Well of Nimue: Gillian Keane - Revision history

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	'''Unbent, Unbroken:'''		'''Unbent, Unbroken:'''
	:Gillian's ~~wands~~ provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells.		:Gillian's wand provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells.
	Troll whisker is stubbornly resilient, and cypress favors wizards of a defensive mindset; this combines to make Gillian's wand exceptionally suited to solid defenses such as the ''Protego'' charm.		Troll whisker is stubbornly resilient, and cypress favors wizards of a defensive mindset; this combines to make Gillian's wand exceptionally suited to solid defenses such as the ''Protego'' charm.
			The wand comes not from Ollivander's, but from wandmaker Melody McGraw in Boston, who made her mother's wand.

	==Pet/Familiar==		==Pet/Familiar==

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	'''Unbent, Unbroken:'''		'''Unbent, Unbroken:'''
	:Troll whisker is stubbornly resilient, and cypress favors wizards of a defensive mindset; this combines to make Gillian's wand exceptionally suited to solid defenses such as the ''Protego'' charm~~. It provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells~~.		:Gillian's wands provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells.
			Troll whisker is stubbornly resilient, and cypress favors wizards of a defensive mindset; this combines to make Gillian's wand exceptionally suited to solid defenses such as the ''Protego'' charm.

	==Pet/Familiar==		==Pet/Familiar==
	'''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl		'''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl
	[[File:pip_the_owl.png\|150px\|right]]		[[File:pip_the_owl.png\|150px\|right]]
	'''~~Pet Stunt:~~'''		'''Oh, thanks, Pip!'''
	:~~Stunt Description~~		:Once per session, Gillian can spend a Fate point to declare that Pip just showed up with a small and mundane or relatively common item needed to either overcome an obstacle automatically or create an advantage with two free invokes, as if she'd succeeded with style.
	~~Your pet or familiar gets~~ one ~~free stunt appropriate to the type of animal~~.		Pip is a Eurasian Pygmy Owl of typical plumage and size, small enough for Gillian to casually cradle in one hand. He struggles carrying particularly large envelopes, but is a resourceful little creature that sometimes knows what his owner will need before she does.

	==Character Stunts==		==Character Stunts==
	'''~~Stunt 1~~:'''		'''Just Beat It:'''
	:~~Stunt Description~~		:Because Gillian is physically powerful and accustomed to accurately delivering powerful blows on the Quidditch pitch, she gets +2 to Forcefully Attack with muscle power rather than magic.

	'''~~Stunt~~ 2:'''		'''Time for a Change:'''
	:~~Stunt Description~~		:Having intensely practiced Transfigurations leading up to her attempt to become an Animagus, Gillian has become quite good at it. Though, as usual, she is broadly incapable of being subtle. She gets +2 to Flashily create an advantage through Transfiguration magic.

			'''Long-Limbed Mobility:'''
			:Gillian is nearly as quick as she is strong, thanks in large part to a long stride length, but she's also a quick and confident climber, jumper, and general athlete. She gets +2 to Quickly Overcome an Obstacle that can be circumvented or outmaneuvered with mobility. (As a wolverine, this is less outright speed and more extreme climbing and maneuvering.)

	~~'''Stunt 3:'''~~
	~~:Stunt Description~~
	~~Each character starts with three free stunts and may buy up to two more in exchange for refresh on a point to point basis.~~

	==Stress & Conditions==		==Stress & Conditions==

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	==Wand==		==Wand==
	'''Wood:''' 16" Cypress \| '''Core:''' Troll Whisker \| '''Flexibility:''' Unyielding but not ~~Unbending~~		'''Wood:''' 16" Cypress \| '''Core:''' Troll Whisker \| '''Flexibility:''' Unyielding but not Brittle

	'''~~Wand Stunt~~:'''		'''Unbent, Unbroken:'''
	:~~Stunt Description~~		:Troll whisker is stubbornly resilient, and cypress favors wizards of a defensive mindset; this combines to make Gillian's wand exceptionally suited to solid defenses such as the ''Protego'' charm. It provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells.

	~~Each~~ wand ~~starts with one free stunt. Stunt should be (loosely) relative~~ to the ~~wand~~'~~s Wood, Core, and Flexibility (see section on Wands on the main wikipage for details)~~.

