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ℳ adison ℒ ily ℋ arperDots
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"If...if you don't mind, maybe I can help?"
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M A D I S O N L I L Y H A R P E R
Twenty-Two.♦ Female. ♦ Human. ♦ Caucasian.
Twenty-Two.♦ Female. ♦ Human. ♦ Caucasian.
[ ⊰⊱ ] Ⱥppearance
While she doesn't have an athletic build, Madison is very much in shape and well nourished, and it shows in her hourglass figure and good genetics. She has startling ice blue eyes and naturally purple hair—despite what anyone else says. She's 5'4 and is at a healthy weight for her age and height. She prefers to wear clothes that, while flattering, give her essentially full coverage as she's not the sort to show off, though she does care very much about her appearance. She's the type of girl who, despite her insecurities, doesn't need much make-up to look good. Perhaps one day she'll believe it.
[ ⊰⊱ ] ℬ io
Madison is a compassionate, if somewhat shy, woman with a love for people and a naturally optimistic disposition towards life. She believes in seeing the best in people, or at least not letting their faults overshadow all else. She is a responsible young woman with a strong sense of morals, though not black and white at all in her outlook on life. Still, despite the passion in her heart, her strong sense of responsibility, and her loyal nature, Madison does not do well under pressure from people—though she does fine if that pressure is largely self-imposed. She has a fear of deep water and has a measure of insecurity, and thus vulnerability, about her. While she's the sort to come off as innocent and pure, one shouldn't let that fool them for Madison is as human as anyone else. After all she may be studious and loyal, but she can be irrational and moody; self deprecating or fake; and whiel she is often a role model she is still a full grown woman who has not so appropriate thoughts about passing strangers. At least not all the time.
In short, Madison was born a rather sickly infant to a Mary Harper-Galagher and James Galagher. Soon after, her grandmother Lily Harper died at the ripe old age of 140, giving over her own jewelry, the family heirlooms, to Madison. Following this Madison's health improved greatly, as did her responsiveness and from then on she was a healthy little girl.
Madison's formative years taught her plenty, as she was bullied to a degree, particularly during the summer when she went to camp. From these experiences she learned a great deal of compassion for others and she grew strong too...though she also gained herself a strong fear of deep water, something which she cannot remember why. As she moved on into highschool she had her first several boyfriends, but only one of them lasted, and his name was Finnic. The two of them were together for almost a whole year, before they split because of a rather violent argument, which landed Finnic in the hospital and Madison a little traumatized. She later found that she couldn't remember exactly what had happened, but she figured she'd rather forget that terrible affair anyways.
She grew and grew, taking a passing interest in magic as she grew older and pursued higher education, enrolling in Ominar's local, and most prestigious Institute. While she mostly took normal classes, pursuing a degree in Creative Writing as well as secondary focuses on Editorial work. She studied magic on the side, learning its history and even taking a class on its mechanics, mostly for fun and on a whim than for any other reason—lucky for her that her grandmother had left behind quite a bit in her will. Today Madison still lives in Ominar, taking classes and living life while sometimes taking her young cousin for the weekend. She's generally happy, but little does she know...that things are about to become...well, complicated.
Madison's formative years taught her plenty, as she was bullied to a degree, particularly during the summer when she went to camp. From these experiences she learned a great deal of compassion for others and she grew strong too...though she also gained herself a strong fear of deep water, something which she cannot remember why. As she moved on into highschool she had her first several boyfriends, but only one of them lasted, and his name was Finnic. The two of them were together for almost a whole year, before they split because of a rather violent argument, which landed Finnic in the hospital and Madison a little traumatized. She later found that she couldn't remember exactly what had happened, but she figured she'd rather forget that terrible affair anyways.
She grew and grew, taking a passing interest in magic as she grew older and pursued higher education, enrolling in Ominar's local, and most prestigious Institute. While she mostly took normal classes, pursuing a degree in Creative Writing as well as secondary focuses on Editorial work. She studied magic on the side, learning its history and even taking a class on its mechanics, mostly for fun and on a whim than for any other reason—lucky for her that her grandmother had left behind quite a bit in her will. Today Madison still lives in Ominar, taking classes and living life while sometimes taking her young cousin for the weekend. She's generally happy, but little does she know...that things are about to become...well, complicated.
