Alvarez, Mariana

Mariana Alvarez aka Mariposa Peligrosa aka Mari
TDS - Vampire

Date of Birth: August 19, 1880
Place of Birth: Monterrey, Mexico

Date of Change: July, 1899
Age at Change: 18, almost 19

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History: Mariana Alvarez was born to a well-off Mexican landowner in the late 1800's. She had a rather luxurious childhood for the time and place, having grown up in a magnificent hacienda with several servants. She was the apple of her father's eye, leaving her a bit spoiled and sometimes selfish, but she was mostly a sweet girl who dreamed of becoming a wife and mother in an equally beautiful hacienda of her own.

When Mari was 16, she discovered not only the love of her life, but also that she had a will of iron and the discipline and fortitude to get what she wanted. She fell in love with Pablo Pacante, the 20-year-old son of a neighboring land owner. He was engaged to another girl, but Mari won his heart through persistence, feminine wiles, and being the wealthier of the two. He proposed when she was 17, and they only had to wait for her dowry to be ready in order to marry.

Vampire History: Mari was chosen by a small coven looking to make a fierce army of newborn vampires in order to conquer the coastal city of Tampico. She was snatched from her bed the night before her wedding, and it took almost that full year of blood lust for her to recall the life she'd almost had. She somehow managed to survive past that year, although she was a favorite pet of her coven because of her ability to make things happen through will alone.

Once Mari realized her past, she went back to turn her great love, only to find he'd married another. She snapped, left her coven, and became one of the most feared nomad vampires in the south, earning herself the name Mariposa Peligrosa (Dangerous Butterfly). Her thirst was enormous.

After about 5 or so years, Mari found herself cradling a small lifeless body. She'd killed children before, but this little boy had the dark looks of her beloved and matched almost perfectly the child of her dreams. Her remorse, while rooted in her insanity, helped her come back into herself, although it forever tainted her desire for human blood.

The name Mariposa Peligrosa has disappeared into the stuff of legends, although she still goes by the name Mariposa in some situations. Mari is a great protector of children, although she has very little contact with them most of the times. She's saved several runaways from abuse, murder, or worse, but she keeps to the countryside as she has trouble controlling her thirst and doesn't really know about using big animals as a substitute for human blood. She's been relying on rabbits, squirrels, and rodents for a while now.

If the situation ever allowed it, Mari would work well within a coven, but she cannot abide those who kill anymore. She has a great love of luxury that is currently NOT being maintained, and she has an enormous capacity for love, although she inevitably loves the wrong people. She's probably had a vampire lover or two along the way, but it was more a marriage of convenience than anything else.

Callahan, Ella

Ella Renee Callahan
[Picture to come]
TDS - Gen 3

Age/Year at start of RP: 15/5th year
Class: 2029-36

Hair: Dark blonde and shoulder length. Ella usually wears it with finger waves, a scarf, or a variety of funky barrettes.
Eyes: Dark blue
Physical: Ella is a little tall for her age, but she will definitely develop her mother's willowy frame. She floats more than walks and moves like a dancer, but she isn't the least bit athletic (more's the shame, since she comes from a Quidditch heritage). Ella isn't a classic beauty, but she has a very sweetly pretty face and was well known at Beauxbatons for having a sonnet written about her perfect cupid's bow mouth.

Pet: Striped tabby cat that is mostly eyes and ears named Vincent
Wand: 8 inches, holly, unicorn hair, whippy

Background: The Callahan family spent the last two years in France while they were on limited contract with the French national league. Ella attended Beauxbatons during that time, and it helped a great deal in the formation of her personality. She is very dreamy and artistic, and she sometimes seems to live in her own world. This is a result both of her spending a lot of time alone when she was younger, as well as an active effort on Andi's part to ensure that her children didn't suffer from the same doubt and self-esteem issues that she did. Ella is very comfortable with who she is, and it is obvious that she is moving to a rhythm all her own. The Winston Seer heritage manifests itself through her artwork. She's deep in denial about it.

After two years in France, the Callahans returned home only a few weeks before term started. The reason was hushed up to avoid a newspaper scandal or gossiping. Ella does not miss France and probably doesn't want to speak much on what happened there. She has developed the slightest of accents from her time in France.

Andi and Blake play for the Hornets once again. They live in Hampstead, in the cottage their two children grew up in. Connor Callahan is a first year this term.

Darcy, Bronwyn

Bronwyn Darcy
TDS - Gen 1
(Nostalgic moment... first RP character ever)

(called Wyn by friends)
House: Slytherin
Year: 7
Blood: pure
Eyes: gray
Hair: longish, black hair, usually worn in a thick braid
Height: 5'8"
Personality: Wavering on the line... has a deeply compassionate, sweet heart, but also has a sharply sarcastic wit. Wants to be accepted in her house
Extra: Her parents are death eaters, but she doesn't think she has it in her to follow in their footsteps. She lacks the courage at this point to walk away from her family, but she does not approve of what her family does.

