“ are you looking for something ? ” he’d not been to rome in years, and only once prior to this, but still, jordan knew the city enough. the wolf wasn’t helpful by nature, but he was curious. it told a lot about someone how they reacted to an offer of help. besides, he could practically smell the city crawling with down worlders. it made jordan more prone to speaking to strangers purely out of interest. he hated socializing otherwise.
" yeah, it's a great statue. ” jordan agrees, half heartedly. he could really give two shits, but the wolf was told to stake out this damned fountain to see if anything interesting happened. it was a tourist trap, and jordan was already bored to piss sitting here. “ the city is filled with them. ” adds he.
he didn’t have to bartend, but it seemed in every city that jordan found himself in, he befriended a barkeep and was offered a position. he didn’t mind, it kept him busy when he was waiting for his partner to get back to him on what the hell they were doing. scrubbing a towel across the top, his eyes slip to the person arriving at the bar top. “ what can i get you ? ”
@dialvgued & co ( pick whoever you want, i just assumed this was the main )
“ wait. ” the high warlock speaks, holding a hand up and glancing away from the person who was headed her way, presumably to speak, to answer a text on her phone. always in high demand, mobile phones were a blessing and a curse if you asked the warlock. after pressing send, she glances back up to the other. “ apologies. continue, please. ”
legs crossed, the high warlock of rome sat on the ledge of one of the many fountains adorning her city. anika hummed as she watched everything buzz about her. a proposal sounded in the distance, and she resisted the urge to gag. steps nearby cause her eyes to stray from her phone, and a brow is cocked at the face looking at her. “ may i assist you ? ”
slipping off the phone from yet another call that she didn’t enjoy having, anika lets out a hefty sigh. the shadowhunters are really ruining her peace, and her entire city is a mess. movement catches her eye, and anika glances up to form a smirk. “ long time no see. ” she greets the fellow warlock, curious as to what they think about all of this.
⚔ ⸻ ( tommy martinez → cis man → he/him ) / / * seems like JORDAN SHADOWHEART , crossed the city limits into rome : you know , the thirty one / 50 year old BITTEN WEREWOLF ( FORMER SHADOWHUNTER ) , who is reputed to be CARING and LOYAL, but is avoided when they are WITHDRAWN and GRUMPY. rumor has it that has been heard saying ❝ WE ARE DUST AND SHADOWS ❞ . that would explain why they want to destroy the mortal instruments .
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . jordan shadowheart
nickname(s) . jordy
age . 31 appearance / 50 actual
sexuality . bisexual
place of birth . new york city, new york
occupation . praetorian
species . shadowhunter changed werewolf
loyalty . praetor lupus
height . 6'2"
tattoos . none, salty about losing his runes
piercings . here
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
( tw : murder, violence )
being born in the 70s was a wildly different era to today. jordan finds some amusement in the things that have come back into popularity from his childhood, but he’s also a bitter old man about a lot as well. nyc was a different world back then, a world where he was a shadowhunter and partnered with his best friend. he was never the best shadowhunter, but jordan was a good one. he did his duty and honored his vow to uphold the accords.
but all that would change the night he was sent to deal with an unruly pack of werewolves killing innocents in the streets. nobody else was free to go, and jordan didn’t want to wait when they got the call. he left alone, which would be the mistake to change his life for good. he’d managed to kill quite a few wolves, and in his confidence he got cocky. this cockiness would lead to him getting bitten right as backup arrived and finished the job. he was lucky enough to have been saved, but at what cost? the shadowhunters he’d fought with time and time again would turn their backs on him, and he was left in the streets to survive his wounds.
and so the shadowhunter would become a werewolf. his first change was brutal, but jordan would be taken under the paw of the praetor lupus. he could no longer call the institute home, but he could still manage to serve a higher purpose as a guardian. he was taken to the praetor house, trained and taught how to become someone to help fellow wolves in his situation.
he’s been sent to rome for several reasons, but jordan also has a personal mission to destroy the mortal instruments. he thinks they are too powerful, and that the clave has no business with them. truly, he’s a bitter man when it comes to his former life, but he’s also old enough now to have mellowed out a bit.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
on main : former parabatai, wolf that changed him
exes : nothing serious, at least for jordan it never was, but they definitely had some fun, perhaps some mess, and definitely some history.
will they / won't they : jordan hasn’t been in a serious relationship in ages, he doesn’t think he lives the lifestyle for it nor does he think he’d be a good partner. this person and he have a lot of chemistry, but he’s being stubborn. ( would prefer to write this out before we commit, to test the chemistry ! )
partner : the person who has come to rome with him, also a wolf in the praetor lupus. they work well together and they call him out for his bullshit behavior when he’s being an asshole.
