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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:56 am
♪ ♫ "My heart's a stereo. It beats for you, so listen close..." ♪ ♫ 
Character
Name: Tristan Alexandra Mandelheim
House: Ravenclaw
Year: First
Stats
Strength: •○○○○○ 1/6
Wisdom: •○○○○○ 1/6
Common Sense: •○○○○○ 1/6
Compassion: •○○○○○ 1/6
Influence: •○○○○○ 1/6
Unspent Points: •••••• 6
Familiar
Name: Two-Socks
Stat Bonus: Compassion?
Participation
Duels: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Prompts: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Meta-Plots:
Date of last level:
Character
Name: Sara Elizabeth Xenon
House: Ravenclaw
Year: First
Stats
Strength: •○○○○○ 1/6
Wisdom: •○○○○○ 1/6
Common Sense: •○○○○○ 1/6
Compassion: •○○○○○ 1/6
Influence: •○○○○○ 1/6
Unspent Points: •••••• 6
Familiar
Name: Takhisis "Tiki" Rose
Stat Bonus:
Participation
Duels: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Prompts: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Meta-Plots:
Date of last level:
((*Filled in what I knew, left the rest blank. o.o?*))
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:14 pm
Character Basics
Name: Tristan Alexandra Mandelheim
Gender: Female
Birthday: January 29
House: Ravenclaw
Blood Status: Half-Blood
Wand: Hawthorn; 15 inches; Unicorn Hair
Wand Hand: Right
Personality
General:
Artistic/Creative
She's very artistic. Most often - when she's not seen with her eyes skimming page after page in her books - she can be found drawing or writing. Before Hogwarts, her drawings and writings were mostly about magic and what a neat and intriguing thing it would be to do, or creatures drawn up with different attributes of other creatures (like a horse with rabbit ears). Nowadays she can be found writing memoirs of magic she's used or drawing up future spells or creations! - The downside to her Artistic/Creativity is that now she no longer has to dream of the magical and immaginable, she's been having a hard time thinking up of something that is still - for the most part - fictional!
Quiet/Shy
Tristan rarely talks unless she feels the absolute need to do so or if called upon in class. She tends to keep to herself, often stammering or murmuring and having issues making eye contact when talking to someone new. This often can be diverted if it's something class related, such as group activities, partnered assignments, OR if the other individual says or does something that particularly sparks her interest. The downside to this attribute is that because she has a problem talking to someone new, she finds it hard to make new friends or socialize in a group.
Bookworm
She loves a good book! Or any book for that matter! She's reading more often than she is drawing or writing, but mostly that's because she's so intrigued by this whole entire world that has been left in hiding all this time! If there's a book about it in the wizarding world, you better believe it's on her list of things to read at some point - if she hasn't read it already, that is!The downside - There are only a very very few books that she's able to read more than once. Because of the way she tends to just soak in information, once she's read a book, she doesn't feel the need to read it again. Thus, this results in the fact that she will eventually run out of books...
Quick Learner
Tristan is always eager to learn new things! And because she's so eager to learn anything and everything there is to learn, she soaks it all in like a sponge, and it shows! She can easily quote a teacher on a lesson or mimic a wand flick after only seeing someone demonstrate it once!
Habits:
Work First, Then "Play"
If there's anything Tristan does best, it's being sure that all her homework, classwork, and/or chores are done first. She makes lists of the things she needs to do on a daily basis and lives by her list! Once the list is done, then she can do whatever she wants... which generally involves more studying or writing her own stories or something...
Lip Biting
She does this far too often for her lips' good. Whenever she's thinking, concentrating, or off in lala land, the right side of her lower lip is tucked between her teeth. She's also been known to do so when talking with someone new and even when she's lying - though she honestly hopes she never ever EVER has to lie to anyone, as she tends to be bad at that...
Pushing her Glasses Up on her Nose
This is something Tristan does often when talking to someone she knows, answering a question she clearly knows the answer to, when she gets a brilliant idea for her next story project or picture, or just when they start to slip down the bridge of her nose... as glasses are naturally want to do...
Hobbies:
Writing
As mentioned before, Tristan loves to think up new stories. And as such, she has taken up writing as one of her hobbies. She writes a wide array of things. Sometimes Poetry, mini-memoirs, or even a few notes in her journal/diary, but she hopes to one day write a book or series of books.
