Legion02

Seishun Academy of Swords, a sword forging RP!

@RoflsMazoy So... I think this question has been asked before but I couldn't really find a specific answer. What kind of magic is there in this world? Like is there mana magic? Soul magic? Runic magic? I'm fairly sure there is spirit magic. But like, could my guy be someone that's pretty ok to good at making the swords but then inlays them with runes for the magic?

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

Guild of Tal'Zaroth

Yrios felt rather saved when something managed to block the giant spell the Dark Wizard tried to cast on him and his band. He would have been able to stop it, no doubt. In fact, he already stood ready on one knee, converging the warlocks their ward power into one focal point. To stop the giant orb. But at the cost of his sorcerers and warlocks, who now had to fight toe to toe against the shadow warriors. But when the blind light dimmed and he saw what blocked such power, he grinded his teeth. Of course, the Theurgists of Trismigestus had to summon an angelic being. Rising from his knee now, it was apparent that Yrios was suddenly in a lesser mood. He was not fond of the Defenders and Scholars of the Sacred Seal. An order that, in his opinion, acted overly zealous upon anyone who did not practice their very precise form of magic. Which they conveniently guarded with secrecy. Or did they simply not want to share their wisdom with the Guild of Tal’Zaroth? Yrios certainly tried.

Now, not willing to bear the shame of being saved my some knightly order, Yrios was ready to fully retaliate against Garth. But right when he wanted to start casting his barrage of spells, Garth vanished, leaving in his place a massive monster. “You’ll do.” Yrios simply said before he turned around to his Warlocks. The Shadow Warriors were gone, but some apprentices and sorcerers did get hurt. Right then did Alicia return, feeling that she would be more of aid at the side of her master. She didn’t have any mages with her, but Yrios didn’t expect any. The mightiest companies were too far away for her to reach in such short time. Those who had mages probably needed them more than ever now.

Alicia didn’t need to say that. “You alright?” Yrios did not expect compassion from his old Witchblade apprentice. Yet he was happy to receive it. “I am. But some aren’t so lucky. Witchblades aren’t going to be of much use against the thing.” Yrios said as he looked at the giant cleaving its way through some troops. Alicia nodded in agreement. “Order your Witchblade to escort the wounded out. In case more Shadow Warriors pop up along the way. Make sure we don’t lose anyone that could be saved. After that, come find me again.” Again, Alicia merely nodded. The evacuation effort went smoothly. The Witchblades themselves reckoned their role in the fight was done. When the groups of wounded men and women started moving away from the battlefield, Alicia returned to the Warlock band, which moved up towards a dune. The once flowing sand now hardened under their feet, making everyone far faster.

“So what’s the plan?” the young Witchblade asked, with her sword sheeted again. With a few minor elemental spells, the dune flattened into a plateau. The flat surface now supported several objects. 10 Sorcerers were etching a circle in the ground with their shards. Others mediated on the edges, opening up their orbs to show the glowing symbols, runes, and diagrams. Every piece moving and orbiting the central power source. Warlocks stood around the circle, maintaining a ward. Happy others choose to attract the attention of the giant. The blue glowing dome once more protected the Guild. “The plan is to fight fire with fire.” Said Yrios, as he drew the book from his side. His very own Grimoire. Alicia could help but swallow. “Soul magic.”

“Yes.” The Warlocks that weren’t maintaining the Ward moved in towards the second ring of the now finished circle. Each put down a black gem a little smaller than the size of their hand. Soul stones. Alicia put aside her doubt. Desperate times required desperate measures. Yrios, Alicia and the Warlocks that had placed the Soul Stones moved to the center and began their incantations. For those magically attuned surrounding them, they would detect a sudden, different source of dark-like magic. While akin to the dreadful magic Garth pulled from the Shadow Realm, it wasn’t exactly that. The chanters their eyes began to glow and the stones started howling and moaning in pain. But the chanting did not stop no matter how loud the howling got. The sorcerers outside the circle started chanting something else. Channeling the mana from the air, the earth and the water deep below as a river inwards the circle. Through the circle and the crying stones. From there the pure blue mana flow got corrupted by the very life essence stolen many years ago, during the Purge of Tal’Zaroth. The now purple glowing energy converged to the center of the circle, where the chanters ushered it into the sky. An endless barrage of purple, unholy but powerful magic flew straight at the giant.

