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Ember Grove - Reboot

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Time: Sunset

Location: The Art Gallery.

Mentions: @Tae @Pink Khione

Clarice was practically floating on the way to the way to the gallery, and not just from the excessive amount of caffeine coursing through her veins. She had found someone who was interesting and beautiful and somehow convinced them to go with her to do something. Maybe her sister, Christy, was right. All she needed to do was to put herself out there more.

When the pair entered the gallery Clarice had to sfiffle a chuckle. Something about seeing the high society people that this function was obviously intended for mingle with the rag-tag regular students from the college was funny to her. She looked down at Ava as she mentioned just this thing, and realized that she and Ava looked similar, what with her wearing flannel and ripped jeans and Ava wearing... Well, not jeans and a flannel, thats for sure. She surveyed the room once again in response to Ava's words. It seemed less funny now.

Soon after Ava made leave to go and get some refreshments. "I think I'll do that, I'll meet you over there." Then she was gone. Clarice began to meander the space, focusing on the paintings and appreciating the work that must've gone into them. The more she saw, the more they struck a chord in her. They were all so beautiful, but the eyes hid a veiled sadness that resonated with Clarice.

She stopped before one of a woman who had long dark hair and eyes like a storm. She held the woman's gaze for a moment, but was startled out of her trance by a nearby Parton asking how much it would cost to purchase the piece. Clarice briefly pondered how much it might cost to take home one of the paintings, but then very quickly came to the conclusion, way too much.

Clarice left that painting in pursuit of some of the different paintings and portraits on the walls. At one point she turned her head , just to look at the room, when her eye caught Ava heading in the direction of the paintings. She gave a slight wave to her, and then behind her, in the direction she had come from Clarice spotted a flash of bright red hair.

Her hand froze and her blood ran cold, then hot. Maeve Brannigan, the leader of the Circle of Ancients. She knew that face, and she would never forget it. Her hand slowly came down as Clarice had to force herself to take slow, deep breaths. Otherwise she felt she might hyperventilate. Fire rose in her veins and she had to turn her head as she realized she had been glaring daggers at the woman. She tried to focus on the painting but knowing that the batch was there she could feel a red hot poker in the direction she knew her to be.

Why the hell is she here? This is the middle of nowhere!

Ember Grove - Reboot

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Time: Sunset

Location: The University Café

Mentions: @Pink Khione

Clarice stood for a long moment while the woman slowly looked up at her. Clarice held the woman's intense gaze, though it made her feel about an inch tall, and waited. At first she thought this beautiful stranger was going to just stare at her until she left, but then woman's disinterested eyes scanned the cafe and seemed to come to the same conclusion that Clarice had. She looked up and for a moment Clarice thought she was simply going to say 'no'.

Her face became a little less intense and she gave the affirmative for Clarice to sit. Clarice smiled at her and placed her coffee on the table as she took the seat across from her. "Thank you, I appreciate it. I'm Clarice, by the way. It's nice to meet you, ma'am." Clarice felt her stomach drop. MA'AM?!? What are you a southern cowboy? She's gonna think you're calling her old! Clarice picked up her coffee and took a long sip to give her mouth something to do other than speak. The coffee was good, earthy and dark. It was also extremely hot. Clarice felt her eyes water as the coffee burned down her throat. It hurt something fierce, and Clarice felt like she wanted to cry out, but other than the slight wetness in her eyes, a moment of intense blinking and a quiet "ahem" accompanied by pat to her chest, you would hardly notice.

Ember Grove - Reboot

ℂ 𝕝 𝕒 𝕣 𝕚 𝕔 𝕖 𝕄 𝕖 𝕚 𝕥 𝕟 𝕖 𝕣

Time: Sunset

Location: The University Café

Mentions: @Pink Khione

As the sun cast it's last rays over the world Clarice sat with her hands on the faded black steering wheel of her green 2001 Saturn and arched her back, stretching slightly, getting her tense muscles to relax. She had changed out of her work clothes and into her normal attire of jeans and a plaid button up, but she could still feel the weight of work hanging over her. The orange and red display from the west was slowly disappearing so Clarice took a moment to enjoy the display. It helped a little. Today had been a long day at work, not much research to be done today, mostly making copies and editing dissertations on some of the studies going on at the lab. It was tedious at its very worst, but Clarice hated tedious, unimportant work.

She sighed deeply, she couldn't be too mad, she had literally asked for this. Clarice had been an intern at the main Cosmos lab in New York, doing important research and study, unlocking the mysteries of magic. She had also been under the thumb of her mother and not had a single inch of space for herself. So, even if the work was tedious or seemed unimportant, she would stick to it until she could run her own experiments at the Lab. Clarice could hardly wait for that day to come.

