Welcome to Ilvermorny

Hidden away in the North Maine Woods, far away from curious eyes, lies a most peculiar school -- Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Much like it's English counterpart, Hogwarts, Ilvermorny strives to educate the next generation of witches and wizards and prepare them for life in the magical world. Do you have what it takes join Ilvermorny's ranks? [ Mobile Navigation ] var fhs = document.createElement('script');var fhs_id = "5271015"; var ref = (''+document.referrer+'');var pn = window.location;var w_h = window.screen.width + " x " + window.screen.height; fhs.src = "//s1.freehostedscripts.net/ocounter.php?site="+fhs_id+"&e1=Student &e2=Students &r="+ref+"&wh="+w_h+"&a=1&pn="+pn+""; document.head.appendChild(fhs);document.write("");

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It is with a heavy heart that the admins have decided to close Across the Sea.  This is a decision that the admins feel is a long time coming, and we want to thank everyone for your contributions to this roleplay, and all of the work and effort that was made in developing your characters.  We enjoyed getting to play with and getting to know all of you and wish you all the best of luck.

~The Admins

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Positive Traits: Adventurous, Lyrical, Sympathetic Negative Traits: Self-critical, Depressed, Tense

Information:

Despite the fact that neither of his parents were wizards, he grew up with a very healthy appreciation for magic.  His parents worked in a Renaissance Faire, homeschooling him so that they could tour year-round.

He made his debut at age six playing a pan flute at the faire and it was at that point that his love of music started.  He strove to learn a new instrument every year, and while he has accomplished his goal most of the instruments he knows aren’t from this century.

His letter to Ilvermorny brought a lot of confusion because while he understood the “magic” that the Faire celebrated, it was not something that his family actually thought was possible.  Even now they’re still confused about it because he rarely shows them any of his school things.

Whenever he’s at school he can’t help but feeling like an outsider, and while he’s joined a lot of different extracurricular activities to try and make friends, he still feels like he doesn’t fit in with anyone.

During the summer he still works the Faire circuit, mostly performing along as a minstrel, which he loves doing. However part of him wonders if this is his destiny and if his time at Ilvermorny will just have been a waste.

Suggested FCs:  

Carlos Valdes, Devon Bostick, Luke Pasqualino

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Due to personal reasons please unfollow the following:

Hunter Abernathy

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The following characters come off of hiatus tomorrow:

Hunter Abernathy @hunterabernathy

Leia Elliot @leiaelliot

Allegra Harris @harrisallegra

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Character Development: Myers-Briggs Personality Test

As we’ve all gotten the chance to really get to know our characters, now it’s time to really see where their personalities fall.  One way to do this is to complete the Myers-Briggs Personality test.  We recommend that you take the test HERE  though there are others, pretending that you are your character. After that post what they’re type is, a description of that type, and whether you agree or disagree with your results.  

Remember that tasks are not required, but are highly encouraged and to tag with “atstask” when you’re finished so that everyone can see.  An admin example can be found HERE.

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The following characters come off of hiatus tomorrow:

Andromeda DeVayne @anniedevayne

Emmett St. Grace @emmettstgrace

Quill Maeng @quillmaeng

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The following roles are at risk of being reopened, unless they post within the next 24 hours:

Briannon Montague @briannonmontague

Beatrice Bhirombhakdi @beabhakdi

Sebastian Astor @bash-astor

The following characters are on hiatus:

Andromeda DeVayne

Emmett St. Grace

Quill Maeng

Hunter Abernathy

Jinri Moon

Aspen Hart

Mari Asano 

Leia Elliot

Allegra Harris

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Challenge: Character Playlist

Music is a powerful medium that has been used for centuries, and this week’s challenge is going to be utilizing this idea.  What we would like for you to do is to create a playlist for your character.  It needs to be at least 8 songs of any genre that you feel really shows your character.  You do not need to provide an explanation for the songs, unless you want to, but if the song has lyrics please put a few in that you feel really show your character.

Feel free to just link to Youtube songs to your post, create a playlist on Youtube, 8tracks, or Spotify, just make sure that we have a link so that everyone can listen.  Make sure to tag with “atstask” when you finish.  

An admin example can be found HERE.

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I'm interested in applying, but I was wondering how much of the rp is through gif chats vs. paras?

We’re so happy for your interest!  We primarily interact with gif chats, however most of our players are willing to para as well if that’s what you’re interested in. 

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Hey everyone, we wanted to touch base with you all on a couple things that we have been noticing lately:

Starters - Lately very few people are that are open to everyone.  This is not something that we are okay with for a couple of reasons.  1) It makes it really hard to interact with everyone if you don’t have ways for characters to interact. 2) It can be the loss of some pretty amazing plots to appear as some of the best plots come from the most random connections.  Without starters, we aren’t doing anything to fuel these interactions. And that is not fair to everyone. 3) It’ll make people feel excluded that they only get a couple of replies a day, while others get a lot.  That also isn’t fair to players, especially when they want to interact with everyone.  There is a lot of drama on the dash, however there can always be more.  And we want to see that more rather than less.  4) It starts to form cliques, which then turns to bubble roleplaying, which are do not want to be seeing. 

Answering starters - Another problem is that the starters that we do have are not being answered.  We recommend looking through the starter tag every 2-3 days to see if there is anything new - and then finding a way to answer it.  This is another way to make sure that these new plots and connections form.  

