Post by Pherick Essin on Jul 15, 2011 11:33:25 GMT -5
Name: Pherick Olaf Essin
Age: 17 (He's in the sixth year, but this is his second at Howarts. He was home-schooled up until last year.)
Birthdate/place: 11-11-2005 in Follit, a wizard community hidden in Douglas, Isle of Man. His home and family are gone, however, and he's been renting a small flat near Diagon Alley.
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Family: Pherick's blood is as pure as snow and he has the documents to prove it. He's also the last heir of the Esin line, a family of renowned magical craftsmen and seekers of the dark arts.
-Albert Esin (father-currently deceased): An artificer and shop-owner in Follit and a descendant of many powerful artificers. He was well known throughout the wizarding world as an excellent crafter of wands and magical trinkets, but also as an experienced and dangerous practitioner of the dark arts. He avoided interference in his work via a secret arrangement with the Ministry of Magic in which he consulted with their aurors in the pursuit of various dark wizards. Eventually, the terms of his agreement became less useful to the auror office and a suitable pretext was found for his arrest. He died in Azkaban a short time later, supposedly killed by a dementor, but the details of the event were never truly revealed.
-Elettra Esin (mother-currently deceased): Originally from Italy, Elettra was a doctor of magical maladies with a kind and honest character. How her personality was reconciled with her husband's remains a mystery, but it is certain that they were very much in love.
Appearance:
Build/height- Average height and willowy
General Description- Pherick has a very slender, almost fragile-looking figure. However, his neatly defined face can be described by most as very striking, even beautiful, and the combination of pale skin, dark hair, and crystalline green eyes add an element of intrigue and danger. He has a surprising amount of athletic endurance and agility, as his father insisted that he often practice dodging spells with his dueling instructor. That, combined with his natural leanness makes him appear far more muscular than he really is (especially around the midsection.) In the classroom and other social situations, he usually conducts himself with a sort of muted sense of pride, neither seeking attention nor avoiding it. His clothing is reflective of this, finely tailored, but not ostentatious.
Possessions- He carries various wands and an assortment of magical items, some inherited from his father, and some of his own design:
-A pair of reading glasses: When activated, they can be used to see through thin walls, barriers or clothing and to penetrate certain illusions, such as invisibility and the effects of polyjuice potion.
-A wooden flute: can be used to subtly influence people's emotions and physical energy depending on the tune that's played (for example, a lullaby might put people to sleep, or make sure they don't awaken unexpectedly.) Although, it's not difficult to resist, if the listener is aware of the effect.
-A hovering cloth with straps containing usually about twenty hand-crafted wands, which he is known to sell during lunch, or at other times on request. It's the wand that chooses the wizard, however, and his limited stock is not varied enough to accommodate every student which peruses his selection. Still, what he lacks in quantity, he makes up for in quality.
-A pendant built by one of his ancestors for suppressing the effects of the Trace and similar magical effects.
Personality:
Temperment/Mental Attributes- On the surface, Pherick's personality falls far more in line with what one might expect of a Slytherin than a typical Gryffindor. Even he was shocked to be placed in that house. He can be vindictive and avaricious, with little respect for the dignity or privacy of others and an affinity for the dark arts. It's obvious to those who know him well, though, that he's possessed of a mind which favors kindness over cruelty, the protection of the weak and the purveyance of freedom and justice to all living things. His intentions are clearly good, though he ordinarily fails in the finer points of righteousness, perhaps due to his upbringing steeped in the culture of dark magic. He is often hypocritical, criticizing others for being in the wrong with one hand and doing far worse with the other.
Alliance- Pherick is not particularly allied with any one group or faction at the moment, but he gives his loyalty where he feels it is due or best placed.
Alignment- Chaotic Good (though with strong leanings toward Chaotic Neutral)
Strengths/Weaknesses-
Strengths
-Learned in the Dark Arts: Aside from its legendary craftsmanship, the Essin family is also known for its ties to the world of evil wizardry. Pherick is well schooled in that side of the wizarding world, especially in the lore and construction of the instruments associated with it.
-Skilled Duelist: Raised in frequent contact with wizards of a dark nature and fearsome beasts, Pherick was educated with special attention paid to self-defense. To this end, his father hired the famous duelist Kristen Fowler, who would easily have been accepted into the ranks of the aurors were her years at Hogwarts not so troubled, nor her mind so plainly evil. Her methods were harsh, but effective, and she'd often correct her student's mistakes with the blinding pain of the cruciatus curse.
-Trained Artificer/Wandmaker: In the tradition of his father's family, Pherick is skilled in the crafting of wands and other items of a magical nature.