Clarice came into Ember grove, cruising down Danver drive, she came to a stop at the red light that separated the residential area, Clarice's home, from the University. She stared at the university and when the light turned green she put down the gas and made her turn, but instead of taking a left and heading to the apartment she was sharing with her sister to turn in for the evening, as her body was crying out for her to do, she made a right turn towards the University. It was a Friday and she was a twenty four, she was going to do something other than go to work and then go home to sleep, goddammit. That was the whole thing her sister Christy was trying to get her to do right? Experience something other that work and school for once, get out there and experience life. Clarice wanted to, she really did, but first she needed some good 'ol fashioned bean juice.

Clarice turned into a parking space of the University Cafe and rocked herself out of the old beat up Saturn. Clarice enjoyed this spot because, while it's coffee may be a bit overpriced, it had a really nice atmosphere and it was only a ten minute drive from her apartment. She opened the doors and walked to the counter, where she made an order with a nice looking barista with a name tag that read 'Sarah' for a Red Eye coffee with a double shot of espresso. If she was going to be up, she might as well be up for a while.

While she waited for her coffee to be made she leaned against the pickup counter and looked around for a place to sit. Most everywhere was taken up by groups, but there was a table that had only one occupant. Her white hair was framed perfectly around her face. She seemed to be sipping some coffee while her grey eyes wandered the pages of a book. Clarice didn't realize that she was staring until the barista tapped her arm and handed her the coffee she had ordered.

Meet new people... easy right? Clarice began in the direction of the woman and watched as she turned the page, looking like she just stepped out of a movie. Shit, not when they look like that! She steeled her nerves and continued to approach the table. The short walk felt much longer because of the nerves, but she made it there nonetheless.

"I apologize for interrupting, but would you mind if I sat here?" The even tone of her voice belied the nervousness she felt inside as she asked this beautiful woman to sit.

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Skahn Dra

C a n y o n
E v e n i n g

Skahn was enjoying the work, it had been too long since Skahn had felt useful or done work as a group. The Torvin was an efficient work master and Skahn followed The Torvin's orders well. Between moving from one task to the next Skahn removed the cloak keeping Skahn's mid-arms hidden and began to use all four, increasing the speed and efficiency with witch the tasks were done. Throughout the process Skahn was silent, not signing or speaking unless necessary for the job being done. Skahn had found a nice rhythm periodically checking the Schooner's rigging and being sure that the cargo was secured as well as the weapons, when the small hairs on Skahn's antennae began to catch a breeze.

Skahn's plates began to itch. A storm was coming, Skahn could feel it in the air. Just as Skahn was coming to this realization The Hawk began to warn the others and shout for all of them to begin Towing the Schooner to safety. Torvin gave Skahn final instructions before Moving on to help the Others. Skahn gave a thumbs up and went around the Schooner double checking everything to ensure that it was still secure. Once that was done Skahn grabbed a coil of rope and began to move to the forecastle of the schooner. As Skahn was walking Skahn tied the rope in an 'X' across Skahn's chest and made a harness with a length of rope tied off to the schooner's Guy lines. This left all of Skahn's limbs free.

Skahn jumped down to the ground below, landing with a burst of sand. Skahn lowered their body so that all six of their limbs were on the ground, then Skahn began to pull with all the strength a seven foot tall Worker Zitan could muster. The rope pulled taught and began to stretch as the knots Skahn had tied began to set and the rope began to twist and the fibers settled into their pattern. Skahn could not help but let out a few hisses and clicks in effort as they pulled on the schooner, bringing it closer to the cave that had been pointed out by The Hawk.

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Ember Grove - Reboot

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Ember Grove - Reboot

Clarice Meitner

Clarice



》B a s i c s

Full name:Clarice Meitner
Age:24
Date of Birth: February 17
Gender: Female
Where are you from?: New York, but has been living in Ember Grove for about two years.

》A p p e a r a n c e

Height: 6'1
Weight: 190lbs
Hair Color: Black
Hair Length:Mid back
Skin Color: Caucasian
Eye Color: green
Tattoos, Piercings, etc skin markings: No tattoos yet, but she's waiting for the right inspiration to strike. As for Piercings, she has high nostril piercings and a septum ring.

