This sounds like a really cool premise. I might be interested in joining, but before I start writing the CS, I'd like to ask: How long should posts be? How often should we post? I'm still fairly new to RPing, and this would be the first "Casual" level RP I've joined, so I want to make sure that I can keep up. Thank you!
I don't know any complete specifics. But in casual, they usually expect a paragraph or two for each post. How often a person posts usually depends on the pace of the RP, so once it starts, it can go from any length. However, usually, in casual, you post every two or so days.
Oh! I'm sorry! XD I shoulda led with like 'Put Morrigan up on the reservations for you!' instead of mentioning someone and then continuing on. Aaahhh.
She was telling me that not too long ago. They referenced the sheet while making the CS for this one, though they didn't copy it.
I hope not.
*Sweats* You guys better not be pulling a fast one on me.
But, definitely glad to have caught your attention! ;D Sadly, at the cost of having the most faces. ;3; Janus bby, why you only have two? But, it's okay, since you used Natalie Dormer.
Ooh, heh, @McHaggis was going to make her, but opted to do Hades instead. She didn't do much with her, so I'm very, very excited to see what you'll do with her.
*cheers* First Celtic god!
I should probably put something up to denote how many of which pantheon there are currently. I think I will.
I got scared for a minute 'cause I read the first half while looking at my notifications XD
Yeah, I'm excited for this. I was in an RP kinda like this with @Undine but it died ):
Military. She works in the Air Force as a Colonel.
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|Godly Appearance|
Somehow, through time, the Morrígan’s appearance has been convoluted in legends as that of an old hag. Conversely, when the Morrígan was in the prime of her worship, she was noted for her beauty and luminescence. Her curly locks were as black as the darkest time of night with stark pink-white belladonna intertwined with strands. The ebony tresses swing around her breasts, seemingly silky and thick. She possesses no bangs and has a middle part, her hair falls like curtains on either side of her central face. Around her main head is a silver circlet with the chains embedded with tiny rubies that shimmer in the light, in the middle of her forehead is an oval, smooth blood diamond the size of a thumb with curling silver metal stemming away from the ruby. The silver designs are attached to a second chain that hangs down to the start of the bridge of her nose, decorated heavily with small rubies and diamonds. On both sides of the blood diamond are ruby-encrusted silver crows that face away, and are attached to the chain that swoops around her head and meets in the back. To add to her ethereal beauty, the Morrígan has pale skin that seems to shimmer in the moonlight and it stretches over a narrow, oval face with a sharp jaw and flat chin. Her nose is straight and long and her lips are downturned with rich ridges and a pointed cupid’s bow. Her round eyes are black and dull and seem to radiate an apathy that put off others.
However, the weirdest part of her appearance is undoubtedly the two extra heads that are placed to form a triangular form between the three. The head on the left has black feathers of a crow donning her cheeks and forehead as well as completely black eyes and black tinted lips. The head on the right was akin to a dog with large brown eyes and a black tinted nose and lips, as well as elongated canine teeth and a harsh, prominent brow. No jewelry is placed on these two heads and they do not talk, but are noted to see everything.
The Morrígan wears a beautiful black sheath dress that fits closely to the curves of her body, but has a straight skirt with a lack of a waist. The dress is ankle length and a weird, comfortable-appearing fabric, and has a low back that shows the beginning outward curve of her spine. However, the most important part of her dress is the schiffli lace overlay, with embroidered, floppy flowers; the overlay has a high-collar that ends at the top of her neck. It is floor length, with a court train that extends far behind her, and the schiffli lace covers her exposed back as well. Over her dress, the Morrígan wears a black feather shawl that ends at the tops of her shoulders. To secure the mantle, a silver chair clasps each end together over her chest. She carries a spear in her hand usually as well as a small ax.
|Earthly Appearance|
As a 5’6” human, the Morrígan had her hair parted to the right and the left side to her ear was shaved (not a complete full shave, though), with only a little bit of stubble left. However, she tends to hide it sometimes by combing her hair to that side. Instead of the silken and sleekness of her godly tresses, the Morrígan’s hair is seen as unkempt with a slight amount of grease and tangles. Long side-swept bangs have been added, curving around her temple and rejoining her hair and what was once ebony is now a blonde color. She has a diamond-shaped head with a strong jaw and a slightly-pointed chin. Her eyes are small and a light blue color and a dabble of brown by the pupil. They are almond shaped and shrewd-looking, giving her a sly appearance like a fox or a snake. Her nose is pert and pointed, but her nostrils are rather wide, making her nose look slightly disproportionate to the rest of her face. The Morrígan has thin, twisted lips, with the right side higher up than the left, and her cupid’s bow is narrow and undefined. While she is still pale compared to others, she is certainly more tan than she was before with a light pink-peach coloration that makes her look awkward when wearing yellow or other light colors. Her skin has been inked with tattoos, as well: on her left arm is an electric eel twisting around until the head ends at her shoulder, snarling; on her right shoulder is a rabid dog, frothing at the mouth; on her right thigh is a crow perched on a branch and a skull clasped in its talons; a large willow tree starts at the bottom of her back and leans towards the left, following the outline of the edge of her back, before the trunk stops at the top of her back and the branches begin to expand towards the right of her body; a bed of belladonna, skulls, and rubies start at the top of her hip on her side and extend down to the outside of her left thigh. When in military uniform, the Morrígan makes sure to conceal her tattoos as per protocol with long sleeves or her uniform.
