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★ Character Information ★

Character Name: Xavier Thorpe
Character Age: 17
Character Species: Human (outcast)
Current Health: No injuries or illnesses
Outfit: Dark t-shirt and jeans with a brown scarf, long overcoat

Character Canon:
Link to History: here for personal history.

Xavier comes from a current timeline modern world where "outcasts" or people with extraordinary powers are known to exist. They generally range from hated to overtly tolerated by most normies, and there exists a school, Nevermore Academy, where they can learn and grow in relative peace.

Canon Point: End of Season 1
Canon Iteration: Original

★ Folkmore Roles & Attributes ★

Skills: Talented artist (sketching, painting), exceptional marksmanship. He also is a trained fencer; natural leader and charismatic
Canon Abilities:

Art Animation; He can bring to life anything that he draws or paints. These manifestations are real enough to produce sounds others can hear, cause physical harm, and be destroyed (in the case of a very unfortunate but accurate spider)

Omniscient Dreaming; Xavier has dreams of events occurring in other places, though he can't control these dreams, if/when they occur, and he's still working on figuring out how to find context in them.

Role: Familiar
Role Qualities/Attributes: Initially, Xavier will be able to transform into a common raven, which is 26 inches long and has a wingspan of 4.5 feet.
Role Reasoning: While Xavier does see a therapist regularly, and while it’s expressly stated that psychics in his world are inherently unstable, he is one of the more well-adjusted students at Nevermore Academy. While at times he can make selfish decisions, he is caring and thoughtful, but also can be aggressive and competitive. Essentially, he’s a very normal teenage boy whose father is busier than he should be, and that has led to Xavier being mature and level-headed for his age. He’s loyal to his friends and supportive as well, and doesn’t lean too much in the direction of either the hero or the villain.

★ Personality ★

Option 2.

What was the most traumatic experience your character endured? How did this change them?
When he and Wednesday were 10, the Addamses attended the funeral of Xavier’s godmother. While the two of them were playing hide and seek, Xavier hid in his godmother’s coffin and was nearly cremated. Wednesday found him and stopped the machine and he’s never forgotten it. He even grew up hero-worshiping Wednesday, even though he never saw her again until she came to attend Nevermore Academy, looking up to the perceived selflessness of saving someone at such a young age. While not really articulating the ideal, the event spurred him to be more proactive in various aspects of his life, and even culminated in his throwing himself into Wednesday to save her from a falling gargoyle without thinking about his own safety, just like Wednesday had done all those years before.

What is the most important and defining relationship(s) in your character's life and why?
Wednesday Addams has always been a dynamic aspect in his life, starting with the event I just mentioned. He never forgot her in all the years after she saved his life, and being reunited with her at Nevermore, while seemingly random, turned out to be anything but. Throughout the course of one very eventful semester, Wednesday proved to be an even bigger catalyst in the course of his life, from helping him reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Bianca in a capacity they could be friends to helping him understand his dreams and serving as a most-likely unrequited romantic interest. Before he met Wednesday, his life was pretty typical for a teenager who attended a school full of werewolves, vampires, psychics, and sirens. He went to class, he participated in extracurricular activities, he painted. Then, Wednesday came along and together with her and his classmates, he uncovered a conspiracy against the entire school that went back to the school’s founding, helped defeat a resurrected witch hunter, and found more inner strength than he knew he had.

What does your character feel like they struggle with still? Where could they improve? This could be physically, mentally, emotionally, or otherwise.
Xavier will always struggle with bouts of loneliness and depression which, as is the case with most psychics, likely only get worse as he gets older. While he can be charismatic and friendly with friends, he also has a temper and a competitiveness that can blind him to reason, as well as a jealous streak that can lead him to being secretive and avoidant of friends and foes alike. He tends to withdraw into a shell when he feels wronged, and lashes out when that seclusion is invaded. He can also be petty and resentful, and can say very hurtful things when hurt himself that he later regrets. This was best exemplified when he asked his ex-girlfriend, Bianca, to use her siren song to make him forget Wednesday when he was watching her dance with her date at the Rave’N dance, a heartless request for a young woman he knew struggled with knowing whether or not someone liked her for her or for her song.

What is your character's safespace? When do they feel the most settled and comfortable? When do they feel confident and relaxed?
Xavier has two safespaces, really. Archery is an outlet for him, he can relax, focus on training, and let his mind center on it and nothing else. He’s confident in his abilities, secure in them, and archery practice leaves him at peace. His most sacred place, though, and a place he feels betrayed if it’s visited unannounced, is his art studio. It’s an abandoned building off on its own in the woods and a sanctuary he can retreat to when he can’t sleep or he can’t get out of his own head. He can go there, shut out the world, and create without anyone else influencing his thoughts or his actions. There, he can just go and be Xavier without anyone else being involved.

★ Player Information ★

Player Name: Heather
Pronouns: She/Her
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact(s): vikael#0221
Who Invited You?: Current Player
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