-Artistic Leanings: With his deft, skillful hands and a special appreciation for things of beauty, Pherick is has a strong inclination toward both the creation of sculpture and the playing of various instruments. He's by no means an expert in either, but he has always found them to be a welcome escape from the pressure to excel in other areas.
-Occlumens: Pherick is highly skilled in protecting his mind from intrusion.
Weaknesses
-Delicate Constitution: Always the sickly child, if something's gone bad, Pherick Essin is usually the first to succumb to it. He sustains the effects of physical injury, disease, and many curses far worse than most people.
-Disinherited: When his father was arrested, all of his assets were seized by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Pherick squirreled away as much gold and as many wands and artifacts as he could manage before all the family properties were taken, but he has to work for a living.
-Bad Reputation: The Essin name is widely associated with the dark arts and many of Pherick's relatives publicly supported Voldemort. This wouldn't be much of an issue had he been sorted to Slytherin as he expected, but it wins him few friends in Gryffindor.
-Fickle Moral Compass: Pherick is usually compelled to do what's right, but he's ambitious and prone to overreacting to personal slights. He can be led to doing what he knows is wrong under not so improbable circumstances.
-Sore Loser: He can't stand to be bested at anything, and often takes it as a personal insult.
-Poor Broomist: Given his slender form and quick reflexes, Pherick could make a fine quidditch seeker with some effort, but as it is, he's hopeless on a broom, maybe even a danger to his own person.
Employment&Education:
-Students-
House- Gryffindor
Year- 6
OWLs-
-Ancient Runes: O
-Arithmancy: O
-Astronomy: P
-Care of Magical Creatures: D
-Charms: E
-Defense Against the Dark Arts: O
-Divination: A
-Herbology: E
-History of Magic: A
-Muggle Studies: P
-Potions: E
-Transfiguration: O
Other:
Magical Skills- Making wands and other conduits of magical energy, particularly skilled in curses and skills relevant to dueling.
Patronus- A swarm of bees: Pherick had a kindly aunt who raised honeybees, one of the only good-natured people he regularly encountered in his youth.
Wand- Of the wands he has crafted, Pherick has kept two for his personal use:
-A miniature wand (cherry, 3-inches, phoenix down and werewolf's tears) attaches to the index finger with two metal bands, pointed at the tip and can also function as an inkpen or spray ink at a fairly high pressure
-A regular wand (walnut, 11.5 inches, dementor's spinal cord) excellent for curses, slightly chill to the touch. This is "his wand," the one that's most taken to him and vice-versa.
Goals/Aspirations- To become a grand artificer and thereby restore prominence to the Essin name. He contemplates taking revenge for his father's death in prison, but hasn't yet found a specific face on which to place the blame.
Other Information-
History-
Pherick was born in Follit, on the Isle of Man, to a family of grand artificers and experts in the secrets of dark wizardry. His father preferred to keep him out of wizard school due both to his proneness to taking ill and to the ministry's unfortunate bias against the "dark arts." His parents, with the assistance of a handful of very talented and very expensive tutors, taught him everything a young wizard should know, as well as the skills relevant to the family trade, which he would surely not have learned under the ministry's dogmatic teachings.
Even from a young age, Pherick was single-mindedly focused on becoming a great artificer, wandmaker, potioneer, and perhaps someday even an alchemist. He learned quickly and immersed himself in magic and knowledge, growing into a powerful young wizard. He grew up surrounded by dark magic, with his father's best customers being those entrenched in wickedness. Although he grew to realize a basic sense of right and wrong, he is unwilling to bow to the rule of law if it's not the path of least resistance toward his aims.
His father Albert often colluded against his own customers with the Office of Magical Law enforcement, in order to keep his business and other ventures free from harassment. However, some months before Pherick's sixteenth birthday, his father was arrested and his properties seized. His mother had passed away years before, due to illness, and Pherick had no surviving family to turn to. The last of his noble bloodline, he was granted self-guardianship by the ministry- due largely to his ability to provide for himself with his trade skills- under the condition that he complete his education at Hogwarts.
Pherick expected to be sorted into Slytherin House and rely upon the children of his father's former business connections for companionship, but he was shocked to find himself sorted into Gryffindor instead. His first year at school was a lonely one, though he was able to make a small name for himself with his business building custom wands and trinkets for his schoolmates. Around Christmas of that year, he was informed of his father's death in Azkaban, supposedly at the hands of a dementor during an escape attempt, but the authorities have been very tight-lipped on the details of the situation. He feels that their explanation is unlikely to be true, and patiently watches for his opportunity to uncover the truth.
