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PLAYER INFORMATIONNAME:Lel
AGE: 27
JOURNAL: leloipa
AIM/PLURK/EMAIL: leloipa
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Conan Edogawa
CHARACTER INFORMATIONSERIES: Dark is Rising Sequence
NAME: Will Stanton
RACE: Old One
AGE: 12
CANON POINT: After Silver on the Tree
REFERENCES:
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
Will is short and stocky, with a round solemn face. He has messy brown hair and longish bangs. He has acquired a recognizable habit of pushing his hair out of his eyes with one hand. Most of the time he appears to be completely unremarkable. Other characters have remarked that there is something absolutely reliable and comforting about his ordinariness. But at the same time, there is always a strange distance and oddness about him. As if he didn't quite belong to the same world as everyone else. He has serious grey eyes that seem oddly older than his appearance would suggest. Will often wears clothing typical of a rural English boy from the 1970's. His favorite jacket is a battered sheepskin jacket that he received as a hand-me-down from his brothers. He has one noticeable scar located on the inside of his right forearm just above the wrist. It is a shiny hairless burn scar shaped like a perfect circle quartered by a cross.
PERSONALITY & HOUSE REQUESTS:
On the surface Will is an entirely normal eleven-year-old boy from the English countryside. He is quiet, polite and cheerful, with a wry sense of humor. There is a solid sense of practicality and capability about him. A lot of the time he appears almost aggressively ordinary and unremarkable. Will’s expression stays solemn a lot of the time, but he has a rare smile that lights up his face. He has an keen interest in things like folklore and ceremonies. Will enjoys learning about languages as well, although he likes the logic and formal structure of Latin best. Will also loves all the socializing and craziness that comes from being the youngest in a very large family. He loves the moments when all of his eight older siblings are home and making noise.
But at the same time there is something oddly old about Will. As if he were ancient and young all at the same time. There are times when he simply knows things. When to act and what to say. Odd thoughts about events that happened long before he was born. Things about plants and animals and stars and people. At times he acts much more like an adult than a child. He has a habit of making puzzling and cryptic comments about different topics. For example, one such comment about the nature of religion caused a confused priest to wonder whether Will should be exorcised or ordained.
All of these oddities are caused by the fact that Will has another, much deeper, side to his character. In truth, Will belongs to a group of metaphysical beings who call themselves Old Ones. He was the last to be born and the one with the closest ties to humanity still. Although the Light is good and noble, it is not kind. It can be very cold and pragmatic. And it can be cruel, especially to it's own kind. Old Ones are concerned with the great battle against the Dark, fighting so that humans can have the chance to make their own choices. But Old Ones themselves do not have a choice about their own destiny. Once they come into their power they are bound to serve the interests of the Light. If they are required to sacrifice a few individuals for the greater good, they will do it. For Old Ones, duty comes first. Always.
For Will, who still has ties to his human family and human emotions, the demands of being an Old One can be hard. He still feels empathy for the humans he protects, and regrets the need for sacrifices. But at the same time, the part of him that is an Old One limits his ability to to empathize with human emotions like grief. In a later book, when a friend was upset over the death of his dog, Will was only able to offer him the wisdom of an Old One. At the time Will knew that it was the wrong thing to say. That the cold pragmatism of his kind was not what his friend wanted or needed to hear. But he was unable to be human enough to be what his friend needed. Another time, Will’s mentor told him that there were parts of his abilities as an Old One he could not understand because he still thought too much like a human.
When acting as an Old One Will is calm, serene and authoritative. Old Ones tend to be utterly unflappable and rather cold and pragmatic. They are not human, even though they may appear like ordinary people. Yet there is a sense of companionship among them. Old Ones only truly feel complete when they are in a gathering of their own kind. But because their duty to the Light will always come first, they spend most of their time alone among humans.
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
COMMUTER DETAILS: Untapped
POSITION: Student
ABILITIES & POWERS:
And I will tell you this. That you can do this simply because of who you are.
