Forum:Keiran Quinn Morcant

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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.

'''Keiran is rather bright for his age and he quite enjoys studying. His studies mostly goes towards bettering himself for the sake of his family. Having been raised by an upper class pureblood family, being able to socialize properly is something Keiran was taught from a young age. He is capable of remaining polite towards rude individuals and even his snarky remarks are quite tasteful. Keiran also have a strong inner moral compass and a clear sense of right and wrong. However, his tendency towards pleasing others often causes his actions to clash with his morals. He is an excellent judge of character when he dares to trust his intuition over his logic.'''

'''Although he surround himself with friends, Keiran has a very hard time trusting anyone, seeing as his own family never set a particularly good example. He is willing to befriend others, but will never let his guard down completely. He expects to be betrayed. Although he will not show or openly admit to it, Keiran is an anxious individual. Sometimes social interaction can become too much and especially embarrassment can trigger some bad panic attacks. He will excuse himself from the situation to deal with it in solitude. Because of his family's influence, Keiran has grown up learning that half-bloods and muggleborns are worth less than those of pure blood. While he would never use derogatory slur against muggleborns, he does have a tendency to expect less of them.'''

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?

'''Keiran was raised with the expectation of becoming the next head of his family and was told from a young age that family was everything. His own ambitions came second. However Keiran's own desire is to establish himself as an individual, rather than allowing his family to define him. He secretly dreams of pursuing a career as an artist, but his family would never allow it.'''

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so?

'''Ideally, Keiran would spend his free day pursuing his interests, free from the expectations that weigh on him. Usually it is limited to doodlings, but if he had access to a musical instrument, he would certainly be jamming the day away.'''

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?

'''His wand. It is an old family heirloom that his family claims to be made of the wood of an appletree from the isle of Avalon and (even if Keiran doubts it is that old) he is honored to be its new master.'''

'''His diary. Before he attended Hogwarts, Keiran had a private tutor he became very close to. The tutor gave him the diary to write down the thoughts he could not share openly.'''

'''His silver locket with a picture of his late father. Although Keiran lost him at an early age, he remembers his father as a loving man.'''

'''A small cat plush with a missing eye. It was his little sister's most beloved plush and she gave it to him so it could look after him while he was at Hogwarts.'''

'''Chocolate frogs. Keiran did not have an opportunity to try chocolate before he went to Hogwarts due to his mother's obsession with keeping him healthy. Now he cannot imagine a life without chocolate.'''

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? That the society and education system was less inclined to promote those who conform to the old ways. Keiran feels as if Hogwarts rewards students for replicating what they have learned instead using it in new, creative ways. There should be more room for individuality and change.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? Keiran is determined to be placed in Slytherin, or even Ravenclaw as his late father was. Anything less would be a disgrace to his ambitious family. He has been taught that Hufflepuff is the "weakest" of the houses and being sorted into that house would cast doubt on his ability to become a capable head of his family.

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!)

'''Keiran is the oldest child of the Morcant family, an old, traditionalist pureblood family from Wales. His conservative upbringing is showing in that he is certainly biased towards anyone who is not of pure wizard ancestry. He is incredibly charismatic, surprisingly outgoing and certainly has a way with words. If one decides to cross him, they should be prepared for a verbal backlash.'''

'''Despite his confident and proud demeanor, Keiran hides many insecurities. While he was taught how to socialize, his life was quite sheltered as he was a sickly child - a fragility he has never quite gotten over. He is a natural people pleaser, something that is very obvious from the way he suppresses his own desires. This is especially visible in the way he always puts his family and its honor before anything else.'''

'''Having witnessed the deception and dublicity in the various branches of his family, Keiran has become extremely self-preserving. He is certainly loyal to the few he would dare to call friends, but should the need arise, he would not hesitate to push someone away before they can hurt him. He is a very sensitive individual and he often takes criticism very personally. He also has a strong intuition and a very good judge of character when he dares to trust his intuition. His upbringing has, however, has taught him to prioritize logic over gut feeling which results in inner conflict.'''

'''Although many would assume Keiran is as conservative as his parents, that is not quite the truth. In fact, he enjoys many of the wonders (even Muggle-things) that he never experienced in his upbringing - music being his greatest passion'''.

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 on the longest night of the year, Keiran had great expectations placed on him even before the day he came into the world. As the first son to the family head of the Morcant family, he would one day have to assume that very same position. However, due to his kin mostly having kept relationships inside the family for generations to keep the blood pure, Keiran was born a sickly child, much like his father. During his first year of life, an illness nearly claimed his life, but thanks to skilled healers, he was able to pull through.'''

'''Due to his fragile health, Keiran's earliest years was spent in near isolation, his parents fearing that other children might infect him. Being surrounded by adults, there was rarely time for playing and most of his time was on studying and practicing good manners. His parents expected him to become an excellent wizard and they often tried to coax the young Keiran into using magic, even before it had begun to manifest. That finally happened at the age of 5, when his mother found the boy playing near a small pool of water, manipulating the water into the shape of a cat. From that day, his parents would often find him near water, performing the same trick.'''

'''Barely months before Keiran were to turn 7, his father, Aurelius, fell gravely ill and had to be admitted to a hospital for witches and wizards. His state gradually worsened and just one week after Keiran's 7th birthday, he passed away. While his sister hardly understood the situation, Keiran was hit hard by the loss of his father. His mother, however, insisted that he should stay strong as other members of the family would surely seek to assume Aurelius' position in the family due to Keiran's age.'''

'''His mother was right about the family. Over the years, Keiran lost count of the men trying to snatch the position of family head from his mom - she had insisted on taking the position until Keiran came of age to ensure no one could keep him from it. He and his sister were often the subjects of slander, even moreso than their mother. While Keiran kept calm for his mother and sister, the talks sowed a seed of deep distrust towards others within him.'''

'''His mother fearing for Keiran's safety hired a trusted friend to tutor Keiran until he was old enough to attend Hogwarts. This friend would become the only person Keiran dared open up to, as he did not care about Keiran's status or family. The freedom that came with his training began opening Keiran's eyes to the possibilities in life - and that perhaps there was more in the world than family and blood pride.'''

'''At the age of 11, Keiran received his acceptance letter from Hogwarts, just as expected. While his mother was reluctant to let him go, she was aware that the education was certainly for the best, despite her opinion that Hogwarts was polluted with "filthy blood".'''

'''The trip to Diagon Alley was a long one, forcing them to stay in the area for a few days. That was the place Keiran, for the first time ever, was introduced to the broad wizarding community, at last encountering wizards that were not all conservative purebloods. It was strange to him how all these other people could be so different from him, simply because they could not trace their families back hundreds of years. However, his mom made sure that he had no chance to converse with someone below his status.'''

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! His FC is Ceallach Spellman.

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!) Pure-blood. His family can trace their ancestry back to Morgan le Fay.

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!) No.

6) What year is your character in? 6th year

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)?