Drawing
Whenever the mood or idea strikes, she just has to put an idea to paper. If that idea is a picture, you can bet she'll sketch it out in a heartbeat! More often than not, her doodles can and are related to whatever thing she's currently writing in her free-time. Though, she has sometimes doodled things up in favor of a way to remember something. For instance, if in a class studying about a particular plant with jagged or smooth leaves, she will do a quick sketch in her notes of one of the leaves to ensure that it solidifies as a memory in her brain....
Likes:
Study/Classes
Tristan loves to study and learn new things. Thus, she can generally be found studying for her assignments should the need or requirement arise. Because of her love for learning things, she's never late to a class. In fact, she's always early to her classes... She finds classes as the gateway to learning something new daily - which is of course, true - but she LOVES it! And thus, loves her classes!
Magic
Magic is a new animal for Tristan. Up until recently, she's only been able to imagine and pretend about magic. It wasn't until her Aunt saw her flipping pages with her mind did she know that magic actually really existed! Since this marvelous discovery, she's found ways to get a hold of books that discussed magic - the origins of, the study of, etc. - just so she could learn more! She's fascinated by magic in itself and is ever so eager to try out a new spell, charm, or potion!
Dislikes:
Heights
It's not so much that she dislikes heights... More so... the fear of being up high. It's a common fear, and she can live with it in most occurances, such as climbing a ladder or stairs, but if she can avoid being up where she can clearly see a gap worthy of an even slightly painful fall, she'd find other means to avoid the effort or find a new, less high method in which to complete the task.
Description
TBU
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:26 pm
History
General History:
Mallora Birch was of Pureblood Slytherin line. As far back as her family dared to map, their family tree was littered with the proud and snobbish ways, all dressed in Greens and Silvers. Her family sneered at those from other houses at Hogwarts. They snarled at the sight of a Muggle and they disliked fraternizing much with the likes Half-Bloods. But Mallora was different. Granted, she grew up surrounded by teachings of her family, about how there's no better blood than that of a Pureblood! But that didn't stop Mallora from falling in love with the dashing young Ravenclaw Half-Blood named Alexander Hutchins. She ignored her family's protests of their affections and soon after finishing their classes at Hogwarts, the two eloped and married before Mallora's family could think twice about it.
Once they found out, Mallora's family was in an uproar. Threats danced about her thoughts and dreams of her family daring to abandon her for. Howler's poured in daily for months until her family finally realized that she would not give in to their idle threats and leave Alexander. They receded in their efforts, but only so much. They returned to their usual routines of family gatherings and such, but ignored Alexander completely. As if they imagined he wasn't even there.
This sort of reaction brought poor Mallora into a panic once she discovered she was pregnant with Alexander's child. Would her family abandon her completely? Would the disown her and pretend she never existed too? Or worse? Would they try to kill her husband and eventually their child?! Needless to say, Mallora didn't want to find out these answers the hard way...
So, Mallora ran. She left her wand, her spells, her wonderful world of magic behind and disappeared, hiding herself and refusing to use magic unless it was entirely necessary. She didn't want to be found, she didn't want them to know of her situation... She didn't even tell Alex about their child... All she left for him was a note that said "I love you, but this can't go on any longer...." Among a few other mushy sentences of a cheesy farewell.
She found shelter with an elderly lady - a Muggle - who offered her shelter in return for doing simple chores about the house. She quickly learned how things in the Muggle world worked, and eventually found herself getting by without any magic at all - save for the random sparks her unborn child forced her to do... But she stayed hidden.
Then the day came. The baby came. Late in the night the pains began, though Mallora could sense something was wrong, she didn't express it. The elder lady admitted to having been a midwife at some point her her time and aided in the childbirth, but Mallora lost a lot of blood in the effort. She could feel her time growing short and managed to tell the elderly lady the name she chose for her baby girl. Tristan Alexandra. Last name didn't matter. Heck, she didn't even tell the old lady her own last name in all that time she spent with her. Her final wish was that the old lady made sure that Tristan was well taken care of.
After Mallora's passing, the elderly lady weighed her options. She was in no condition to raise a newborn, much less dote on one constantly, as babies are apt to demand. So she put the child in a home, explaining to the authorities that the only thing her mother mentioned was that her name was Mallora and that she never spoke of any family.... Nothing else.
