OOC for The Fortress

So I meant to do this the other day but I fail... I blame my allergies but Alex here with Minerva McGonagall. She's very much like her canon self but she's very much fascinated with weapons and how such small things can do so much damage to people. She's the Short Daggers Master at Hogwarts and cares for all students... though she does favour Gryffindor's more than the others.

Alex :)

Ello ello again there Fortress fans!

I'm back to bring you someone I've wanted to play for a while, Peter Pettigrew! I figured now would be a good time to bring him in and finish off our set of Marauders. I think he's going to be as fun to interact with as much it will be to play him. I just put his application up on his profile page so if anyone has any ideas about backstory or whatever, let me know! Can't wait to get started, especially with a big Marauders thread!

In other news, I wanted to mention something that you may have heard/noticed already; I've dropped Gideon and Lucius. I just seemed to have lost the muse, more or less because I think I chose to play them for the wrong reasons, and that is never a way I like to go into a character. If anyone wishes to take them, just talk to our mods of awesome and let them know you're interested.

So anyway, LET'S GET GOING!

- Christopher

Hello! I am Sami, and I am bringing in Mary Macdonald. Mary is seventeen years old and in Hufflepuff, but she crosstrains with Ravenclaw. Her information is in her journal, but I'll give you the short of it here.

Mary's family is one that supports Voldemort. Mary personally does not, but she realizes the precariousness of her situation. She is reluctant to openly oppose her family for two reasons. One, doing so means she can no longer know what her family is up to and thus help what she sees as the 'right' side. Two, Mary still loves her family at the end of the day. She was sort of neglected as a child, passed over in favor of her brother, and thus Mary has a need to be noticed. She tries very hard at what she does, and she is often seeking quiet approval or even acknowledgment. She's quite a brilliant girl - all that determination to impress her parents as a child has finally paid off. You might think that means she should have been placed in Ravenclaw. Indeed, her mind would say as much, but her nature is one much more sorted for Hufflepuff. She is a warm and gentle girl, and she will bend over backwards to help you.

I am excited to play here and with each of you!

Hi everyone,

My name is Dee, I just joined the group. I'm a very old friend of Halo's from AOL Rping days, and this is my first time in a journal group. So you have to bear with me here as I get used to the style, and I've also never used these journals so ... I might be a little stupid at first. I promise I get smarter as you get to know me, and/or you come to accept my ditzy behavior as time goes on. I really like Harry Potter, but I'm afraid I am not as hardcore a fan as probably all of you are, so again I might have a slight learning curve.

I joined with Emmeline Vance. I remembered her from the books when she got killed and the Order was upset, so I thought it sounded interesting to go back into the before story. Emme is a Hufflepuff, very bright spirited and friendly, and in cavalry training.

If you want to get in touch with me my AIM is WaftingCurtains. I will be putting this on my profile too so you will know how to say hi, but by all means give me a poke and say hi. I totally bite and you'll like it. Wow that sounded a lot worse than I meant it to be in my head.

I'm excited to get started!

Best,
Dee

G'day all! Kat here bringing you Fenrir Greyback, werewolf and axeman.

First of all, this is a very different Fenrir Greyback so I strongly recommend that you read his information here rather than assuming that he's similar to canon Fenrir. (Not that he won't end up like canon Fenrir but if so, it'll happen because of events in the game. He doesn't start out there.)

Basically, he was in Gryffindor and trained with axes. He went into the army and when he was twenty five he was bitten by a werewolf. He managed to kill that werewolf but the damage was done. He came back to Hogsmeade and Hogwarts but Dumbledore was absent (for plotty reasons no doubt!!) and corrupt people basically dismissed him from the army because they didn't want a werewolf in there. (Those damn snotty nobles.)

When Dumbledore returned, he tried to rectify the mistake but Fenrir refused to listen... because he was young, proud, an idiot Gryffindor and had a massive chip on his shoulder. So he didn't listen and left and wandered, picking up seasonal work when and where he could.

He's recently returned to Hogsmeade on the death of his parents and will quite likely find out that he's been a overly proud, stupid idiot fairly soon. :D Oh, and anyone who's been living in Hogwarts or Hogsmeade would likely know his father - his name was Hrafn Sigurdsson and he was a skald (which is an Icelandic bard - ostensibly they died out centuries ago but I think given the AU nature of this game we can say they persisted) - so they'd likely have heard him in the tavern or the inn, singing or telling grand epic poems and tales of war and warriors and gods and myths and so on and so forth.