Dungeon Fantasy [A Comedy Rp!]

Name: Alexander Salzar
Level: 1
Race: Human
Class: Sorcerer
Date/Time: Day 1 / Morning
Location: Bridgewater - Market - Imp's stand
Tagging: @Holy Soldier
Mentioned: -

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It seemed like the imp liked to make a little joke. Or did he insult Alexander by his case of the piles? No, a merchant would never insult his client, would he? Bad for business. A quick glance over the wares told Alex that the imp had quite a few herbs. He recognized only a few, but enough to know that the imp knew what he was selling. The motion told Alex that the root was what he asked for. It looked utterly disgusting. “Didn’t know merchants asked questions when selling their goods. Especially an imp.” He said back to the imp, keeping his tone flat. “What is it to you for whom I get it?”

The presence of the root was a certainty troubling thing, Alex now realized. The girl must have seen it too and bought it. Did he have more than one? The rug didn’t betray that he carried duplicates. Maybe it was time to prod a little more: “Actually, I might also need some fairy stool. Two or three of ‘em, maybe.” The stool was a base ingredient in Alex’s drug potion. But he had no intention to actually buy anything. If he had more than one stool, he could also have more than one root. Which means the girl bought the root and got snatched on her way back. If there’s only one root then something must have happened with the imp.

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

@CorpusMundum So... did you just solve that giant spell problem for me?

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

@Footman Feeling a bit of focus there XD No matter, should have figured that a mana shield would draw attention. Guess my guys are the first to get screwed over already.

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

Guild of Tal'Zaroth

“Feel that, sir?” Asked Alicia. The clever Witchblade captain was as sensitive to magic as Yrios himself was. An impressive feat indeed. Above that she was as clever as her mentor. It wasn’t a question. In fact he didn’t need her to say it. But it was for those around them. “Yes. He’s close.” Still they kept going in the caravan of legends. So many faces Yrios had heard of. So many names Alicia ever only read in books. If anything, this force was much more dangerous than the previous one. One the Guild did not participate in. But now they were here in full force and more. Their Grandmaster hadn’t marched with them for years.

Eventually they reached the besieged town. The Guild members all dismounted and their horses immediately dashed away. Trying to get a safe spot. They arrived just on top of a dune and saw the smoke rise from Sandbrick. Even Yrios remained silent, as he felt the powerful wizard draw the massive power from the shadow realm. But when darkness gathered, the Grandmaster was not so foolish that he would just stand around. “Prepare!” he yelled. The Witchblades behind him drew their blades, while the sorcerers pulled out their orbs and warlocks gripped their staves.

When the lightning started striking the ground, every one of the Guild felt the dark power coursing through it. “Summons!” yelled Alicia, who herself rushed into a crater. Dust had yet to settle but everyone around it could see several bright red flashes, and finally a white one. When the sand revealed the content of the crater, Alicia stood on a heap of sand, her cursed blade seemingly stabbing air. “Don’t just stand there! Kill!” she yelled, as more bolts slammed into the earth.

“Ward! Warlocks! Form me a ward!” yelled Yrios, as ripped a shadow warrior with his gauntlet. Ten warlocks obeyed and formed a circle to commence their incantation. They all clapped and as they opened their arms again a shield of blue began to form before them. Creeping towards the other wards. In little time it grew and grew until a half-orb protected them from the lightning above. “Defend the ward! Defend the ward!” Yrios had to bark his orders as he pushed some foolish apprentice into the shield. Shadow warriors soon tried to follow, only to realize that their very aspect denied them entry. Mad with anger they bashed upon the blue glass. Until a warlock’s eyes glowed in the same bright blue. With his staff he pointed at the shadow warriors and chanted some obscure incantion. A blinding light was soon followed by some unnatural crackling. Those who had their eyes on the warlock no doubt saw a bolt of lightning split from the staff and push its way through the shadow warriors.