"The order of the ancients won't keep magic held back forever."- Clarice

》R e l a t i o n s h i p s

Sexuality: Pansexual
Relationship Status: Single
Any pre-determined friends?: Just her sister
Siblings' Status: she has a sister named Christy who she currently lives with.
Parents' Status: Her mother
Pets: Sir Wiskers von Lichtenstein, the Rabbit

How open is your character to friends from 1 to 10?: 10
How open is your character to romance from 1 to 10?: 7

》I n t e r e s t s

Likes:
Research
Studying
Experimenting
Magic
Animals
Barbecue
Coffee and redbull, but not together.... unless?
Meeting new people
Exploration

Dislikes:
Censorship
The Circle of Ancients
Maeve specifically
Red tape
Alchohol
Being alone with her mother
Super sweet candy
Coconut
Maeve again

Hobbies:
Researching
Studying
Experimenting (magical or otherwise)
Practicing magic
D&D
Practicing with makeup

Skills:
Talented Reasearcher/Scientist
Excellent application of Magic in both the field and lab settings
Memes
Good at trivia
You can fit so much repressed emotion into this bad boy!

》P e r s o n a l i t y

Clarice is generally a very happy person and like to make new friends. She gets passionate about topics that intrest her and will talk about them for hours on end. There is however another side to her. She can become very angry at small setbacks or roadblocks, she views any failure as her own and she hates being a failure. This isn't something she shows off and she tries to keep it repressed, but it comes out sometimes, and she can be mean and cruel to those around her, though she feels awful afterwards and attempts to make amends. Though she has her moments of emotional turmoil Clarice tries to look on the bright side of life and make the change she wishes to see in the world. Her hope is that one day she can invent a new spell that could change the world for the better.

》H i s t o r y

Clarice started life as Clarence, the only son of Marian and Daniel Meitner leaders of The Circle of Cosmos and younger brother of Christy Meitner, the best sister ever. From a young age Clarence was told that they were expected to do amazing things. Magic schooling and testing began very young, some of the earliest memories Clarence had were pf practicing magic. Not that it bothered Clarence, they were good at it, everything came naturally. They were praised and showered with affection because of this talent. Clarence liked the praise, they liked the attention from their parents, and so life continued.

Clarence was told that all magic was meant to be explored and that eventually all magic could be understood, if only we looked for the answers hard enough. Clarence liked talking about that with their mom and dad, they always got so excited and happy. They were all happy.

One day people arrived to take Clarence's father away. They said that he had done something wrong, but all he had done was magic. Why was that so bad? The people who took him, The Circle of ancients, had him tired, and found him guilty. They made the whole coven watch as they executed him, and Clarence watched their father die.

After that the magic lessons got harder, the punishment for failure more strict. Clarence didn't mind, it helped keep away thoughts of thier father. But Christy began to slip, and soon she fell behind. Clarence kept going. If they succeeded, maybe they could make their mom happy again. If they did well enough maybe she would be around more often. Sometimes it worked... most times it didn't.

As the years went by Christy and Clarence grew more distant, and when it came time Christy moved away, leaving Clarence alone with their mother. School and Magic practice became more and more difficult, more and more strenuous, but Clarence pulled through, succeeding like always, to make mother happy. Clarence went numb through the process, disassociating from the situation and forgoing emotion for efficiency and good grades. Eventually the schooling was done and it was time to choose a Coven and a profession, hardly a choice really. Clarence Joined The Circle of Cosmos and became an inter at a Cosmos lab near home. Then something happened that would change things forever. Christy sent Clarence a letter.

It was a simple letter, one just asking how things were going, if they were doing well, standard fare. The ending however is what caught clarences attention.

"If you need a place to stay, you're always welcome here."

Clarence tried to put the thought of moving away out of their head, but it wouldn't leave. Eventually they heard a facility was being built near where Christy lived, either through coincidence or fate there was a chance. Clarence asked their mother to be transferred to the Ember Grove Cosmos Lab and after some convincing, it was approved. Clarence asked Chirsty of they could stay with her and Christy accepted, graciously. Clarence moved to Ember Grove and the two became roommates.

Living away from home was a shock to Clarence. There weren't the imposed rules of living in their mother's home. Clarence found that they had been so tightly wound without ever realizing. Slowly they began to unwind, and relax. One day, for fun Christy started to do put makeup on Clarence, who had become used to things like this quickly. When she was done Christy showed Clarence the result and to Clarence's surprise... they looked good. Clarence asked if they had a wig, then a dress. Soon Clarence was dressed entirely in Christy's clothes. That night, for the first time in a long time, they felt happy. So, Christy kept helping and Clarence kept learning who they were and then, eventually, they changed their name to Clarice.

It has since been a year and Clarice is more happy than she's been since she was small. No one but Christy and the lead Scientist at Cosmos Lab know. Christy won't tell anyone and the Lead has promised not to spill the beans either. She has rediscovered her love of Science and reasearch, she's not just doing it because she was told to anymore, but because it is what she wants to do. She has started to come to realizations that she was, and is still, angry. Angry at her mother, angry at the fact that she did nothing in retaliation for her father's death. Most of all, however, she was angry at The Circle of Ancients. She was angry at the Judge who gave the final order. She was angry at Maeve Brannigan.

