Thursday, September 3, 2009

Weddell Bott

To be updated. This is the temporary quick and dirty bio.

model: Paul Rudd
age: 24
height: 5'10"

character: Eldest child and heir to the Bott empire. He runs the day-to-day of the family business. Workaholic, seemingly antisocial, and dedicated to furthering the family enterprise. A driven, young, executive.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Reynard Bontecou

Reynard "Pepe" Bontecou
SnitchSeeker School RPG

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw
Date of Birth: January 31, 2036 (age 30 for start of term 20)
Years attended Hogwarts: 2047-2054 (start Term 1 and end Term 7: Draught of Ephemera)
Current Hogwarts Staff Position: Headmaster (2067-present)
Previous Staff Position: Potions Master (2066-2068)
Previous Occupation: Auror
Blood status: Halfblood (pureblood father, muggle mother)


Rey is a jack-of-all trades, which came in very handy with his undercover work as an auror. He enjoys kids and is still a bit of a kid at heart himself and so he decided to apply for the newly opened position of Potions Master as a break from auror work which has become lonely and not quite as exciting as it used to be for him. However, that is just his cover story as he has actually taken on the persona of a Hogwarts staffer as an undercover auror awaiting the next Voldemortist attack on the school. He excels in nearly everything he puts his mind to and has a particular fondness for muggle science fiction.


Rey, also known as Pepe to his closest friends, is the epitome of nerd-dom. He is average height, very lanky, and has a genius-level IQ. He has slightly curly brown hair and brown eyes behind black, 50s style, glasses. He was raised by his muggle mother after his wizard father died when Rey was four and he was accepted in Ravenclaw house when he arrived at Hogwarts after nearly finishing muggle school at only 11 years old. It took him nearly two years to be able to find his way to and from his classes, the library, and the great hall from his common room and he still has a horrible sense of direction when indoors.

During his time at Hogwarts Pepe has attempted to get to know every woman on staff. Something that can't be mentioned on SS is that though he is quite fond of nudie magazines, both muggle and witch and he has no desire to get into a serious relationship, Pepe does respect women and is very considerate of their feelings.

Unfortunately, his fondness for a certain ancient runes professor has placed his life in jeopardy. Either he will succumb to his wounds or he will face living with lycanthropy for the rest of whatever life is left to him...

Monday, August 10, 2009

Bob Bott


Bertie Orpheus Bott IV
"Bob"

Bob is the owner of the famous Bertie Bott bean empire (fourth generation). The crazy scientist/gazillionaire is also father of five children: Ellsworth (first born, daughter), Weddell (first son & heir to the Bott family fortune), Fryxell (second son), Neptune (second daughter), and Pensacola (last daughter). The Bott family lives in Antarctica and Bob has devised numerous security charms in order to prevent leakage of the Bertie Botts indredient secrets. His wife is the like the Anjelina Jolie of the wizarding world (attractive, philanthopic, and a doting mother).


Bob is less involved in his kids' lives due to his working long hours between overseeing the business and experimenting in the lab. His personality will be fleshed out a bit more afte I've had time to brainstorm it some more.

I decided he'll be in his late 40s. Still deciding exact birthdate and physical appearance.


Appearance: Bob usually lets himself go when he's working in the bean lab. he becomes fully engrossed in whatever project he is working on and barely manages time out to take a shower. However, he cleans up quite well and can be quite handsome. Shortish brown hair and brown eyes.

Model: Paul McGann (8th Doctor, David in QotD, etc)

Lab appearance

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Sophie Reid


Sophie Emma Reid
The End of Darkness (TDS)

Age/Year at RP start: 14/4th year
Birthday: June 4, 2019
Class: 2030/31
House: Phoenix

Hair: light brown, straight, long, and plain, not even any highlights, much to her dismay
Eyes: honey brown, very distinctive and her favorite feature
Physical: Sophie is rather plain. She's not fat but, no one would really call her thin either (althetic, might be the best way to describe her). She's tallish for a girl (about 5'9"). One of the first things she learned upon arriving at school was how to put her hair up in new and exciting styles to make up for it's drabness.

