Hello, everyone! I'm Ashley, the newest member of the game, and I'm bringing in Niamh (pronounced "Neeve") O'Neill. Niamh is a banshee (for the O'Neill clan, of course!) who looks 17 but is actually 191. She's an Advanced student in Sphinx House. I'm usually horrible at keeping my intros concise, but I'll try not to ramble! :)
Niamh is a quiet girl, but her quietness shouldn't be mistaken for shyness. She's perfectly at ease talking to people, though you'll notice that when someone asks her a question, she takes her time responding. She finds words very powerful, and likes to choose hers carefully. She's fairly easy-going, finds great pleasure in the small things in life, and isn't eager to rush anything. She knows that life passes by quickly enough as it is. For most people, at least.
Being nearly two centuries old, Niamh has accumulated a lot of knowledge. She isn't an expert on everything, of course, but she does know random bits of info on quite a number of subjects. She's really good to have around for trivia games (books and movies are her specialty!).
Although Niamh is friendly enough, she doesn't let many people get very close to her. Over the years she's just gotten so used to keeping the humans she meets at a distance, that it's sort of like a force of habit now. She never wanted to get too attached to anyone, because she dealt with enough death as it was and didn't want any more heartbreaking loss. Plus, it's really hard to let people into your life when you have to lie to them all the time and eventually they would wonder why she never seemed to age.
I think I've pretty much summed up her personality, but if you want to read more about it — or her history — her app is here! One important fact to note is that she's terrified of frozen ponds. Or... any sort of deep water, really, because drowning was how she died. :/ Oh, and since she still has clan duties to take care of from time to time, she is allowed to leave class when needed to go do that. She just changes into her banshee form and flies off. It's possible a number of characters have witnessed this before. She can also take the form of a hare!
I'm really open for pretty much any type of plot! Acquaintances, friends (she's probably made a few by now, though I can't promise she'll be terribly open, but we can see!), people who don't like her, people she knows from clubs/extracurriculars, etc. If you need to get hold of me, email is your best bet! Or you can comment on the dropbox here. I'm really excited to be here, and I look forward to playing with you all!