Age: 17 (He's in the sixth year, but this is his second at Howarts. He was home-schooled up until last year.)
Birthdate/place: 11-11-2005 in Follit, a wizard community hidden in Douglas, Isle of Man. His home and family are gone, however, and he's been renting a small flat near Diagon Alley.
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Family: Pherick's blood is as pure as snow and he has the documents to prove it. He's also the last heir of the Esin line, a family of renowned magical craftsmen and seekers of the dark arts.
-Albert Esin (father-currently deceased): An artificer and shop-owner in Follit and a descendant of many powerful artificers. He was well known throughout the wizarding world as an excellent crafter of wands and magical trinkets, but also as an experienced and dangerous practitioner of the dark arts. He avoided interference in his work via a secret arrangement with the Ministry of Magic in which he consulted with their aurors in the pursuit of various dark wizards. Eventually, the terms of his agreement became less useful to the auror office and a suitable pretext was found for his arrest. He died in Azkaban a short time later, supposedly killed by a dementor, but the details of the event were never truly revealed.
-Elettra Esin (mother-currently deceased): Originally from Italy, Elettra was a doctor of magical maladies with a kind and honest character. How her personality was reconciled with her husband's remains a mystery, but it is certain that they were very much in love.
Appearance:
Build/height- Average height and willowy
General Description- Pherick has a very slender, almost fragile-looking figure. However, his neatly defined face can be described by most as very striking, even beautiful, and the combination of pale skin, dark hair, and crystalline green eyes add an element of intrigue and danger. He has a surprising amount of athletic endurance and agility, as his father insisted that he often practice dodging spells with his dueling instructor. That, combined with his natural leanness makes him appear far more muscular than he really is (especially around the midsection.) In the classroom and other social situations, he usually conducts himself with a sort of muted sense of pride, neither seeking attention nor avoiding it. His clothing is reflective of this, finely tailored, but not ostentatious.
Possessions- He carries various wands and an assortment of magical items, some inherited from his father, and some of his own design:
-A pair of reading glasses: When activated, they can be used to see through thin walls, barriers or clothing and to penetrate certain illusions, such as invisibility and the effects of polyjuice potion.
-A wooden flute: can be used to subtly influence people's emotions and physical energy depending on the tune that's played (for example, a lullaby might put people to sleep, or make sure they don't awaken unexpectedly.) Although, it's not difficult to resist, if the listener is aware of the effect.
-A hovering cloth with straps containing usually about twenty hand-crafted wands, which he is known to sell during lunch, or at other times on request. It's the wand that chooses the wizard, however, and his limited stock is not varied enough to accommodate every student which peruses his selection. Still, what he lacks in quantity, he makes up for in quality.
-A pendant built by one of his ancestors for suppressing the effects of the Trace and similar magical effects.
Personality:
Temperment/Mental Attributes- On the surface, Pherick's personality falls far more in line with what one might expect of a Slytherin than a typical Gryffindor. Even he was shocked to be placed in that house. He can be vindictive and avaricious, with little respect for the dignity or privacy of others and an affinity for the dark arts. It's obvious to those who know him well, though, that he's possessed of a mind which favors kindness over cruelty, the protection of the weak and the purveyance of freedom and justice to all living things. His intentions are clearly good, though he ordinarily fails in the finer points of righteousness, perhaps due to his upbringing steeped in the culture of dark magic. He is often hypocritical, criticizing others for being in the wrong with one hand and doing far worse with the other.
Alliance- Pherick is not particularly allied with any one group or faction at the moment, but he gives his loyalty where he feels it is due or best placed.
Alignment- Chaotic Good (though with strong leanings toward Chaotic Neutral)
Strengths/Weaknesses-
Strengths
-Learned in the Dark Arts: Aside from its legendary craftsmanship, the Essin family is also known for its ties to the world of evil wizardry. Pherick is well schooled in that side of the wizarding world, especially in the lore and construction of the instruments associated with it.
-Skilled Duelist: Raised in frequent contact with wizards of a dark nature and fearsome beasts, Pherick was educated with special attention paid to self-defense. To this end, his father hired the famous duelist Kristen Fowler, who would easily have been accepted into the ranks of the aurors were her years at Hogwarts not so troubled, nor her mind so plainly evil. Her methods were harsh, but effective, and she'd often correct her student's mistakes with the blinding pain of the cruciatus curse.
-Trained Artificer/Wandmaker: In the tradition of his father's family, Pherick is skilled in the crafting of wands and other items of a magical nature.