Bronwyn Renata Darcy is the younger daughter of Tynan and Regan Darcy. She is 16-years-old, her birthday being January 19th. She has one older sister, Rianna Darcy Mulciber, know to Wyn as Ree.

Tynan and Regan had an arranged marriage of sorts, done for the good of "the family." Regan's father, Xavier McDaw, is one of the most powerful wizards in Scotland and from a very old family. Being powerful in his own right, he never wanted to serve Voldemort and was unaware of Darcy's alliances. It was never a love match, and, after producing two heirs, Regan immersed herself in Wizarding Society and is seldom at home. Not that Tynan notices.

Tynan is a strong Wizard. He is only 42-years-old but is a well-respected part of society. His family was Dark for many generations. Regan was a great beauty in her day but is merely ambitious and manipulative, not evil. She falls in with whoever is in power.

Rianna takes after her mother. She is a beauty of great renown. In her childhood, Ree was her daddy's princess, being first, beautiful, and obedient. Wyn failed by being another girl, merely pretty, and a little scrapper. She can never quite get Tynan's approval, although she tried for many years. Ree was married right out of Hogwarts to Darien Mulciber, only son of DE Mulciber and now a DE himself. She is expecting their first child in January.

Wyn loves her sister dearly, although she is jealous of her father's love. She would do anything for Ree, but she also keeps her at a healthy distance. Having been compared to Ree all her life, she tries to avoid such situations. Upon first meeting the elder Malfoy, he proclaimed her "not as pretty as the other daughter," and that's really how she's considered herself ever since. Many DE forget Tynan even has a second daughter - sometimes Tynan seems to forget as well.

The Darcy estate is located quite near the McMillan estate. Robert McMillan is a DE, and his son Johnathan and Wyn were thrown together quite a lot from an early age. With the absence of her own mother, Wyn grew very attached to John's and often pretended she was her daughter and John's sister. Mrs. McMillan's death was as hard on Wyn as it was on John, although she doesn't show it as much and holds much less anger towards Robert. She didn't witness the murder and John hasn't really spoken to her of that day. She and John continue to this day to be best friends, although her father now discourages it because of John's position regarding Voldemort.

Wyn does well in school. Her best subjects are Transfiguration and Ancient Runes, much to her father's dismay. He views those subjects as next to useless. Her wand is 9 inches, oak, unicorn tail hair.

Essington, Talia

Talia Essington
TDS - Rrrabbits

Malfoy, Orion

Orion Malfoy
TDS - Gen 2

Age at RP start: 16
House: Slytherin
Hair: Pale blond; he used to wear it long and now wears it short and spiky
Eyes: Gray/ silver
Height: 6'1"
Excels at: Whatever really interests him, mostly CoMC and Herbology
Worst subject: Anything that requires work or study, or anything he deems boring
Personality: Orion is a trouble maker, with a "take what you want, do what you want" attitude towards school work, girls, and life in general.

Background Information
After Hogwarts, Draco married a French pureblood as his father intended. Orion had much the same influence in his life as Draco did, although his mother was much more proactive in his raising and Draco was less hard on him. Orion was raised with the belief that he is basically Wizarding royalty. He doesn't do things he dislikes and he generally does whatever he has to in order to get the things he wants. Somehow, he's managed to pass each year in school... *coughDracocough*. He doesn't currently have a particular interest in any one girl, but he satisfies his needs with the girl of the moment. Orion also doesn't have the same passion for hating Muggles and Muggle-born Wizards as his father and grandfather, in fact a lot of his clothing, etc. influences were stolen from Muggle Studies texts. He just thinks he should get what he wants.

Mulciber, Darien Aidan

Darien Aidan Mulciber
TDS - Gen 2

Age at 'start' of RP: 19
Former House: Slytherin
Job: Intern at Knockturn Alley apothecary... not because he needs the money, but because he wants to
Hair: longish black
Eyes: Dark blue
Physical: Tall, wiry, subtley good looking, tries to blend in

Bit o' the background: Aidan graduated from Hogwarts a year ago. He is not at all close to his Winston side, despite any efforts on the twins' part to befriend him. He is a total loner, and he disdains weakness in anyone, including himself. He hates his father for being foolish enough to get caught, but has fallen in with the same crowd. Aidan is deep into some of the dark arts out of curiosity and a search for power, but he feels that a pursuit of pure-blooded mania and pointless torture are a waste of effort.

He is pretty low on the totem pole in the Death Eaters, but because of his father and because of his grandfather, he is considered something of a legacy. He so hates that :).