	==Pet/Familiar==		==Pet/Familiar==

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	'''Sort-of-Legally a Wolverine''' After being helped through her first transformation by McGonagall, Gillian is registered as a wolverine Animagus, and is taking private NEWT-level human transfiguration instruction from the Headmistress to avoid accidentally hurting herself or, worse, someone else. She's not supposed to change without supervision, but things often don't go the way they're supposed to...		[[File:Wolverine.png\|150px\|right]]'''Sort-of-Legally a Wolverine''' After being helped through her first transformation by McGonagall, Gillian is registered as a wolverine Animagus, and is taking private NEWT-level human transfiguration instruction from the Headmistress to avoid accidentally hurting herself or, worse, someone else. She's not supposed to change without supervision, but things often don't go the way they're supposed to...
	:'''Invoke:''' Demonstrate knowledge of potions and transfigurations beyond her normal year, when performing transfigurations, and doing animalistic things. Permission for Animagus stunt.		:'''Invoke:''' Demonstrate knowledge of potions and transfigurations beyond her normal year, when performing transfigurations, and doing animalistic things. Permission for Animagus stunt.

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	==Pet/Familiar==		==Pet/Familiar==
	'''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl		'''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl
			[[File:pip_the_owl.png\|150px\|right]]
	'''Pet Stunt:'''		'''Pet Stunt:'''
	:Stunt Description		:Stunt Description

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	==Pet/Familiar==		==Pet/Familiar==
	'''Pet Name:''' ~~Description~~		'''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl

	'''Pet Stunt:'''		'''Pet Stunt:'''

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	==Wand==		==Wand==
	'''Wood:''' ~~Wood Type~~ \| '''Core:''' ~~Core Type~~ \| '''Flexibility:''' ~~Degree of Flexibility~~		'''Wood:''' 16" Cypress \| '''Core:''' Troll Whisker \| '''Flexibility:''' Unyielding but not Unbending

	'''Wand Stunt:'''		'''Wand Stunt:'''

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	==Character Background==		==Character Background==
	'''What was I doing during the Battle of Hogwarts''' (two years prior)'''?'''		'''What was she doing during the Battle of Hogwarts''' (two years prior)'''?'''
	:After the brief overview of animagi in 3rd year Transfiguration, Gillian became enchanted with the possibility; with her brother's betrayal and circumstances at the school growing ever more dire, she became obsessed with it. ~~While~~ she had found ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' in the restricted stacks of the library detailing the method ~~- a~~ book ~~mysteriously~~ enchanted not to set off the normal alarms, by someone from years past presumably ~~- she~~ she'd barely learned the first principles of the magics necessary by the ~~Battle of Hogwarts~~.		:After the brief overview of animagi in 3rd year Transfiguration, Gillian became enchanted with the possibility; with her brother's betrayal and circumstances at the school growing ever more dire, she became obsessed with it. During a raid for spellbooks by the D.A, she had found ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' in the restricted stacks of the library detailing the method. Mysteriously, the book was already enchanted not to set off the normal alarms, by someone from years past presumably. Despite frantic practice, she'd barely learned the first principles of the magics necessary by the battle.

			:Gillian wouldn't let herself simply hide away with the other younger students, though, not after everything else. So she took advantage of everyone's tendency to think she was older, and snuck off with the upperclassmen to join in the defense with the Order of the Phoenix. She wasn't able to do much magically, besides a few basic counter-curses, but she was able to carry supplies and wounded.

	'''What was my focus before the battle?''' What were ~~your~~ favorite classes/things to learn? What did ~~you~~ see ~~yourself~~ doing after school was finally over?		'''What was her focus before the battle?''' What were her favorite classes/things to learn? What did she see herself doing after school was finally over?
			:Before the battle, Gillian would easily have been described as a stereotypical Hufflepuff, unafraid to apply effort but not particularly sticking out. Except for her awkward height, which along with her red hair made her an easy target for bullies from Slytherin (and other houses). Despite Professor Snape's relentless favoritism, she did do fairly well with the methodical attention to detail required of Potions.

			:Out of the classroom, she practiced hard through her first year to try out for Keeper on the Hufflepuff team in her second, but didn't make it. She practiced even harder before her third year... and then everything went to heck.