⚔ ⸻ ( davika hoorne → cis woman → she/her ) / / * seems like ANIKA BLOODROSE , crossed the city limits into rome : you know , the twenty-eight / unknown year old HIGH WARLOCK OF ROME , who is reputed to be CHARMING and CUNNING , but is avoided when they are MANIPULATIVE and MISLEADING . rumor has it that has been heard saying ❝ EVERY BATTLE IS WON BEFORE IT IS FOUGHT. ❞ . that would explain why they want control of the mortal instruments .
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . anika bloodrose
nickname(s) . ani
age . centuries, appears 28
sexuality . pansexual
place of birth . [ redacted ]
occupation . high warlock of rome
species . warlock
loyalty . herself, her species
height . 5'9"
tattoos . [ redacted ]
piercings . 2x lobes, left helix + tragus + rook, right daith + orbital conch. others [ redacted ]
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
( tw : murder, kidnapping )
an enigma, anika bloodrose strives to be the most mysterious person in existence. she gives away nothing, and none even know where she is from.
she was born to a single woman, in a time where that was a positive scandal. anika was torn away from the human who birthed her and raised by a warlock that aspired to have children. the woman pushed anika to terrible lengths, pulled her power out in blood, sweat and tears. long nights, little sleep, and rougher conditions than many, but ut all worked. anika proved to have the power that could be felt in the air when she neared, she was a product of a prince of hell, after all.
but there was no love between she and the woman who stole her, and when anika was a few centuries old she killed her mentor. while the elder had granted her abilities beyond most warlocks, anika’s capacity to hold a grudge and execute her revenge is unparalleled. and just like that, she became the high warlock of rome at a rather young age for a warlock, but none would challenge the girl either. she kept her mentor’s surname as well, a move of power and spite.
anika has served rome for centuries. she’s watched it rise, she’s watched it fall, and she’s witnessed great battles and great wars. she’s incredibly old, but she’ll never tell that to many. in truth, she won’t admit to any of her story. it’s all rumors and speculation. it amuses her, what people come up with to explain what someone is or where they came from.
she’s a very reserved person, but knows how to charm her way into anything she needs. her manipulative skills are every bit something to fear alongside her power.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
on main : adoptive child.
dalliances : she has had long term relationships, she’s had short flings. these are anything in between, nothing exclusive, and every bit just for pleasure. anika doesn’t really have time to fall in love again, nor does she want to. she sees multiple people at once and has no care to what others think about that.
clients : people who come to her for her skills. she’s expensive, but not heartless. can be swayed by a good story, especially soft with single mothers or children.
staff : people who work for her in some way or another. think spies, assistants, personal shoppers, chefs. she pays very well and takes good care of her people. she’s grateful for their service to her and shows it.
⚔ ⸻ ( poppy drayton → cis woman → she/her ) / / * seems like ZARA LIGHTCROSS , crossed the city limits into rome : you know , the thirty four year old SHADOWHUNTER , who is reputed to be HEADSTRONG and INDEPENDENT, but is avoided when they are STUBBORN and a WORKAHOLIC. rumor has it that has been heard saying ❝ YOU DO NOT YIELD ❞ . that would explain why THEY ARE LOOKING FOR the mortal instruments.
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . zara lightcross
nickname(s) . z
age . 34
sexuality . bisexual
place of birth . london, uk
occupation . shadowhunter
species . shadowhunter
loyalty . the clave
height . 5'6"
tattoos . here
piercings . here
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
( tw : serious injury )
born to the head of the london institute, zara was expected to do great things, and great things she did. pushed, praised, criticized, held to higher standards than most, she pushed past the bar and continued to show how good of a shadowhunter she was. it became a cycle, zara apart from the others at the institute, a lone wolf, but successful. with each success she knew she had to do more, be better, and achieve higher. the only constant in her life that didn’t push her like her parents and herself? her childhood best friend, the person who would one day become her parabatai and show her that she didn’t have to work alone after a near fatal injury trying to fight a powerful demon alone.
zara is a mess of “ i can do it alone ” and “ maybe i do need people. ” it really makes her hot and cold, combined with her stubborn head and brazen nature she truly is a hard pill to swallow by some. she doesn’t hate all downworlders, but she doesn’t love them either. she recognizes that not all are evil, but that most hate her by her own blood. all she cares about is doing the clave and her parents proud, but what room has there ever been for her own ideals? she’s beginning to question if she’s even meant to have her own thoughts and opinions. it’s a real spiral.