Tristan was immediately given into the care of Cassandra and Christian Mandelheim. A loving and devoted Muggle couple. They had been married for 7 years at this point, but had yet to conceive a child of their own. They opted to adoption, aiming for a newborn. A little girl, if possible. To their surprise, Tristan was born shortly after their request was put into the system and they brought little Tristan home. They agreed to keep the name that was suggested and cherished her. They raised her as their own and in fact, kept their story of how she truly became part of their family to themselves, as they found it hard to bring up the subject on their own. They merely assumed that she would ask them when she was ready to know the answers.
When Tristan was five, Cassandra and Christian found out the shocking news that they were expecting a child of their own. They had a boy they named Curtis, but they didn't love Tristan any less because of his presence. The two children grew up normally in the loving and devoting family.
Tristan began public school around the time her brother was born and loved her schooling. She took studying seriously and always asked questions about this, that and the other. She loved to learn. To create, explore, and imagine. But it wasn't until Tristan was nearly ten did her imagining get a little wild.
Suddenly, her mourning for a dying flower would brighten it's color and unwilt it. Her groaning complaints of having to clean her room when all she wanted was to read a book would result in socks and slacks putting themselves in her dirty clothes hamper. Doors would open when she tried to carry too many things from one room to another. Lights would cut on in the middle of the night when she had a bad dream...
It wasn't until her family had a reunion that summer did she get caught testing her abilities out on her own. She had found that she could turn pages of her book with a mere thought and - by this point - had grown rather accustomed to the task and did it mostly without thinking about it by now. Her Aunt Amy managed to observe such an action and nearly lost it!.... with excitement of course!
Everyone in the family - except the children - knew of Amy's little "secret". She was a Witch. She had grown up in a Half-blood family. Raised in a magical home, went to Hogwarts, the whole 9-yards. Her primary study was Muggle artifacts. She was fascinated by them, and in her studies, she had found and fallen in love with Joseph - Christian Mandelheim's younger brother.
They were not new to the idea of magic at this point, but they were uneasy of another member being a part of this new thing. Excited for her neice, Amy assured them all that she'd help them get ready for when she'd get her invite to Hogwarts. And boy did she....
Amy gave Tristan all her books from her time at Hogwarts. She knew Tristan was of the studying and eager to learn type, so giving her the books would be all the influence she would need for the time being. Amy expressed to her the warnings of using magic in the presence of Muggles. The dos and don'ts of using magic at all. And Tristan soaked it all in gladly. She was eager to learn more of this world, eager to try spells and make potions, but adhered to the warnings given to her.
In her remaining year at home, she made a conscious effort to not study about magic too much in front of her parents as she could tell they weren't entirely sure of the idea. That didn't change or alter their affection for her in the least, however.
Summer of her eleventh year soon came. The owl came, just as her Aunt had said and took her shopping for what school supplies she needed. Her Aunt Amy even bought her a cat as a gift. A silver tabby Tristan named Two-Socks, despite the fact that all the cat's paws were white...
Now with her invite to Hogwarts in hand (and book in the other) she's eager to set foot in this wonderful magical world she's been reading about all year. Eager and willing to attempt the spells and incantations she's forced herself to refrain from doing until this very moment...
Family
Mother: Biological: Mallora Birch Hutchins - Deceased - Pureblood - Slytherin
Adopted: Cassandra Fortier Mandelheim - Alive - Muggleborn - N/A
Father: Biological: Alexander Hutchins - ??? - Half-Blood - Ravenclaw
Adopted: Christian Mandelheim - Alive - Muggleborn
Siblings: Biological: None!
Adopted: Curtis Mandelheim - Alive - Muggleborn
Extended Family:
Biological:
Maternal: Grandmother - Matilda Hill Birch - ??? - Pureblood - Slytherin
Grandfather - Gregory Birch - ??? - Pureblood - Slytherin
Paternal: Grandmother - Kelli Willard Hutchins - ??? - Half-Blood - Hufflepuff
Grandfather - Edward Hutchins - ??? - Half-Blood - Ravenclaw
Adopted:
Maternal: Grandmother - Elizabeth Wilton Fortier - Muggleborn
Grandfather - Jonathon Fortier - Muggleborn
Paternal: Grandmother - Sandra Smith Mandelheim - Muggleborn
Grandfather - Alexander Mandelheim - Muggleborn
Uncle - Joseph Mandelheim - Muggleborn
Aunt - Married to Joseph - Amaryllis "Amy" Ashewood Mandelheim - Half-Blood - Gryffindor
Cousin (Twin) - Child to Joseph and Amy - Lavanda Rose Mandelheim - Half-Blood - Not yet placed (Younger than Tristan)
Cousin (Twin) - Child to Joseph and Amy - Ivy Nerine Mandelheim - Half-Blood - Not yet placed (Younger than Tristan)
Relationship with Family:
Tristan is very close to her family. A small part of her knows that she's adopted as her family looks very much different than her - they are all dark brunettes with pale skin and brown or hazel eyes and she's white-blonde with tanned skin and Heterochromatic eyes (one blue, one green). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. However, they love each and every one of each other dearly.
