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Apr 26

hey look, there’s astra vaisman, a 31 year old clerk at ohm from atlanta ga, somehow managing to be distracted, curious, and floaty while also being impish, melancholic, and a little too strange for their own good.

twin to aries

their parents p much left them in the care of the rest of the vaismans

astra has traveled a lot and always comes back to atlanta for long stints, then disappears again

stayed for the past 3 years due to having nova with felix

sometimes sells (and uses) psychedelics

works at a crystal/spiritual shop in the city called ohm

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Apr 5

Name: Astra Harland

Age: 31

Species: Witch (Visions)

ABOUT

General Vibe:

Soft-spoken, quiet, and instinctive

Ethereal presence and often described as otherworldly or slightly strange

Gentle, but not fragile

Comes across as hippy-like or avoidant at times

Thoughtful and observant, often taking in more than she says

Carries a constant, underlying melancholy

Impish in subtle ways with lightness beneath the heaviness

Dislikes conflict and avoids it where possible

Brave in quiet, unexpected ways

Current Position:

Currently in New York City with Felix, Aries, and Nova

Staying with Evelyn and Imogen Vaisman after being turned away by Asphodel

Not affiliated with any faction or institution

Seeking understanding and stability rather than control or involvement

Dealing with increasingly intense and uncontrollable visions

Focused on protecting and understanding what is happening to Nova

Background (optional):

Born and raised in New Orleans

Twin sister to Aries Harland

Raised outside of a formal coven, taught only by their parents

Their father was cruel, shaping much of their early life

Both Astra and Aries struggled with their magic growing up:

Astra experienced abstract, intense visions from a young age

Learned over time to dampen and manage them

At 18, left New Orleans with Aries

Spent years moving between places, covens, and communities

Relied primarily on each other

Developed a free-spirited, intuitive approach to magic rather than structured learning

Eventually returned to New Orleans more settled

Met Felix there

Nova was born soon after

Found a sense of purpose and stability in that life

Since the veil began thinning:

Her visions have become overwhelming, vivid, and terrifying

She is no longer able to suppress or control them as successfully as she once did

Has also noticed unusual, unstable signs of early magic in Nova

Beliefs / Perspective (optional):

Strongly spiritual and intuitive in her worldview

Believes in old stories, myth, and the idea of larger forces or energies

Drawn to astrology, cosmic patterns, and folklore across cultures

Views the veil as something tied to energy and balance

Does not see institutions as inherently good or bad

More focused on understanding than assigning blame

Believes restoring the veil is important

Not just for herself, but for Nova

More concerned with what is happening to Nova than her own condition

Deeply grateful to those who help her

Notes (optional):

Her visions are unreliable, abstract, and difficult to interpret

Increasing loss of control over them creates vulnerability and urgency

Acts as a key emotional and intuitive lens into the unfolding situation

Likely to be dismissed by more logic-driven characters

Her beliefs may put her at odds with both Asphodel and the Guild

Gentle nature contrasts with the severity of what she experiences

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Feb 26

hey look, there’s astra vaisman, a 30 year old cashier from atlanta ga, somehow managing to be perceptive, impish, and wistful while also being painfully self-reliant, chronically drifting, and a little too guarded for their own good.

DETAILS

born and raised in atlanta but traveled a lot once she was old enough

works in a shop in the city called OHM and does tarot readings etc

also sells drugs on the side like hallcugenics etc.

met felix two years ago and they quickly welcomed nova in their lives

astra has always been determined to create a steady life for nova, but both her and felix often struggle with periods of recreational drug use, and unreliable incomes.

she has a small apartment known as the treehouse

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hxckedvxid

Jan 4

Full name: Astra

Nickname(s) Aliases: n/a

Age and birthday: 30, March 3rd

Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana

Species: Witch

Occupation: Attending Asphodel

CONNECTION TO ASPHODEL

Time with or connected to Asphodel: 4 weeks

Role / Connection: Attendee

Relationship with and thoughts on Asphodel: Astra does not dislike Asphodel, but she is not naturally suited to institutional or bureaucratic environments. She often feels constrained or overly observed within structured systems, and while she is not intentionally difficult, her curiosity and restlessness frequently lead her to drift, bend rules, or test boundaries out of habit rather than defiance.

PERSONALITY SNAPSHOT

Core traits: Perceptive, Patient, Intuitive, Guarded, Impish, Wistful, Adaptable, Impulsive, Self-Reliant.

General temperament: Astra is often described as soft, gentle, and a little strange. She moves through the world as though slightly out of step with it, drifting, yet remarkably observant. Kind, helpful, and quietly amusing, she is easy to talk to and openly engages with others, but there remains a subtle distance in how she connects. Despite her warmth, Astra rarely allows people to get truly close, maintaining a gentle detachment even in moments of openness.

Strengths: Astra has grounded empathy and makes people feel seen without prying. She has emotional steadiness, keeping calm under pressure and mediating others well. Street smarts, and can read people well. She can make something out of nothing. Make money, meals, solutions. Believes everything has purpose, which keeps her from breaking.

