Choose a side

SUMMER, 1981 Horcrux: A Horcrux is an object in which a Dark wizard or witch has hidden a fragment of his or her soul in order to become immortal. Horcruxes can only be created after committing murder, the supreme act of evil. Will you help destroy the Horcruxes, or will you support an immortal Dark Lord? mobile navigation

[smokehqs]

VERA SELWYN 

Occupation: Up to player Age: 43 Gender: Female Blood status: Pureblood Allegiance: Death Eaters Faceclaim: Madchen Amick, Kate Winslet, Katheryn Winnick

For all that your brother had the ideas, you've always been the go-getter, the one that backed up his words with action and that's always made sense to you, that you balance each other out so perfectly. You're twins, after all, and while others questioned how you could get along so well or why you were so close, you've always understood it's because you balance one another, you form a team that only one other person has ever infiltrated. The war might be a dangerous thing, but no matter what side you swear your allegiance to, your loyalty ultimately rests with your family and that's why you were so willing to let your son run away, so accepting of your husband's neutrality. You're surrounded by men with a lot to say, but you're the one that gets things done by day's end.

HISTORY

Up to player

CONNECTIONS

Phineas Greengrass: Siblings

Tobias Selwyn: Husband

Wolfgang Selwyn: Child

Temperance Malkin: Best friends

Faiza Shafiq: Enemies

Giles Belby: Former friends

OPEN · APPLY HERE

[smokehqs]

Hi! Tried to send this ask earlier but Tumblr gave me a weird error message so here's take 2 haha, I'm thinking of applying for Amelia Bones, and I was wondering if there was any extra details or plotlines that aren't in her skeleton but could be worth noting while I write up my application! Also, for faceclaims, are we limited to the ones that are suggested in the skeleton, or can we suggest others? (I was leaning towards Zoey Deutch or maybe Ellie Bamber) Thank you! :))

Hi there! I feel you with the tumblr problems, and Amelia Bones is a skeleton that was recently updated in an attempt to keep up in line with the plot. The most relevant thing to her story is to know that her parents and her brothers have all died over the course of the war and you can read about the death of Eli here, Edgar’s death here, and her parents here. 

And yes! You can suggest other faceclaims, those are merely starting points for you. I think Zoey Deutch would be a lovely Amelia and I look forward to seeing your app!

[smokehqs]

WALDEN MACNAIR

[smokehqs]

CONGRATULATIONS, STEPH!

You have been accepted for your first choice character, Walden MacNair, with the face claim Gavin Leatherwood! It’s certainly been a long time coming for you to pick up a dark character and from looking at your app, it seems as though you have a proper understanding of the dangers he represents. He seems to be exactly what the Dark Lord needs right now and he’ll certainly make the war a more interesting spectacle. Please submit your url within the next 36 hours and review our checklist.

WELCOME TO THE UP IN SMOKE FAMILY!

[smokehqs]

As a reminder to everyone, acceptances are today! There’s about an hour and a half left, so if you’d like to submit an app or a reservation, you still have time and I’m sure the entire group would love to see more of our roles taken! For example, roles like Imogen McLaggen, Faiza Shafiq, and Griffin Reed!

[smokehqs]

zaraivancva replied to your post “I'm kind of interested to know if there's a character to use Richard...”

If you go for Caleb or Ian, or even Krum, I can promise you will not be short for plots <3

Aaaaaaaaand here’s Steph, volunteering to keep you busy! So for anyone that’s on the look-out for a good skeleton to look at, please consider Caleb Goldstein, Ian Holmes, or Vladimir Krum!

[smokehqs]

I'm kind of wanting to apply for Tobias Selwyn, he looks interesting! Is there anything (or anyone of your members maybe) I should consider looking into, that might be most important connection wise that might not be listed? Looking at Alastor Moody eg?

Hi there! Tobias is a very recent skeleton (and his wife comes out this Wednesday), so there isn’t anything storywise that would be important information to know for his character. As for Alastor Moody, it all depends on how likely you think it would be that they’ve encountered each other in the 20+ years since they’ve graduated. I don’t think there’s anything relevant, but Addie (who plays Alastor Moody) is fantastic to plot with.