-Artistic Leanings: With his deft, skillful hands and a special appreciation for things of beauty, Pherick is has a strong inclination toward both the creation of sculpture and the playing of various instruments. He's by no means an expert in either, but he has always found them to be a welcome escape from the pressure to excel in other areas.
-Occlumens: Pherick is highly skilled in protecting his mind from intrusion.
Weaknesses
-Delicate Constitution: Always the sickly child, if something's gone bad, Pherick Essin is usually the first to succumb to it. He sustains the effects of physical injury, disease, and many curses far worse than most people.
-Disinherited: When his father was arrested, all of his assets were seized by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Pherick squirreled away as much gold and as many wands and artifacts as he could manage before all the family properties were taken, but he has to work for a living.
-Bad Reputation: The Essin name is widely associated with the dark arts and many of Pherick's relatives publicly supported Voldemort. This wouldn't be much of an issue had he been sorted to Slytherin as he expected, but it wins him few friends in Gryffindor.
-Fickle Moral Compass: Pherick is usually compelled to do what's right, but he's ambitious and prone to overreacting to personal slights. He can be led to doing what he knows is wrong under not so improbable circumstances.
-Sore Loser: He can't stand to be bested at anything, and often takes it as a personal insult.
-Poor Broomist: Given his slender form and quick reflexes, Pherick could make a fine quidditch seeker with some effort, but as it is, he's hopeless on a broom, maybe even a danger to his own person.
Employment&Education:
-Students-
House- Gryffindor
Year- 6
OWLs-
-Ancient Runes: O
-Arithmancy: O
-Astronomy: P
-Care of Magical Creatures: D
-Charms: E
-Defense Against the Dark Arts: O
-Divination: A
-Herbology: E
-History of Magic: A
-Muggle Studies: P
-Potions: E
-Transfiguration: O
Other:
Magical Skills- Making wands and other conduits of magical energy, particularly skilled in curses and skills relevant to dueling.
Patronus- A swarm of bees: Pherick had a kindly aunt who raised honeybees, one of the only good-natured people he regularly encountered in his youth.
Wand- Of the wands he has crafted, Pherick has kept two for his personal use:
-A miniature wand (cherry, 3-inches, phoenix down and werewolf's tears) attaches to the index finger with two metal bands, pointed at the tip and can also function as an inkpen or spray ink at a fairly high pressure
-A regular wand (walnut, 11.5 inches, dementor's spinal cord) excellent for curses, slightly chill to the touch. This is "his wand," the one that's most taken to him and vice-versa.
Goals/Aspirations- To become a grand artificer and thereby restore prominence to the Essin name. He contemplates taking revenge for his father's death in prison, but hasn't yet found a specific face on which to place the blame.
Other Information-
History-
Pherick was born in Follit, on the Isle of Man, to a family of grand artificers and experts in the secrets of dark wizardry. His father preferred to keep him out of wizard school due both to his proneness to taking ill and to the ministry's unfortunate bias against the "dark arts." His parents, with the assistance of a handful of very talented and very expensive tutors, taught him everything a young wizard should know, as well as the skills relevant to the family trade, which he would surely not have learned under the ministry's dogmatic teachings.
Even from a young age, Pherick was single-mindedly focused on becoming a great artificer, wandmaker, potioneer, and perhaps someday even an alchemist. He learned quickly and immersed himself in magic and knowledge, growing into a powerful young wizard. He grew up surrounded by dark magic, with his father's best customers being those entrenched in wickedness. Although he grew to realize a basic sense of right and wrong, he is unwilling to bow to the rule of law if it's not the path of least resistance toward his aims.
His father Albert often colluded against his own customers with the Office of Magical Law enforcement, in order to keep his business and other ventures free from harassment. However, some months before Pherick's sixteenth birthday, his father was arrested and his properties seized. His mother had passed away years before, due to illness, and Pherick had no surviving family to turn to. The last of his noble bloodline, he was granted self-guardianship by the ministry- due largely to his ability to provide for himself with his trade skills- under the condition that he complete his education at Hogwarts.
Pherick expected to be sorted into Slytherin House and rely upon the children of his father's former business connections for companionship, but he was shocked to find himself sorted into Gryffindor instead. His first year at school was a lonely one, though he was able to make a small name for himself with his business building custom wands and trinkets for his schoolmates. Around Christmas of that year, he was informed of his father's death in Azkaban, supposedly at the hands of a dementor during an escape attempt, but the authorities have been very tight-lipped on the details of the situation. He feels that their explanation is unlikely to be true, and patiently watches for his opportunity to uncover the truth.
