Advertise/Affiliate Other Forum Main Page The World Before You Play

Susie Rainfeather, Apprentice Witch

Started by Eckhart_Von_Musel, February 11, 2018, 02:53:48 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Eckhart_Von_Musel

Content Warning: Suicidal Thoughts, Bullying

__________________QUICK STATS
Name: Susan Rainfeather
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Species Human
Ethnicity: Verdan
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 98 lbs.
Occupation: Student
Residence: Wyrdwood Academy
Favorite Food: Cheese and crackers
Alignment: Lawful Neutral


Art by me!
Character Theme:
Ready To Start

__________________IN-DEPTH STUFF

Physical Description:
Susie Rainfeather is a short girl with stormy grey eyes. She wears the traditional Wyrdwood Academy uniform- a pale blue robe with a pointy wizard hat. Her orange hair clashes horribly with her outfit, and the other students make fun of her for this.

Susie doesn't have a spirit stone! She wears an empty copper bezel pendant that her parents bought for her- that way if she finds her stone, she'll have a place to put it.

Having grown up in rural Altas Verde, Susie has a noticably strong Verdan accent. It gets thicker when she's upset or excited, to the point where she can be genuinely incompresensible to anybody from outside the province.

Personality:
Neurotic and easily stressed, Susie isn't having an easy time at school. Wyrdwood's heavy workload and competitive culture have left the girl a nervous wreck. She overthinks everything, and and always imagines herself falling into the worst possible scenarios. What if she can't complete the next assignment on time? What if her paper isn't good enough? What if she accidentally trips and breaks her wand?

A major part of Susie's anxiety comes from her lack of a spirit stone- none of the testing stones at the local church of Myyla matched! This has left her feeling cut off from her faith, and she's terrified that her goddess must hate her.

Underneath the ball of nerves, Susie is a girl who really, really wants to succeed. She doesn't believe she's good enough for Wyrdwood, and is painfully aware that other students don't think she is either. Maybe, just maybe, she'll be able to prove them wrong.

Susie enjoys playing hacky-sack in her spare time. Currently her record for keeping the ball in the air is four minutes.

Update: Months of harsh bullying, as well as the mysterious death of her pet dog, have caused Susie to experience intrusive, suicidal thoughts. They show no signs of stopping, and the girl has become a bigger emotional wreck than ever before...
Update #2: She's feeling much better now :D

Relationships:
Susie's parents are alive and well, and are very proud of their "special little mage" for getting into Wyrdwood. Susie tries her best not to disappoint them.

Juniper Whitechalk is paying for Susie's tuition. While grateful for the opportunity she's been given, Susie is unsure of what the noblewoman sees in her.
Spoiler
[close]
Susie has a pet Orratilla named Crackers- a gift from Juniper. His fur is golden, and he's probably worth a small fortune.

Magic/Abilities:
Susie has dust magic! With a flick of her wand, she can create dust bunnies and cobwebs like nobody's business! She tells people that it's a weak form of terramancy in order to sound less lame.

After months of hardship and trials, it would seem Susie has discovered the true nature of her magic. The girl wields a form of genesis, the ability to conjure matter from nothing. There's no catalysts or equivilant exchange involved- think of it as being able to play life in creative mode. As of right now, however, she only knows how to make three materials:

Susie is very good at writing, and her reading level is a few grades higher than most kids her age.

History:
Born to jade miners in the Lilura Nera, Susie Rainfeather grew up in relative poverty. Her parents barely made enough to provide for her- while she never went hungry, money was always tight and the girl had to do odd jobs around town to help pay the bills. In spite her parent's affection, Susie couldn't shake the feeling she was a burden to the family and sometimes wondered if it'd be better for them if she'd never been born.

It was after her tenth birthday that life began to throw Susie curveballs. During her Reflection, the local priests were unable to find her spirit stone- an occurance considered to be a bad omen by many. While her parents refused to treat her any differently than before, most of the girl's friends would begin to shun her. Bullying became frequent, and neighbors would often gossip about the Rainfeather's "cursed" daughter. Susie herself felt as if she'd been cut off from her faith, and would find herself increasingly isolated as the years went on...

...And it would be under these circumstances that Juniper Whitechalk would find her. Enticed by the idea of unlocking her hidden potential- and enamoured by the promise that she was important- caused the child to fall under the noblewoman's spell. Now attending the prestigious Wyrdwood Academy, Susie tries her hardest to live up to her patron's expectations...

__________________THREAD TRACKER
Current Threads:

Complete Threads:
Let's Start With Something Small - Prologue
Settling In - Appears in posts 18-30
Vaulting at Wyrdwood
A Magician Never Reveals Her Secrets - Appears in posts 68-110
One Hell Of A Night - Susie isn't in the thread itself, but it's important for context.
Kicking Up Dust - Thread died, but it does a good job showcasing her intrusive thoughts
Dust to Dust - Susie faces her threshold guardian and learns a new trick with her powers
Left Out In The Cold - Susie reunites with Juniper
Something From Nothing - Susie has dinner with Juniper, and learns the truth behind her magic

Tags: