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| The Institute for Magical Focus |
| Known informally as ‘The Institute’, it was formed to learn more about magic in common use- as well as clean up after magical accidents that took place while people didn’t understand how magic works. It should be noted that they haven’t gotten a good answer as to why, or how it works. But The Institute is devoted to knowledge. It’s located in the good sized college town of Fipping. Fipping is somewhere near the borders of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. For a town where it is, it has a nice nightlife, a mall all that good stuff. It is just on the small side of being a city. Before being converted to the Institute, the building that housed it was an 'extended care facility'. Several people live at the Institute, in the apartments there, but most of the buildings are devoted to classroom-like areas. It has possibly the largest occult library in America. Its' motto is “Magic Runs Rampant in the Hearts of the Stupid” |
| Octavia Ursula Thornbury-our lovely heroine |
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| 5’9” Brown eyes, black hair, dark brown skin. Rounded and huggable, not fat. Favorite colors: Purple, white and gold. 27 years old, College education Raised in Southern Pennsylvania, where she attended a local college. Interested in the occult since she was a child, she got into Wicca and Paganism lightly in high school, then more firmly in college. Octavia is gifted with an incredibly sharp mind, and a rather biting wit. She does not suffer fools gladly, but she will suffer them if she has a reason. The institute found ‘Tavia giving lectures at Pagan Conventions. She now teaches at the Institute, and is a close friend of Willow’s. She writes non-fictional books and articles on paganism. An important thing to keep in mind is that Octavia really is a nice person- she just doesn’t feel it’s worth her effort to be nice to idiots. She has a quick, violent temper. “You should be arrested for practicing magic under the influence of idiots.” |
| Willow Elizabeth Taylor-not quite the author |
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| 5’91/2” Blue-gray eyes, golden blonde hair,
pale pink skin. On the plump side. Favoraite Colors: All of them! Fond of green, pink and white. 23 years old, high school education, attends classes at the Institute, teaches at the Institute, and occasionally takes courses at Fipping University. Willow was raised pagan and has a very avant-garde approach to the world. She lives in her own world, and doesn’t seem to mind too much that it rarely overlaps with the one everyone else lives in. This is the main reason she never actually got a degree in anything. She seems rude, and frequently much less intelligent then she is, but this is usually simply because she’s not operating on the same level as everyone else. When she does interact, she’s surprisingly deep, on a disturbing level. While she is REALLY out there, she's not technicaly the author. More like a peice of her. She talks to everything, and alot of it talks back. “You’re a practicing witch huh? Maybe you should practice harder.” |
| Larry (Lawrence Yuri Stibbons) -The sarcastic one |
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| 6’ black eyes, black hair, Asian-gold skin, geekish physique.
Favorite colors: Blue, black, red. 22 years old, High school graduate, attending classes at Fipping University The son of a psychologist and a lawyer, one might be inclined to feel sorry for Larry, if he didn’t go out of his way to seem unimpressed by everything. Larry found his way first into Paganism, then the Institute through Role-playing. He’s a voracious reader of fiction, and comics, and is one of the few people at the Institute who Willow can talk to about stuff like that. His parents aren’t quite sure what to make of his sudden change of college, since he was originally attending a bigger one. He’s majoring in forensics, and minoring in parapsychology. Surprisingly, he gets excellent grades in both. His grandmother thinks he’s Gay, and he hasn’t managed to convince her otherwise. “We all know the only reason I’m here is to look like Harry Potter” |
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| Loo Ellen -Not quite as stupid as she looks |
| Loo Ellen
5’ 6” Blue eyes, blonde hair, pale skin, fashionably slim Favorite colors: Black, Silver, red 21 years old, high school graduate, Works in Azure Pyramid, a magic shop in Fipping. Loo Ellen is very into magick, ever since she found out about it, and loves the entire concept. She and Tir are best friends and are absolutely inseparable, most times. This does cause backlash between them as stupid things continue to happen to well, stupid people. Loo’s main fault is she just doesn’t think things through, willing to go with her first impressions, and she usually forgets to do any solid research. Reading it straight out of a paperback book is good enough for her. She doesn’t have to think or anything. “Well, like the Goddess is TOTALLY in me. I am SO a goddess.” |
| Tir (Terri O'Banyon) -As fluffy as she wants to be |
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| 5’6” Green eyes, red hair, irish-white skin, slender
Favorite colors: Green, black, silver. 21 years old, High School Education, Attending Fipping University A good Irish rich girl, Tir had her ears surgically pointed in High school, convinced she was a reincarnated Elf. This is one of the few things that stayed constant about her. Despite being somewhat dippy, she’s really the smarter of the Loo/Tir pair, and if she would think clearly, she might even be useful someday. As it is, she’s a natural channel, and frequently the High Priestess in her Coven. For some reason, Athena likes to possess her. “Well, like, you know, it’s not like I’m completely stupid or something! I like, know shit.” |
| Oken Goldenwolfstar -Kind of gives you his mesure, doesn't it? |
| 6’2” Gray-green eyes, dark blond hair, tanish skin. Muscular.
Favorite colors: Gold, Green, brown 28 years old, college graduate Oken thinks he’s right. Why shouldn’t he? After all, he’s had the best education in magic that money can buy, and since his father left him a fortune, he doesn’t have to worry about anything but magic. He is however a computer programmer whenever he feels compelled to work. Rich, handsome, smart and talented, he’s also a chauvinistic arsehole, who is very bad at loosing arguments, and listening to other people’s opinions. Why don’t you just agree with him, you’ll save yourself a headache in the end, and he’ll just act like you did, anyway. "Hey there. Why don't we get skyclad andwork some magic, baby?" |
| Rasputin -don't ask, he won't tell. |
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| 6’1” steely gray eyes that pierce your very soul, black hair, unknown racial heritage. Thin as a rail. Age unknown. Favorite colors unknown.