Sorcerers used their crystal chards and orbs to fight off the shadow warriors getting too close to the shield. Within the shield Yrios found Alicia, who yelled over the clashing: “We need shut that storm down!” Yrios only nodded and looked up. Feeling the shadow realm’s pull, he could only guess how much power currently flowed over the very earth as waves. “We need more mages! Our warlocks can’t channel a spell if they are fighting these shadow warriors!” Yrios yelled back, from the corner of his eye he saw a warlock fighting to keep the shield up. “Entary shunt neghim!” he yelled with his arm outstretched. Blind blue flames shot out of from his hand, coating the shadow warriors. Burning the magic from them. “Take the Witchblades! Cleave a path! Get me every wizard or mage the other bands don’t care for! Get them here. Now go!” Alicia did as she was command. Cleaving her way through the horde that was growing. Temporary relieving each band to ask for their mages or wizard, only to leave immediately after.

Salem Witches' Institute {Harry Potter}

Alicia Stockwood

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Alicia Stockwood

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STUDENT IDENTIFICATION

N A M E:

Alicia Selene Stockwood

N I C K N A M E:

Ally, given to her because people are lazy.

G E N D E R:

Female

A G E:

17

B L O O D S T A T U S:

Muggle born

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PRESENCE

By many standards Alicia could be called pretty. She got a certain 'girl-next-door' look. She knows this. More important, she makes sure that look stays. Her face is probably her most striking feature. It's perfectly framed by her long, flowing brown hair which she brushes every morning. Her light brown eyes can easily be mistaken as amber colored. To top it all of her smile (and she smiles often) is radiant enough to brighten up most people's days. Still, she is a petite girl, standing a small 5'5". She rarely wears heels, preferring to stick to comfortable ballerinas. Though, despite her low height she still walks with confidence and strength. There is always a certain intensity in her eyes. As if she carries herself with the dignity of a queen. Alicia is certainly a girl that won't move out of the way of others.

As for her uniform, she'll keep it neat and iron as well as possible. Seeing it as a sign of respect towards the school, herself and the teachers. Though, when she can she'll dress in a simple shirt and jeans. Simple might in fact be the word that explains Alicia's normal dress style. She'll dress neither baggy nor tight but rather a middle point between the two. Showing off her figure while still keeping it all very modest.

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ACADEMICS

H O U S E:

Good

Y E A R:

Sixth

E L E C T I V E S:

- Apparition
- Care of Magical Creatures
- Divination

B E S T C L A S S:

Charms
_{The girl certainly has a substantial talent for it. A talent zealously backed with hours upon hours of practice. Alicia is the kind of person that will not stop until she absolutely mastered a charm. Though it would serve her if she chose to delve into her books a little more to grasp the theory. Still she has a bright future ahead of her in Charms if she continues on the path she is now.}

W O R S T C L A S S:

History of Magic
_{You would think that with a girl as driven as Alicia, History of Magic would be a walk in the park. You'd be wrong. Years on end she barely crossed the bar to advance on. With her book open she often doodles in the class or is writing her thoughts down about some charm she's no doubt mastering. A little more focus during the lessons and a little more time spent in the library would certainly elevate her grades. But she seems very unwilling to go beyond what with earning her a "passed".}

C L U B S:

- Good Quidditch club - Chaser
- Herbology club - President
- Charms club

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WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

W A N D:

Yew, 10 and a half inches, Reasonably springy, unicorn tail hair.