			'''What is her focus in the aftermath of the battle?''' It has been two years since the battle. How did it change or temper her answers to the question above? How has it affected how she moves forward as a witch?
			:Gillian devoured ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' obsessively over the summer after; her parents gave her wide latitude while the whole family struggled to come to terms with her brother's choices and death. In 4th year the previously middling student raised eyebrows in Potions and Transfiguration classes, though her reputation from the Quidditch pitch spoke more loudly for most.

			:Rather than Keeper, Gillian tried out for Beater, and performed spectacularly, whacking the Bludgers with force and purpose into every target. In her rookie year, she smashed through Hufflepuff's record for forced dismounts and started to gain a measure of actual appreciation from her fellow students, even though it was mixed with more than a little fear.

			:Once the Quidditch season was over, she badgered her girlfriend at the time, Karyn Culver of Ravenclaw, to help her set up the final rituals. Karyn didn't think Gillian would actually go through with it, not yet at least, and panicked and went to Headmistress McGonagall once Gillian started preparing the final potion. As the young woman started to partially transform during the ensuing shouting match with Karyn, McGonagall recognized she was too far along to stop now, and (after docking Hufflepuff 20 points) she agreed to help Gillian through the final phases so long as she ''absolutely did not'' transform over the summer.

	'''~~What~~ is ~~my focus~~ in the ~~aftermath of the battle~~?''' ~~It has been two years since the battle. How did it change or temper your answers to the question above? How has it affected how you move forward as a witch or wizard?~~		'''Who are her parents/guardians, and what (if any) is their place in the wizarding world?'''
	:~~Gillian devoured ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' obsessively over the summer after;~~ her ~~parents gave her wide latitude~~ while ~~the whole family struggled to come to terms with~~ her ~~brother's choices and death~~. ~~In 4th year the previously middling student raised eyebrows~~ in ~~Potions and Transfiguration classes, though her reputation from~~ the ~~Quidditch pitch was more~~, and ~~she badgered her girlfriend at~~ the ~~time~~, ~~Karyn Culver of Ravenclaw~~, to ~~help her set~~ up the ~~final rituals once the Quidditch season was over~~. ~~Karyn didn't think~~ Gillian ~~would actually go through with it~~, ~~not yet at least~~, ~~and panicked and went to Headmistress McGonagall~~. ~~As Gillian started~~ to ~~partially transform during~~ the ~~ensuing shouting match with Karyn~~, ~~McGonagall recognized she was too far along to stop now~~, and ~~(after docking Hufflepuff 20 points) she agreed~~ to ~~help Gillian through the final phases so long as she~~ '~~'absolutely did not'' transform over the summer~~. ~~Now~~,		:Simon Keane, her father, was from a pureblood line of Irish wizards, while her mother Melinda Knopf was a muggle-born American. Simon is a broker in the international magical materials trade, and Melinda is a portkey specialist and travel agent. They moved to London together to start their family... right before the first rise of Voldemort. Melinda had to give birth to James, their first child, in hiding, though they managed to avoid getting caught up in the violence directly. They had Gillian four years later, and thus far no further children.

	''~~'Who are my parents/guardians,~~ and ~~what (if any) is their place in the wizarding world?''' Are you pureblood~~, *mudblood, or are the ~~details~~ of ~~your ancestry uncertain? Is either of your parents muggleborn? Both? Is~~ their ~~knowledge of~~ the ~~wizarding world a new thing or something they're steeped in? Or have they been made~~ to ~~forget?~~		:James Keane is tall like his sister, but gangly rather than powerful. He was sorted into Slytherin house in the same year as Draco Malfoy, but never rose particularly high in the social structure nor ended up as a prominent minion. He lied to his friends that the Knopfs were a pureblood line from America to fit in, got increasingly swept up in Slytherin's pureblood-supremacy culture, and by seventh year had gone full Death-Eater - to his little sister's horror and shock. Having always idolized her brother, even as he started to turn into an asshole, she thought she could trust him with news she'd learned about Dumbledore's Army... and was horribly, horribly wrong. She spent the rest of the year with the D.A. When their father tried to talk some sense into him over winter break (with Melinda wintering in relative safety in America), he used the Cruiciatus curse on him, prompting Gillian to kick his ass good and proper. James didn't return to Hogwarts, instead leaving to join the Death Eaters outright, and has been missing since Voldemort's final defeat.