Potter, Jackson

Jackson Potter
TDS - Gen 3

Age/Year at start of RP: 12/ 2nd year
Class: 2031-38

Hair: Black, of the messy variety
Eyes: Emerald green
Physical: He's 12, man. All arms and legs. He's going to end up with a Potter build, although he managed to inherit some Winston height. He's solidly built and a bundle of energy.

Pet: Brown barn owl named Turkey
Wand: 9.5 inches, maple, phoenix feather, slightly springy

Background: Jack is the oldest child of Quinn and Rusty Potter. He has inherited more than his share of arrogance and bravado, but he's a kid with his heart in the right place. He's very proud of his heritage as of now, although he gets really embarassed when his mom makes him spend time in her shop with all the lady-things.

Jack is a rascal and has only just realized that girls are super fun to torment... but he isn't sure why yet. He'll be a heartbreaker.

Jack's father plays for the Hampstead Hornets, and his mother owns the QP shops in Diagon Alley and our unnamed village. They now rent otu the flat in DA and own a nice house in the village. Jack has grown up around and across from the school, and he terrorized the whole village in his youth. He feels ownership of the school in some ways, and he's ready to terrorize that.

He adores his younger brother, but he'd never admit it. He's scared to death of his younger sister, but she's QP in training. He idolizes his father and grandfather, but he really is in awe of his Uncle Al.

Shannon, Tacey

Tacey Jenna Shannon
TDS - Gen 3

Age/Year at start of RP: 15/ 5th year
Class: 2029-36

Hair: Black hair, catches blue-like highlights in sunlight
Eyes: Dark brown, nearly black
Physical: Tacey is a petite fireball. She doesn't hold still for long, which usually proves detrimental as she has a clumsy streak. She hasn't really developed yet, much to her frustration, but she already acknowledges that she's going to be small for the rest of her life.

Pet: None, but she REALLY wants an owl
Wand: 8.5 inches, oak, dragonheart string, fairly rigid

Background: Tacey is the biological daughter of Bryce Macnair, although she has no idea. Her mother fell in with a bad crowd while living abroad, but once she realized she was pregnant, she pulled her life back together and moved home. Tacey has been raised solely by her mother, although she also had a close relationship with her grandparents before they died. She and her mother had a quiet enough life, although Hannah Shannon struggled to make ends meet at times.

The day a wizard appeared on her doorstep (Alex) to tell her about being a witch was a very happy day, as it introduced her to a whole new world that she fit well into, but also a sad one. She was leaving her mother alone, something that Tacey never wanted to do. She has no idea who her father is, although she knows she must look like him... she looks almost nothing like her mother.

Tacey is friendly and outgoing, but she has a stubborn streak that is legendary. She can also have a temper, something that developed from having to look after her mother all those years. She is fierce in her loyalty, but once she dislikes you... it's almost set in stone.

Hannah Shannon works as a receptionist. She also pulls shifts as a waitress on odd weekends.

Winston, Andrea

Andrea Winston
TDS - Gen 2

Age at RP start: 16, to turn 17 in June
House: Probably Gryffindor
Hair: Sandy blond, always scrapped up into a ponytail or braid
Eyes: Gray
Height: 5'9"
Excels at: Quidditch and DADA, other physical activities
Worst subjects: Divination, Potions, anything that requires a lot of sitting still
Personality: Boisterous and bossy when it comes to sports and her "family," Andi (as she prefers to be called) is shy when it comes to boys and unsure when it comes to her studies and being girly.

Background Info
Andrea is the "middle" child, so to speak, of three. Jacob is about 14 months older and was a seventh year at the beginning of the RP. Alexa is Andrea's twin, and Andrea was born 5 minutes before her. The children grew up at Winston Manor, and Andrea has very fuzzy vague memories of Aunt Day living with them with her daughter. They were also quite close to the Potter family growing up, so Aunt Mattie, Uncle Harry, Sirius and Lily were around a lot.

Both her parents play Quidditch professionally, so Andrea is obsessed with Quidditch in a most unhealthy way. At some point in her youth, Andrea developed a strange fascination with Sirius Potter, which over time has developed into another unhealthy obsession - a crush. Andrea isn't good with boys other than as chums or fellow players, being completely unsure of herself as a "girl." She masks that uncertainty with bluster and with being an unabashed tomboy.

Winston, Jacob

Jacob Ronald Winston
TDS - Gen 2
(inherited character)

Nickname: Jake
Birthday: April 3rd
Age at start of RP: 17
Year: 7th
House: Gryffindor
Hair: blonde, short, well groomed
Eyes: brown
Height: 6' 3"
Best Class: DADA/Astronomy
Worst Class: Divination
Personality: Jake is well behaved and very polite. He seemed to pick up habits from Wyn's mother and his own grandmother, both very formal. He's quite tall and handsome. Like his father he's very athletic but he looks more like Wyn. He get his dark eyes from her. He's very protective of his twin sisters and whoever they "hang out" with especially the boys. He tends to scare most of them away sooner or later.