Pet: Gray cat with thin black stripes and white feet named Spencer.
Wand:

Background: Sophie is the daughter of sheep farmers from Scotland. It was quite a shock for them to learn that Sophie was a witch, especially since none of them, not even Sophie, could remember anything strange happening around her. But, perhaps Sophie's affinity for the sheep on her parents' farm was more than just ordinary.

Sophie started attending the local village school at age 5 but, was frequently absent to help on the farm once she got a little older. Miraculously (or perhaps not) the family was able to hire an extra hand about a year before the wizard came to speak with them about Sophie going to McMillian. The Reid sheep are highly prized for their exceptionally soft fleece and the herd has experienced a very respectable birth rate whilst maintaining a very low mortality rate. Despite Sophie's absence, the herd continues to thrive and generate quite a bit of income for the small family.



Sophie is the middle child and only daughter. She has four brothers, the youngest to whom she was like a mother. Her two older brothers were very protective of her but, now aren't sure what to make of her. The summer after her first year she received an official written warning from the Ministry for using magic outside of school when she was showing off for them. But, it was all in good fun.

Personality: Sophie can be quiet and withdrawn at times when she's feeling overwhelmed or homesick, which happens often enough that it's noticeable but, not so often as to damper her carefree and happy spirit. She's a bit of a show-off, always trying to prove herself, something that is due not only from being muggleborn but, from being the only girl amongst four boys. She loves quidditch but, she's afraid to try-out because there are so many good players. She hates to fail at anything and couldn't bear it if she tried but didn't make the team.

Sophie's best subject is charms because she puts forth so much effort to learn the charms to try and make herself up.

Abigail Wolfe

Abigail Wolfe
The End of Darkness (TDS)

Birthday: January 30, 2020
Age/Year at start of RP: 12/2nd
Class: 2032/39 (with Jackson & Holly)
House: Phoenix

Hair: brown
Eyes: hazel
Physical: If you saw her next to her older brother you'd agree that they are definitely siblings but, the resemblance isn't close enough that you'd notice it if you never saw them together and didn't know they were siblings. For this reason and the fact that second years don't have Care of Magical Creatures, that no one has yet realized they're brother and sister.

Pet(s): An assortment of random creatures from her brother. He intended them to scare her (and they certainly did) but, she loves each of them in spite of it and kept them around for as long as she could keep them alive.

Wand: 9 3/4 inches, mahogany, unicorn tail hair

Background: Abigail is the youngest of the two Wolfe children. After Elijah, the Wolfe's didn't think they'd be able to have more children so, she was a cherished surprised when she was born. Because she is lavished with all the girly wants and needs she could ever desire, Abigail has developed a complete and utter love and admiration for her older brother, despite his attempts to torment her with scary (yet, benign) animals and creatures.

She favors the color purple, is very sweet, and actually quite normal by McMillian student standards. She does well in school, has a few close friends, and has so far resisted the urge to run down to her brother's hut. As she's matured, she's come to respect (to some point) her brother's privacy and need for her not to embarrass him.

Her brother, Eli, is the Care of Magical Creatures teacher at McMillian.

Kris

Kris
SnitchSeeker School RPG


Birthday: February 27, 2035
House: Ravenclaw
Terms played: 3&4

An intelligent student obviously belonging in Ravenclaw. She's also headline writer for the SS Quill, tenacious in her pursuit of a story. She covered all of the mysterious events of term 4 where she and a group of Slytherins attempted to help solve the mystery of the tapestry.

Dume


Dume
The Cabin (TDS)

Name: Dume (pronounced Do-may) ole Kokumuo
Date of Birth: unknown
Place of Birth: Kenya

Date of Change: unknown
Age at Change: about 17 or 18

Years spent as a vampire: two hundred or so

Current whereabouts: Berring Straight, heading to Canada

Appearance: Dume is the color of dark chocolate that has been left to age so that a thin white film has formed, though you can still see the rich, almost black, color beneath. His eyes are those of all feral vampires: a deep, burgundy. His appearance is quite frightening with his brilliant white teeth, dark skin, and red eyes coupled with his unkempt, wild, appearance. He is very tall and thin, as the typical Masai warrior is.


History: Dume was born into a tribe of Masai people in Kenya, Africa. He was circumcised at the age of 13 when he became a Moran (warrior). As was the custom of the Masai warriors, Dume participated in the lion hunt and was acclaimed for his skill in tracking and hunting the creatures who occasionally came near enough to terrorize the herds of cattle unpon which the people were dependent.

He always seemed acutely aware of his surroundings whether by sight sound or smell. It was this gift which helped him thwart several attacks by hungry hyenas and lionesses on the herds he was keeping even when on his own. His tribe and family were very proud of Dume who was not only successful on the traditional group lion hunts and in keeping the herds safe, but also managed to hunt and kill a male lion on his own.

Vampire History: Dume was out with the herd on that fateful night. He sensed something coming up to the camp but, he didn't recognize what it was. He never stood a chance, despite his warrior training and the experience he'd gained hunting lions. He stabbed at the thing as it took him down and bit into him but, it was to no avail.

He didn't know or maybe he just didn't remember what had saved him, how he had stayed alive after the attack but, he did. Neither the vampire nor the scavengers of the African plain came to finish him off. Dume managed to drag himself off to the minimal shelter of a rock beneath a tree where he spent three days in agonizing pain. Though he had sat through his circumcision without flinching, calling out, or otherwise showing his pain, he could not help but cry out, expecting an animal to come and finish him off as he cried what he thought to be his death cries.

After that third night, the transformation was complete. The herd had long since moved on, frightened away by his cries. He stood up, glistening in the bright sunlight and looked around. He was so thirsty and he smelled the food he craved miles down the path and heard them calling his name. Dume was there in an instant and massacred the small hunting party made up of his friends come looking for him. The village was next. During that first year of life Dume decimated five villages.

He learned tact soon afterward, just in time. He didn't know it but, the Volturi had been alerted to his presence due to the destruction he had been making. But, he calmed down to some extent and as the years moved on he took fewer victims from each village he passed by. The deaths were blamed on local packs of lions or hyenas or other nearby wildlife. Dume remained the warrior. The ultimate warrior. For his skills as hunter and tracker were magnified in his vampire persona.

Dume has had very few encounters with those of his own kind. He takes a kill now ask questions later approach to life which has preserved him over these many long years (though he never counted them and could not tell you how old he is). However, he has been growing lonely of late and has been thinking more and more about traveling outside his home continent of Africa.

Finally, he began to wander north. Over the course of many many years, Dume made his twisting way through Europe, into Russia, back down into India and China and back to Russia again. The cold climes entralled him for they were so different from the Serengeti Plains he had known as home for so many long years. He heard tell of a country across the sea and he wished to see it so, he took the way there, a swim across the Berring Straight. It was harrowing and difficult even for a vampire but, he managed to make it across. He swam ashore, completely naked for he'd lost his clothing long ago.

Reynard Bontecou

Reynard "Pepe" Bontecou
The Camp (TDS)

Pepe was Nate's bunkmate at camp and they shared a cubicle for the first few years in the auror office. He got his nickname from an unfortunate incident that occurred during auror training camp involving bad beef in the burritos he was preparing for the aurors and those in training. He spent that first night of camp in the latrines, "unloading".

Notes about Rey:
*Ravenclaw (genius)
*Half-blood (raised by muggle mother after father died when he was 4)
*Collector of porn (muggle & wizard)
*Sci-fi fan (movies & books)
*Virgin as of graduation from Hogwarts, though that changed quickly after becoming an auror (still not sure if he lost it during camp or after)
*Glasses (black, 50s style)
*Brown, slightly curly hair
*Brown eyes
*Lanky, a little dorky looking

Bio for Sieve with Nate: Reynard Bontecou was average height, lanky, and wore glasses. He was a Ravenclaw. He was the picture of nerd-dom. So, what was he doing dropping his bag on a bottom bunk at the auror training camp? Well, Rey was actually a really great dueler and his smarts really helped to round out that auror application, even if his appearance wasn't all that impressive. The only problem Rey had was that despite his apparent genius he didn't always have a lot of common sense and was hopeless when it came to finding his way around new buildings (it took him all of his first year of Hogwarts before he could find every classroom every time and that was only after he'd mapped out the entire structure).

Current Occupation: Rey is now a full auror. He's part of an elite team, though he usually just works solo as a special operative. His genius allows him to assume virtually any role, flawlessly, making him the perfect undercover agent. He has been known to spend up to a year in a role, working a case. He's been everything from a high ranking healer at St. Mungo's (actually working on patients) to a janitor in a muggle factory.

Background: Rey was born in France to a muggle mother and wizard father. His father was a member of the French equivalent to the aurors. He was killed when Rey was 4 during a battle with Grindelwald or his followers (accounts aren't clear). His mother moved with him to England in an attempt to escape persecution. Rey was raised in muggle London and attended muggle schools, though he did maintain contact with his wizarding relatives and visted often. He transfered out of muggle school (which he had nearly completed due to his gifted educational abilities) when he was accepted at Hogwarts.


Reginald Avery

Reginald Avery
The Dark Mark (The Camp parallel RP)

Avery Sr. is Winifred's father and the Avery mentioned in the books as being one of Voldemort's old school pals. Avery Jr. ends up being friends with Snape and being punished by Voldemort in GoF for claiming he was only acting under the imperius curse when he was acused of being death eater. Avery Sr. is a very politcally powerful, pureblood, wizard. He is a death eater and is known as 'the butcher' among his enemies owing to his fascination with taking his victims apart, piece by piece.

Avery kidnapped Matilda Bagshot from a stakeout. He cut off her hand and sent it back to the Ministry. A mistake which landed him in Azkaban and put him on trial, jeopardising his daughter's chances of getting into the auror training program. When he was cleared of all charges, she was cleared for acceptance into the program. During The Camp RP the death eaters infiltrate camp and take prioners. Mats was given to Avery and he was caught in the act of torturing her by his daughter (by the sound of his voice), Becca, and Nate (who rescues Mats). Unable to snake out of this one, Avery is now on the lam.

Chris Dearborn



Christopher Gavin Dearborn

The Camp (TDS)

Birthday: July 16, 1959
Parents: Owen & Chloe
House: Gryffindor
Blood status: depends on your definition (pureblood father, muggleborn mother)

Physical Description:
Blonde hair and blue eyes, Chris is average height for an eleven year old boy (at RP start, 1970). He's quite cute and always starts off really tan in September, tapering off to a creamy complexion by winter's end.

Bio: Chris' parents were a famous auror pair from early in Voldemort's career. His mother was murdered by Voldemort in front of his father whose hand was cursed and barely made it out alive. Chris was raised mostly by his aunt in the wizarding world. Though his father was devoted, his heart was broken when he lost his wife and partner and the use of his right (wand) hand and took up the post of head auror at the secret training camp. Chris spent summers with his father on the island and treasured any other visits from his father during the rest of the year.

Personality: Despite the loss of his mother and absence of his father, Chris is a very well adjusted kid with his father's happy-go-lucky attitude. Always smiling and willing to help out friend in need, even at his own expense, he's the poster child for Gryffindor, a house he shares with several wizards who would become famous (James Potter & Co.).