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| − | =Gillian Keane= | + | =Character Name= |
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| − | [[File:Gillian_Keane_Well_of_Nimue.png|300px]] | + | [[File:Avatar Icon 001.png|300px]] |
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| − | ==''"They've forgotten that we're ''badgers''."''== | + | ==''"Character Quote"''== |
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| | ==High Concept== | | ==High Concept== |
| − | '''The Big Red Witch of Hufflepuff House''' Gillian is a tall girl, having topped six feet this past summer, with an Amazonian build. People have long tended to assume she's older than she is, with people now easily mistaking her for a 7th year or simply an adult. While some look up to her (socially, at least; physically, most other students have to) and some are intimidated by her, she's also gotten a lot of teasing. She puts on a big, boisterous personally partly as compensation for that, and partly because it feels like her body sets that expectation, though sometimes she wishes she could pass more unremarkably in a crowd or just fit society's narrow definition of 'feminine' better (which is one of the reasons she's so strongly drawn to transfiguration). | + | '''Aspect Name''' Brief description of Aspect |
| − | :'''Invoke:''' To apply brute strength to a problem, to use her height and reach to her advantage, to stick out in a crowd | + | :'''Invoke:''' Example of when this aspect might be invoked |
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| − | :'''Compel:''' To be self-conscious about her physique, to feel uncomfortable while trying to be 'girly', to obliviously overapply her size and strength. | + | :'''Compel:''' Example of when this aspect might be compelled |
| | + | This aspect sums up your character in a short, punchy phrase, such as ''The Boy Who Lived'', ''Smartest Girl In The Room'' or ''Working Class Wizard''. |
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| | ==School Aspect== | | ==School Aspect== |
| − | '''Huff and Puff and Bludge Your House Down''' Gillian is one of Hufflepuff's starting Beaters, and a particularly aggressive one at that. Last year, she beat Hufflepuff's rookie-season record for forcing dismounts, and came frustratingly close to the same record for all of Hogwarts*. She had a lot of anger to draw on, after the year of hell before that. She's also unusually 'partisan' for a Hufflepuff, being thoroughly tired of her House's reputation as the slow kid shuffling behind. | + | '''Aspect Name''' Brief description of Aspect |
| | + | :'''Invoke:''' Example of when this aspect might be invoked |
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| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Held by a Slytherin wizard, Edmund Strand, who went on to a storied career in the Orkney Nuckleavees and the Scottish national team, but his number was retired in disgrace for being a Death-Eater.
| + | :'''Compel:''' Example of when this aspect might be compelled |
| − | :'''Invoke:''' To play Quidditch aggressively, to stand up for her House, to go on a rant, to intimidate someone. | + | This sums up not just what house or school your character is, but your relationship to it, such as ''Reluctant Slytherin'' or ''World Famous Beauxbaton Duelist''. |
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| − | :'''Compel:''' To play Quidditch ''too'' aggressively, to go on a rant, to lash out in anger.
| + | '''Note:''' Our story takes place at Hogwarts, but characters may be returning Hogwarts students or may be there on exchange from another wizarding school. Exchange students will still be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts' Houses for the year. |
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| | ==Wizarding World Aspects== | | ==Wizarding World Aspects== |
| − | '''Big Pawprints to Fill''' Gillian is keenly aware that many of the fallen in the Battle of Hogwarts were Hufflepuffs, such as the Auror Nymphadora Tonks, despite popular history focusing on the conflict between Slytherin's Death-Eater infestation and Gryffindor's prophecy-anointed heroes. Other Hufflepuffs were among the first members of Dumbledore's Army, like Susan Bones, and did everything they could to keep younger students like her safe. Gillian is trying to honor their memories through defending others rather than being bitter, but being part of the afterthought House is... grating. | + | '''Aspect Name''' Brief description of Aspect |
| − | :'''Invoke:''' To jump in harm's way to protect someone, to carry on through a dire situation, to carry on her House's legacy of unsung service. | + | :'''Invoke:''' Example of when this aspect might be invoked |
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| − | :'''Compel:''' To feel obligated to jump into harm's way to protect someone, or conversely to let a Gryffindor or Slytherin suffer the backlash from something hey brought on themselves. To take bold action when it's ill-advised. | + | :'''Compel:''' Example of when this aspect might be compelled |
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| − | [[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...