Anyway, I'm rambling. Go and read his info and he's always available for plotty type stuff. (He'll also have more icons when I get home and can bulk upload them.)

Hello everyone! It is Spoon! and this time, I bring Molly Weasley to the mix! You can find her information HERE. She is out of Hogwarts and already has three children, but she would love to have some friends to visit her! Ping me if you're interested (raven haired cho) or leave a comment here

Hello again Fortress fans!

I'm back as the one and only Lucius Malfoy. I'll be posting his application on his profile in a second. He hasn't changed much, only in history to fit the game, but at least if I screw him up it'll be ok because we're in AU. This is my first time playing him so I just hope I don't screw him up. Anyway, if you have any questions, you know where to get me!

- Christopher (Gideon and Lucius)

Hi guys! I'm Alex, I'm 19 and live in Australia and I bring you one Druella Black (one of my all time fav characters :D) who is PB'd by the amazing Kathleen Turner :D

Anyway she's the same age as her husband (August 1929). She's very emotional and caring to her family and takes great pride in them. She is also a proud Pureblood and takes great care of her looks. She believes in Pureblood supremacy but detests violence so she isn't all that keen on Voldemort. She's a Meditative Magical person who specialised in Potions and Battle Field Magic.

You can catch me on AIM at moonsdreaming YIM at immortalaussie or email me at bookworm1987@gmail.com

I look forward to playing with you guys :)

Alex

Well, for now, anyway.

This is Randolph Warrington, a Ravenclaw scout 7th year.

I am playing more new characters in this game ... ::is amused::

So right, he was born with animal magic though neither of his parents had it. Freaky fluke of nature. His first form is that of a bull mastiff (the sort that's in the Kingdom kennels) and he's working on a falcon form - so he's likely annoying anyone who practices falconry or has a falcon.

he likes to talk (or lecture) and he's easily distracted away from the topic at hand - something his debating friends like to take advantage of.

We have an Avery!

Yes, his bio's a little on the skimpy side, but ... the basics are there. He's essentially a Crabbe or Goyle to Evan Rosier. XD Kind of brainless but good at following orders.

I have no idea why Avery is ... one of my consistent muses. He just crept in one day and ... yeah.

So, right, I'm off to bed to read and I'll get on my last pup's bio tomorrow. ::sniffle:: Then we have to see if we want to up the character limit yet or give it a month XD

So right, I'm down with chatting relations with anyone who knows/might have known him. I imagine Snape hangs out with him, at least occasionally since they're from that group (and man, do I ever want a Mulciber now ... ), and he's pretty much Evan's lapdog when he's not being absorbed by his potion experiments.

Right, he blows things up a lot? Usually deliberately but occasionally accidentally. So he's often sooty. (amusing side note: my other Avery is blows_things_up. Omg, is a trend. XD XD )

Yes. Clearly I am too out of things to be awake, so to bed I go.

Hey-lo there, Fortress!

I'm Yanni, and I've brought the infamous Sirius Black to the game! He's a bit of a rebel, this one, as we all know! He's ready to throw some parties and start up some havoc... all within reason, of course! He specializes in lances (he LOVES to joust) and he's gotten pretty good at it; good enough to start challenging blokes to competitions this way and that. You'll have to excuse him, he's the teensiest bit smug when it comes to that kind of thing.

His three best friends remain James, Remus, and Peter... And he doesn't have the slightest fondness for Snivell--I mean... Severus. He doesn't mean to be a bully, but he doesn't exactly like Slytherins, either. He's got some animal magic up his sleeve, turning into a dog and whatnot. He's got that on the down low, though, and he's only told his closest friends about it. He figures that it's the kind of thing that should be kept a secret.

Waugh, sorry to ramble! Anyways, here be Sirius! I'm still posting things like my bio and contact page and stuff, but you can contact me on AIM at MadamSherwood. My email is the same screen name, but with an @aim.com added to it! I'll also leave a contact post on Sirius' page, with a link to my personal journal. ^___^

Glad to be here!
- Yanni

G'day all... me again! :D What a surprise.

Anyway, I bring you Aberforth Dumbledore, younger brother to Albus, older brother to Ariana, Gryffindor, goat-fancier and all round grumpy old man. He is the Broadsword Master and he also attempts to pound teaches battle tactics and strategy - not overall battle and war strategy, moving markers around on a map type strategy but actual 'I'm neck-deep in a fight and/or I'm leading a squad, what the hell do I do now?' tactics and strategy.