Charles & Dranai are both teachers of hers at the Institute.
[ ⊰⊱ ] ℰ quipment & ℬ elongings
Heirlooms: As seen in the 'Heirlooms,' link, these paired earrings, bracelets, a pendant and a single ring are part of a set of family heirlooms that date back so far that they ought to have fallen apart. Yet, through some miracle, they have not aged in the slightest and continue to resist any and all attempts to destroy them. Always on her person, though the ring she never wears, this set of jewelry was, upon its creation, imparted with powerful enchantments, which have only been bolstered with their passing between descendants. Their purpose is simple, keeping the vast amount of vis within women of the family from destroying them...or at least, that would appear to be their function. Oddly, the ring appears to do nothing at all, at least for Madison, so she has foregone wearing it, especially since her mother told her that she had no need to.
As to how these heirlooms work, they act to cycle only some of the vast stores of vis throughout their wearer's body, as well as to amplify the strength of their Ostium so that even the incredibly dense vis of the Harper line will not harm the wearer as it would most people. While Madison is unaware of this, the jewelry has one other long term effect, it gradually strengthens the wearer's Ostium, otherwise known as their vis pathways, with the intent to eventually make their body naturally strong enough to hold the energy they were born with. As for the ring...well, that will just have to remain a mystery for now.
Cellphone: An entirely mundane every day item, Madison has a cellphone for contacting her various friends and family, as well as other less integral people in her life. It is of course a smart phone so it does have other uses.
Purse: Wherein lie her wallet, hygiene products, some make-up, moisturizer, pepper spray and some other miscellaneous items.
As to how these heirlooms work, they act to cycle only some of the vast stores of vis throughout their wearer's body, as well as to amplify the strength of their Ostium so that even the incredibly dense vis of the Harper line will not harm the wearer as it would most people. While Madison is unaware of this, the jewelry has one other long term effect, it gradually strengthens the wearer's Ostium, otherwise known as their vis pathways, with the intent to eventually make their body naturally strong enough to hold the energy they were born with. As for the ring...well, that will just have to remain a mystery for now.
Cellphone: An entirely mundane every day item, Madison has a cellphone for contacting her various friends and family, as well as other less integral people in her life. It is of course a smart phone so it does have other uses.
Purse: Wherein lie her wallet, hygiene products, some make-up, moisturizer, pepper spray and some other miscellaneous items.
[ ⊰⊱ ] ℭ apabilities
Enhanced Processing: Madison is a relatively intelligent woman, but even more pronounced is her skill with organization and the processing of different sorts of information. While she takes it largely for granted, while also thinking her abilities far more humble than they truly are, Madison in truth has a powerful mind, even if not in the magical sense. This trait is a result both of her latent magic and of her mysterious guardian—with the former being more responsible than the latter.
Normal Resistance: For a human, Madison has decidedly average psychic resistance, being capable of fending off minor threats with great effort, but failing to subdue or repel anything greater despite the latent energy she could one day bring to bear, for now she is vulnerable.
Normal Resistance: For a human, Madison has decidedly average psychic resistance, being capable of fending off minor threats with great effort, but failing to subdue or repel anything greater despite the latent energy she could one day bring to bear, for now she is vulnerable.
Human Physiology: Madison is clumsy when she's not paying attention and has average physiology by human standards, though she is in relatively good shape and keeps it that way. Nonetheless she does not have incredible durability, strength, or speed, though she has found that the further she pushes herself, the more stamina she seems to discover. Beyond this she has noticed a very slight regeneration factor, but it is not anything to write home about, allowing her to recover from minor injuries quickly, while anything major takes a maximum of one week less time to heal from with the average being about three days less time. While she's had no experience with such, this regen factor scales with the lethality of an injury, meaning she is more likely to survive/pull through if an injury is closer to being fatal. It also keeps her from having long lasting disabilities and keeps her more healthy than is normal. This trait relates to her latent magic.