The Morrígan prefers a boho-grunge look, liking to wear jean shorts with leggings or tights with heeled boots. She likes her shirts baggy and her jackets baggier. Sometimes she will wear a beanie, but not always. However, when alone, she will often walk around in her undergarments with a baggy shirt. The Morrígan hates wearing too much clothes and as such will wear as little as she can get away with. She doesn’t like to wear too much jewelry or makeup, preferring only eye makeup and a bracelet or ring here and there. Despite her lack of jewelry, she loves hats of all sorts and has a collection of them in her closet.
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|Personality|
When she was a goddess, the Morrígan was often seen as a dark deity and someone to avoid. However, she showed prowess and loyalty on the battlefield as well as a harbinger for those she took pity on and warned them of their deaths. She was graceful and cold, like marble, but protective of her people, like a mother. The brunette had a strong maternal instinct and a hot-temper, but she was impulsive and quick to jump in front of the line of fire for even the lowliest human. Despite them not having the utmost faith in her, the Morrígan always placed her confidence in humanity. The Morrígan was a bit of a martyr as well, seeing sacrifice - especially her sacrifice - necessary for the greater good.
As a human, the Morrígan is a stark contrast to her goddess counterpart. Without the ability to protect those she cared for, the Morrígan became powerless and weak much like the humans she tried to shield. Not only that, but the carnage she experienced as a goddess carried over, but now she didn't have the psyche of a war deity to protect herself against the memories. As such, the Morrígan suffers from PTSD and can have flash backs when seeing violence; despite her being mentally unfit to serve, the Morrígan still insists in being in the military as it is all she knows. In order to cope with the violent things she had done and seen, the Morrígan became hedonistic and lost her self-control when it came to denying herself pleasure to drown out the bad. The Morrígan has especially taken to alcohol, accumulating quite the addiction, and an unhealthy obsession with nature noises when going to sleep. Her experience as being weak as a human has left her cynical and callous, no longer caring about the affairs of humans or the deaths of others - the only reason she still protects people is because she wants to cling to the last bit of normalcy from her last life. The Morrígan has adopted a nihilistic view on life, though she doesn't actively participate in the beliefs, she agrees that morals and such are just man-made lies, unnecessary to dwell on. She has come to believe that violence and inherit evilness is a part of human nature. When talking to others, she's crass and sarcastic, wielding words of acid, and thus comes off as uncharismatic and uncouth. She is also noted to be selfish and uncaring of others' problems. The Morrígan is able to turn on the manipulation when she needs to, and displays a cunning nature that allows her to lie and control through her teeth in order to meet her ends. In the face of hard times, the Morrígan is able to retain an objective point of view and stop emotions from clouding her judgement; however, she rarely even attempts to be objective or even attempt to fix problems.
The Morrígan is not without her good points. Despite her acerbic personality, she is rather playful and possesses a humor. She's self-indulgent and hates being serious, rather laughing and playing video games than try to stop the big bad guy. There is little that the Morrígan fears and she will face anything valiantly if needs be; in her life, she is loyal to those who are loyal to her and have earned her trust.
|Family|
Nemain: The Morrígan's older sister who loves the frenzy of war; they were close when they were deities, but after the Morrígan fell off the wagon, Nemain and her have been on bad terms
Macha: The Morrígan's younger sister who disappeared after the pantheon fell.
Badb Catha: The Morrígan's pet crow; Badb Catha is very intelligent and can even speak a few words herself; she is used partly as a delivery system as well; The Morrígan is very attached to Badb Catha and would probably kill someone if they harmed a feather on her
|Strengths|
Cunning
Brave
Loyal
Playful
Objective
|Weaknesses|
Callousness
Hedonism
Cynicism
Selfish
Alcoholism
|Likes|
Camping
Milk
Crows
Alcohol (Whiskey and Poitín in particular)
Apples
Shepherd's Pie
Barmbrack
Irish coffee
Colors: Silver and red
Sound of nature
Hammocks
|Dislikes
Sobriety
Darkness
Bears
Sweet food
Orange juice
Strong smells
Loud noises
Sight of blood
|History|
War was the only thing the Morrígan knew, as a goddess and a human. During her golden years, if she perceived the slightest threat on her worshipers or her people, she would rush head first into battle, forcing the enemy’s hand. This gathered her a bad reputation among her people as a warmonger and an evil deity – they had even fashioned an evil sorceress named Morgan Le Fey after her. It hurt her to know that they hated her, but the Morrígan believed it was her duty to her people to accept the burden of their hatred in order to protect them.
During these years of hers, the Morrígan had committed atrocious acts as well as witness them; but as a goddess, she was able to rationalize and store the information as simple bad memories – not dealing with it eventually led to her having lasting PTSD as a human. Even though the Morrígan understood the horrible things she did and didn’t want to do them anymore, she initially refused to give up her godly powers as she saw them her only purpose in life. However, her sister, Nemain, eventually convinced her to give it up.
Now a human and dealing with PTSD, the Morrígan turned to alcoholism and the military in order to cope with her new life. Several times she had been to rehab in the past years – and she remembers hitting someone with her car once and then driving away, but the memory is hazy – as well as therapy because of her emotional outbursts. But instead of dealing with it, the Morrígan forced herself to lock her memories in an emotionless part of her and numb her mind with more booze.