P A T R O N U S:

Bobcat

B O G G A R T:

Herself but old, wrinkly, dressed in rags. The old lady cackles and laughs at Alicia, waving a broken wand in her boney fingers. She misses half her teeth yet laughs as if she just saw the greatest joke in centuries. When subjected to a successful Riddikulus charm the boggart's false teeth fall out. Forcing her to stop laughing. Like a wind-up toy the denture keeps on jumping around, out of reach of the boggart who hopelessly tries to crawl towards it.

F A M I L I A R:

She calls her black cat Shadowfax. The black cat was initially quite distant and never really around Alicia in her early days as a witch. In fact, for transfiguration, she almost literally had to hunt down her own cat to drag it with her to the class. The minute she'd release it, Shadowfax would jump away and run. However, the cat slowly grew affectionate of Alicia during her first winter at Salem Institute. At night it slept at her feet, though it still vanished as soon as the sun came up. After a while, Alicia and Shadowfax grew close. The girl realized that she couldn't have her cat around her constantly and accepted this fact. In return, it would seem, Shadowfax would always return to her the moment she called his name. The black cat seems to care little for pets and cuddles from other students but will actively headbutt Alicia when he wants some.

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ESSENCE

P E R S O N A L I T Y:

Alicia has an intense personality which shines out in every field. She’s a girl of extremes, either negative extremes or positive ones. She’s a zealous protector of her friends. To the point that she may actually become over protective of them. Still she looks out constantly for those she loves and cares about. Harming one of her friends would be equal to harming herself and she has no trouble of picking up a fight if that is what is required to defend her friend. Alicia will most certaintly not shy away from bullies herself and will pick up any confrontation coming her way. However, while she will not turn down any fight, she won’t go out of her way to find one.

But life is more than just protecting and helping her friends during hard times. She’s a true friend how is ready for a laugh or party (most of the time, if she isn’t practicing Quidditch or Charms). Alicia is generally a cheery, happy girl with a sunshine smile. There for her friends first and foremost but also very welcoming of strangers or new people. She’s trustworthy person and secrets she takes with her to her grave. This warm personality often attracts the attention of those who somehow think they can use or abuse her to their own desires. These people will quickly realize something else about Alicia.

Namely that she is fierce like a tigress. An angry Alicia is the last thing you want as then she will most definitely make sure you regret it. This fierceness is, however, not only reserved to those who’d seek to harm or abuse her. In sports this is shown as well, being a highly aggressive chaser (some would claim she should actually be a beater) quite willing to go to the very end to secure a victory for her team. It also applies in practical courses, where her fierceness translates in constant practicing and excellence (especially in the casting of spells).

However, Alicia is not all motherly tiger. She has her own insecurities. Her main fear is that she will never amount to anything great, revolutionary or changing. Instead after graduation she would never find her way in the magical world and simply wither away in the muggle one. Without any magic. Not being good enough is one of her greatest fears. Another bad spot (one she doesn’t fully realize she has) is that she’s power-hungry. Not power as in controlling people. More power as in knowing the strongest charms and spells, having the most prominent potions and so forth.

Her life of extremes is perfectly laid bare in her grades. In In Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, and Transfiguration she excels with clear and notable talent. In the other courses, however, she barely passes. Showing not even an inkling of interest or desire to work for said courses. She has been quite often the cause of great confusion

L I K E S:

• Mastering a spell
• Magic!
• Magical creatures
• Chocolate
• Listening to muggle music (prefers pop)
• Being right about something
• Helping out a friend
• The night

D I S L I K E S:

• Being confronted about her blood status
• Theoretical classes
• Losing
• Winter
• Dreamless sleep
• Being ignored
• Not being good enough at something

H O B B I E S:

• Quidditch
• Practicing Charms
• Tending herbology plants
• Playing the piano

F E A R S:

• Spiders
• Ending up with an unfulfilled destiny. Growing old without ever having achieved anything of actual greatness.
• Losing or being forbidden from using magic.