	*Note: ''~~This pejorative term is now officially designated as hate speech and strictly not tolerated in the school~~.''

	==Extra Curricular Classes==		==Extra Curricular Classes==

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	==Character Background==		==Character Background==
	~~In addition to whatever description you choose to put here, your character's background should endeavor to answer the following questions:~~		'''What was I doing during the Battle of Hogwarts''' (two years prior)'''?'''
			:After the brief overview of animagi in 3rd year Transfiguration, Gillian became enchanted with the possibility; with her brother's betrayal and circumstances at the school growing ever more dire, she became obsessed with it. While she had found ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' in the restricted stacks of the library detailing the method - a book mysteriously enchanted not to set off the normal alarms, by someone from years past presumably - she she'd barely learned the first principles of the magics necessary by the Battle of Hogwarts.
	'''What was I doing during the Battle of Hogwarts''' (two years prior)'''?''' ~~Were you~~ at the school ~~at all? Did you participate? What side~~ of the ~~conflict were you on?~~


	'''What was my focus before the battle?''' What were your favorite classes/things to learn? What did you see yourself doing after school was finally over?		'''What was my focus before the battle?''' What were your favorite classes/things to learn? What did you see yourself doing after school was finally over?

	'''What is my focus in the aftermath of the battle?''' It has been two years since the battle. How did it change or temper your answers to the question above? How has it affected how you move forward as a witch or wizard?		'''What is my focus in the aftermath of the battle?''' It has been two years since the battle. How did it change or temper your answers to the question above? How has it affected how you move forward as a witch or wizard?
			:Gillian devoured ''Obscura Principia Persona Zoologica'' obsessively over the summer after; her parents gave her wide latitude while the whole family struggled to come to terms with her brother's choices and death. In 4th year the previously middling student raised eyebrows in Potions and Transfiguration classes, though her reputation from the Quidditch pitch was more, and she badgered her girlfriend at the time, Karyn Culver of Ravenclaw, to help her set up the final rituals once the Quidditch season was over. Karyn didn't think Gillian would actually go through with it, not yet at least, and panicked and went to Headmistress McGonagall. As Gillian started to partially transform during the ensuing shouting match with Karyn, McGonagall recognized she was too far along to stop now, and (after docking Hufflepuff 20 points) she agreed to help Gillian through the final phases so long as she ''absolutely did not'' transform over the summer. Now,

	'''Who are my parents/guardians, and what (if any) is their place in the wizarding world?''' Are you pureblood, *mudblood, or are the details of your ancestry uncertain? Is either of your parents muggleborn? Both? Is their knowledge of the wizarding world a new thing or something they're steeped in? Or have they been made to forget?		'''Who are my parents/guardians, and what (if any) is their place in the wizarding world?''' Are you pureblood, *mudblood, or are the details of your ancestry uncertain? Is either of your parents muggleborn? Both? Is their knowledge of the wizarding world a new thing or something they're steeped in? Or have they been made to forget?

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	'''Wolverine Form:''' Swap Flashy & Sneaky		'''Wolverine Form:''' Swap Flashy & Sneaky
	*Advantages: Vicious claws and bite, disproportionate strength, superior smell, digging & climbing claws, long-distance endurance, toughness		*Advantages: Vicious claws and bite, disproportionate strength, superior smell, digging & climbing claws, long-distance endurance, toughness
	*Disadvantages: Inferior eyesight, slow running, no thumbs, distinctive odor, cannot talk or cast magic		*Disadvantages: Inferior eyesight, slow running, no grasping hands or thumbs, distinctive odor, cannot talk or cast magic

	==Wand==		==Wand==

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	:'''Compel:''' To take on bestial traits when losing her temper too badly, to have someone spot her transformed when she shouldn't be.		:'''Compel:''' To take on bestial traits when losing her temper too badly, to have someone spot her transformed when she shouldn't be.
	Each Wizarding World Aspect represents the most noteworthy thing that happened to your character in a previous year. They can lean positive, like, ''Named Head Boy'' or they could lean negative like, ''Lost The Big Quidditch Match Singlehandedly''. Even something like ''My Mother Was A Deatheater'' can be used for good invokes and compels. First year students should start with one aspect, while returning students should start with 2.

	~~'''As returning students, you will each be starting with two Wizarding World Aspects.'''~~

	==Approaches==		==Approaches==