WAND:
Rowan, Phoenix feather, 12 inches, unyielding
Rowan, Will. That's our wood. For our wood is one which the Dark does not love,
Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no Dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.
phoenix feather
MISC.:
WRITING SAMPLESFIRST PERSON:
THIRD PERSON:
AGE: 27
JOURNAL: leloipa
AIM/PLURK/EMAIL: leloipa
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Conan Edogawa
CHARACTER INFORMATIONSERIES: Dark is Rising Sequence
NAME: Will Stanton
RACE: Old One
AGE: 12
CANON POINT: After Silver on the Tree
REFERENCES:
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
Will is short and stocky, with a round solemn face. He has messy brown hair and longish bangs. He has acquired a recognizable habit of pushing his hair out of his eyes with one hand. Most of the time he appears to be completely unremarkable. Other characters have remarked that there is something absolutely reliable and comforting about his ordinariness. But at the same time, there is always a strange distance and oddness about him. As if he didn't quite belong to the same world as everyone else. He has serious grey eyes that seem oddly older than his appearance would suggest. Will often wears clothing typical of a rural English boy from the 1970's. His favorite jacket is a battered sheepskin jacket that he received as a hand-me-down from his brothers. He has one noticeable scar located on the inside of his right forearm just above the wrist. It is a shiny hairless burn scar shaped like a perfect circle quartered by a cross.
PERSONALITY & HOUSE REQUESTS:
On the surface Will is an entirely normal eleven-year-old boy from the English countryside. He is quiet, polite and cheerful, with a wry sense of humor. There is a solid sense of practicality and capability about him. A lot of the time he appears almost aggressively ordinary and unremarkable. Will’s expression stays solemn a lot of the time, but he has a rare smile that lights up his face. He has an keen interest in things like folklore and ceremonies. Will enjoys learning about languages as well, although he likes the logic and formal structure of Latin best. Will also loves all the socializing and craziness that comes from being the youngest in a very large family. He loves the moments when all of his eight older siblings are home and making noise.
But at the same time there is something oddly old about Will. As if he were ancient and young all at the same time. There are times when he simply knows things. When to act and what to say. Odd thoughts about events that happened long before he was born. Things about plants and animals and stars and people. At times he acts much more like an adult than a child. He has a habit of making puzzling and cryptic comments about different topics. For example, one such comment about the nature of religion caused a confused priest to wonder whether Will should be exorcised or ordained.
All of these oddities are caused by the fact that Will has another, much deeper, side to his character. In truth, Will belongs to a group of metaphysical beings who call themselves Old Ones. He was the last to be born and the one with the closest ties to humanity still. Although the Light is good and noble, it is not kind. It can be very cold and pragmatic. And it can be cruel, especially to it's own kind. Old Ones are concerned with the great battle against the Dark, fighting so that humans can have the chance to make their own choices. But Old Ones themselves do not have a choice about their own destiny. Once they come into their power they are bound to serve the interests of the Light. If they are required to sacrifice a few individuals for the greater good, they will do it. For Old Ones, duty comes first. Always.
For Will, who still has ties to his human family and human emotions, the demands of being an Old One can be hard. He still feels empathy for the humans he protects, and regrets the need for sacrifices. But at the same time, the part of him that is an Old One limits his ability to to empathize with human emotions like grief. In a later book, when a friend was upset over the death of his dog, Will was only able to offer him the wisdom of an Old One. At the time Will knew that it was the wrong thing to say. That the cold pragmatism of his kind was not what his friend wanted or needed to hear. But he was unable to be human enough to be what his friend needed. Another time, Will’s mentor told him that there were parts of his abilities as an Old One he could not understand because he still thought too much like a human.
When acting as an Old One Will is calm, serene and authoritative. Old Ones tend to be utterly unflappable and rather cold and pragmatic. They are not human, even though they may appear like ordinary people. Yet there is a sense of companionship among them. Old Ones only truly feel complete when they are in a gathering of their own kind. But because their duty to the Light will always come first, they spend most of their time alone among humans.
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
COMMUTER DETAILS: Untapped
POSITION: Student
ABILITIES & POWERS:
And I will tell you this. That you can do this simply because of who you are.
WAND:
Rowan, Phoenix feather, 12 inches, unyielding
Rowan, Will. That's our wood. For our wood is one which the Dark does not love,
Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no Dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.
phoenix feather
MISC.:
WRITING SAMPLESFIRST PERSON:
THIRD PERSON: