Forum:Atrus Coldstone

Have you ever wanted to be a Wagon?

The Open-Ended Questions

A. Please answer the following questions as elaborately as possible. (Remember, this part is only a requirement for your third to fifteenth character! However, if you want to have more input on where you character is sorted, then please answer #6!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths, and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer.

Atrus is intelligent, and speaks as though he is even more intelligent. He is confident, witty and able to charm his way through most conflicts. As far as weaknesses go, he has a tendency to speak ill behind others backs, and does not mind lying or stealing in order to achieve his goals. This causes some of his peers and elders to mistrust him.

2) What goals and objectives has your character set out in their life? Is it to be successful and rich? Is it to find happiness? Why?

Atrus wishes to elevate himself to a position of wealth and power. He enjoys material comforts and the social standing which comes with this. He is not overly fond of "muggle-pandering" and he considers many of the Ministry's legislative bills to be anti-wizarding. He hopes to make a change to this in the Ministry one day.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so?

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why?

More freedoms for Wizards, less focus on subservience and fear of discovery from Muggles.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?

Atrus hopes to be placed in Slytherin as he is keen to become well connected with the ambitious, affluent, important people in Wizarding Britian.

The Sorting Quiz

B. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please bold the answers from an IC Point of View, and mark in italics the answers from the OOC Point of View.)

1) Which type of spell is most useful?


 * A. A Complex Spell


 * B. A Spell Of Control


 * C. A Combat Spell


 * D. A Healing Spell

2) What is most important to you?


 * A. Grades.


 * B. Getting your way.


 * C. Life.


 * D. Friends and family.

3) What would you do if a teacher caught you cheating?


 * A. I'm the person people cheat off of.


 * B. I wouldn't get caught; I'm too slick.


 * C. I would deny the accusation until the teacher gives up.


 * D. I would 'fess up, apologize, and accept the consequences.

4) What matters most to your character?


 * A. Wisdom


 * B. Reputation


 * C. Success


 * D. Friendship

5) What's the best way to get things done?


 * A. Putting together a qualified team and completing the task efficiently.


 * B. Trick someone else into doing the work for you.


 * C. Get some friends together and lead them in the task.


 * D. The right way, no matter how long it takes.

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality.

I am Atrus Coldstone, an intelligent, yet sometimes manipulative and self serving eleven year old boy. I like to get my way, and don't bother with the kinds of people who lack talent or ambition. I am quick thinking and creative, but sometimes not quick enought to stop myself being caught lying, or worse, stealing. This means some do not find me trustworthy, but I work hard to charm people enough to hide this defecit from common thought.

2) Write about the history of your character.

I am an only child born to pure blood parents in rural New Zealand. We belong to a small, yet prosperous village community that takes pride in old families, money, and not a small quanitity of tavern gossip. I have spent the past two years of my life living with my Grandmother on my father's side. She lives in Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, after having made her fortune there operating a botique apothecary specialising in exotic ingredients, with her late husband.

I take a keen interest in potion brewing, a good thing considering my parents sent me here to Grandmother's in order to learn from this from her, but have recently become enraptured by the old spell books Gran has. I am very excited to learn charms and combat spells at Hogwarts.

3) Write about your character's appearance. What do they look like?

Atrus is black haired, and blue eyed. He has pale skin and a scattering of freckles, and pink cheeks and lips. He has a nice smile, strong jaw, and the makings of a handsome young man. Atrus has considerable body hair for his age, a kind of infant masculinity, something his fathers side has always taken great pride in. He is of average height, and is moderately stocky.

4) Is your character a Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born?

Atrus is a Pure-Blood. Both his parents can trace their wizarding ancestry at least five generations back.

5) Does your character have any special magical abilities? No.

6) What year is your character in? First Year.

OOC Questions

C. These do not affect what house you're sorted to, but everybody must answer them!

1) Is this your first character?


 * A. This is my first character.


 * B. No, this is not my first character.

2) If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic" (of a different magical race/have a special ability)?