You can find his info in his journal and there will be icons as soon as possible.

Info is in the profile.

yay, a bio done before bedtime. :;is awesome::

So technically is this 10, I think? Nate should be popping up the start notice soon.

Yes, thank you.

The app I had longest to write apparently was the one I churned out first. Sigh. With any luck, I should have my boys in tomorrow, but ... we'll see. I was v. easily distractible all day today, so ... yeah.

Anyway, here be Bella. Her info's in her profile, definitely willing to flex for the other Black players if something needs shifting. I did try to follow 'cissa's and the pending Druella's during creation.

And since lulz o'clock has descended into typo o'clock, I'm going to see about the bed-thing.

Well hello there fellow Fortress members!

I'm Christopher and I give you our version of Gideon Prewett as a 6th year Gryffindor. He's a child of nobles, and the middle brother of Molly Prewett (Weasley) and Fabian Prewett; if anyone wants to play Fabian, let me know because I have some ideas. He's the chivalrous type, you know. He's for freedom, beauty, truth, love, justice and all that jazz. He has no problem helping others when they are in need. He really doesn't like bullies but if they can prove themselves to him, to be better, then he can be pretty forgiving.

Most of the time he can seem pretty focused on school, but that's because he's kind of shy and doesn't like to talk about himself. He does like to have fun though so if anyone is up for being his friend? He's very loyal too, and sometimes gets protective.

Hope he sounds good, and I can't wait to start playing with y'all! If you want to get a hold of me, I'm on AIM at crazycaliboy286 and @hotmail with the same screenname.

- Christopher

G'day all! I'm Kat and I will be bringing you two of my favourite boys - Severus Snape and Rabastan Lestrange.

Severus is slightly different in this game in that he hasn't yet realised that Lily Evans is the love of his life. They lived too far apart before they got to Hogwarts to ever meet and she's just this annoying Gryffindor in his eyes (who he's noticed is really very pretty... except that he totally hasn't because he's way too interested in brewing potions and poisons to notice very pretty red-haired, green-eyed Gryffindors... uhuh, yes, he is) now that they are at school. Though... who knows what will happen in the future.

Rabastan is the Master Assassin at the school. He is really very good at what he does though his public reputation is that of a dissolute and debauched younger son. Lots of stories of drunken debauchery involving women and *gasp* men floating around about him. Some of them might even be true. He also has a sekrit role at the school as a spy and recruiter for Voldemort.

I'm always up for plot and the best way to reach me is via email, which you'll find in the character info post or in the profile of my character journals. I am often around on IM at fenrirthekat but I can't always talk there because I'm often at work. It's kind of for emergencies or quick queries only.

Hello everyone! My name is Laurel, but you can call me Spoon! I bring Narcissa Malfoy to the table, a beautiful, cold girl. ^_^ Her information can be found HERE.

I saw we have a Severus Snape. In my app, I had put that Snape was a good friend of Narcissa's (at least within her social circle) and was hoping that would be okay with you? And I saw we have a Rab and I put that she adores the Lestrange brothers. (Plus Adrien Brody is just sexy!)

Anyone else, I'm completely up for plot if we can figure something out! I look forward to this game! I'm on AIM all the time, so you can reach me at raven haired cho! (Or leave a message here, whatever floats your boat!)

First post, woo!

Figured since we actually had people here, we should ... establish a place to talk.

I think I officially now have like, a dozen Lily journals. This shouldn't amuse me so much. ::cough::

Anyway, hi, I'm Halo, one half of the current mod team. Sort of. I'm the smaller half since technically this is Nate's game. And I defer to him on all matters of game. Shocking, I know.

Right now, I just have Lily Evans (you ever notice there's never a ME game without a Lily already taken? Yeah. I'm just upholding that tradition. Going to do it again when we crack open the other-other game ... ), but I am bringing in a Walden Macnair and a Brian Avery once I find the time/ambition to get their apps done. Walden's a nasty bastard, and Avery just likes to blow shit up.

So, right. I'm always about for plotting or chatting backstory. My contact's always in my journals, my CDJ is imisstheobvious (same on LJ, but all the really fun entries are f-locked), and e-mail is preferred to AIM because I have a short attention span and tend to x conversations and then forget what was said in them.

Right, in a nutshell, that's me. Welcome to the game, y'all :)