B A C K G R O U N D:

Born of Elizabeth Johnson and Jacob Stockwood, Alicia is the second child of three. With an older brother named Alexander and a younger sister named Chloé. Mr. and Mrs. Stockwood are both very successful lawyers in the muggle world. This made sure that she never lacked anything materialistically speaking. But with her parents almost never around, it was clear that Alicia had a shortage of attention. Be it luck or fate, her parents had to work overtime quite often. So they asked a family friend to babysit to look after their three little angels. This babysit, Kate McGrath, was a witch in her own right who graduated from Salem Institute. But that's important for later.

Kate McGrath is one of those enigmas of the wizarding world. Born from a half-blood family, she went to Salem Witches’ Institute as most wizards and wizards of the US did. Despite being a half-blood that never got introduced to the world of magic, she did reasonably well and graduated with enough marks to become an Auror. Except she returned to the muggle world. Her father and mother pulled some strings left and right and they managed to get her into a college (not a big one). However, in return for the string-pulling they asked their daughter to help finance the education. She agreed and babysitting turned out to be the best way to go gather money. As she couldn’t work over day because she got courses then.

As the years moved on, Alicia grew up into a true middle child. Even with the babysit she certainly had a lack of attention. Her older brother was constantly praised for his academic achievements, while her younger sister could get away with anything. She also noticed from a very young age that her father and mother always came home quite tired. Having to deal with Chloé did nothing to help this. So she never tried to be rebellious or get into trouble. Quite the opposite, she kept quiet and to herself at home. Though at the school yard she dominated the place. Even at a young age. Though there was laps where she bullied a few other children. A combination of Kate and a stern teacher managed to root out that problem. From then on Alicia was a model student at her school.

At home she fell into her own fantasies quite often. At first she drew them out but the babysit seemed to have a soft spot for Alicia's fantasies. So every night she came over Alicia sat down with her and together they talked and imagined awesome stories. Though Kate was extra careful to not mix up truth with the fantasies. In fact she never indicated that things like centaurs or dragons. Alicica wasn't particularly creative in her stories, but she told it in a way as if she was absolutely convinced that they were true. Then the letter from the Salem Institute came and the Stockwoods their life got turned upside down.

At first the family wouldn't believe it. Assuming it to be some weird trick. Kate convinced them that it wasn't and convinced them to go to the Institute themselves to see it for their own eyes. They did and they ended up believing. Alicia was sent to this new, strange school far away from their home in the city. The girl was a bit confused by what was going on, but the second she set foot on the premise, her mind exploded. Suddenly her stories could be real! Even better, she could become a story herself! The amazement was one of the main motivators of her earlier years. As she pushed herself to know as much about the world as possible. Sadly she was never really a good student when it comes to theory. Her constant drive and desire to practice and actually do things often sat in the way of theoretical courses.

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Character Relationship Sheet

Alicia Stockwood

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Bishop

^{JULIET LOWELL}

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^{ARMIN FROST}

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^{KATERINA CARROLL}

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^{EBONY JONES}

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^{ELEANORA FOXLEY}

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Warren

^{CLARA WILLIAMS}

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^{NAOMA FROST}

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^{GATSBY FITZGERALD}

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^{LOUISE LANGBROEK}

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^{LANG MONYETHABENG}

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Tituba

^{AVERY BARNES}

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^{WESLEY GRAY}

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^{SELA DASHWOOD}

"She's awesome! I mean, she marvels at CDs the same way I marvel at charms when I first see them! She loves the muggle world! Also, she's like really clever. How does she get such good grades in something like History of Magic!?"
Sela and Alicia are fast friends. Alicia introduces Sela constantly to new muggle things, telling what they do. She loves how fascinated Sela always is. They also help each other out. Sela helps out Alicia in History of Magic as she clearly excels in it. In return Alicia helps the best she can with Sela's Transfiguration courses. The two have bonded heavily over the years now.

^{DORADO ITURBIDE}

"He's alright. Actually he's pretty nice! We've dated but... well... you know. Stuff happens. We're still friends, which is good."
Alicia and Dor did date back in the day. But she ended up breaking it off because she didn't have time for a relationship anymore. Luckily Dor took it well enough and the two are still on friendly terms. Because they're both on the Quidditch team. Of course he still flirts a bit with her but she doesn't mind. In fact she likes the attention.