Kinesthetic Sense: Plain and simple, Madison's latent magic and the way her Grandmother's heirlooms operate have resulted in her having, when she focuses or is physically active, an enhanced awareness and ability to utilize her physical body. This includes balance, the status of her body—hungry, thirsty, tired, healthy etc etc—as well as to her ability to move about with accuracy. This is something she can train, but for the moment it is only an advantage when she is focused as at any other time she tends to be rather clumsy.
Kinesthetic Sense: Plain and simple, Madison's latent magic and the way her Grandmother's heirlooms operate have resulted in her having, when she focuses or is physically active, an enhanced awareness and ability to utilize her physical body. This includes balance, the status of her body—hungry, thirsty, tired, healthy etc etc—as well as to her ability to move about with accuracy. This is something she can train, but for the moment it is only an advantage when she is focused as at any other time she tends to be rather clumsy.
Guardian's Bond: Due to her bond with a Prae she's never met, Madison is protected by a mixture of abilities that, until recently, she was essentially unaware of. First among these protective measures is a danger sense which increases in intensity the nearer danger looms and also helps her ascertain the source of said danger via what she thinks about. When this danger sense meets a peak and is accompanied by a fear or thought of harm to her person, the secondary protection shifts into place, forming shields of vis around her person. The nature of these shields is dependent on the threat and will be more suited to said threat depending on if she figures out what it is or even the vague direction or nature of said threat. Should she not know a threat's nature, but her danger sense reaches a certain level of danger, it will utilize her vis, along with that of her unseen guardian, to manifest a powerful set of barriers with full coverage. This however, for the moment, only lasts for a brief time, and takes a fair amount of Madison's own vis to work. Should she already be tired, or having used too much vis already, the shield will manifest, but weaker than it otherwise would. Beyond this, her bond allows her a sort of communication with her ethereal guardian, making it possible for her to share impressions with one another, making it more in line with empathic communication than telepathic. At current time, Madison, when “communicating,” thinks she is merely talking to herself. While the bond might afford her other abilities, it does not at current time.
Latent Magic & Ancestral Inheritance: While Madison has no notable skill in the realms of magic, she has what any magus or scholar with even rudimentary knowledge of magic, anima, and vis would call 'latent potential,' and a huge degree of it at that. In essence, Madison's anima is both dense and vast, her soul packed with a tremendous amount of life force that, in fact, is actually troubling. While normally this would not be a problem, as most powerful magus attain such, it is worrisome in Maddie's case due to the fact that her Ostium is decidedly underdeveloped and thus not suited to transporting and maintaining such enormous amounts of vis. This would normally lead a human to die young, typically of heart failure, as the energy would cause undue strain to their system. However, Madison's case is unique due in part to her unseen guardian and in part to her grandmother's dying gifts. Yet, this is not the truly incredible thing about Madison's anima, no, that is revealed when one looks through her family tree and finds that every other generation or two...a powerful female magus is born. This is even more intriguing when one considers that not once has a man of the same caliber been born to the women of her family, which can trace its lineage back to at least the tenth century after which point reliable records become scarce, if not non-existent. Why this is exactly is anyone's guess, but it is said that somewhere the knowledge is written, if only one could figure out where.
Latent Magic & Ancestral Inheritance: While Madison has no notable skill in the realms of magic, she has what any magus or scholar with even rudimentary knowledge of magic, anima, and vis would call 'latent potential,' and a huge degree of it at that. In essence, Madison's anima is both dense and vast, her soul packed with a tremendous amount of life force that, in fact, is actually troubling. While normally this would not be a problem, as most powerful magus attain such, it is worrisome in Maddie's case due to the fact that her Ostium is decidedly underdeveloped and thus not suited to transporting and maintaining such enormous amounts of vis. This would normally lead a human to die young, typically of heart failure, as the energy would cause undue strain to their system. However, Madison's case is unique due in part to her unseen guardian and in part to her grandmother's dying gifts. Yet, this is not the truly incredible thing about Madison's anima, no, that is revealed when one looks through her family tree and finds that every other generation or two...a powerful female magus is born. This is even more intriguing when one considers that not once has a man of the same caliber been born to the women of her family, which can trace its lineage back to at least the tenth century after which point reliable records become scarce, if not non-existent. Why this is exactly is anyone's guess, but it is said that somewhere the knowledge is written, if only one could figure out where.