Background
Jake was named for Ron Weasley who was killed by mistake while Voldemort was after Jake's father Jay. He is Jay and Wyn's oldest, with twin sisters about 14 months behind him (see above info on the Wintson twins)
Jake is such a good student, he advanced from being a Prefect in his 5th year to being selected Head Boy in his seventh. Like his father, he has a very creative side as well. He is also very protective of the two Weasley siblings that he sort of adopts as "family".

Winston, Johnathen

Johnathen Morris Winston
TDS - Gen 3
(inherited character)

Birthday: March 5, 2019
Age/Year at start of RP: 14/4th
Class: 2030/31
Hair: loose, flopsy, short, straight strawberry blonde
Eyes: Very bright blue
Physical: Tall and thin. Works very hard for the muscle tone he’s managed to get. Naturly he would tend to scrawnyness.
Pet: Labrador retriever dog named Portus, who is now getting on in years and is in fact quite portley.
Wand: 11 inches, holly, unicorn tail hair

Background: John grew up in the village across the river from McMillian. His parents, Ren and Jake Winston live with him and his sister Holly, who was born when he was just over one year old. While she is only about a year younger than him, she is two years behind him in school, something that John is quite happy about. He loves his sister and would fiercly protect her, but he doesn’t want her hanging around every second.

Growing up so close to the school, John was well familiar with it long before he attended. He grew up playing with the other children from the village, his cousins Jack and Jamie and he spent a fair ampunt of time around Ella when they were young.

John has a well developed sense of right and wrong but a certain moral flexibility, and has grown up to be a polite and well mannered boy. He would never break a rule when someone was watching, but he does have a certain disregard for rules that get in his way. As long as no one is hurt by what he does, what’s the problem?

He has worked long and hard to try and look better for the girls. He runs daily and is a chaser on his house team, which has to his delight given him a certain attraction. Last year he had a girlfriend, though truth be told it was a bit of a disaster. He’s hoping that this year will go much better in that respect.

At his schoolwork, John excels when he applies himself. He likes potions and charms, and his favourite subject at the moment is Care of Magical Creatures. He would love to be a Quidditch player when he gets older like his Aunt Andi but he holds no illusions that he is good enough for it. He thinks he might quite like to be a Healer, or maybe a Vet.

John is still wary of his parents, having left for school in the midst of their marital difficulties. He’s not sure what it was all about but he remembers it as an unhappy time, despite his parents attempts to cover it over.

Winston, Quinn

Quinn Winston
TDS - Gen 2

Wolfe, Elijah

Elijah Wolfe
TDS - Gen 3

Age: 22
Position: CoMC Professor
Former House: Phoenix

Hair: Dark auburn/chestnut. Essentially, a dark brown streaked with red and gold from the sun
Eyes: Hazel
Physical: About 6' tall, Eli is solidly built and broad across the shoulders. He's a dragon tamer by trade, and he has the scars, and build, to prove it. In addition to a few burns, Eli has a nice dragon tattoo on his chest and a rune tattooed on his bicep. Mmm, tattoos.

Wand: 9", oak, dragon heartstring
Pet: Who can say for sure? Eli has a penchant for dangerous animals, but he's more responsible about it than Hagrid was. He's in talks with a woman who will bring unicorn colts to the forest on the island, and he is working to bring a few thestrals from Hagrid's herd. Eli also has the required assortment of creatures, as well as a barn owl named Hector and a huge black grim-like dog named Duncan.
THIS JUST IN : Aethonon colt named Honey, moke named Antone, and flobberworms named Lovely and Fancy

Background: Eli graduated from McMillian 4 years ago and went immediately into service working with dragons in Romania. He loved that work, but the solitude and increasingly dangerous behavior of his peers caused him to look for a different spot. He spent 1 year abroad, working with a variety of dangerous animals before returning to England. His father is an old friend of Jay Winston's, and he got the job at Hogwarts on Jay's recommendation. Eli is suited for the work, as he was very good at training exercises and he has the contacts necessary to start building the sort of menagerie a magical school needs. That is his primary function at Hogwarts at this time.

Personally, Eli's parents are both alive and live near London. He doesn't have a girlfriend, although he has a very high appreciation of all women. He has an admitted weakness for blonds of all shapes and sizes.

Eli is mulishly stubborn at times, and he can have quite the temper. For the most part, he reserves that flash temper for people who are dishonest with him and for people who purposefully seek to hurt others. He has a noble spirit and a generous nature, but he's just a little arrogant... and who wouldn't be when you were a dragon tamer in your past?