And she planned to do something about it.

》C o v e n
Clarice is in The Circle of Cosmos, while she is not the leader, her mother is.

》S k i l l L e v e l
Clarice is advanced, having been heavily trained in the application of magic both in the field and in the lab from a young age.

》S p e l l S p e c i a l i z a t i o n
Clarice is generally trained, if she specializes in anything its in researching and creating new spells or applications for magic.

Ember Grove - Reboot

The Circle of Cosmos

The Circle of Cosmos

》Leader: Marian Meitner
》How radical 1 to 10: 7
》History:
The Circle of Cosmos was founded in 1947 by Witches and Warlocks who were of the mind that science and Magic were not separate. Everything has a place in the universe, everything is a building block for something bigger, why is magic any different?

So, these like minded individuals began to research with the meager amount and quality of equipment available. Does Magic exist as its own form of matter, what areas of the brain are in use when a warlock casts spells, can magic be accessed or activated via machine, does magic exist outside of our planet, would it even work in space? These questions are just a small sample of the vast amount being asked, and answered, by The Circle of Cosmos.

Over the years The Circle of Cosmos grew, gained members and facilities. Now there is a Cosmos Lab in every major country, all studying the origin and application of Magic. In Ember Grove a Cosmos lab has recently been erected, said to be placed there for the study and experentation on the strange properties the town is rumored to have. A perfect opportunity for a test.

In the Eyes of The Circle of Cosmos, all magic should be explored to it's fullest. Though, some would disagree. Forbidden or 'Dark Magic', as some call it, is banned from practice or research by The Circle of Ancients. The Circle of Cosmos and the Circle of Ancients have butted heads over this since the conception of The Circle of Cosmos, but in 1999 Maeve Brannigan found a member of The Circle of Cosmos guilty of practicing forbidden magic, and executed him. This member was none other than Daniel Meitner, the husband of the Circle of Cosmos' own leader. It was a challenge and a message, and the message was clear. Do not question the Circle of Ancients.

Since then, as far as anyone knows, The Circle of Cosmos has stayed in line. Only doing approved research. Though there is bad blood between the two covens, nothing has sparked further conflict.

Yet.

》Goals: To bring the Witching world into a new Era. The Circle of Cosmos wish to unlock the secrets of magic's origin and its place in the cosmos to bring in a new age of prosperity and peace.

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Skahn Dra

S a n d o
E v e n i n g

Skahn listened intently as the group continued to ask questions. A week to Ruk, and then to Crescent Moon Canyon. They would need to make good time if they wished to arrive on time. As concerns about supplies were raised Skahn considered their own supplies. They had no food, water, or tears but they did have trade able scrap metal and tiny machines. Skahn hoped it would be enough to trade for in Ruk.

The others began to disperse and Skahn was addressed by The Torvin. Skahn tilted their head as The Torvin spoke. Shiny. Skahn had never heard the word used on this manner before, but it seemed to be intended as a question. Perhaps it was a colloquialism where The Torvin was from, and if that was the case Skahn was delighted that The Torvin had shared it with them. Skahn would have to try it out some time.

Skahn nodded to The Torvin and set off after them. Skahn had eaten and drank today. They should be fine until they arrived at Ruk, where Skahn could trade for tears and meat. Skahn let their mandibles click and hiss as they let out a barely comprehensible,
"Shhhhiny"
Skahn echoed their response to match The Torvin's question, and hopefully used the phrase correctly. Skahn gave a close approximation of a 'thumbs up' to The Torvin as well, hoping it would help bridge the gap, as it were and make it clear that Skahn was saying 'yes'.

As Skahn began to follow The Torvin they remembered that The Torvin had a gear scar and Skahn was curious. Skahn hurried to keep pace with The Torvin and slowly began to sign, as The Torvin had asked them not to go to quickly, lest they go misunderstood,
"The Torvin has a gear on their arm. Skahn would like to ask questions about it, if it would not angry The Torvin..."
Skahn thought for a moment and then added,
"If it would angry The Torvin, Skahn apologizes for asking."

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@stone
Like I said, its on me. I should've specified.

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@stone
Valid, honestly.
But in regards to your previous statement which I just read again, Skahn has six limbs, four of which are 'arms', so they can work and communicate at the same time.
Now that I think about it, I should have specified that in the character sheet. Like I put that they have a Slongshot that requires 4 arms to use but I didn't specify how many arms Skahn has.