[smokehqs]

I'm kind of interested to know if there's a character to use Richard Madden, Cillian Murphy or Gerard Butler as fcs for? I'm currently browsing through the open characters list, trying to get a feel for the chemistry of characters and storyline. And I would like to know if there's someone you'd love to see an app for who's maybe out of left field? Who's maybe not first choice?

Oh my goodness, I love this so much! I would suggest Phineas Greengrass for Gerard Butler and you might consider Damocles Belby or Tobias Selwyn for Cillian Murphy! 

As for Richard Madden, I think he would be absolutely phenomenal for Silas Podmore, but there are actually several more choices you could consider, such as Vladimir Krum, Caleb Goldstein, Ian Holmes (I’m sure Steph is screaming over each of these suggestions) as well as Xavier Flint. 

Personally, I would love more death eaters, and basically any of the options listed for Richard would be loved by one person or another - three of them have never been played, either!

[smokehqs]

+01: WALDEN MACNAIR (GAVIN LEATHERWOOD FC)*

[smokehqs]

xmarlenemckinnonx replied to your post “if people are looking for non retired characters to take, ian holmes,...”

Also some of the newer skeletons look super interesting. I'd love a Phineas personally

AKA: Give Alastor Moody his classmates! So check out Phineas Greengrass and Tobias Selwyn as well as Temperance Malkin! And keep an eye out for Vera Selwyn next week!

[smokehqs]

if people are looking for non retired characters to take, ian holmes, caleb goldstein, and vladimir krum would be great choices!!

This feels like Steph being sneaky, but I support all of these choices! So take a look at Ian Holmes, Caleb Goldstein, and Vladimir Krum if you’re after some options!

[smokehqs]

What does it mean when a character is retired?

It means they’re no longer open for applications! Their character has been removed for storyline reasons, such as being arrested or being deceased.

[smokehqs]

TEMPERANCE MALKIN

Occupation: Up to player Age: 43 Gender: Non-binary Blood status: Halfblood Allegiance: Death Eaters Faceclaim: Sandra Oh, Justina Machado, Laverne Cox

It's been ten years and the truth is that you're tired. You were promised glory, promised fame and renown and yet instead you've only managed to rip your favorite robe more times than you could count and seen familiar names carved into stone. You're not sad, you're not in shock, you're just disappointed because this isn't what you were promised, but you can hardly speed up a dark lord and so you become used to the horrors of war and these days, you can't think of slipping on your mask as anything but getting dressed for your night job, so can anyone blame you for being demoralized after so many years of loyal service without a promotion?

HISTORY:

Up to player

CONNECTIONS:

Phineas Greengrass: Antagonizes

Vera Selwyn: Close friends

Tobias Selwyn: Business partners

Mafalda Hopkirk: Concerned for

Gilderoy Lockhart: Looked up to by

Damocles Belby: Exasperated by

OPEN · APPLY HERE

[smokehqs]

I’d just like to say that this tumblr update is still throwing me off, but I’m about to grace the dash with some replies, so for anyone out there looking for a new group to join, perhaps consider us? We’d love to have Walden MacNair, Faiza Shafiq, and Whitney Price!

[smokehqs]

Is this group active?

Hello there! We’re a little slow because of real life complications (pandemics, holidays, and jobs, you know), but the evenings and nights usually see several people posting. I’m proud to say that we have a group of devoted writers, so yes, we are active. 

[smokehqs]

The following blogs have 72 hours to resume activity or they will be unfollowed. If you need a hiatus or if you think there’s been a mistake, please contact the main.

Activity Warning:

@oskaralmstedt

@felicitygrant

@mirekhausted

Unfollow:

@afcrtescue

Hiatus:

Max (Rowan Montague, Kirsi Salo, Narcissa Malfoy) - 14/07

Semi-Hiatus:

Bailey (Valerija Novak, Hestia Jones, Aliya Shafiq, Miriam Clearwater, Yuki Yamashita) - 09/07

[smokehqs]

ALICE FORTESCUE