The Morrígan, now under the name Regan, lived a small, unassuming life – first in Ireland and then relocated to the United States where she ended up being a Colonel in the Air Force. She didn’t bother with romance, though she did engage in one night stands here and there, and she made a couple of friends at work, though they weren’t particularly close or anything. Mostly her life has been sleeping in her apartment in her underwear with a beer case next to her.
|Opinion on Mortals|
As a goddess, the Morrígan saw humans as something precious to protect, a purpose for the wars in which she created, a purpose for her.
As a human, her value of humans has dropped drastically. She sees them as inherently evil creatures that were born to kill and destroy. Though, she doesn't think highly of herself, either. She believes it is in human nature to take and destroy.
|Theme Song|
This is War – Thirty Seconds to Mars "A warning to the people, the good and the evil This is war To the soldier, the civilian, the martyr, the victim This is war It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie And the moment to live and the moment to die The moment to fight, the moment to fight, To fight, to fight, to fight”
|Favorite Myth|
Thor and Utgarda-Loki
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|Mortal Skills/Abilities|
As a human, the Morrígan still retains knowledge on militant strategy and prowess in combat. However, she has since learned how to use a gun and several martial arts. But, most importantly, the Morrígan has picked up several calming hobbies: bonsai tree cutting, art collecting, calligraphy, chess, and flower arranging. She's also quite good at mixing drinks.
|Immortal Skills/Abilities|
As a goddess of war, the Morrígan was able to instill people with fear or bravery when she saw fit, and this ability has begun to return to her.
However, abilities that she has no regained is her ability to shape shift nor her ability to see the future, control others' dreams, or act as a harbinger of death.
The sycamore makes a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities. It is a quirk of these handsome wands that they may combust if allowed to become ‘bored,’ and many witches and wizards, settling down into middle age, are disconcerted to find their trusty wand bursting into flame in their hand as they ask it, one more time, to fetch their slippers. As may be deduced, the sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous, and when paired with such an owner, it demonstrates a capacity to learn and adapt that earns it a rightful place among the world's most highly-prized wand woods.
Unicorn Hair
Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.
Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.
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►B O G G A R T◄ Thunderstorms
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Ramyeon is a female cat, often mistaken as a chimera, though, in reality, Ramyeon is much more likely to be a calico. Ramyeon was once named Eopsin, but after gobbling up Mina’s ramyeon while she was in the bathroom, the cat has been renamed. Ramyeon loves catnip and noodles of any sorts and will often eat the noodles straight from a person’s bowl when they’re right there. However, the oddest thing about Ramyeon is her kleptomaniac tendencies. At night, Ramyeon goes on the prowl in the neighborhood or dorms and steals odd items that she finds, bringing them back and storing them under Mina’s bed. She has stolen a sponge before as well as underwear, clothing of all sorts, a stuffed animal in first year, and even the comforter off of a sleeping student (though she abandoned it shortly after because of its weight). Ramyeon doesn’t like strangers touching her, but is rather affectionate towards Mina…unless Mina isn’t sharing her noodles, in which Ramyeon will take to pushing things over and biting. Before closing any doors, Mina often has to check on the top of the opened door as Ramyeon likes to perch there.
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►A P P E A R A N C E◄ Mina is an Asian girl of average height, being five foot five and weighing a healthy 123. 4 pounds. She is of Korean descent, both of her parents having been born in South Korea. In her family, Mina is noted by her relatives as having a childish face with a natural innocence in her eyes. As such, she has been called Baby Face by most of her family ever since she has hit puberty. The teenager prefers to keep her hair long and of a darker shade, though she will lighten her hair time to time with a dash of dyed red, and is overly concerned with her personal hygeine. Before she goes to breakfast or goes to bed, Mina performs a regiment skin care ritual on her face in order to keep it clear and soft and often places protectice hair products in her strands to keep it silky and shiny. When Mina was fifteen, she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which affects her body weight and menstrual cycle. As such, Mina can only have a small amount of sugar a day and tends to obsess over the amount of calories she intakes.
When it comes to her physical appearance, Mina treats her fashion choices with care and dons only designer brand clothes. She prefers to wear lace and cotton when it comes to her clothes and she has a predilection for dresses. Her personal style could be described as a sophisticated preppy fashion style with her trendy, simple dresses or high-waisted skirts. Mina likes jewel or peter pan necklines over any other neckline and downright refuses to wear a sweetheart neckline. Mina is careful to balance her expensive clothes with only a light amount of jewelry, usually simple earrings - her favorite are her pearl earrings - and a silver necklace with one ring on her finger. If she is feeling particularly daring, Mina might wear bracelets, but she typically leaves her wrists bare. Her nails are always perfectly manicured with French tips and her makeup is more natural and light than heavy or gaudy. Mina's hair is almost always down, with the occasional bun or braid here and there. The only time she will be caught dead with a ponytail is if she is working out or sleeping. Mina loves silk and as such will only wear silk pajamas and undergarments. There will be rare times where Mina will wear a simple t-shirt and jeans, and if you see her in such an attire, she was either sick or otherwise not her usual self or doesn't value your opinion.