her parents have tasked her with finding the mortal instruments, but she’s not even sure she wants to. everyone is after them for one reason or another, what would the clave even do? zara is beginning to see how archaic some of their rules are with the new propositions, and she’s not eager to see the fall out of it either.
over all girly pop is just a bit of a mess, a bit of a b, but also a damn good shadowhunter and cocky for it too.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
on main : parabatai
ex : something messy, something chaotic, maybe a dash of forbidden. zara’s not the best at commitment, she’s not great in a relationship, and truly they were more fire and oil than anything good.
mentor : should be from the london institute, or a traveler. they worked with her at a young age and the pair stayed in contact. one of the few people other than her parabatai to knock through her thick skull, tries to get her to take care of herself and not just focus on the clave.
challenger : zara has been questioning a lot lately, and this person will add to that. they can be any species, but either way they challenge her thoughts and loyalty. it won’t make her sway from loyalty to the clave, but it will make her realize blind loyalty isn’t it, and retake some of her own individuality.
⚔ ⸻ ( abigail cowen → cis woman → she/her ) / / * seems like LUX FIREHEART , crossed the city limits into rome : you know , the twenty five year old HALF UNMARKED SHADOWHUNTER / HALF FAE , who is reputed to be BRAVE and FRIENDLY, but is avoided when they are RECKLESS and BRAZEN. rumor has it that has been heard saying ❝ SHE WAS FIRE, AND LIGHT, AND ASH, AND EMBERS ❞ . that would explain why THEY DO NOT CARE FOR the mortal instruments .
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . lux fireheart
nickname(s) . lux
age . 25
sexuality . heterosexual
place of birth . los angeles, california
occupation . art museum curator
species . half unmarked shadowhunter / half seelie fae, unknown
loyalty . n.a.
height . 5'5"
tattoos . n.a.
piercings . lobes
𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
( tw : child abandonment )
lux came into the world thinking that she was just a normal girl, born to a sweet set of parents that cherished her and gave her anything she ever wanted. they were well off, and she was afforded the luxury and privilege of nice schooling and not wanting for much. now, the downside of this is that the girl is very much spoiled, but she’s not quite a brat in that way. she can be bratty, but she doesn’t expect to have whatever she wants, nor does she think she deserves it. she’s just a wild spirit that is not used to getting in trouble, and very reckless for it.
as she aged, things shifted with her parents. they started to be stricter with her, more controlling with rules and curfews, but she rebelled and never got in trouble for it. on top of that, they became strict about her learning self defense, being able to fight. she was pushed to focus on her fitness and endurance, which somewhat came naturally.
but soon lux would learn that they had hidden something large from their daughter, and that she would grow to display powers similar to a fae. she’d always felt a bit different, hearing things nobody else did, feeling something in the world that she couldn’t explain. her parents would finally share what they’d been hiding for her entire life, and to an 18 year old it completely rocked her sense of foundation.
lux learned she had faerie blood, seelie, for whatever that meant. it explained her heightened senses, agility, grace, and what she’d been picking up on were ley lines, powerful veins throughout the earth. they shared that she was adopted, and that the woman who gave her up only shared little bits of what she was. either way, she wasn’t human, and this really changed everything about how she viewed her parents.
lux went off to college in new york, far away from her home and got a degree in art history. she proceeded to spend the next few years traveling across europe, still refusing to visit home. her parents fund her travels, worrying about cutting her off but still begging her to come home. over all, lux has a lot to deal with, and she’s burying a lot while also looking for answers because she doesn’t think that what she’s been told is everything. she’ll soon find out that her hunch was correct.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
on main : shadowhunter to train her
the person to introduce her to the shadow world : any species, and this person will find her and realize what she is, or have an inkling, befriend her, and then bring her into the shadow world. different from the wc on the main, they aren’t expected to train her, but they will help her meet people to help train her faerie instincts and possibly her shadowhunter ones. they’ll become real friends, and she’ll feel she owes them a lot for helping her this way. their motives can be utp.
flings : lux is hetero (for now??) but she’s also a flirty little shit. she’s spent the last two years traveling all across europe so they could have met anywhere, or it can be something new. she doesn’t do strings, has never been in love, but they definitely have some wild stories and had a blast together.
skeptics : people she’ll meet in the shadow world who think she doesn’t know how to assimilate, doesn’t know how to learn her abilities. they’re snarky and rude, and bring out her snarky and rude side.