Forum:Texas Lantana

~ Thistle 23:50, January 15, 2018 (UTC)

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. Strengths would be her willingness to explore new surroundings and areas, friendliness, hard-working, loyalty, and creativity. Her weaknesses include her slight inability to actually make close relationships, she sometimes can get a bit too focused on stuff, and she sometimes doesn't trust as easily.

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? She just wants to go and see where life takes her. If she becomes a successful adventurer, then so be it. Texas just wants to walk her own unplanned path.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? Her idea of spending a free day would be out hiking or messing around with her siblings. Even though she has magic, they haven't let that change their relationships and they're still as tight as can be.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why? 
 * 1) Her wand
 * 2) Her backpacking kit
 * 3) Money
 * 4) First-aid kit
 * 5) Small photo and locket

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? She wants to try and stop the dislike of creatures and creature-relations. Texas has learned all about how that happened in America, and wants to try and limit it as much as possible.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? She wants to be in Hufflepuff, and not be in Gryffindor or Slytherin.

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. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or Humble? Anything about your character that might help the Sorting Hat decide. (Don't worry, you can copy this onto your character page later!) (Remember, personality must be at least one paragraph long for the first two characters, two paragraphs long for the third to eighth characters, and three paragraphs long for the ninth to fifteenth!) '''Growing up on the road, Texas has taken after her parents in her love for adventuring. She enjoys wandering and getting lost in places, discovering new areas. Texas is one of those girls who refuses to see that she's a girly-girl. She's a tomboy at heart, and even if her mother still tries to get her to dress up, she'll always make sure she can still do the things she enjoys. Texas may be in the middle of her family, but when she needs to, she can easily get involved. She's a bit headstrong and stubborn at times, but most of the time, she's one of those girls who loves to explore and go adventuring... That may explain why she was placed in Thunderbird, the house of the adventurers in Ilvermorny.

Texas doesn't always understand why magicals say that their way is better, when the no-magicals have obiviously perfected the way exploring and adventuring should be done. She refuses to see the fun in having large tents that are basically houses. For her, it's when the wind is in her hair and she's running and leaping about. That's the fun in adventuring for her. She's kind and gentle and hardworking to the extreme sometimes, but usually, she is a person around who always seems to have a smile present and a few reassuring words for anyone who needs it.'''

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc. (Again, you can copy this onto your character page later!) (Remember, history must at least be two paragraphs long for the first two characters, three paragraphs long for the third to eighth character, and four paragraphs long for the ninth to fifteenth character!) '''Born right in the middle of the five Lantana children to adventurers William and Sicily, Texas Cassandra has grown up on the road. It was rare to see the Lantana family in town, much preferring to explore and hike in their spare time. It's not a surprise that she fell in love with adventuring at a young age. Texas was very much a tomboy from the moment she learned to walk. She could always be found nearby her elder brother, Diego, playing in the water or learning one thing or another from him. She sees him as a role model, and it's been that way since she was one.

As the Lantana children grew, the family begun to split up. William would take whoever wanted to go out exploring while Sicily stayed home with Austin and Berlin, the two youngest members. When she was seven, her magic manifested. Texas was free-climbing when her foot slipped, and before anyone knew it, she was falling. Somehow, and not one member in her family still understood why this happened, she suddenly slowed enough and safely landed on her feet at the bottom of the rocky slope. Four years later, when they were hiking the Grand Canyon, her Ilvermorny letter showed up.

When she entered Ilvermorny, Texas was immediately chosen by Thunderbird. She finished her first two years of schooling, before her father surprised news on her when she returned for summer. They were planning on doing a backpacking trip across Europe, but in order to do so, they needed to move to England. The Lantana family moved to Wales, with Texas transferring to Hogwarts to start her third year.'''

3) Write about your character's appearance. What do they look like? Are you planning on using a certain model for your character? If you already have a picture in mind, you can put it here! Texas Lantana is modeled by Kassi Smith.

4) Is your character a Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!) She is no-magical-born, more commonly known as muggle-born and does not have any notable magical relations.

5) Does your character have any special magical abilities? Or special abilities in general (photographic memory, etc.)? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of that magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!) None.

6) What year is your character in? Third, but supposed to be in fourth.

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)? 5/2