Forum:Kendrick Rowland

07:05, July 3, 2017 (UTC)

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.  Strengths: Adaptibility, quick-wittedness, preserverance, and proficiency in combat magic (both offensive & defensive) Weaknesses: Ineptness in dealing with his own feelings (he could hide them well, but not actually dealing with them), distrustfulness, overconfidence, rudeness

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? Yes and no. He didn't want the loss and betrayals in his life, yet they happened anyway. Though, he did catch his mother's murderer and brought her justice, fullfilling the promise that he made to himself more than a decade ago.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? It depends. Could be a day out with his siblings; or a night out in a bar with an aesthetically-pleasing lady at his side.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?  His wand - that's a must. He can't go far in combat without it. A photo of his family, a photo of him and his mom and his family ring - these remind him what defines him as a person. His smartphone - he has to admit, muggle gadgets are very useful when it comes to searching.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? No more dark wizards or witches. He hates them to guts.

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!) If there's one thing that Kendrick learnt from his parents, that'd be romantic stories don't necessarily guarantee a happy ending - more often than not. And he learnt that early on.

Benjamin Rowland, a English wizard and Kendra Fairchild, a Danish English witch, married each other after they graduated from Hogwarts at the age of 18, despite their respective betrothal with someone else arranged by their respective parents. Two years later, Kendrick was born. And they lived happily ever after - I wish I could say that, but no, not one bit. The couple divorced each other when Kendrick barely turned 2. Neither of them were the type to stay in an argument-filled marriage just for the sake of their son. But hey on the bright side, they finally had a mutual agreement. And they eventually made peace with each other - it'd be awkward not to considering the fact that they both worked at the Auror Office. Having spent more time looking after Kendrick after transferring to a less demanding desk job, Kendra obtained primary custody of her son. When Benjamin remarried with a Polish Scottish woman a year after, Kendra moved to her hometown Denmark with Kendrick, only to visit England once a year in summer as part of the custody agreement. While this obviously wasn't the perfect fairytale ending, Kendrick was perfectly fine settling for that. Things could have been worse - and indeed, worse things did happen.

Never had Kendra thought that one of the dark wizards that she had sent to Azkaban years ago could escape and go so far - literally and metaphorically - for revenge. Imagine the shock that the eight-year-old boy had when he came back home from the park with his babysitter one day, only to find his mother and her boyfriend lying motionlessly on the floor. Suspects were listed but the murderer was never caught. After the funeral, Kendrick, devastated, followed his father back to England, to live with his father, Irena, as well as his stepbrothers, inwardly swearing that one day he would be the one to bring his mother justice.

Centainly, Kendrick wasn't delighted at all by the idea of living with his father's new family - the family that his father replaced him and his mother with. For the first few months, he had been distant with everyone in the household, his father included, still grieving the loss of his mum. However, he gradually warmed up to his father, whom he turned to whenever he thought of his mum; Irena, who treated him as if he was her own; Kyle, who had been quite fun to hang out with despite his occasional brattiness; Kayden - how could anyone not like his scrubby baby brother? Not to mention, Krystiana, born five years later, whom he absolutely adored. While he wasn't sprightly as he used to be, he managed to adapt - to the pain of loss that he felt from time to time, to his new family, to the place that he now called home.

At the age of 11, Kendrick was admitted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He had been a near Hatstall as the Hat struggled between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, but it sorted him to the House of Gryffindors as per his request - he wanted to be in the same house his parents were in. However, he did have doubts about his decision later on when he was from time to time annoyed by his constantly gloating housemates. He mostly kept to himself and had a selective few friends, but that didn't stop the ladies from flocking to him - after all, he could be very charming if he wanted to be. What he didn't expect was falling for Celestyna Wiater, a transfer student from Durmstrang Institute, whom he could actually communicate with on a deeper level. He didn't really believe in relationships, or love, back then. Regardless, he asked her out - repeatedly, to his surprise and dismay - before she finally relented. One date led to another, and eventually they had something Kendrick had never imagined himself having - a stable romantic relationship - until everything crashed down when they were about to graduate.

Kendrick discovered that Celestyna came from a family of notorious dark wizards and witches, and there was nothing that he hated more than cold-blooded dark wizards. Still, he would probably be able to look past that, if he hadn't found out that Celestyna too had been meddling with the dark side of the wizarding world. He hated her for lying to him; and hated himself more for blindly trusting her.

After graduation, he moved back to Denmark and joined the Auror Office of the Danish Ministry of Magic. He told himself that it had nothing to do with the mess he called his life in England, but solely because he had a promise made a decade ago to keep - and he did, after five years of dedication and hard work. The case that was cold for more than a decade was finally closed.

Now that justice is brought and there is literally nothing that binds him to the place where tragedy happened, Kendrick moves back to England. While his mother is long gone, he still has a family that he loves and cares about. And he will protect them at all costs.

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!) Kendrick - how should I start with him - is a man of many sides.

If you ask his former co-workers back at the Danish Ministry of Magic, they will respond with an impressed expression and recount to you how his quick-witedness and perserverance had helped them bring justice to countless victims and their families. If you ask his classmates back in Hogwarts, half of them will probably reply you with an eyeroll and start talking about how rude and self-centered he was - no kidding, he could get a doctoral degree of sarcasm if there's such a thing; while the other half, mostly females, will gush about the charmer he has been and sigh simultaneously over the fact that he labelled himself 'occupied' when he dated the Dumstrang girl back in year 6 - how being sarcastic and cold is charming at the same time? Sorry, I don't understand that bit either. If you ask his siblings - Kayden and Krystiana particularly, they'll tell you how brilliant and caring their big brother is - that they love him to bits and miss him like hell. If you ask his parents - Benjamin, Kendra and Irena - they will smile and express how proud they are of him, though Benjamin and Irena may probably frown a bit knowing how he views about relationships. If you ask Kendrick himself, he'll probably tell you to piss off and find something more meaningful to do than putting your nose in someone else's business - of course, unless you're an aesthetically-pleasant lady and he's looking for some fun - if you get what I mean.

So yes, it's hard to summarize the kind of person Kendrick is in a few words.

He doesn't talk a lot, nor does he like dealing with people - but he'll do both if the situation needs him to be, and he excels at both, like he does with everything else - and he damn well knows it. He probably won't brag about his abilities and what he can do, but one look at his face, you'll know he's inwardly teasing you for underestimating him. He doesn't trust people easily, especially not after the incident with Celes-you-know-who. And sharing his true feelings with the others? That's a big no-no. Yet, when he cares about someone, he'll be fiercely loyal to and protective of them - he may make fun of them, but if you mess with them, you may as well wish you were dead.

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!) Half-blood. Nope.

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!) Nope.

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? Used to be an Auror in Denmark. Planned to apply for a position in the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic.

6) Describe your character's marital status. Is your character single or married? What is the spouse's name? Any kids? Single. No kids that he's heard of.

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! FC: Brett Dalton

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?


 * 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) Which trait is most valuable?


 * A. Intelligence


 * B. Cunningness


 * C. Bravery


 * D. Kindness

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


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


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


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


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

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)? 2/0

P.S. Not sure if I could get him sorted now - if not, could I just leave the form here and wait for him to be sorted a month later? Thanks! :)