Her parents raised her as their own and didn't alter that affection/care any when their own child was born. Tristan is grateful for them being in her life and doesn't ever question them about her being adopted because of it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:27 pm
Roleplay Log
Nature Studies - Avery & Tristan [PRP] - In Progress
((*Any links beyond this point have been erased from Tristan's timeline due to time fluxes.*))
Roomates - Louvenia & Tristan [PRP] - In Progress
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:29 pm
Familiar Information
Name:
Species:
Gender:
Focus:
Personality:
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:30 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:31 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:34 pm
Character Basics
Name: Sara Elizabeth Xenon
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 23
House: Ravenclaw
Blood Status: Muggle-born
Wand: Mahogany; 13½ inches; Dragon Heartstring
Wand Hand: Right
Personality
General:
Farmer's Daughter/Tomboy
O.M.G! is she a tomboy!! Nothing scares this southern born child. Born and raised on a farm in the Southern USA, this little gal has no fears! She loves hard work, getting dirty, livin' in the big outdoors with only enough technology to get the job done. She climbs trees, shovels manure, plays with reptiles, bugs and amphibians as well as any farm life. She dislikes make-up and doesn't care much about dresses and "dollin' up all pretty like" for some boy. None of that girly froo-froo stuff for her! She's happy bein' her.
Outgoing/Talkative
Be it just a simple "hiya!" or a walk on the grounds, you better believe this girl would be chattin' about this or that or figuring out something new to do that she can bet no one's tried before. In fact, she's probably the first in every party to get out and dance, and probably be the only one to tell you more about how life on the farm is far different than life in a school of magic.
Southern Drawl
Because of where she was born and raised, she has a rather strong southern drawl to her speech. This probably leads to some very interesting conversations. Whether it be an individual just "plumb not understandin' what she's talkin' " or whether she's not completely understanding what the rest of the school is talkin' about, that still doesn't alter her speech at all. She likes the way she talks and the way she was raised and doesn't want to change it for the world, much less some people who might claim to be her friends. If they can't understand her, that's their fault. This also causes an issue with how she casts spells and such. Most of the time, her spells backfire or just don't work at all. Mostly due to the fact that she's a late magic bloomer, but also to her inability to pronounce things correctly.
Hard-headed
It doesn't matter the situation or the topic, if Sara has her mind set on something, you better believe she'll follow through figuring out how to accomplish a task, prove a thought, or attempt the unthinkable until she turns black or blue... or both! She doesn't back down from a fight easily and will definitely stand up for what she believes in before thinking twice.
Late Magic Bloomer
Because she's Muggle-born, Sara finds it hard to believe that she's capable of producing any magical abilities at all. She tries, very hard in fact, but no matter how hard she tries in her first year and most of her second year, she has a hard time producing much magic in the way of spells at all. However, once she hits puberty (mid to end of second year) she erupts with magical potential and pretty much has to start all over again in her own personal training.
Smart
Despite the stereotype, this southern gal is actually pretty smart. She may not act it in most cases on the account that she tends to act before she thinks, but that doesn't mean she's not capable of doing the impossible. In fact, throughout her first (and probably most of her second) she figures up new ways to finish her homework when it comes to spell-work because of her lack of magic until the time she hits puberty.
Habits:
Analogies
An old family habit. Everything has an analogy to it, whether it makes sense to others or not, there's an analogy for it and she has no trouble spittin' 'em out faster than a rabbit makin' off with a carrot! Because of her ability to act before thinking, she sometimes spews forth an analogy that literally makes no sense at all, but rest assured she'll make it work in a heartbeat if questioned.