^{ALVY PROCTOR}

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^{ELIZABETH WARREN}

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Salem Witches' Institute {Harry Potter}

@Apokalipse
- Added a passage about Kate McGrath detailing why she works as a babysit.
- Sorry about the blood status confusion. I wrote on the CS on several points and often lose my track of thoughts in between writing sessions.
- Added a clarification that Kate never told her about the wizard world. I mean, centaurs and dragons are things of fantasy as well as the magical world so it's hard to avoid those. However, she did her best not to reveal that it could all be true. Sorry for the confusion there.

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

@Aristo Accepted.

@Disciple Cain Annnnnnnnd accepted.

Okay now it's about time I looked to getting this thing started. Originally, I had an existing idea of how this RP would start, way back when I assumed I'd get about 4 or 5 players. WELP, we've certainly got a bit more than that, which means my original intention of a starting with a general "character meet and greet" might accidentally kill the RP, because of the sheer amount of time it might take characters to fully interact with each other.

So now I'm favouring a scenario that starts immediately with explosive action, but settles towards a brief calm so that characters converse outside of a "sword in throat" environment.

But this is a big group, and at this point, I feel it'd be unwise for me to simply plod on without testing for a consensus. So here's two possible scenarios (withholding plot spoilers), and I'd like to know what you guys would prefer?

Intro Scenario A) The ships of the second armada make landfall upon the arid coastline of ,south-western Everstrine, and the RP starts as our champions and regiments are disembarking. The champions then set about planning their approach to Sandbrick, who to send as scouts, who goes left, right etc etc and then after the discussion they go on their way.

My concern with this idea, as it was the original one, is that as we have so many players people might get bored by what could be quite a drawn out conversation.

Intro Scenario B) It has been three days since Alliance forces landed in Everstrine, and they have been marching hastily without little rest towards Sandbrick, after receiving news that it was about to fall. As the combined champions and regiments press onwards, zig-zagging through the endless dunes that make up much of south-western Everstrine, they are suddenly ambushed by *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP* and a desperate battle breaks out almost immediately - which is where my intro will end.

Thoughts?

@Footman

I honestly like the B scenario more because the action immediately starts. Though, small question: will this be a player-driven RP (aka the players can make up what happens and such) with supervision? Or will there be a plotline everyone has to follow?

Salem Witches' Institute {Harry Potter}

@Apokalipse@Undine@McHaggis@HalfOfLancelot

Alicia Stockwood

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Alicia Stockwood

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STUDENT IDENTIFICATION

N A M E:

Alicia Selene Stockwood

N I C K N A M E:

Ally, given to her because people are lazy.

G E N D E R:

Female

A G E:

17

B L O O D S T A T U S:

Muggle born

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PRESENCE

By many standards Alicia could be called pretty. She got a certain 'girl-next-door' look. She knows this. More important, she makes sure that look stays. Her face is probably her most striking feature. It's perfectly framed by her long, flowing brown hair which she brushes every morning. Her light brown eyes can easily be mistaken as amber colored. To top it all of her smile (and she smiles often) is radiant enough to brighten up most people's days. Still, she is a petite girl, standing a small 5'5". She rarely wears heels, preferring to stick to comfortable ballerinas. Though, despite her low height she still walks with confidence and strength. There is always a certain intensity in her eyes. As if she carries herself with the dignity of a queen. Alicia is certainly a girl that won't move out of the way of others.

As for her uniform, she'll keep it neat and iron as well as possible. Seeing it as a sign of respect towards the school, herself and the teachers. Though, when she can she'll dress in a simple shirt and jeans. Simple might in fact be the word that explains Alicia's normal dress style. She'll dress neither baggy nor tight but rather a middle point between the two. Showing off her figure while still keeping it all very modest.

