Forum:Zesiro Okello

17:56, June 4, 2015 (UTC)

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.

Kijai Suruma, a muggle girl from Kampala, never knew what she'd get into when she married Lutalo Okello of the rather well-known Ugandan Okello family. The family was among Uganda's oldest wizarding family, it's origins being able to be traced as far back as the late 1600s. What set apart the Okellos from the other families, however, was that blood purity meant near enough nothing to them - resulting that muggles, half-bloods and pure-bloods made up the family.

It was through these muggle members that Kijai's grandfather, Kato, got acquainted with the family. By knowing Lutalo's muggle step-grandfather, Kato was able to arrange a marriage between Kijai and the aforementioned. At the young age of 19, Kijai entered one of the largest wizarding families in East Africa. From day one, Kijai knew her marriage was for the honour and not for the love. One little fact that Kato forgot to mention, was that Kijai had been predicted to be infertile - her chances of getting pregnant and seeing it through were very slim and near enough non-existential.

The first couple of years of their marriage was spent trying to conceive a child with little success. The branch of which Lutalo hailed from was among the most prestigious and royalty-like of the Okello family and as such, an 'heir' of sorts had to be conceived. After three years of trying, Lutalo was ready to divorce Kijai and move onto another woman when it was announced that she was in fact pregnant and that the baby was healthy enough to survive the pregnancy. 9 months later, a bouncing baby boy was born - who they promptly named Zesiro.

Accepting that Kijai probably wouldn't have any more children, Lutalo moved the family into a large house near Kampala, shaded by trees and hidden from the muggle view. For the early years of Zesiro's life, everything was picture perfect. His father worked at a high position in the Uganda's ministry of magic whilst his mother worked at a muggle school as the deputy headmistress. Although he attended the school his mother worked at, Zesiro was raised with magic at home. From a very early age his parents had stressed that his family wasn't like others and anything that happened at home stayed at home and that the consequences of him telling others would be far greater than the punishments he was used to. Up until the age of 9, this was Zesiro's life.

At 9, Zesiro had his first magical experience. At a paternal family gathering, Zesiro and his mother were inside looking at all the different members of the family before them. Accompanying them was the head of the Okellos, Lutalo's great-grandmother. At the end of one of the corridors, a glass pane that was used to cover the portraits was propped up against the wall. Hoping that Zesiro was in fact magical, his mother and great-great-grandmother watched with bated breath as the pane shattered into tiny fragments - confirming that he did belong to the wizarding community. It was after that incident that the magic used at home became increasingly influential.

When he was 11, Zesiro was sent his letter to attend an African wizarding school in which his parents immediately equipped him for. Sadly, it was from this rather memorable event that Zesiro's life began to decline. To begin with, he became interested in Quidditch - a sport his family deemed common and misleading towards their version of the grand scheme of life. To his family, life was about being employed by a ministry of magic, whether it be Uganda's or another nations, and working up the ladder until they had enough wealth to live comfortably whilst bearing more children for the legacy to continue. When Lutalo first found out of his son's interest, he tried his best to ignore it by the pleas of Kijai who's main concern was her son's happiness rather than the bloodline. This difference in views sparked a long chain of arguments between the two as the marriage broke down, eventually to the point where they faked happiness when Zesiro was around in order to assure him nothing was wrong.

The façade didn't last more than a year and around Zesiro's 12th birthday, Kijai was found dead in the family home. Although the authorities couldn't find any trace of the murder weapon or murderer, they ruled out suicide as reports claimed she was a happy family woman who loved life. In the wizarding community, however, it was guessed that the Okello family had disposed of her as they believed divorce was a sign of a doomed life. For the next year, Lutalo tried to convince his son that Quidditch was pointless and that ministry work was the way forward. Sadly for Zesiro, Quidditch had become an escape from the real world and he had no intentions to give it up - many of his classmates stating he was a natural seeker and that he could play for Uganda one day. When realising his son didn't want to give the sport up, Lutalo disowned him, stating that the disgrace he brought was too much and that he had to be gone, sending him to his mother's muggle family back in the capital.

Kijai's family were very accepting of the 13 year old and even though they themselves weren't magical, they fully supported Zesiro's endeavours. In his 5th year, his school brought in an alumna, Acacia Sekibo to lead a Quidditch workshop. It was there that Zesiro was first noticed professionally for his skill - Acacia telling him that his seeker abilities were among the best she had seen and that, if he worked on it, he could play for Uganda. That became Zesiro's dream instantly.

For the next couple of years, he trained hard to enhance his seeker ability and after having a gap year once leaving school, Zesiro signed up for the Patonga Proudsticks, who he now plays for as seeker.

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?

Zesiro is on the border between talkative and shy. Since the age of 13 he's felt guilty for being part of his family and as such he rarely talks as people assume his personality mirrors that of his paternal relatives. When he does talk, his distinctive humour and laugh are often left in people's thoughts long after the conversation has ceased. He's very much a man who admires the attitudes of the western world and more often than not, often forgets his African values. Deep down he accepts that his mother's death was caused by his love for Quidditch which is why he sometimes doesn't like to talk about the sport. He's very much a fan of looking up to people - his current admiration is Acacia Sekibo, who he views as his mentor, a good friend and in some cases, a mother figure.

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!)

Zesiro is a half-blood.

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 likes? Part or half of that magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have an "exotic" characters as your first two characters!)

N/A

5) Describe your character's profession.  Do you plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic?  Does your character not work?  Is your character a teacher?

I intend to use this character for the expansion.

6) Describe your character's marital status.  Is your character single or married?  What is the spouse's name?  Any kids?

Zesiro is single.

OPTIONAL: If you want your character Sorted into a House, then please fill out this section as well.

Please Bold Your Choices

1) There are three paths. One leads to a wandering road, another to a lake, and one over a mountain. Which one?

A) None of them, I'm at home reading.

B) Lake

C) Mountain

D) Road

2) Which type of spell is most useful?

A) A Complex Spell

B) A Spell Of Control

C) A Combat Spell

D) A Healing Spell

3) How would you describe yourself?

A) Wise

B) Cunning

C) Hard-working

D) Loyal

4) Someone infuriates you in public. How do you react?

A) Shrug it off.

B) Tell them that they are worthless and to get a life, infuriate them, push them, and storm off.

C) Get up, look at them right in the eye, and walk away like it never happened.

D) They are just joking around.

5) What is most important to you?

A) Grades.

B) Getting your way.

C) Life.

D) Friends and family.

Any House You DO NOT Want to Be In? (No Promises, Sorry)

Any House You REALLY Want to Be In? (Sorry, Again, No Promises)

Out of Character Questions (These do not affect which House you'll be sorted into)

1. How much time will you have to participate on this RP site? (This does not affect which House you'll be sorted into).


 * A) I have a lot of other responsibilities, and although I really want to be a part of this wiki, there may be days on end I won't be able to participate in anything.


 * B) Although I do have some other responsibilities, and there may be times I'll be absent, I should be able to participate on a weekly basis, around my other schedule.




 * D) I have loads of free time, and don't see participation to be a problem at all.

2. Is this your first character?


 * A) This is my first character



3. If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic"?

8 and none are exotic.

4. Please post your time zone in relation with the UTC time zone (ex. Eastern Standard Time is -4), but if you don't understand how to calculate that then please simply put the name of your time zone below.

GMT.