jig That was something I potentially thought about while writing the sheet, yes, absolutely no problem to alter. As for "Sectumsempra" being used, yes it was a Harry/Snape spell, but McHaggis mentioned non canon spells being allowed in the Spells list :)

[Pirouette]

Erin Murdock

Name
Erin Murdock

Age
Twenty-Seven Years

Gender
Female

Marked?
No
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Appearance



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Skills and Talents

Overall Role
•Healer

Talents
A matron of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, Erin specializes in healing charms and spells to cure even the most complex of afflictions. She is calm under pressure which is vital to giving a witch or wizard the best chance at being unjinxed, healed, or revived. Erin also has proficiency in potion brewing but only through repetition of various brews that cure ailments. You can try to put her up to experimental or complex brews but there is no guarantee that she can succeed.

Weaknesses
Erin is not very bright outside of her healing abilities. Although being a bit daft isn't so bad, it does have its disadvantages. She can easily be outwitted or tricked by a cunning Death-Eater and that includes the dueling as well. Her dueling ability is a bit lackluster, too, and it should be noted that Erin should not be depended upon for significant duels.

Favourite Spells
Brackium Emendo- Mends bones
Episkey- Heals minor injuries
Tergeo- Siphons Liquid
Vulnera Sanentur- Slows blood flow, clears residue, and knits wounds
Aguamenti/Aqua Eructo- Water producing spell/ Water blasting spell
Expulso- A non-fire producing explosion

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Biography

Views
Doesn't feel too strongly about muggles to like them but she doesn't actively dislike them either. The reason she felt so strongly about joining the Ashes is because she feels strongly about Muggleborn rights. They should have a chance just like any pureblood.

History
The Murdock House, located in Ireland, had been a pureblooded family for generations until Erin's grandfather married a Muggleborn. They had six children, including Erin's father who went on to marry another Muggleborn to produce an only daughter, Erin. This progression and the rise of Voldemort has caused the Murdock house to divide and fight amongst itself as relatives disagreed on their stance throughout the war. Some left to join the Death-Eaters, others went into hiding, and very few joined against the Death-Eaters.

For a time, Erin quietly lived her life as a healer at St. Mungo's. She had attended Hogwarts and scoring well in her Charms and Potions N.E.W.Ts, she was happily accepted into St. Mungo's, even though she would have preferred something more exciting back then. Of course she never wanted any of this excitement because just under a year ago, Erin lost both her grandfather, grandmother, and father to the Death-Eaters. Her mother lives on in hiding but Erin dares not write her own mother in fear of exposing her.

Perhaps fed up with all the casualties of war, or maybe even seeking revenge, Erin followed the mummers of the Ashes and eventually joined them. Wanting this all to be over with.

Wand
Willow, Unicorn Hair, 10.5, Swishy

Nothing fancy but hopefully okay.

[Jig]

but McHaggis mentioned non canon spells being allowed in the Spells list :)

@Ghost Shadow

Sectumsempra is canon, though, and it's known that it's Snape's own secret invention. Either way, we'll see what McHaggis says.

[McHaggis]

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[Jig]

@Jig is completely right.

@McHaggis

May this forever be recorded for future posterity.

[Pirouette]

@Pirouette – Erin is ACCEPTED! Irish witch? Yes!

@McHaggis

Thank you!

[Jig]

Do you know who the painting is of? I absolutely know her face from somewhere.

[Pirouette]

Do you know who the painting is of? I absolutely know her face from somewhere.

@Jig

Rose Leslie, an actress who you might know from Game of Thrones.

[Jig]

Ahh, no, I've never seen Game of Thrones, but she played the young Milner in the brilliant conspiracy series, Utopia (whose main character, Jessica Hyde, is my profile pic).

[xCRAZYxFACEx]

I think it would be interesting if his role was simply 'Saboteur' rather than both that and Duellist, just going from how he plans to take people down. Just a minor change, if you're willing, but I'm ultimately not fussed about that!

@McHaggis

I'll make sure to make that change. Looking at it, he really is built more for sabotage than dueling.

In terms of Runes and Arithmancy, I always considered their uses being in curse-breaking or warding, but they could certainly be used on the smaller scale to create the magical equivalent of tripwires/booby-traps. Maybe have traps drawn in Runes well in advance be more powerful/longer-lasting than Charm-based ones?

That's actually more or less what I had in mind! I'll PM you a bit of the mechanics, and see if they're in line.

Either way, ACCEPTED – an interesting role, and looking forward to reading him in any combat.

Great! I'll post the character in the other tab with the changes.

[Lord Wyron]

@McHaggis Certainly :) I'll remove Legilimency from his Talents and add one or two more weaknesses. Then, if there's nothing else to be edited I'll add Viktor to the character tab.

[Jig]

Tbh, my guidance* would be to leave the legilimency and tone down the duelling.

The reason is that we have no other legilimens on the team that I'm aware of (apart from maybe Ronan, who is not mobile), but we have plenty of duellists. Apart from anything else, legilimency goes well with retrieving information (a big part of Viktor's role) while nerfing his duelling skills to 'adequate' would instantly give him the weakness (to anybody that can duel better than he can) that would make him feel much more balanced.

* by guidance, I mean: I'm not McHaggis, but here are my thoughts on topic x

[Lord Wyron]

Hm.....yes....yes that makes a lot of sense. Excellent idea! I'm grateful! I'll have those edits up and changed as soon as I'm back at a computer!

EDIT: Ok, made the necessary edits as requested and added Viktor's final sheet to the Character tab!

[McHaggis]

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[Little Bird]

I'll have time tomorrow to work on my character.

[Arista]

Is it alright if I join this? It seems fascinating and new--I've always wondered what would happen if Harry didn't return-- If not that's fine :3 it's been a few years since I read the books, so I'm a semi-noob to the world of Harry Potter.