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Raw Cookie Dough
Colors: Pink and Light Green
Silky Hair
Cats
Sugar Quills
Ostrich Feather Quills
Eomandu (Korean Dumplings)
Sending Howlers
Venus Flytraps
Flowers (Specifically: Plumeria, Dahlia, Tulips, Birds of Paradise, Dancing Girls, Starfish flower, and Snake Gourd Flower)
Herbology and Transfiguration
Singing
Classical and pop music
Playing the violin
Designer brands
Silk and velvet
Luminous balloons
Chocolate milk
Dark comedies
Muggle Fashion
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Dark colors
Dogs
Itchy or rough fabric
Sound of balloons popping
Pizza and tacos
Jam and Toast or French Toast
Receiving Howlers
Folk music
Carbonated drinks
Defense Against the Dark Arts and Astronomy
Getting anything underneath her nails
Stains on her clothing
Loud noises
Romance movies
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ It is often met with disbelief when Mina reveals that her house is Hufflepuff. Afterall, it is not often that a girl so shallow and selfish is placed into the most hard-working and friendliest house. Mina is noted for her materialistic personality, preferring designer bags and diamonds earrings over friends, and for her self-indulgent predilection. Mina is the type of girl that when she wants something, she will get it and she is thoughtless in that she never thinks of how her ambitious and indulging will affect her later on or others. As such, people see her as careless and childish rather than the sophisticated, careful woman she emulates to be. Her playful nature and emotional outbursts furthers others' opinion of her as immature and juvenile. Adding to her shallow and superficial image, Mina is hot-tempered and, when she believes she is wronged, will hold lifelong grudges, even if it is over something completely petty.
However, Mina is not without her virtues. She possesses a light character, playful and with a odd and soft sense of humor that is oddly endearing to others. When she begins something, Mina throws her whole self into it, showing an admirable dedication to her endevours. And though people oft question her placement in Hufflepuff, her hard-working and friendly disposition is clearly the reason for her appointment. Mina is friendly and always tries to include everybody; she also retains a refreshing, liberal open mind that leads her to fighting for what she believes is right in the world. Plus, Mina is rather smart and studious, enjoying learning about the world and sees schooling as fun rather than a prison - though she hates homework and tests with a passion.
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►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ The Baek family is a rich, pure-blooded clan originating from Korea. The most prominent family within the clan is that of Jay Baek, a high ranking Ministry official. His wife is a little known half-blood herbologist who runs a small, locally-operated business which came as a surprise for others because of the preceding repuation of the Baek clan as socialites and elitists. They are most well known for their materialism and well-kept image as well as their vast array of celebrity friends due to great networking. The Baek family became popular in the wizarding media when it was leaked to the Daily Prophet that their firstborn, Min-woo Baek, was, in fact, a squib.
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Jay Baek (Father) - Junior Minister in the Department of International Magic Cooperation Ji-yeon Baek (Mother) - Owner of Earthly Cures, an herbal shop Min-woo Baek (Older Brother) - works at Earthly Cures Min-hee Baek (Older Sister) - Assistant to an official in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes In-shik Baek (Paternal grandfather) - retired Ga-in Baek (Paternal grandmother) - retired Myung-ok Moon (Maternal grandmother) - farmer in Korea Jae-eun Lee (Paternal aunt) Kwang-jo Lee (Paternal uncle) - an official in the Korean government Hye-mi Lee (Paternal cousin) - student at Mahoutokoro Hye-jin Lee (Paternal cousin) - student at Mahoutokoro
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ Sheffield, England
►H I S T O R Y◄ Mina Baek was the third and youngest child born to Jay and Ji-yeon Baek. While she is completely of Korean descent, she has never permanently lived in Korea, but instead was born in Sheffield, England. When her father was young, the Baek family migrated to England in hopes that they could find a better political standing there rather than the infamous, yet uninfluential, prominence that the Baek family held in Korea. As such, Jay Baek never really knew Korea all that well, though he knew the customs and language like the back of his hand. At Hogwarts, Jay and his sister, Jae-eun, were sorted into Slytherin and made a name for themselves with their ambitions. However, upon graduation, Jay went to England in order to reconnect with his heritage. In Korea, Jay met the small farm girl Ji-yeon, a herbologist with a passion for nature and an adamant pacifist. He was immediately smitten and, within a year, they were married and living in England. Jay's marriage to a small, unknown girl shocked the family and fellow friends. Jay helped Ji-yeon start up a small business in Sheffield while he began to rise in ranks at the Ministry of Magic.
After a couple years of marriage, the couple had their first son, Min-woo. After Min-woo came along Min-Hee, and then finally Mina came to be. Mina grew up being doted on by her father, but she preferred the silent company of her mother as they both tended to the garden. Min-Hee spent most of her time following around Min-woo who was being primmed for his position to becoming the next head of the Baek family. Growing up, her father was slightly prejudiced, though it didn't always show. It was the little things, here ant here, and when it was discovered that Min-woo was a squib, Mina's father was absolutely horrified. He locked himself in his office for days until, finally having enough of his temper tantrum, Ji-yeon knocked the door down and dragged him out to apologize to his son. Afterwards, the whole family was lectured - even Jay Baek - on acceptance and openmindedness. Mina took the lesson to heart, treating Min-woo the same, though in the beginning she only initiatedly treated him as such because she wanted her mother's praise as a five year old is wont to do, Mina understood her actions later on in life. However, Min-hee, only three years younger than her brother, understood the silent tension between her brother and father and so she became distant from him, just as her father became distant to him. After his lack of magic was discovered, Min-woo was no longer being given lessons by his father to become the head of house or how to run a business or be a man, but instead his father avoided him like the plague. Min-hee took his place, rather, and Jay Baek began to teach Min-hee all he could about magic.