"That made me laugh harder than a rock in a quarry!"
"Um... In what universe do rocks laugh?!"
"None, but all rocks are hard. Ev'r try bitin' one? I did once. Chipped a tooth on it too! See?"
Hobbies:
Journal
Probably the only girly thing she does is keep a diary. However, to save face, she calls it a journal. She does this every night before bed, writing down anything new or interesting that may have happened in her day which, given her personality, can be quite a bit to go over.
Talk to Animals
It's clear the animals are either not caring or just don't understand english as they don't always pay attention to whatever it is she tells them, but Sara talks to all animals. She treats them all as if they're all people too, and has been known to hold long ongoing conversations with Tiki, her pet snake, and other animals she happens to be near even though she's the only one talking. This includes herself asking them questions then talking in response to something they "might" have said in return.
Likes:
Animals
Making New Friends
Dislikes:
Description/Extra
The real kicker about this one is... when you just look at her, fresh out of the dorm rooms in the morning and on her way to breakfast, you'd never guess just how much of a talkative, southern farm girl she is until she grins and plops down beside you and starts to chat wildly about this or that all while plastering her breakfast plate with eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, pancakes and eggs (yup...twice the eggs). Just sayin'...
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:35 pm
History
General History:
Sara was born and raised on a farm in a back-country suburb of North Carolina, USA. Farming was the family business for generations and passed down the line as the newer generations grew of age and the older ones retired.
There's really nothing too out of the ordinary for this southern gal. She grew up with her mom, dad, and brothers but offered to move out to England to help her grandparents run their farm at about the age of 9. With her grandparents needing the extra hand, they agreed and she flew overseas, settling in to farm life outside of England.
Things continued on as normal until the strange occurance of an owl appearing in their window one night, holding a piece of parchment addressed to Sara. The entire family was baffled, confused, scared, worried and distraught. Surely no one in town would have the audacity to pull a prank like this on their family!
Sara?! Magical?! PSSH! They all got a good laugh at that! But the owls kept flowing in. You can imagine their confusion to those owls. Thinking this was all just some sort of elaborate hoax, but some of the letters had responses for things they didn't even think to say out loud!
Days before the request to find the Platform, she found a supply of school supplies ready for her in the barn. Not at all enthused by the incredibly thought out "prank", Sara readied herself to prove the magically appearing parchments wrong by showing her Grandparents that there was no such thing as platform 9 & ¾... To her shock and surprise, they happened to all witness a small family walk right through a wall between 9 and 10. Causing them all to stand there and watch as more (most of which enthusiastic children carrying much the same supplies as she currently toted) bustled through.
Deciding to try her luck, she steeled herself, grabbed her things and walked through. On the other side, she blinked... blinked again... then turned to see her grandparents skiddishly following suit.
Needless to say... this was one helluva "prank" and they thought it best to just... go along with what it was the parchments were saying she should do:
Go to Hogwarts.
So she did! And now she's having new adventures and fun in this new world...
Family
Mother: Bobby Joanna "Bobby Jo" Russel Xenon - Muggle - N/A
Father: Christopher "Big Chris" James Xenon, Jr. - Muggle - N/A
Siblings: Christopher "Chris" Marcus Xenon - Older Brother - Muggle - N/A
Bobby Joe Xenon - Older Brother - Muggle - N/A
Christopher "Lil' Chris" Douglas Xenon - Younger Brother - Muggle - N/A
Extended Family:
Maternal: Grandmother - Sara Elizabeth Jackson Russel - Muggle - N/A
Grandfather - Carter Raymond Russel - Muggle - N/A
Paternal: Grandmother - Jamie Leigh Crowder Xenon - Muggle - N/A
Grandfather - Christopher James "Jimmy" Xenon - Muggle - N/A
Relationship with Family:
Sara could go on for hours talking about her family and their crazy antics if you let her. By the way she talks of them, you can tell they're a truly tight-knit family that would do literally anything and everything for each other. The model family that balances out the spoiled with tough-love evenly.... and she wouldn't want it any other way...
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:36 pm
Roleplay Log
Current:
Past:
Ongoing:
T-Bone - Journal - "Daily Entries" (Ongoing)
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:37 pm
Familiar Information
Name: Takhisis "Tiki" Rose
Species: Snake
Gender: Female
Focus: Wisdom
Personality: TBU
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:50 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:51 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:52 pm
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