Name: Kuristine Marie-Louise Bradbury (But you can just call me “Chris!”)
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Alignment: Lawful Good
Rank: Cause
To prove I’m, like, the best witch of the modern age!
Character Objectives: I need to show-off my strength, of course! Going on month-long trips to Asia is like suuuper in these days! A couple of my gal pals went to Thailand last year and they LOVED it so I figured, why don’t I kill two losers with one burn!
Ehh? That’s not how the line goes..? Well, whatever! So I’m here to be super strong and take a teeny tiny vacay~!
Personality: A very spunky and self-driven kind of girl, Chris herself is...a bit different from the rest of her family, electing to move to large cities to learn more about ‘American culture’ and do a bit more ‘self-study.’ Truthfully, she’s exactly what you would expect from a slightly airheaded, young girl who is up to date with social trends and was raised in big city America without being under the guidance of a parental figure to control her behavior.
Biography: Chris comes from a family of witches in America. Once persecuted in witch trials, the Bradbury ancestors were able to hide themselves from the public hunt and protect their lineage to the modern age. They eventually became quite the prominent family, rising in the ranks of magi and also rising as a corporate powerhouse amongst the competitive business world of the United states. The Bradbury name became a household name, as easily recognizable as any brand name as a family who had exorbitant amounts of money and who seemed to have some form of a hand in most businesses throughout the country. Their family has approached upon the common title of ‘New England Old Money.’
Chris was predestined to be a witch before she was even born due to inherited Karma. As mentioned above, Chris decided to move amongst the major cities of the United States of America, namely cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Miami in the pursuit of ‘self-study’ (see: partying and traveling with friends). Despite being a bit more loose with her self-control than her parents would like to admit, Chris still managed to study in her off-time from socialite events and shopping sprees with her friends; eventually discovering she had a surprising affinity for magecraft considering how little she actually managed to practice it or study further into it. She has a rather lacking background in research, but somehow seems to have managed to stumble her way into learning her basics.
On a recent trip to New York to visit an old friend of the family, who was also a Magus, Chris learned of quite the intriguing rumor. Her friend had just returned from a eurotrip, visiting her brother who was studying in the Clock Tower. Apparently, her brother had heard from a friend, who studied under someone important, whose sister was involved in a certain study, and-...well, you get the point. Along the grapevine a rumor had found it’s way to Chris’s ears about some sort of magical ‘battle royale’ (as described by her excited friend) that was bound to take place in Japan. Thrilled by such an idea and completely ignorant of what such an event would be, Chris booked a one-way ticket to Japan for the next day, where she found herself aimlessly wandering through the country in search for any further rumors about this supposed war.
---Magic Circuit Switch: The sound of a new notification on her phone.
Number of Magic Circuits: C
Quality of Magic Circuits: C
---Elemental Affinity: Fire.
Magecraft: General Magecraft: Having been the only thing Chris had taken the time to properly research and study, she could be assumed to be as cognizant and practiced in the practice of the basics as any other average magus.
Witchcraft: Given her family’s history, Chris had essentially used tales passed along by the women of the family to lead her towards what research she needed to conduct and who she needed to meet with to learn more about this practice. For American Witchcraft, the belief held is that "all events are interconnected and do not result solely from chance. The mind or individual will, when properly directed is posited to affect the workings of the world."
While she is not a woman who has studied much (if at all) regarding the multitudes of options available for her use through the practice of witchcraft, Chris does have quite the compiled source over her years of travel. Everywhere she went, everyone she met - Chris managed to wiggle her way into stealing a little bit of information from every interaction, storing all that she had found in a hidden offline source stored in her iPad. Comparable to a grimoire, Chris has thus decided to name this her ”GriPad.”
A lot of witchcraft in American practice includes the use of blood (be it from the user or an outside source) for their rituals. Another part of the rituals is to pay homage to all four elements, though the only element that will respond is that which the caster has an affinity with. One of Chris' particular areas of specialty is in the reconstitution of her body, namely her blood, into fire.
Potions: Stored within her GriPad are a couple of what could be considered more basic and high-yield formulas. However, most of these require an ingredients list that is mostly common except for one or two items which, if not equipped by Chris, could be terribly difficult to come across. Potions also take over 24 hours to complete.
Familiar: Well, what would a witch be without a black cat by her side?! “Sinclair.” He was once a butler for the Bradbury family and the man who helped raise Chris. With his life nearing the end, Chris had proposed to him the idea of becoming her familiar when the family’s pet had passed.
Magic Crest: With her family dating back to and preceding the Salem Witch Trials, it can be assumed that their crest is at least 450 years old, though how much older than that it may be is lost to history.
Equipment: Witch's Broom - a much more technologically advanced piece of equipment than one would imagine. Utilizing modern technology and a crisp check from the Bradbury funds, Chris was able to get her hands on the most updated of brooms.
Witch's Ointment - useful for reducing gravity for ease of flying. Can be stored in the broom.
Witch’s Magic Wand - half for show, half as a focus for Chris when casting magecraft.
Cauldron - Chris requires a cauldron for creating her potions, and thus must travel with one secured in a reinforced suitcase unless she has somewhere she can store it safely. The cauldron, once filled with the proper ingredients and the ritual prepared, can run on it’s own to create the potions whether Chris is present in the immediate vicinity or not.
GriPad - Chris’s entire source for all information necessary for all of her witchcraft.
Black Cat - Sinclair, or “Sin” for short.
Poppets - Chris has come with a bag full of ten prepared poppets for the use of absorbing any backlash from curses.
Portfolio of fake documents - What, you thought a girl fresh out of college doesn’t have a fake ID or two? Eh? You didn’t think she’d open up a bank account or two linked to those fake names too?
Toiletries - daily use toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, facial cleanser, moisturizer, lotion, and Chris’s make-up kit.
Mundane suitcase - of course she brought plenty of outfits to be prepared for any kind of event she may need to dress appropriately for!
Exceptional Benefit: Supply Line - Through her family’s connections throughout the states, Chris is able to get her hands on just about any magical items she may need...after 1-2 days of first-class shipping.
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