It was with relief when Min-hee turned to have full access to magic and went to Hogwarts, being sorted into Slytherin much like her father was. Not only that, but Min-hee excelled in school, mastering her wand with ease. Meanwhile, with nothing more to do with his life, Min-woo attended a muggle school and began to learn herbology in order to help out his mother at the shop. During those years, the family kept themselves busy, pretending as if the tension wasn't mounting; as such, Min-woo took care of Mina a lot and Mina found herself relying on Min-woo often. However, Mina was afraid that she would turn out like Min-woo, a squib, and so she would sneak into her father's office whenever she could and snoop in his books in order to learn more about magic.
When Mina got her letter from Hogwarts, she was ecstatic and Min-hee was excited just as much for her. While the family was surprised that she was sorted into Hufflepuff (and it became a frequent area of ribbing throughout the years), everything went well for Mina during the first couple years at Hogwarts.
In her second year, Mina first kissed a girl and discovered that she quite liked it. However, she never told anyone about the kiss or her flexible sexuality, afraid that it would reach her father and he would shun her much like he shunned her brother. Mina resolved that, no matter what, she would marry a man and never have relations with a girl in her entire life because she was afraid of her family's judgement.
In her fourth year, during the summer, Mina came home and was snooping in her father's office to find a missing book, when she came across a Death Eater's mask. Outraged that he father would participate in such bigotry, Mina confronted him and he begged her not to tell her mother in fear that she would divorce him. Mina felt betrayed for Min-woo, considering Death Eaters' belief system that discriminated against not only muggles and muggleborns, but half-bloods and squibs as well. She never told anyone, especially Min-woo, in order to protect her family, but her relationship thereafter became strained with her father and she refused to talk to him alone, though she pretended as if everything was fine when others were around. Perhaps in hopes of reuniting with his daughter, Jay Baek burned his robes and smashed his mask, effectively ending his association with the Death Eaters, though he still holds their beliefs. Nevertheless, Mina was obstinate in giving the cold shoulder to her father.
During her fifth year, her father ran for Minister of Magic and lost the election. Her sister, Min-hee, got a job at the ministry as a lowly assistant, but she was determined to make her way up, and her brother began to secretly see a muggle girl behind his father's back, though his mother knew about it.
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Soprano in Choir
Plays the violin
Dreams of becoming either a herbologist or a magizoologist
The sycamore makes a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities. It is a quirk of these handsome wands that they may combust if allowed to become ‘bored,’ and many witches and wizards, settling down into middle age, are disconcerted to find their trusty wand bursting into flame in their hand as they ask it, one more time, to fetch their slippers. As may be deduced, the sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous, and when paired with such an owner, it demonstrates a capacity to learn and adapt that earns it a rightful place among the world's most highly-prized wand woods.
Unicorn Hair
Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.
Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.
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►B L O O D S T A T U S◄ Pureblood
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Ramyeon is a female cat, often mistaken as a chimera, though, in reality, Ramyeon is much more likely to be a calico. Ramyeon was once named Eopsin, but after gobbling up Mina’s ramyeon while she was in the bathroom, the cat has been renamed. Ramyeon loves catnip and noodles of any sorts and will often eat the noodles straight from a person’s bowl when they’re right there. However, the oddest thing about Ramyeon is her kleptomaniac tendencies. At night, Ramyeon goes on the prowl in the neighborhood or dorms and steals odd items that she finds, bringing them back and storing them under Mina’s bed. She has stolen a sponge before as well as underwear, clothing of all sorts, a stuffed animal in first year, and even the comforter off of a sleeping student (though she abandoned it shortly after because of its weight). Ramyeon doesn’t like strangers touching her, but is rather affectionate towards Mina…unless Mina isn’t sharing her noodles, in which Ramyeon will take to pushing things over and biting. Before closing any doors, Mina often has to check on the top of the opened door as Ramyeon likes to perch there.
►A P P E A R A N C E◄ Mina is an Asian girl of average height, being five foot five and weighing a healthy 123. 4 pounds. She is of Korean descent, both of her parents having been born in South Korea. In her family, Mina is noted by her relatives as having a childish face with a natural innocence in her eyes. As such, she has been called Baby Face by most of her family ever since she has hit puberty. The teenager prefers to keep her hair long and of a darker shade, though she will lighten her hair time to time with a dash of dyed red, and is overly concerned with her personal hygeine. Before she goes to breakfast or goes to bed, Mina performs a regiment skin care ritual on her face in order to keep it clear and soft and often places protectice hair products in her strands to keep it silky and shiny. When Mina was fifteen, she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which affects her body weight and menstrual cycle. As such, Mina can only have a small amount of sugar a day and tends to obsess over the amount of calories she intakes.
