paracelsus_mods | Investigator Character Application (Reply)

At the start of Phase 2, investigators will be sent to Paracelsus Academy and Longpike to determine the truth of Otto von Schellenberg's death. They have also been sent as a part of House-sponsored teams, who are to look into the rumors of the existence of the Key and sealed doors. If it exists, they are to secure it for their House. These teams are sent by three sets of houses:

House Patisse and House Castillo: This team is sent to find out the extent to which Otto von Schellenberg was attempting to target them, and whether he head support from House Weatherford and House Schellenberg. While they want to find out the exact circumstances of his death, they are more concerned with making sure his scheme is dead. Their staff coordinator Guillaume Patisse, a freshly arrived teacher who took over Otto's post.
House Schellenberg and House Weatherford: This team is concerned first and foremost with determining whether Otto was framed and if anyone was behind his actions. They also want, if they determine he was guilty, to determine (quietly) if he was working anyone else. Their staff coordinator is Sarah-Beth Weatherford.
House Vorinsky: This team was sent on the orders of Lord Vorinus, ostensibly to act as a neutral party. As their leader is Mircea Vorinsky, it is also tasked with interfering with anything Sarah-Beth might have planned. Unlike the other teams, they are much more concerned about the Key.

Investigators belong to Interpol's Special Irkallan Crimes Unit (SICU). Most investigators have worked together in the past and probably know each other. They can be open about their identities or function as undercover agents, working as teachers. Their staff coordinators are not SICU agents, but rather unofficial House allies. SICU agents are well-paid professionals, and considered to be one of the highest end law enforcement jobs available.

Investigators should be between 25 and 75 years of age; they are experienced journeymen, and quite powerful, but not movers and shakers in House politics. They should be viewed as boss fights, should they fight students on equal footing: a team of three to four students should be a threat to them. One student might beat them if they are very lucky.

In general, investigators should be loyal to their House. This doesn't need to be a blind loyalty, but these people were selected because it was felt -- rightly or wrongly -- that they will put House interests first. We are fine with them not doing so, but we would prefer that concepts stick away from loose cannons with no interest in serving their House, who will betray those Houses within a week or two.

The game's protagonists remain students! This doesn't mean you can't enjoy and use your investigator, but some mod events will simply be tailored for involvement by students and won't be open to investigators. We'll also have some events that are investigator-only.

NOTE: Investigator applications won't be approved until Week #19, when Phase 2 is expected to begin.

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Investigator Application
Player Information
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Character Information
Name:
House: [What magical lineage they come from. Investigators can't be from Trenton Corporation; it just isn't old enough to have many adult mages. If you want to make your own House up, please detail them here; that will be scrutinized heavily, and we prefer player-made Houses be minor Houses aligned with one of the ones detailed here.] 
Birthplace: 
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Physical Details
Hair Color: 
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Appearance Notes: 
PB: [Animated or CGI only.]

Life Details
Background: [Tell us their background story. You don’t need to spell out every detail excessively; we’re looking for a three to five paragraph summary, not an extensive essay about their upbringing. You should also mention if they're from Paracelsus, or another school. Those schools include the Scholomance, a dreary and serious school in Romania; Boarmoles School of Magery, a school in the Scottish highlands known for being a 'classic' magical school; the Academy at Mieza, the oldest of the schools, located in Greece; and the Advisory, located in Cairo, which served the Islamic world and was the preferred school of House Almagoras, and has since lost most of its funding.]
House Politics: [What do they feel about House politics? Have these opinions changed over time? Have they done much work for their House?]
Personality: [Tell us about what they’re like, how they think, and how they interact with people. This is the meat of the application.]
Flaws: [Tell us about their personality weaknesses, where they come from, and how they affect the character. Be sure that these are flaws, not just quirks of personality.]

Magic and Skill Details
Magic and Skills: [Every investigator gets six skills of note that they can use. Magical skills are one of the eight magical schools outlined <a href="http://paracelsus-mods.dreamwidth.org/702.html">here</a>. Please identify these very explicitly for us. Also, tell us a bit about what kinds of spells they specialize in and how they use their schools.]

[Other skills are non-magical. These are things that one could earn a living at or compete in high level competitions, not basic skills like driving, making home cooked meals, or using a word processor. Examples of skills include swordfighting, gunfighting, computer programming, electrical engineering, or having an eventual professional knowledge of a field.]

[Investigators can have any blend you'd like; basic law enforcement training isn't a skill, but any Sherlock Holmes-like epic investigative skills would be. It'd be very strange for them to have fewer than two schools of magic.]

Investigator Character Application

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