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ACADEMICS

H O U S E:

Good

Y E A R:

Sixth

E L E C T I V E S:

- Apparition
- Care of Magical Creatures
- Divination

B E S T C L A S S:

Charms
_{The girl certainly has a substantial talent for it. A talent zealously backed with hours upon hours of practice. Alicia is the kind of person that will not stop until she absolutely mastered a charm. Though it would serve her if she chose to delve into her books a little more to grasp the theory. Still she has a bright future ahead of her in Charms if she continues on the path she is now.}

W O R S T C L A S S:

History of Magic
_{You would think that with a girl as driven as Alicia, History of Magic would be a walk in the park. You'd be wrong. Years on end she barely crossed the bar to advance on. With her book open she often doodles in the class or is writing her thoughts down about some charm she's no doubt mastering. A little more focus during the lessons and a little more time spent in the library would certainly elevate her grades. But she seems very unwilling to go beyond what with earning her a "passed".}

C L U B S:

- Good Quidditch club - Chaser (Captain)
- Herbology club
- Charms club

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WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

W A N D:

Yew, 10 and a half inches, Reasonably springy, unicorn tail hair.

P A T R O N U S:

Bobcat

B O G G A R T:

Herself but old, wrinkly, dressed in rags. The old lady cackles and laughs at Alicia, waving a broken wand in her boney fingers. She misses half her teeth yet laughs as if she just saw the greatest joke in centuries. When subjected to a successful Riddikulus charm the boggart's false teeth fall out. Forcing her to stop laughing. Like a wind-up toy the denture keeps on jumping around, out of reach of the boggart who hopelessly tries to crawl towards it.

F A M I L I A R:

She calls her black cat Shadowfax. The black cat was initially quite distant and never really around Alicia in her early days as a witch. In fact, for transfiguration, she almost literally had to hunt down her own cat to drag it with her to the class. The minute she'd release it, Shadowfax would jump away and run. However, the cat slowly grew affectionate of Alicia during her first winter at Salem Institute. At night it slept at her feet, though it still vanished as soon as the sun came up. After a while, Alicia and Shadowfax grew close. The girl realized that she couldn't have her cat around her constantly and accepted this fact. In return, it would seem, Shadowfax would always return to her the moment she called his name. The black cat seems to care little for pets and cuddles from other students but will actively headbutt Alicia when he wants some.

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ESSENCE

P E R S O N A L I T Y:

Alicia has an intense personality which shines out in every field. She’s a girl of extremes, either negative extremes or positive ones. She’s a zealous protector of her friends. To the point that she may actually become over protective of them. Still she looks out constantly for those she loves and cares about. Harming one of her friends would be equal to harming herself and she has no trouble of picking up a fight if that is what is required to defend her friend. Alicia will most certaintly not shy away from bullies herself and will pick up any confrontation coming her way. However, while she will not turn down any fight, she won’t go out of her way to find one.

But life is more than just protecting and helping her friends during hard times. She’s a true friend how is ready for a laugh or party (most of the time, if she isn’t practicing Quidditch or Charms). Alicia is generally a cheery, happy girl with a sunshine smile. There for her friends first and foremost but also very welcoming of strangers or new people. She’s trustworthy person and secrets she takes with her to her grave. This warm personality often attracts the attention of those who somehow think they can use or abuse her to their own desires. These people will quickly realize something else about Alicia.

Namely that she is fierce like a tigress. An angry Alicia is the last thing you want as then she will most definitely make sure you regret it. This fierceness is, however, not only reserved to those who’d seek to harm or abuse her. In sports this is shown as well, being a highly aggressive chaser (some would claim she should actually be a beater) quite willing to go to the very end to secure a victory for her team. It also applies in practical courses, where her fierceness translates in constant practicing and excellence (especially in the casting of spells).