When it comes to her physical appearance, Mina treats her fashion choices with care and dons only designer brand clothes. She prefers to wear lace and cotton when it comes to her clothes and she has a predilection for dresses. Her personal style could be described as a sophisticated preppy fashion style with her trendy, simple dresses or high-waisted skirts. Mina likes jewel or peter pan necklines over any other neckline and downright refuses to wear a sweetheart neckline. Mina is careful to balance her expensive clothes with only a light amount of jewelry, usually simple earrings - her favorite are her pearl earrings - and a silver necklace with one ring on her finger. If she is feeling particularly daring, Mina might wear bracelets, but she typically leaves her wrists bare. Her nails are always perfectly manicured with French tips and her makeup is more natural and light than heavy or gaudy. Mina's hair is almost always down, with the occasional bun or braid here and there. The only time she will be caught dead with a ponytail is if she is working out or sleeping. Mina loves silk and as such will only wear silk pajamas and undergarments. There will be rare times where Mina will wear a simple t-shirt and jeans, and if you see her in such an attire, she was either sick or otherwise not her usual self or doesn't value your opinion.
►L I K E S◄
Raw Cookie Dough
Colors: Pink and Light Green
Silky Hair
Cats
Sugar Quills
Ostrich Feather Quills
Eomandu (Korean Dumplings)
Sending Howlers
Venus Flytraps
Flowers (Specifically: Plumeria, Dahlia, Tulips, Birds of Paradise, Dancing Girls, Starfish flower, and Snake Gourd Flower)
Herbology and Transfiguration
Singing
Classical and pop music
Playing the violin
Designer brands
Silk and velvet
Luminous balloons
Chocolate milk
Dark comedies
Muggle Fashion
►D I S L I K E S◄
Dark colors
Dogs
Itchy or rough fabric
Sound of balloons popping
Pizza and tacos
Jam and Toast or French Toast
Receiving Howlers
Folk music
Carbonated drinks
Defense Against the Dark Arts and Astronomy
Getting anything underneath her nails
Stains on her clothing
Loud noises
Romance movies
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ It is often met with disbelief when Mina reveals that her house is Hufflepuff. Afterall, it is not often that a girl so shallow and selfish is placed into the most hard-working and friendliest house. Mina is noted for her materialistic personality, preferring designer bags and diamonds earrings over friends, and for her self-indulgent predilection. Mina is the type of girl that when she wants something, she will get it and she is thoughtless in that she never thinks of how her ambitious and indulging will affect her later on or others. As such, people see her as careless and childish rather than the sophisticated, careful woman she emulates to be. Her playful nature and emotional outbursts furthers others' opinion of her as immature and juvenile. Adding to her shallow and superficial image, Mina is hot-tempered and, when she believes she is wronged, will hold lifelong grudges, even if it is over something completely petty.
However, Mina is not without her virtues. She possesses a light character, playful and with a odd and soft sense of humor that is oddly endearing to others. When she begins something, Mina throws her whole self into it, showing an admirable dedication to her endevours. And though people oft question her placement in Hufflepuff, her hard-working and friendly disposition is clearly the reason for her appointment. Mina is friendly and always tries to include everybody; she also retains a refreshing, liberal open mind that leads her to fighting for what she believes is right in the world. Plus, Mina is rather smart and studious, enjoying learning about the world and sees schooling as fun rather than a prison - though she hates homework and tests with a passion.
►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ The Baek family is a rich, pure-blooded clan originating from Korea. The most prominent family within the clan is that of Jay Baek, a high ranking Ministry official. His wife is a little known half-blood herbologist who runs a small, locally-operated business which came as a surprise for others because of the preceding repuation of the Baek clan as socialites and elitists. They are most well known for their materialism and well-kept image as well as their vast array of celebrity friends due to great networking. The Baek family became popular in the wizarding media when it was leaked to the Daily Prophet that their firstborn, Min-woo Baek, was, in fact, a squib.
►F A M I L Y M E M B E R S◄ Jay Baek (Father) - Junior Minister in the Department of International Magic Cooperation Ji-yeon Baek (Mother) - Owner of Earthly Cures, an herbal shop Min-woo Baek (Older Brother) - works at Earthly Cures Min-hee Baek (Older Sister) - Assistant to an official in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes In-shik Baek (Paternal grandfather) - retired Ga-in Baek (Paternal grandmother) - retired Myung-ok Moon (Maternal grandmother) - farmer in Korea Jae-eun Lee (Paternal aunt) Kwang-jo Lee (Paternal uncle) - an official in the Korean government Hye-mi Lee (Paternal cousin) - student at Mahoutokoro Hye-jin Lee (Paternal cousin) - student at Mahoutokoro
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ Sheffield, England
►H I S T O R Y◄ Mina Baek was the third and youngest child born to Jay and Ji-yeon Baek. While she is completely of Korean descent, she has never permanently lived in Korea, but instead was born in Sheffield, England. When her father was young, the Baek family migrated to England in hopes that they could find a better political standing there rather than the infamous, yet uninfluential, prominence that the Baek family held in Korea. As such, Jay Baek never really knew Korea all that well, though he knew the customs and language like the back of his hand. At Hogwarts, Jay and his sister, Jae-eun, were sorted into Slytherin and made a name for themselves with their ambitions. However, upon graduation, Jay went to England in order to reconnect with his heritage. In Korea, Jay met the small farm girl Ji-yeon, a herbologist with a passion for nature and an adamant pacifist. He was immediately smitten and, within a year, they were married and living in England. Jay's marriage to a small, unknown girl shocked the family and fellow friends. Jay helped Ji-yeon start up a small business in Sheffield while he began to rise in ranks at the Ministry of Magic.