Flaws: Astra can be avoidant, which makes her prone to retreating into herself or even literally retreating from the moment, too. She can seem detached, not out of malice but as if there’s a bubble she exists within where nothing really reaches her. Secretive, keeping parts of herself hidden even from people she loves. She can be indulgent in a way that blurs self care and spirituality into self destruction.

How they handle conflict: Astra does not handle conflict well and is deeply uncomfortable with raised voices or overt aggression. While she is capable of speaking her mind and can be quietly stubborn, she tends to withdraw when situations become tense or confrontational. Since becoming a mother, however, she is less inclined to retreat entirely and is capable of protective resolve when necessary.

GENERAL CONNECTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Known connections: Aries, her twin brother. Nova, her daughter.

Friendships, relationships, and ongoing ties: n/a, currently being built.

ABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

Core abilities: Astra’s magic is intuitive, environmental, and deeply tied to emotional and energetic flow rather than rigid structure. She works best with what already exists—shifting the atmosphere of a space, easing imbalance, nudging elemental forces rather than commanding them outright. Her practice leans heavily into ambient and elemental-adjacent magic, energetic rebalancing, and ritual work through objects such as potions, charms, and one-use talismans. Astra’s spells are shaped by her emotional state, often producing subtle, unpredictable outcomes rather than clean results, and she struggles with highly structured or rule-bound casting. She is particularly sensitive to liminal spaces and moments of transition and this manifests as intuition and responsiveness. Her magic thrives in flow and alignment, and becomes unstable or unreliable when she is emotionally disconnected or constrained.

Core limitations: Astra’s biggest limitation is that her magic resists being commanded. The more someone or something demands a specific outcome, the worse her magic behaves. Her magic is shaped by emotional alignment, not emotional intensity. Strong feelings does not equal strong magic. Because her magic is environmental, unfamiliar or sterile spaces often dampen her power. She does better in open spaces, lived-in areas and places with emotional or natural texture. Her sensitivity to thresholds means her magic behaves strangely near doorways, borders, Veil-thin areas. Sometimes, spells respond to the space and not her intentions. She senses things others miss, but not always accurately. Highly codified magic (sigils, rigid rituals) clashes with hers.

BACKGROUND

Early life overview: Astra and her twin brother, Aries, were born to two witch parents. Their father was outwardly charismatic and charming, but privately cold and cruel, creating a home environment that was tense and unstable. When they were eighteen, Astra and Aries left home together and never returned.

Key moment(s) in life: After leaving home, Astra and Aries learned to survive independently, relying on one another as they honed their craft and practiced magic while remaining hidden among humans. They supported themselves by creating potions, spells, and ritual work for those who hired them. Several years ago, they joined a coven that functioned as a communal living group. Over time, however, cracks began to show beneath its charm and rhetoric, particularly following the birth of Astra’s daughter, Nova, and in relation to Nova’s father. Recognising the underlying control and manipulation at play, Astra and Aries ultimately left the coven and resumed living on their own.

Current situation: Astra and Aries have reluctantly sought Asphodel’s assistance due to increasingly strange disturbances affecting their magic, the origin of which they cannot clearly identify. They have developed an unusual telepathic awareness of one another, remaining acutely conscious of each other’s thoughts, intentions, and actions even across significant distances, often reacting or speaking in near unison. Alongside this, Astra has begun experiencing intense, abstract visions that leave her magically drained and exhausted. Some of these visions have involved Nova, prompting Astra to fear for her daughter’s safety.

OPTIONAL

Secrets / unknowns: Astra and Aries were once hired for a spell or ritual that crossed into prohibited territory, involving memory alteration and Veil-adjacent work. They did not investigate the client or the purpose of the commission at the time, and now suspect it may be connected to their current experiences. As a result, they have been cautious about fully disclosing this involvement.

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Oct 17, 2025

Full Name: Astra Harland

Nickname(s): n/a

Age: 30 years old

Date of Birth: March 3rd

OCCUPATION & ROLE

Job Title: Vendor/Reseller and occasionally a drug dealer.

Place of Work / Business Name: Astra has a stall at the flea market where she sells clothes, crystals, handmade jewelry or things she's bought on Facebook marketplace and upcycled.

Years in Town / at Job: 4 years

Work Schedule / Routine: Stall at the market on weekends, in the week she's usually making or upcycling the things ready to sell. When money is really tight, she'll sell drugs.

How They Feel About Their Job: Astra likes the market, but wishes the income was more reliable. Isn't proud of selling drugs or falling into those habits but feels as if she has limited choices.

BACKGROUND

Hometown / Where They’re From: New Orleans, Louisiana

Family Background: Astra grew up with her twin brother Aries, raised in a small and rather creative home. Their father, however, was controlling and often aggressive while their mother became a shell of herself. The two of them left home at eighteen.

Education: Astra graduated high school

Reason for Moving / Staying in Town: Astra and Aries have traveled frequently but they settled in Atlanta half by accident. It was meant as a respite but became home after Astra had Nova.

