Here my gal. Even though it's not the official thread yet, I always find it helpful to see how other people are working their sheets, so maybe this'll be helpful to someone. Pls pardon any errors, I am notoriously bad at proofreading. [hider=McDaniel] [center][h1][color=be764d]Kelly McDaniel[/color][/h1][color=be764d]_________________________________________ _________________________________________[/color][/center] [center][Img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/0ed01bad-ccdd-4a33-91cb-85acfa698fae.jpg[/img] [color=be764d]_________________________________________ _________________________________________[/color][/center] [center][i][color=be764d]"You can always claw your way out. Always."[/color][/i][/center] [color=gray][center]Methodical [color=be764d]-[/color] Guarded [color=be764d]-[/color] Adventurous[/center][color=be764d][center]___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/center][/color] [color=be764d][h2]Basic Information[/h2][/color] [list][*][color=be764d][b]Name:[/b][/color] Kelly McDaniel, "McDaniel", "Dani" [*][color=be764d][b]Gender[/b][/color] Female [*][color=be764d][b]Age:[/b][/color] 24 [*][color=be764d][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/color] Pansexual [*][color=be764d][b]College Degree:[/b][/color] Bachelor's in Physics [*][color=be764d][b]Languages:[/b][/color] English, Mandarin, French [*][color=be764d][b]Notable Skills:[/b][/color] N/A. [/list] [color=be764d][h2]Magical Abilities[/h2][/color] [color=be764d][b]Years of Magical Education:[/b][/color] Seven [color=be764d][b]Schools of Magic:[/b][/color] Abjuration, Transmutation, Necromancy [color=be764d][b]Abjuration[/b][/color] (8) [list][*][color=be764d]Spellbane[/color] McDaniel is especially adept at using her magic to disrupt the flow of others. She possesses a magical "armor" of sorts that she can "don" to defend her against the influence of magic - or at least that's how she describes it. Magical effects, depending on their nature and strength, melt upon it like snow falling upon a stovetop. This armor, while figurative of course, does encompass her entire body - and while it may seem a rather one-dimentional ability, can prove flexible if used creatively. She cannot, notably, sustain other magic while it is activated - and she must consciously maintain it. [/list] [list][*][color=be764d]Champion of the Weak[/color] In combination with her Transmutation magic, McDaniel can enhance her mind and body to function as a stalwart defender to whatever or whomever needs it. She can sharpen her being to steel her will with Abjuration magic, and strengthen her body with the Transmutive. This makes her especially resistant to enchantment-esque effects, and allows her to overpower beings several times her size - but it is notable that her physical durability is not enhanced. This ability, of course, cannot function in tandem with her primary technique, Spellbane. It also isn't activated as swiftly as Spellbane, requiring a few seconds for her to "sharpen". [/list] [color=be764d][b]Transmutation[/b][/color] (5) [list][*][color=be764d]Animagus' Aspects[/color] McDaniel specializes in the Animagus' field of transmutation. Her animal form takes the shape of a black Jaguar. Despite the strength and agility of the Jaguar, she rarely finds this form appropriate, as it is not unassuming, nor is it particularly good for combating things of magical nature. It is, however, very fast and well-camouflaged outside of urban areas. With the nature of this creature being so concomitant to her usage and ability with this magic, a few side-effects, of sorts, accompany this technique even when she's not actively using it. These effects include enhanced senses such as hearing, smell, and balance - as well as more physical alterations, such as sharpened canines and the classic pantherian ear/tail combo, though these can be willfully concealed with magical effort, for a time. [/list] [color=be764d][b]Necromancy[/b][/color] (3) [list][*][color=be764d]Dead's Whispers[/color] McDaniel can ascertain the final or current emotions, or sometimes vague thoughts, of a specific deceased individual. This requires a timely ritual and a personal possession of the deceased. [/list] [color=be764d][h2]Personality[/h2][/color] [list] [*][color=be764d]Methodical[/color] McDaniel is, by nature, an analytical and detail-oriented thinker. She rarely, if ever, suffers from tunnel-vision, being more than keen to keep her eye on the ball [i]and[/i] the one who threw it. She is a voice of reason and logic when it comes to high-intesity scenarios.[/list] [list] [*][color=be764d]Guarded[/color] McDaniel isn't readily available to most others on an emotional scale. Her upbringing is probably to be thanked for that. Although her reticent behavior isn't exactly a choice she made herself, she is aware of it and has made no efforts to change it. Emotional distance is probably the best for all parties involved, in her eyes. Her guarded demeanor, however, does have its gaps.[/list] [list] [*][color=be764d]Adventurous[/color] Despite the sober air that she possesses, McDaniel is an adventurous soul. She's always willing to learn and discover, and can't help but seek clarification on things she doesn't understand, or hasn't experienced.[/list] [color=be764d][h2]History[/h2][/color]Kelly McDaniel was a mistake. No, really - her parents never wanted a second child. But they got one. They didn't want one because their firstborn child had ended in great tragedy. But, they were.. traditional, you could say, in a way. Putting their child up for adoption wasn't really something they thought of. And so Kelly they had. However, growing up under the tutelage of parents who appeared to only [i]settle[/i] for you was what it seemed Kelly was born for. That is, until they realized she had a natural-born affinity for Necromancy. This discovery helped open up a new chapter in young Kelly's life. From simple tolerance and apathy to the sudden grip of overbearing, domineering parenthood - the switch was flipped faster than the young girl could register. But.. it was oddly nice, for her. For 12 years she'd been treated with disregard, but now she actually felt.. loved. At least for the first couple years. Hers wasn't like the families she saw on TV or read in books. She was always doing what her parents told her to, without question. Even when she really, [i]really[/i] didn't want to - which usually took the form of whatever magical training they put her up to outside of official capacities. It wasn't always clear to Kelly why her parents always wanted her to work on that natural affinity - sure, they were [i]always[/i] asking her to commune, but it wasn't so obvious to her that they were using her. Using her to talk to their firstborn. Tolerating her as a phone, as sick as it was. But it became apparent eventually. As she grew older, she began to realize she wasn't [i]truly[/i] cared for. And it caused her, over a time, to recoil from the school of Necromancy. The thought of performing it even made her sick. And at that point she decided to change for herself. She wouldn't be a tool for her parents anymore. She developed a fervor for magic that followed her own path - her own desires. After having endured a couple years of Necromantic study, she suddenly swapped, and set her eyes upon Abjuration. Her passion for the school [i]far[/i] overshadowed what she had for her previous craft, and served well to expediting her progress in the school. From that point her studies as a witch gained more momentum than they ever had before. As she grew in both age and magical ability, she drifted apart from her parents - if you could have considered them together in the first place. A few months after she turned 18, she went to college to earn her degree in Physics, with a Biophysics Major, ending her magical education by 19. After graduating at 22, Kelly took a job in her home city of Melbourne, Australia. After a year, she decided to move to the Americas to distance herself from her parents - now finding herself living in Shipden Peak, North Bennington for almost a year now. She joined the local coven around seven months ago. [/color] [/hider]