| + | '''Aspect Name''' Brief description of Aspect |
| − | :'''Invoke:''' Demonstrate knowledge of potions and transfigurations beyond her normal year, when performing transfigurations, and doing animalistic things. Permission for Animagus stunt. | + | :'''Invoke:''' Example of when this aspect might be invoked |
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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:''' Example of when this aspect might be compelled |
| | + | 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. |
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| | + | '''As returning students, you will each be starting with two Wizarding World Aspects.''' |
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| | ==Approaches== | | ==Approaches== |
| − | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Forceful''' | + | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Approach''' |
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| − | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Flashy/Quick''' | + | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Approach/Approach''' |
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| − | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Clever/Careful''' | + | [[File:Blackfate.png|24px]] '''Approach/Approach''' |
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| − | [[File:Blackfatezero.png|24px]] '''Sneaky''' | + | [[File:Blackfatezero.png|24px]] '''Approach''' |
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| − | '''Wolverine Form:''' Swap Flashy & Sneaky
| + | Approaches are Careful, Clever, Flashy, Forceful, Quick, and Sneaky. Set one at +3, two at +2, two at +1, and one at +0. |
| − | *Advantages: Vicious claws and bite, disproportionate strength, superior smell, digging & climbing claws, long-distance endurance, toughness
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| − | *Disadvantages: Inferior eyesight, slow running, no grasping hands or thumbs, distinctive odor, cannot talk or cast magic
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| | ==Wand== | | ==Wand== |
| − | '''Wood:''' 16" Cypress | '''Core:''' Troll Whisker | '''Flexibility:''' Unyielding but not Brittle | + | '''Wood:''' Wood Type | '''Core:''' Core Type | '''Flexibility:''' Degree of Flexibility |
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| − | '''Unbent, Unbroken:'''
| + | 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). |
| − | :Gillian's wand provides +2 to Forcefully defend with physical barrier spells.
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| − | 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.
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| − | The wand comes not from Ollivander's, but from wandmaker Melody McGraw in Boston, who made her mother's wand.
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| | ==Pet/Familiar== | | ==Pet/Familiar== |
| − | '''Pet Name:''' Pip, Eurasian Pygmy Owl | + | '''Pet Name:''' Description |
| − | [[File:pip_the_owl.png|150px|right]]
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| − | '''Oh, thanks, Pip!''' | + | '''Pet Stunt:''' |
| − | :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. | + | :Stunt Description |
| − | 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.
| + | Your pet or familiar gets one free stunt appropriate to the type of animal. |
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| | ==Character Stunts== | | ==Character Stunts== |
| − | '''Just Beat It:''' | + | '''Stunt 1:''' |
| − | :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 Description |
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| − | '''Time for a Change:'''
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| − | :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.
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| − | '''Long-Limbed Mobility:''' | + | '''Stunt 2:''' |
| − | :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 Description |
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| | + | Each character starts with three free stunts and may buy up to two more in exchange for refresh on a point to point basis. |
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| | ==Stress & Conditions== | | ==Stress & Conditions== |
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| | ==Character Background== | | ==Character Background== |
| − | '''What was she doing during the Battle of Hogwarts''' (two years prior)'''?''' | + | In addition to whatever description you choose to put here, your character's background should endeavor to answer the following questions: |
| − | :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.
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| − | | + | '''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? |
| − | :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.
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| | + | '''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? |
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| | + | '''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? |
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| − | '''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? | + | '''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? |
| − | :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.
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| − | :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.
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| − | '''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?
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| − | :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.
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| − | :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.
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| − | :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.
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| − | '''Who are her parents/guardians, and what (if any) is their place in the wizarding world?''' | + | *Note: ''This pejorative term is now officially designated as hate speech and strictly not tolerated in the school.'' |
| − | :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.
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| − | :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.
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| | ==Extra Curricular Classes== | | ==Extra Curricular Classes== |
| − | *Human Transfiguration (Independent Study with Headmistress McGonagall)
| + | Choose two classes beyond the Core Curriculum from the following list: Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Muggle Studies, Study of Ancient Runes. |
| − | *Muggle Studies
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| | + | Note: You can also make up an extra-curricular class of your own devising if you prefer and we'll say it's a thing this year. |
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