Post by astra on Apr 11, 2009 14:39:31 GMT -5
The Creation
Name: Astra Moriarty.
Nickname: None.
Species: Human/Witch.
Gender: Female.
Age & Birthday: 32, October 13th.
Appearance:
The thing that turns people off the most about Astra is her eyes, for obvious reasons. They are bright, bright blue – almost white – as she is blind. Around her eyes, when she isn’t wearing make-up to hide it, her skin is red and scarred, because of the accident that caused her to lose her eyesight. She does cover it up with pounds and pounds of dark make-up though, so it is hardly noticeable. She does have patches of burn scars in various other places, but she is sure to cover them up with clothes or jewelry.
She is often mistaken for a vampire because of her incredibly pale skin, but she assures everyone that she isn’t by wearing a gothic cross about her neck sometimes. While her skin may be nearly white, her hair is the darkest black – and perhaps that makes her look even paler. No matter, though.
She is average in height, standing at about 5’6”, though the heels she wears most of the time bring her to about 5’8”-5’9”. Her build is a bit lower than average, she isn’t in any way muscular, therefore she is very frail and physically weak. That doesn’t really matter to her though – she would rather be mentally strong than physically strong any day.
Attire: Like most Death Eaters, Astra chooses to dress very darkly, and rather… eccentrically. You’ll usually find her wearing something that is black, lacy, and perhaps leathery, depending on her mood. She does wear a black, velvet cloak most of the time, one that is lined with purple silk, as that is her most prized possession that was handed down to her from her bother. She also wears more than enough make-up and jewelry, simply because she wishes to hide her… flaws.
House (If applicable): She was in Marvolio when she attended Hogwarts.
Wand: 13 inches, Runespoor Fang Core, Willow.
Patronus: An enlarged Emperor Scorpian.
Boggart: Seeing her own demise through her visions.
The Potential
Alignment/Occupation: Divination Teacher at Hogwarts, Death Eater.
Personality: Despite what most seem to think when they look upon her, Astra really isn’t that scary or mean. She enjoys helping others to find their future and the paths which they should take – whether it be for good or evil. Because her parents were supporters of the Dark Lord, as is she, but for different reasons. She simply wants to get back at all the horrible Muggles, and even other wizards, that would tease her for her scars – and she wants to honor her parents as well.
To her students though, she is very kind and understanding – if perhaps they turn in their homework late, she will dismiss it and give them another day. She can seem a bit… ‘off’ though, simply because she does get lost in her own thoughts and visions quite a lot, but it’s all for a good reasons. For example, let’s say a student is trying to speak to her about an assignment, and she doesn’t seem to be paying attention, staring blankly off into space. Just as the student starts getting annoyed, perhaps a paper wad that another student decided to throw at them is coming the student’s way – Astra will have grabbed it just before it hit the student, for that was why she had been staring into space, for she was seeing the paper hitting the student before it happened. Get it?
Hardly anything phases her, she isn’t prone to anger or annoyance, though she is hurt easily by other people’s comments – and that will not bode well for those who talk about her. Since her sense of hearing is heightened because she is blind, she does pick up what other people say about her behind her back quite a lot, and if she has a vision about them that maybe involves them getting hurt (or worse)… She’ll just ‘forget’ to tell them. Bottom line, don’t get on her bad side.
Skills:
[x]Divination, obviously.
[x]Though she is blind, she has amazing reflexes (though that might have something to do with the fact that she can see things before they happen..)
[x]Knowing a person’s true self/character.
Strengths:
[x]Again, divination.
[x]Wisdom – not knowledge.
[x]Helping others find their paths in life.
[x[Wand-less magic. She cannot see, therefore, she doesn’t really need to point at what she’s trying to curse/jinx/hex.
Weaknesses:
[x]Her stronger visions take a lot out of her.
[x]She is indeed blind, and that can hinder her sometimes.
[x]Word-less magic. It helps her to say it, because she can’t really focus enough on the person or object if she can’t see them.
[x]Her physical strength.
The Story
History: The Moriarty family has supported the Dark Lord for many, many years – and Astra is simply caring on that belief for her parent’s sake. Why? Because they died serving him. What most Order members and rebels don’t think about is that they are just as bad as Voldemort and his Death Eaters in killing other witches and wizards.
In November, quite some years ago when Astra was about 14 years old, home from Hogwarts on Christmas Break, there was a Death Eater meeting being held at her family’s house. The Dark Lord himself hadn’t been there, thankfully, but a large group of lower ranked Death Eater’s were – and somehow, the Order had found out about it. Well, Astra, her parents, and their guests were attacked. While some Order members had been killed, one of them (Astra, to this day, is not sure who it was), cast a fire spell directly at her in all the commotion.
It hit her square in the face – her eyes – and she frantically tried to put it out with her hands and arms, resulting in most of her scarring there (which she hides with long gloves). Her father did manage to put it out right before he was hit with another one of the fire spells – and soon, their entire house was engulfed in flames. Astra managed to escape with her mother, who Apparated them both to Hogwarts, where the Headmaster, Severus Snape, instantly informed Voldemort what happened – as Astra was taken to the Hospital Wing.
That was the changing point in Astra’s life – for the worse.. And for the better. While she might have lost her vision, she gained another sort of ‘sight’, if you will. It is a well-known fact among the Wizarding word that blind wizards are more open to Divination, for whatever the reason, and Astra was already very good in the subject. It was in her fifth year at Hogwarts that she began to have visions – and this was quickly reported to the Dark Lord.
The year of her graduation, though, came some rather horrible news. Another one of the small Order raids had killed her mother. This did cause her to take a turn for the worse – joining the Death Eater ranks as soon as she graduated, and taking on the position of Divination teacher at Hogwarts. She is somewhat of a ‘personal’ psychic to the Dark Lord, whenever he wishes to know what might be in store for him in the future, she is called upon – though she knows what happens if she cannot produce a good enough vision for him… No matter. She will avenge her parents, no matter what it takes.
The Handler.
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Roleplay Sample.
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