Forum:Karina Nordskov

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The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please italicize the answer.)

1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?


 * A. Transfiguration


 * B. Magical Creatures


 * C. Hexes & Jinxes


 * D. The castle's secret areas

2. Pick one:


 * B. Stars


 * A. Moon

3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?


 * A. Parchment


 * B. Freshly baked bread


 * C. A crackling log fire


 * D. The Sea

4. Pick one:


 * A. Dawn


 * B. Dusk

'''5. Four boxes are placed before you. Which one do you open?'''


 * A. The ornate one, promising secret knowledge and unbearable temptation'


 * B. The small, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature


 * C. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"


 * D. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune

6. Pick one:


 * A. White


 * B. Black

7. What road tempts you the most?


 * A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings


 * B. The wide, sunny, grassy lane


 * C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods


 * D. 'The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley

8. Pick one:


 * A. Forest


 * B. River

9. What scares you most?


 * A. Speaking in such a silly voice, people will laugh at you and mock you


 * B. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you


 * C. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked


 * D. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling

'''10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?'''


 * A. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells


 * B. Draw your wand & stand your ground


 * C. Draw your wand & search for the source


 * D. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

Karina has been raised to be a Princess in the traditional sense of the word. She doesn't shout or raise her voice unless the situation warrants it. She remains calm at all times. She is unfailingly kind, humble, and forgiving. She treats others with respect and is brave, honest, loyal and true. She does her best to be diplomatic, allow others to speak and to listen, and try to fairly compromise to resolve conflict. She is good at debating topics but would prefer to work in a team or group to accomplish goals. She's very good at understanding complex topics and being able to explain them in a simple way. She's innately patient and does her best to find out more or have all the information before acting. This is her adopted personality traits and is probably an INFJ.

Of course this is all how she's been raised and taught and with the pressures of having to someday rule a country on her shoulders she's gone along with it understanding she'll need those skills someday. However, her heart longs for some adventure and would rather be the Princess fighting dragons and rescuing Princes than the reverse role. She understands what's expected of her but her secret fear is being tied down with responsibilities before she's had the chance to live and explore. She's constantly been guarded and protected and that's begun to wear thin as it intrudes on her freedom. As the oldest more is expected from her than her siblings but she loves them dearly and spends any free time she gets with them. She loves the outdoors and would much rather be outside exploring than inside learning from tutors. While she performs well for her parents she also tries to do things her own way so she doesn't feel like a controlled puppet on a string. Her real personality type is probably an INTJ.

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? It must be at least three paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

Karina Nordskov is the crowned Princess of Norway and Denmark and is next in line for the throne after her parents Queen Jaina Nordskov of Norway and Prince Christian of Denmark. They were the product of an arranged marriage Jaina's advisors and other political rivals pushed her into when she took the throne but Jaina and Christen hit it off and surprisingly actually fell in love. She spent a lot of her childhood at the palaces in Norway and Denmark though she prefers the Norwegian palace. Most of her childhood was spent with tutors, caretakers, and guards as her parents often had to travel. That being said they did try their best to also be parents and made sure at least one of them was always there for their kids if they needed them. Karina has a brother who's five years younger than she is names Alexander. When she was seven Faith Willard and her daughter Emily who was the same age as Alexander moved to the Norwegian palace and became another of her tutors. However, given how close she was with her mother Faith became like another mother to her and Emily a sister.

Karina's first magical sign was when she was playing with Emily and Alexander a few months after Emily and Faith moved in with them. They were playing with dolls and Karina wanted her doll to be more like a knight. To her amazement a tiny sword, shield, and helmet with exquisite detail made of ice slowly formed on the doll's arms and head. She happily continued to play with her new knight unaware of the troubled look on her parent's faces. She already knew about magic but found out later that her mother had some particularly strong skills with ice magic. Karina has tried to practice or develop her own skills with ice magic but so far all she can manage is making small figures of ice or flurries of snowflakes from he hands. She may have some small portion of the power her mother does with ice but it appears to be just a small portion and nothing more.

Karina's education has been extensive having had tutors in every topic imaginable from the time she was young. She speaks a number of languages fluently, knows proper political procedures, and is well practiced at diplomacy. However, not all her tutors and skills are mundane or focused on etiquette. Faith tutored her for years in Occlumency so she could defend her mind against a mental attack. Her father insisted on her being able to defend herself so she's also had years of physical self-defense lessons. She even had one of the country's professional quidditch players as a tutor for flying. So far there hasn't been any skill she hasn't been able to pick up to some extent and the ones she's focused on or practiced for years she's quite adept at. She is looking forward to going to Hogwarts to be able to develop her magical skills more and also get away from the palace and see what the world without constant supervision and guards looks like.

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!

Karina has blonde hair and ice blue eyes and in most ways is the spitting image of her mother. She does have a little more of her father's build being a bit taller and lankier than her mother. I don't have a model picked out for her yet.

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 characters from the Harry Potter Universe!)

Half-Blood.

5) Does your character have any special abilities? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of a magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)

She has shown some minor abilities with ice. She has been able to create small ice figurines in her hand or have snowflakes flutter down slowly from her hand. Both were intentional and controlled.

The OOC idea is for her to show she could have inherited similar ice abilities as her mother but for them to be so minor in practice that you could easily do the same or better with a wand. If her abilities with ice were going to improve or intensify that would need to be approved separately by the admin team.

6) What year is your character in?

She'll be in first year this next school year.

7) The Sorting Hat has been known to take house preference into consideration. If your character could select one house they believe they are best suited for, what would it be and why?

"Not Hufflepuff." NOT HUFFLEPUFF."

OOC Questions

B. Whilst the first two questions will not affect the character's house (and are mandatory), the others are designed specifically to help users come up with their character's ideal job (and are optional).

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"? If you do have exotic characters, please list both the name and the type of exotic. Remember you are only allowed one of each type with the exception of nymphs.

I think I have 5 active characters right now but I need to remove some are re-work others so this may be low.


 * Melinda Bagman - Animagus.
 * Forum:Dawn - Nymph.

3) What would people who know your character well say they're really good at?

Diplomacy. She understands a number of languages and is good at finding compromises agreeable to everyone.

4) What do they really want to avoid in their future job/career? Do they hate working in an office? Do they hate the field?

Being tied down to a throne. She prefers to be outside seeing new things. Of course given that she's the heir to the throne this is unlikely.

5) Aside from family and peers, what motivates your character the most in life? What drives their passion?

Excitement and new experiences.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

In the fact that outwardly she's always had to maintain her calm and cool which means she internalizes a lot of things. Her self-control hasn't broken and she deals with things in her own way and time but being pushed too hard or to stressed could have unpredictable results.

7) Wand cores and woods speak volumes about a person's character. What is your character's wand? Why does it answer to them?

She got her mother's wand from her Aunt Faith who had been given it years ago. It's Yeti Hair and Aspen 9 3/4 inches. It may mean she's skilled at healing spells or dueling. It also makes her more adept at ice spells and less adept at fire spells. Yeti wands have strong cores and don't break easily. Despite their normally slow nature the wand accepted Karina quite readily.