After a couple years of marriage, the couple had their first son, Min-woo. After Min-woo came along Min-Hee, and then finally Mina came to be. Mina grew up being doted on by her father, but she preferred the silent company of her mother as they both tended to the garden. Min-Hee spent most of her time following around Min-woo who was being primmed for his position to becoming the next head of the Baek family. Growing up, her father was slightly prejudiced, though it didn't always show. It was the little things, here ant here, and when it was discovered that Min-woo was a squib, Mina's father was absolutely horrified. He locked himself in his office for days until, finally having enough of his temper tantrum, Ji-yeon knocked the door down and dragged him out to apologize to his son. Afterwards, the whole family was lectured - even Jay Baek - on acceptance and openmindedness. Mina took the lesson to heart, treating Min-woo the same, though in the beginning she only initiatedly treated him as such because she wanted her mother's praise as a five year old is wont to do, Mina understood her actions later on in life. However, Min-hee, only three years younger than her brother, understood the silent tension between her brother and father and so she became distant from him, just as her father became distant to him. After his lack of magic was discovered, Min-woo was no longer being given lessons by his father to become the head of house or how to run a business or be a man, but instead his father avoided him like the plague. Min-hee took his place, rather, and Jay Baek began to teach Min-hee all he could about magic.
It was with relief when Min-hee turned to have full access to magic and went to Hogwarts, being sorted into Slytherin much like her father was. Not only that, but Min-hee excelled in school, mastering her wand with ease. Meanwhile, with nothing more to do with his life, Min-woo attended a muggle school and began to learn herbology in order to help out his mother at the shop. During those years, the family kept themselves busy, pretending as if the tension wasn't mounting; as such, Min-woo took care of Mina a lot and Mina found herself relying on Min-woo often. However, Mina was afraid that she would turn out like Min-woo, a squib, and so she would sneak into her father's office whenever she could and snoop in his books in order to learn more about magic.
When Mina got her letter from Hogwarts, she was ecstatic and Min-hee was excited just as much for her. While the family was surprised that she was sorted into Hufflepuff (and it became a frequent area of ribbing throughout the years), everything went well for Mina during the first couple years at Hogwarts.
In her second year, Mina first kissed a girl and discovered that she quite liked it. However, she never told anyone about the kiss or her flexible sexuality, afraid that it would reach her father and he would shun her much like he shunned her brother. Mina resolved that, no matter what, she would marry a man and never have relations with a girl in her entire life because she was afraid of her family's judgement.
In her fourth year, during the summer, Mina came home and was snooping in her father's office to find a missing book, when she came across a Death Eater's mask. Outraged that he father would participate in such bigotry, Mina confronted him and he begged her not to tell her mother in fear that she would divorce him. Mina felt betrayed for Min-woo, considering Death Eaters' belief system that discriminated against not only muggles and muggleborns, but half-bloods and squibs as well. She never told anyone, especially Min-woo, in order to protect her family, but her relationship thereafter became strained with her father and she refused to talk to him alone, though she pretended as if everything was fine when others were around. Perhaps in hopes of reuniting with his daughter, Jay Baek burned his robes and smashed his mask, effectively ending his association with the Death Eaters, though he still holds their beliefs. Nevertheless, Mina was obstinate in giving the cold shoulder to her father.
During her fifth year, her father ran for Minister of Magic and lost the election. Her sister, Min-hee, got a job at the ministry as a lowly assistant, but she was determined to make her way up, and her brother began to secretly see a muggle girl behind his father's back, though his mother knew about it.
►E X T R A◄
Soprano in Choir
Plays the violin
Dreams of becoming either a herbologist or a magizoologist
It is(cat toad owl), but in a lot of the RP's I've seen all the prestigious Pure-Blood families have had different pet's, don't know if it's the same for this one though.
►N I C K N A M E◄ 'Cal' He prefers to be called by this.
►A G E◄ 15
►G E N D E R◄ Male
►S E X U A L I T Y◄ Straight
►R E L A T I O N S H I P S T A T U S◄ Single (for now)
►H O U S E◄ Ravenclaw
►Y E A R◄ 6th
►W A N D◄ 11 Inches, Threstral Hair, Dark Oak Wood. The wand is smooth and polished. The handle has a gold ring around the top of it, to separate it from the rest of the wand.
►P A T R O N U S◄ Dolphin
►B O G G A R T◄ Acromantulas (the only creature he hates)
►B L O O D S T A T U S◄ Pure-Blood
►P E T◄
Ghost is an Arctic Fox that Cal has had since he was three. She was named Ghost because in the winter, she blends in completely in the snow.
►A P P E A R A N C E◄ Cal has light skin, which contrasts greatly with his jet black hair that seems perfectly placed, and even atop his head. Cal's hair is usually greased up with his bangs out of the way. Cal has soft, somber ice blue eyes that can only be described as forgiving. Cal stands at 5'8, tall and slender, but in a fit way. Cal has muscles that detail his arms, but are usually underneath the black jacket he always seems to wear when not in robes. While his parents try to force him into formal attire at home, he is more relaxed in the clothing side of things. When not wearing robes Cal is almost always seen in jeans, a T-Shirt, and a black hoodie, a popular muggle style that he picked up. Cal has his wand in his pant's pocket, always ready to use. As a Pure-Blood most people think he should set higher standards for himself, but for him clothing wise, he has no standards. Cal has the dark mark on his left wrist.