Important Life Events: Leaving home at eighteen followed by life on the road. Coming to Atlanta and starting fresh. Meeting Felix. Becoming a mother, watching Novia grow. Finding balance since then.

PERSONALITY

Personality Traits (5+): Perceptive, Patient, Intuitive, Guarded, Impish, Wistful, Adaptable, Impulsive, Self-Reliant.

Weaknesses: Astra can be avoidant, which makes her prone to retreating into herself or even literally retreating from the moment, too. She can seem detached, not out of malice but as if there's a bubble she exists within where nothing really reaches her. Secretive, keeping parts of herself hidden even from people she loves. She can be indulgent in a way that blurs self care and spirituality into self destruction.

Hobbies / Interests: Upcycling and collecting thrifted jewelry, clothes, and odd trinkets for her booth. Herbalism. Tarot and astrology. Physical media. Cloud watching and stargazing. Gardening, even her container plants. Journaling.

Fears / Secrets: Astra is fearful of losing her sense of peace. She's worked hard to build calm out of chaos and the idea of that crumbling terrifies her. She's also scared of losing the few people she actually lets in. Astra is fearful of a violent life, and that she might not always be able to talk her way out of it. She cut ties with her supplier in NOLA after someone she sold to died from an overdose. She quietly stole from the supplier before disappearing to fund a new start. She's scared she'll fail Nova.

Habits / Quirks: Lets most phone calls ring out and rarely responds to texts as she prefers people showing up in person. She doesn't like being touched suddenly. Often tilts her head and looks to corners of rooms when she's thinking. She stops talking mid sentence when a siren passes and waits for it to fade before she continues.

How They Treat Others: Astra is polite but private. If someone needs help, she'll always step in but often quietly and then act like it was nothing. She can be talkative, excitable and energetic even with strangers but in a very precise Astra way. She walks away if she thinks the "energy feels off." and specially if there's aggression. She lets people vent. With people she's closer too, she's a little more mischievous.

APPEARANCE

Height: 5'2"

Build: petite / lightly toned and willowy

Hair Color: Dark Brown, almost black

Eye Color: Deep Brown

Style / Clothing Preferences: Soft grunge with spiritual touches. Vintage layers, muted tones, jewelry that jingles when she moves

Tattoos / Piercings / Scars: Multiple fine line tattoos such as a crescent moon, star clusters, wildflowers, candle, geometry accents like spirals or dot work. Several ear piercings. Minimal scarring, very small ones in hidden places from accidents.

General Vibe / First Impression: Astra gives off a calm kind of energy and it's like she's always half somewhere else. She might be described as dreamy, or maybe even detached. People might underestimate her.

RELATIONSHIPS

Family: Aries Harland (Brother) Nova Ranstrom (daughter)

Friends: Lia Murphy, Mackenzie Vaisman, Mathis Vaisman, Alectrona Vaisman

Romantic Interests: Felix Ranstrom

Enemies / Rivals: Supplier from NOLA

Pets: None, officially, but she always leaves food out for animals. Especially a family of raccoons that keep visiting her trailer porch.

EXTRAS

Superlative: Most likely to turn bad news into a metaphor for something good.

Additional Notes / Trivia: Covers mirrors after midnight, or faces the small ones down. Offers free tarot readings a love language. Sometimes microdoses before cleaning because "it makes mopping feel cosmic." Thinks the universe doesn't test you, it mirrors you. Thinks prayer and manifestation are the same thing done differently. Has a small altar in her bedroom. Always has chipped nail polish, often black, silver or red. Feeds the raccoons and calls them "the night shift."

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hxckedvxid

Aug 18, 2025

Name: Astra Harland

Age: 30, March 20th

Birthplace: Morro Bay, California

Time with Circus: 1 year

Act with Circus: Has a little booth where she reads Tarot, done like a fortune teller.

PERSONALITY

Positive Traits (x3): Observant, Playful, Compassionate

Negative Traits (x3): Cautious, Idealistic, Guarded

Additional Notes: Believes in Tarot, crystals, law of attraction, auras, energies etc. People might feel as if Astra is somewhere else entirely when they're talking to her. She seems more focused on the smaller moments, or the details that barely matter to anyone else. There's a warmth to her actions and her words, but a melancholy that she can't quite explain. And if she could explain it, it would be with little metaphors and riddles.

QUICK BACKGROUND

Left home with Milo when they were seventeen and joined traveling communities or lived at communes.

Joined smaller circuses for work with an act of fortune telling together

Ended up joining this circus a year ago

AFTER THE STORM

Powers Gained from Storm: Able to see abstract or symbolic visions of the future, either at random or through touch and focus - person or object. They're brief and often don't make much sense.

How They Feel About New Ability: Astra will be unnerved by it but also want to use it to help or warn others if she can. She will find it difficult to control, and also difficult to make sense of what she's seeing in visions.

If Applicable, New Act (if it changes): Unchanged. She won't use her power for an act but will more than likely experience visions when giving tarot readings.

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Jun 27, 2025