This much can be said for Rasputin; he’s been at this a while. That being said, he still messes up, mostly because he prefers to let other people do the planning. An excellent second in command, he will spout off proverbs like a dysfunctional fortune cookie factory, and yet refuse to take actual control of the situation, claiming he isn’t qualified. No one is quite sure what he does for a living. No one is sure of almost anything about him, actually. "Indeed" |
| Professor Phillip Eronious-those who teach |
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| 5’4” gray eyes, black, graying hair, Asian. Stocky.
Favorite colors: unknown, generally dresses in shades of gray and cream 46 years old One of the few full time teachers at the Institute, the Professor likes Science fiction and medical texts as light reading. He’s the one who organizes most of what goes on at the Institute, and refuses to tell anyone who actually founded it, or why, beyond the obvious. When things go wrong, he’s usually the first to know. Despite being well read and educated, he’s the first to admit when he doesn’t know something. He likes research, but isn’t too interested in magic as it is practiced. He’s color blind. "Well that's intresting... but stupid." |
| The Cats -we can't forget them! |
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Cuthullu, Spayed female, white short hair, blue eyes. Attached to Octavia. Battousai, Unneutered male, alburn, medium hair, golden eyes. Owns Willow. Yaewah, neutered male, black long hair, green eyes. Brigit's cat. Laura, unspayed female, shorthaired calico, green eyes. Wanders everywhere (There are more. This is just all we could find for the picture.) A motley selection of felines, They roam the institute at will, doing whatever they please, with a blatant disregard to the thought that anyone might be allergic to cats. Other than Willow, most likely to break the 4th wall. |
| Stewart Bliss -Local fundie |
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| 6' black hair, brown eyes. Solid, slightly over weight, medium dark brown skin 32 years old, college graduate. (attending seminary school by mail)
Feel sorry for Stewart. He really thinks that he's going to convince the members of the Institute to repent. I'm not sure why he's picked such a very difficult target for his first attempt but he has. Both his wife and the local minister try to convince him to leave the Institute alone, but he won't. Maybe he's just a glutton for punishment. He has a tendency to mis-quote the bible. The rest of the time, he works in real estate. Middle child. “BLASPHEMY!” |
| Pippin Hastings -(concept belongs to Jenny Dickinson) |
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| 5’10” Red hair, blue eyes, Irish skin, slender, 25 years old
Favorite colors: Blue, white, red. Education Unknown, presumed High school and college graduate Very little in fact is known about Pippin, except that Willow loves him desperately. Actually, no one is really sure if Pippin is a boy or a girl, because Willow is rumored to have a girlfriend, but the only one who anyone has ever seen is Pippin, who at least looks like a very effeminate man. Pippin seems to have fox ears growing out of his head, but they might be on a cleverly designed band. Pippin is smart, clever, and apparently just as out there as Willow, which is doubtless why she loves him. "Reality is all in what you see. Now you see it, now you don't!" |
| Jesus C.H. Nazereth -Devine Savior, or Deranged Psycho? |
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| 6’ Brown hair, veritable eyes (they go from bright blue to dark brown) dusky skin, solid, 30 something?
Favorite Colors: He doesn’t play favorites Education Unknown Is he or isn’t he actually Jesus? Does it matter? Jesus is a great guy, and he works at Fallen, the Goth bar in Fipping. Some people say he owns it, but no one is sure. He has a fondness for Swedish Fish, and generally has a half full bag of them on him- though no one can recall ever seeing him finish one. He probably would have shown up at the Institute eventually, but Willow brought him there for the first time. To the casual eye, Jesus seems like a real stoner-goth with a God complex, but he goes out of his way to actually be a fairly good role model for people. He always wears a ‘Buddy Christ’ key chain hanging from his belt. “You’re only making my job harder” |
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| Herne (aka, Herne Hunter) -Wild Panty Raider |
| 6’4” (Not including antlers) russet-red-brown hair, brown eyes, dusky skin, age N/A (Appears in early twenties)
Favorite colors: forest green, leather brown, blood red. Education :N/A Attending Fipping University. When Oken tried to summon the Wild Hunt, he got Herne and his pack of dogs, which is a good thing, since when he’s not feeling his wildest (in the dead of winter and late fall) Herne is a fairly decent, if oversexed guy. Almost all women are attracted to him on one level or another. Somehow he got enrolled at Fipping University, and sometimes plays on the football team. Only cowed by Willow, who stands up to him, and is not attracted to him in the least. “I like it here. I was invited. No one ever invites me anywhere.” |
| Eliot -Drummer |
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| Cuthullu -Travel Sized for your convinence |
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| Generally about 12” high. No hair, red eyes, mottled shades green, brown and cream.
Age: Elder god He will devour your dreams. And he wants your vote! Originally summoned by Loo Ellen and some of her friends to put in her giant fish tank, it went wrong, resulting in a Five inch tall Cuthullu. He’s managed to get a little bigger through dint of effort, but has remained fairly steady at about the size of a stuffed toy. Mostly seen around Willow, since she understands him. “GL’GRAZ QWX’NTZ” |
| 6’3” Brown eyes, black hair, medium dark brown skin. Plump. 27 years old
Favorite colors: Purple, golden rod, crimson, azure Eliot is a drummer, and he’s Gay. A laughing, pleasant guy, he organizes the music at the Institute. I think he’s got an apartment there, and he makes hand made drums for sale. Youngest child. "How are you going to know, unless you try?" |
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