However, Alicia is not all motherly tiger. She has her own insecurities. Her main fear is that she will never amount to anything great, revolutionary or changing. Instead after graduation she would never find her way in the magical world and simply wither away in the muggle one. Without any magic. Not being good enough is one of her greatest fears. Another bad spot (one she doesn’t fully realize she has) is that she’s power-hungry. Not power as in controlling people. More power as in knowing the strongest charms and spells, having the most prominent potions and so forth.

Her life of extremes is perfectly laid bare in her grades. In In Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, and Transfiguration she excels with clear and notable talent. In the other courses, however, she barely passes. Showing not even an inkling of interest or desire to work for said courses. She has been quite often the cause of great confusion

L I K E S:

• Mastering a spell
• Magic!
• Magical creatures
• Chocolate
• Listening to muggle music (prefers pop)
• Being right about something
• Helping out a friend
• The night

D I S L I K E S:

• Being confronted about her blood status
• Theoretical classes
• Losing
• Winter
• Dreamless sleep
• Being ignored
• Not being good enough at something

H O B B I E S:

• Quidditch
• Practicing Charms
• Tending herbology plants
• Playing the piano

F E A R S:

• Spiders
• Ending up with an unfulfilled destiny. Growing old without ever having achieved anything of actual greatness.
• Losing or being forbidden from using magic.

B A C K G R O U N D:

Born of Elizabeth Johnson and Jacob Stockwood, Alicia is the second child of three. With an older brother named Alexander and a younger sister named Chloé. Mr. and Mrs. Stockwood are both very successful lawyers in the muggle world. This made sure that she never lacked anything materialistically speaking. But with her parents almost never around, it was clear that Alicia had a shortage of attention. Be it luck or fate, her parents had to work overtime quite often. So they asked a family friend to babysit to look after their three little angels. This babysit, Kate McGrath, was a witch in her own right who graduated from Salem Institute. But that's important for later.

Kate McGrath is one of those enigmas of the wizarding world. Born from a half-blood family, she went to Salem Witches’ Institute as most wizards and wizards of the US did. Despite being a half-blood that never got introduced to the world of magic, she did reasonably well and graduated with enough marks to become an Auror. Except she returned to the muggle world. Her father and mother pulled some strings left and right and they managed to get her into a college (not a big one). However, in return for the string-pulling they asked their daughter to help finance the education. She agreed and babysitting turned out to be the best way to go gather money. As she couldn’t work over day because she got courses then.

As the years moved on, Alicia grew up into a true middle child. Even with the babysit she certainly had a lack of attention. Her older brother was constantly praised for his academic achievements, while her younger sister could get away with anything. She also noticed from a very young age that her father and mother always came home quite tired. Having to deal with Chloé did nothing to help this. So she never tried to be rebellious or get into trouble. Quite the opposite, she kept quiet and to herself at home. Though at the school yard she dominated the place. Even at a young age. Though there was laps where she bullied a few other children. A combination of Kate and a stern teacher managed to root out that problem. From then on Alicia was a model student at her school.

At home she fell into her own fantasies quite often. At first she drew them out but the babysit seemed to have a soft spot for Alicia's fantasies. So every night she came over Alicia sat down with her and together they talked and imagined awesome stories. Though Kate was extra careful to not mix up truth with the fantasies. In fact she never indicated that things like centaurs or dragons. Alicica wasn't particularly creative in her stories, but she told it in a way as if she was absolutely convinced that they were true. Then the letter from the Salem Institute came and the Stockwoods their life got turned upside down.

At first the family wouldn't believe it. Assuming it to be some weird trick. Kate convinced them that it wasn't and convinced them to go to the Institute themselves to see it for their own eyes. They did and they ended up believing. Alicia was sent to this new, strange school far away from their home in the city. The girl was a bit confused by what was going on, but the second she set foot on the premise, her mind exploded. Suddenly her stories could be real! Even better, she could become a story herself! The amazement was one of the main motivators of her earlier years. As she pushed herself to know as much about the world as possible. Sadly she was never really a good student when it comes to theory. Her constant drive and desire to practice and actually do things often sat in the way of theoretical courses.

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