These are things that everyone can work on, and everyone should work on.  It’s not fair to players if people are only writing starters for certain people as that does lead to bubble roleplaying.  And if it does continue, consequences are going to follow.  Please like this post to show that you understand. 

~The Admins

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The following roles are at risk of being reopened, unless they post within the next 24 hours:

Hunter Abernathy @hunterabernathy

Sebastian Astor @bash-astor

The following characters are on hiatus:

Beatrice Bhirombhakdi

Briannon Montague

Andromeda DeVayne

Emmett St. Grace

Quill Maeng

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send a symbol

☂ - headcanon about rainy days

✈ - headcanon about traveling

☼ - headcanon about sunny days

☁ - headcanon about dreams

❄ - headcanon about winter

☆ - headcanon about stars

⌚ - headcanon about schedules

☎ - headcanon about phone calls

✉ - headcanon about letters

✓ - headcanon about friends

✗ - headcanon about enemies

☹ - headcanon about sorrow

☺ - headcanon about happiness

☤ - headcanon about health

✐ - headcanon about writing

✿ - headcanon about plants

♥ - headcanon about love

♫ - headcanon about music

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thistranspoet:

Give me a letter. 

a – age

b – biggest fear

c – current time 

d – drink you last had/are having 

e – easiest person to talk to

f – favorite song 

g – ghosts, are they real 

h – heritage 

i – in love with 

k – kissed someone

l – last time you cried 

m – middle name 

n – number of siblings 

o – one wish

p – person who you last called 

q – question you’re always asked 

r – reason to smile 

s – song last sang 

t – time you woke up 

u – underwear color 

w – worst habit

x – x-rays you’ve had 

y – your favorite food 

z – zodiac sign

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It is TMI Tuesday once again!  Remember that there are two ways that you can get involved: 

IC Questions: These are just regular asks that people can send to other players that must be answered in character.  Remember that in our world these answers will be posted on Hummingbird for everyone to potentially see, so if you feel like your character would not participate don’t feel like you need to do so.  If you feel like your character would welcome these questions, please make sure to create a linked post to your ask box that says “TMI Tuesday” “Honesty Hour” etc. so that people know to send them to you.

OOC Questions: We shortly will be reblogging a headcanon meme that should be answered out of character.  These allow for multiple different headcanons about your character to be answered and will not be able to be seen by the other characters.  This can be used as a type of character development or for fun for the players who feel like their characters would not participate in option number one.  We do ask that you only stick to the two headcanon memes that we post. One will be in the morning and the other in the afternoon. If you are interested in participating in these please reblog the meme. Also, to avoid confusion, please make sure to mark OOC at the beginning of your answer as a reminder to everyone else that their characters won’t be able to see it.

Be sure to send asks to everyone who wants them. There’s nothing worse than feeling ignored and not being able to take part, and we don’t want anyone to feel that way.

Last months brought on a lot of drama, so we can’t wait to see what happens as a result this month!  

Have fun and happy roleplaying!

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The following roles are at risk of being reopened, unless they post within the next 24 hours:

Quill Maeng @quillmaeng

Emmett St. Grace @emmettstgrace

Andromeda DeVayne @anniedevayne​

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Positive Traits: Captivating, Exciting, Freethinking Negative Traits: Misunderstood, Libidinous, Insecure

Information:

His parents were a love story for the ages: the hit wizards that fell in love. However while most people assumed that meant it was romantic, nobody thought through what that story would actually mean for their children.  It was very rare that his parents were home, and most of his care came from his sister who was 12 years older then him.  

A lot of his acting up came as a result of trying to get his parents’ attention.  However as he’s gotten to the point where he believes that it will never work, and so now anything he has convinced himself that his parents don’t really care about him at all.

Most people assume that his schoolwork is not his own, because he actually does well in his classes.  However, he really does put a lot of effort in, he just takes great pains to hide it.

Always the life of the party, he never passes on the opportunity to let loose and let life pass him by.  It’s his way of coping with the fact that he feels like his family would be better off without him.  

His relationship with his sister has deteriorated since he started at Ilvermorny, partially because with her work as a security guard she ends up busting him whenever he’s doing something that he shouldn’t.  And while he feels bad about upsetting her, he also feels like she doesn’t understand him.

Connections:

Sierra Whitehall - Sister

Suggested FCs:  

Daren Kagasoff, Austin Butler, Chord Overstreet

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Positive Traits: Cerebral, Sophisticated, Punctual Negative Traits: Judgmental, Calculating, Perfectionist

Information:

With her parents running one of the best magic bookstores in the country, it was no surprise that she started learning at an early age.  However she always seemed to be above and beyond her classmates as a result was taken out of school as a child and home-schooled until her acceptance to Ilvermorny.

Despite the fact that she cares nothing about blood purity, she is a strong supporter that house placement runs should be the same across families.  This is especially prominent in her relationship with her brother who was placed in Rerum instead of Cognito, and she has virtually cut him off.

She has a constant drive to be the best, especially when it comes to academics.  She doesn’t want people to ever doubt that she is smarter than them and takes strides to prove it - even to the detriment of having personal relationships.

Coffee has always been available to students, however her coffee drinking has taken itself to an entirely new level.  She survives by drinking at least six cups of coffee a day and will get especially angry if someone causes her to have to skip one.

The only reason that she joined the Quidditch team was that everyone told her she needed to do something to make herself seem well-rounded, and to attempt to tame her competitive streak.  However instead they created a monster and she tends to instruct her team more than the captains do.

Suggested FCs:

Hannah Murray, Moon Byulyi, Troian Bellisario