►L I K E S◄ - Magical Creatures: He finds them fascinating and interesting. He hopes to meet a dragon one day.
- Defence Againts The Dark Arts: Who doesn't?
- Reading: Especially Spells. Cal finds it interesting, and easier to learn things (excluding spells) in books.
- Jokes: He finds a lot of things funny, and it is easy to make him laugh when the right cards are played.
- Quidditch: When he first saw the sport (age five) he fell in love with it.
►D I S L I K E S◄ - Prejudice/Discrimination: Whether it be between races, houses, or blood statuses, Cal strays away from it, and people who are prone to it.
- Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans: He's had a few bad experiences with vomit and soap flavored ones.
- Lonliness: Even as an extensive reader of books, Cal finds it hard to be lonely, and hates it when he sees others alone.
- Chocolate Frogs: Collects Cards, but doesn't like the idea of a frog that is moving in your mouth.
- The Dark Mark: He was forced to bear it at a young age, so young he doesn't remember.
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ Cal is most of the time calm and collected, focusing on studies, reading, playing Quidditch, all the things he loves to do. Though he has a short temper. As he wears muggle clothes most of the time, and hangs out around them, he is considered unworthy of the title of Pure-Blood by other Pure-Blood students, and bullied. He is also looked down upon by his family, for breaking the chain of their Slytherin heritage. All of this leads to his short fuse. Cal is smart, and witty, and his strive to learn empowers him, and at times can make him competitive and arrogant, but he is working on this, and trying to keep the arrogance to a minimum. Cal is also rather skilled at Quidditch, and is praised for it. As Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain, he is extremely competitive, and his competitiveness can make him, at some times, blind to his, and others limits, making him come off to some as demanding. At first glance Cal is not the most exciting, or nice person, but once you get to know him, you find out he is loyal, caring, funny, and somewhat sarcastic (in a good way) He loves to make jokes, as well as laughing, and loves it when he is able to make others laugh. Once you truly befriend him, he turns out to be the complete opposite of the person you think he is.
►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ Ilmore. Comes from a long history of Slytherins, he was the first to break the chain of Slytherins in his family.
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ The magical part of London, England
►H I S T O R Y◄ Cal was born into a prestigious, rich, and arrogant Pure-Blood family, who seemed to only care about his appearance, and how he acted. Even at a young age, the best was expected of him in preparation to go out into the real world, that, how his grandmothers explained it, 'is filled with Mudbloods and Blood Traitors alike. All of them are bad.' Cal went by this, until he met and got to know one of them. Behind his family's back, he befriended them, no matter who they were. Even if he befriended them, his days were filled with expectations, lessons, chores, and he had no time for the little friends he made. His life was a mess, and with all of the prejudice and rules on how to live being drilled into his brain, he was becoming more like his parents everyday. His family was locked in bars of hatred, and he wanted to be free. Once they decided Cal was old enough to finish with his lessons, he tried to wipe every single bad detail from his brain, until he was rebooted, and a new person. For as long as Cal had remembered, he wore the dark mark, and in his later years, wore it with shame, and hatred of it. Several times he tried to erase it, wipe it off, get rid of it... But it was a part of him, it was the remaining darkness that lingered in his clean soul.
At age eleven, his letter to Hogwarts came. His parents were thrilled of course, that they would be adding another Slytherin to the family. For once, all the positive attention was on him. It was about what he wanted to buy, what pet he wanted, what he wanted to do. It was the first time in his life he ever felt truly loved by his parents. But just as soon as it came, it was gone. The Slytherin never came, and his parents were ashamed of him, disgusted of him, Cal thought he was going to be disowned by them. All the attention left him, and went to his older brother, who is currently a seventh year at Hogwarts. Cal went back to his miserable life, ignored by the Slytherins, his family, and friends with people who were looked down upon by the people he sought to leave. He was beaten, bullied, cursed, anything was done to him that could harm him. He was finally left alone when he decided to fight back on that one fateful day. He was being tortured, disarmed, laughed at, levitated. He then picked up his wand, and set a cutting spell at one of his oppressors. The Fourth year was sent to the hospital wing with a gash on his collarbone. A few inches higher, and it would have cut his throat. Cal was then exiled by everyone, in fear that they would be hurt. The only thing that kept him going was Quidditch. Cal was back to the beginning. Then fifth year came along.
Fifth year rolled along, and Cal expected the same as the last, but he was surprised when he found it wasn't. In his Hogwarts letter, there was a separate, smaller envelope, which contained a Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain Badge, and a note to go along with it. Cal was exhilarated, and so were his parents. That summer Cal wrote to the few friends that he had to tell them the news. Cal's life was starting to look up. He had finally been happy in his 4 years in Hogwarts. Cal was even more excited when the day before school came along, and when he awoke, he found the newest model of the Firebolt propped up against his door.
That year Cal's popularity increased with him being the Quidditch Captain, and he started to make more friends. Though still made fun of by the other Pure-Bloods (mostly Slytherin) he wasn't bullied anymore. He was respected by his team, his friends, and his Housemates, and he felt genuinely happy about his year. He led his team to win 2nd place that year, losing to Slytherin, but he considered it a good year anyways, in fact, one of his best. He now returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year, hoping to take first place this year along with his team.
►E X T R A◄ Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain
Are students allowed to have foxes? I thought it was cats OR a toad OR an owl.
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