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AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLMENT FORM

Name: Evander
Nicknames: --
Gender: Male
Age: 15

Faction/Race Demon - Archon

Personality: Instead of beings of pure good like angels, archons are beings of pure justice - good and evil are irrelevant, so long as justice is served. Back in The Day, they were feared for their ruthless efficiency ... but more recently, there has been less demand for heartless smitings in the name of order, and so many archons have turned to other professions. But when Evander's parents brought their little lamp of justice into the world, he seemed possessed of an unexpectedly old-fashioned and rigid mindset. He is extremely straight-laced and naturally staunchly unwilling to break any laws or rules. He also has a tendency to judge everyone, which of course wins him few friends, but a fair amount of the time, his nose is stuck too high up in the air to care much. He will offer help when it seems the proper thing to do, though, and can be counted on for his honesty and will always repay his debts. Though he experiences loneliness, Evander conceals it well, and considers it one of his own flaws ... and, well, is just accepting of that as he is of the flaws in others. Along with his high-and-mighty attitude, the archon also considers it beneath him to get into petty fights and arguments - in fact, anyone who would confront Evander physically to try to take him down a peg may get little more than condescending sneers from the archon as they stuff him into a locker. Often coming off as a brown-noser due to being a stickler for rules as well as being honest and a diligent worker, Evander does not like to feel like he is wasting his time; there are just a lot of things that fit into that category. His natural desire for order in all things also makes him decidedly obsessive-compulsive, though Evander sees nothing pathological in how clean and organized all of his spaces are.

Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? Long ago, the archons were known for smiting those guilty of crimes, regardless of the reasoning - justice had to be served no matter what the cost. In the time since those days of old, some of the archons have gone to follow or to aid decidedly good or evil masters, and some have found their own way, but all have retained an instinctive desire to keep things organized and structured. Evander's parents ended up in Halloween town as organizers, taking bureaucratic jobs that required all fingers and limbs attached. Financially well-off as some of the tight-fisted ministers of Halloween Town, the two archons could have sent their son to any school they wanted, and settled on Amityville Academy to ensure that the school was functioning like proper clockwork - this is not just education for Evander in the traditional sense, but his folks expect him to learn how to root out corruption and inefficiency now.

And so, part student and part inspector-spy for his neurotically vigilant parents, Evander hopes to live up to their every expectation, smiting tests as he ensures that the school functions smoothly as a place of learning.

FEAR: If Evander evokes his FEAR power while touching or hitting an opponent, a red mark like wet ink or blood appears somewhere on the target's hand. This mark causes a feeling of great guilt, remorse, or fear of punishment in the target, and may be either relating to some specific action committed recently, or just a general anxiety. This feeling lasts until the target scrubs the mark off. At lower levels, of course, wiping it off on clothing is not terribly difficult (and the spot, being magical, quickly vanishes once it has been removed, and does not even require a stain stick), but as Evander learns to better control his power, it may take a soliloquy and some elbow grease to get rid of that damn spot.

Physical Description:
Eye Colour: Red
Hair Colour/Style: Long and a little wavy; White with black tips
Skin Colour: White and shiny like frosted metal or polished stone
Clothing Style/Colours: White, gold, and crimson, and sort of ancient Greek in style. Something that would leave him at least partly bare-chested, if that's allowed in school, or at least leaves his arms free, but also has long flowing skirts. Bit of light armor.
Extra: Red feathered wings, and five horns around his head like a crown. Also some sort of Visual kei-esque red eye makeup
References: sketch idea | tektek'd

I love the idea of an Archon in the Halloween setting! The concept is just fascinating, and has a lot of potential for bringing something unique into the RP. With the way that the world of Halloween has evolved from the chaotic little town depicted in the movie to the relatively more orderly world it is in present-day, I'm really interested to see what sort of roles Archons might fulfill in society.

I found myself wondering more about Evander's parents, though, and what the differences between the generations are. You mention that they really want him to find friends - but the reason he doesn't have friends seems to be because of his attitude and rule-mongering, right? Is this something that his parents might have experienced as well, or were they never as rigid as he was? Do they have a different definition of justice from their son, maybe, or are they merely not so intent on pursuing it?

I don't know if I'd agree with that statement, actually. There's lots of ways that order has been imposed in Halloween. Consider that, instead of someone going and getting lost in the woods and finding a bunch of doors that leads to other worlds, you now have to have a passport to leave Halloween. There's a formal education system; there's the Bogeymen which enforce the law; there's a currency system, etc. There is an order there, it's just not a conventional one. Even though things can seem outwardly chaotic, there's a lot of order behind (which is constantly growing, it seems) which I think local Archons could adapt well to. They'd still likely be outcasts, especially in the case of immigrant Archons like Evander's parents, but there is a niche available that gives a foothold for the cause of order. It's a thought, anyway!

Thank you again for that thought, Arrien. Info tweak'd, and I think I am liking this better now that I've worked that bit out more 3nodding

I'm not sure how he would handle things like homosexuality and interspecies romance, but that's something I think I'd like to leave up to RP if I get him. How he gets along with the other characters involved might shape his opinions somewhat, and I think it would be more fun to see how all of that plays out rather than determining now how that will go. I suspect he will be a bit resistant to the idea just because he is generally sort of narrow-minded, but it may or may not change. I'm also not really thinking about love for him right now - trust me, I know it'll be an issue for him when it comes up, but like I said, I want to cross that bridge when he comes to it xd

And I think like he probably radiates lonely to those who are genre-savvy enough to recognize those sorts of signs, if that makes sense? I totally plan to play Evander's stick-up-the-a** attitude for laughs, so if it makes sense for other characters to pick up on things like him pushing everyone away because he's so lonely, then I am totally up for playing that straight or for the lulz. Evander himself is too self-absorbed to know that he is giving off signs - it might be subconscious, but definitely not consciously on purpose.

If other people want to bug him by being messy or nudging things out of their proper places, I would be totally game for that. Don't think teasing is something he's had to experience too much before, though; I imagine Evander probably being home-schooled before the Academy, at which point his parents realized they couldn't do much more for him on their own. They are probably kind of fastidious about their little boy, too - even if they are more open-minded than Evander himself, they are still Archons.

Evander wants to stay in school so he can conquer his classes and be awesome at them. Quitting is for sissies!

And for natural abilities, I think they only get one? Either way, since I am sort of creating the Archons, I think I want to leave them with just flight as a definite natural ability, and if anyone else wants to make an Archon, leave their other quirks and powers up to them? I pondered through several sort of JUSTICE POWAR-type abilities, and settled on the idea that any one of them might make a better FEAR power than a blanket natural ability.

OH, okay, you're right. My bad xd ; I shall fix that, then.

There, changed Evander's reasons for being at school.

His mother is literally That Neurotic PTA Mom From Hell.