Forum:Gregorio Maglinte

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The Open-Ended Questions

A. Please answer the following questions as elaborately as possible. (Remember, this part doesn't have to be filled out if it's an expansion character!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths, and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer. My character is war veteran. Hardened by the fire of battle and immune to pain due to willpower and severe nerve damage.He is immensely intelligent, top of class everytime. He made a short career as an engineer before being drafted, and that was when he was fifteen. After the war, we worked as a woodworker and is known for his sturdy handicrafts. He is in his nineties and he is still going. he has the raw grit of any man decades younger than him, and some say even more. He owes this all to his military excellence and tact. Though not the beefiest of men, he can walk circles around enemies and make quick work of anyone with as little effort as possible. Despite all this, he is a family man and was never known to abuses his own children. He loves his family deeply and caters to their every need no matter the cost. His negative traits, some would say, shine out more than his positive ones. He is a cantankerous old man! Once a cavalier of the seventh hussar regiment, he jumps into danger blindly and that has cost him his eyesight and ability to feel his legs. He basically abuses his liver, drinking anything from rum to wood alcohol and has a temperament of a starved bear. He is irritable and hates everything pretentious and liberal, once raiding a muggle coffee shop in his drunken sprees. He has a special hatred for hypocrites and so-called 'wusses', seeing meekness as a weakness and shyness and anxiety as disadvantages. His controversial views make him unpopular in social groups, so he lives in isolation.

2) Has your character's life played out the way they wanted? Have they achieved the goals they set out for their life? Why, or why not? Gregorio's life was a wild ride, and none of his aspirations ever came to be. Everything he ever was and became was required of him by his parents, his country, and his family. He studied wizardry by his father's commands, he went to war by his vow to his country, he worked as a woodworker to send his duaghters to school. Worst of all, tradegy never left him alone. His wife Martha died when his two duaghters where kids, he was once sued for civil dishonesty, he was stabbed which gave him a herniated intestine and his house burnt down twice. From then on,  all Gregorio has ever known was work, work, work. He hated leisure and grew to hate it even more as he grew older. He saw it as the lazy man's excuse not work himself to the bone. The way his life played out left him in a mental catatonic state of work, eat, sleep, repeat. His idea of a vacation is a tin cup of tea and three hours in a workshop.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? Gregorio is self-employed and by his work ethic, no day is a free day. But when he is convinced by his daughters, Casey and Hannah, to attend some party or gathering, he often obliges to shut them up. On the rare occasion that he does stop working; he can be seen sitting on a log, sipping black tea or whiskey and filing his calluses. On very special occasions, he is seen reviewing and doing the calculations on blueprints of grand structures and arches by his design, wishing that in his old age; he can make at least one of his dreams come true.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why? Wand, for practical reasons. Iron cane, for support and walking. His tin cup, for drinking. A picture Martha and his duaghters, for obvious reasons and an ax, in case he needs somewhere warm to sleep under. He actually went through four months with just these 5 possessions once.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? He would bring the Southeast Asian Wizardry society to the world. Show the world the magical wonder of Indonesian shamans, Filipino hexists, Thai soothsayers, Myanma occultists, Aboriginal dream travelers and Polynesian charm makers. This newfound appreciation of these magical worlds may come to the rise of a South Asiatic School of Wizardry, one that specializes in the mystic arts of the Orient.

Though Gregorio believes tha he would not live to see that day.

The Character's Background

1) Give a history of your character. History must be at least two paragraphs long. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc. (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!) Gregorio Maglinte is the son of a muggle and an animagus. He was sent to Hogwarts to finish basic education while also learning as an apprentice for his Doctorate from a local mangbabarang in his barrio, which is a Philippine equivalent to the European magus.

After finishing school, World War II started and he was immediately drafted, first serving as a footman conscript and then as a strategist. It did not take long before he was receiving orders then eventually giving them. Soon enough, he was made Marshal of Defense and served hands-on in the fight. He was severely wounded and has sustained severe nerve damage up until today

2) Give a description of your character's personality. Personality must be at least one paragraph long. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or humble? (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!) Gregorio is very miserly and economic man. Having grown up and currently living in modesty, he is very frugal when it comes to resources, but often gives more than he wants. He is quick to react though and poises to strike using cheap, but effective tactics when he feels threatened.

He is grumpy and cold-hearted military tactician who served numerous battles and isn’t the least bit tired at his age. He is rather critical of others and doesn’t take lightly with ‘sensitive’ people; with his favorite line being ‘harden up, slag’ He smokes heavily but is a light drinker. After numerous injuries, both from war and personal fights, Isolt has sustained heavy nerve damage on both his feet but can still walk. He just doesn’t notice it when he has stepped on a foot.

Immensely intelligent, the vastly learned doctor is cold and rational but has a special providence for the elderly and young. His expression is usually hidden behind a full mustache. He utters the word ‘transeat’ when he experiences something or someone he does not like. They are usually disposed of by the next day. He talks rather rarely and eats voraciously; consuming two whole turkeys every day, adding up to fourteen per septem. He enjoys drinking. He is a devoted family-man, making rounds from work to home to see his wife and daughters.

3) Are you Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!)

Gregorio is a half blood. Born to a muggle mother and a sorcerer father. His father is Emmanuel Barbossa Maglinte. He earned the ephitet of 'Lamp over the Orient' for he was a philosopher as he was a wizard. Gregorio's maternal Grandmother is the seer Maria Clara Macaraig.

4) 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 one as your first two characters!)

Gregorio has a knack for echantment, the ability to infuse seemingly undane objects with magic. He did so with is iron cane and can now perform and cast spells using that can, albeit it is not as effective as a wand. Gregorio is also a wand maker, as he made his own wand from driftwood acacia and washed up coral when he was walking on a beach. As of late, Gregorio has been known to amplify his voice. By sheer willpower or by a movement of his wand, his voice can reach 120 decibels. This probably cam from a lifetime of shouting when he was in the military.

5) What is your character's profession? Does your character plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic? Does your character not work? Is your character a teacher? Gregorio is a Mangbabarang (hexist or magus) and woodworker. He makes chairs, tables and fences and teaches apprentices who aspire to reach his rank. He has also been thinking of applying as a professor in Hogwarts if ever wand making became a curriculum. If not, he would still apply and teach Alchemy or Herbology.

6) Describe your character's marital status. Is your character single or married? What is the spouse's name? Any kids? Gregorio Maglinte was married to a muggle Martha Sumusong, who died from cancer. He has two twin duaghters, Hannah and Casey Sumusong Maglinte who are in college. He has a nephew, Emilio Asensyon, who is his apprentice.

7) What about your character's appearance? What do they look like? Feel free to write down what they look like! If you're using any FC, you can put a picture here! Please state the character's faceclaim! Gregorio is a tall, regal man with blackish-brown hair and a full scalp. He limps to the right side of his body and is blind in the left eye. He has a constant, catatonic frown on his face, though his expression rarely speaks of his true emotions. His eyes are a black and his eyebrows are rather thin. He dons a short beard and constantly clenches his left fist due to chronic arthritis.

The Sorting Quiz

B. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is only optional, for regular adults and expansion characters alike!)

1) Which type of spell is most useful?


 * B. A Spell Of Control

2) What is most important to you?

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 * D) Friends and family.

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


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

4) Which trait is most valuable?


 * A. Intelligence

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


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


 * ing the task efficiently.

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.

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)?