Post by Ice on Sept 17, 2011 12:52:50 GMT -5
Special Abilities
Half-Breeds
CENTAUR | open, open for adult.
Half centaurs have the upper body of a human (really human. not the pointy-eared humanoids on a pure centaur), but the legs and lower body of a horse.
GIANT | open, open, open for adult.
Half giants are creatures who stand around eight feet tall and possess greater strength than humans. Although they have the physical characteristics of their giant parent, they almost always have the same mental and magical ability as a human.
GOBLIN | open, open, open for adult.
Generally around three and a half feet tall, half-goblins are the shortest species of half-breed. They usually have pointed ears like their goblin parent, but, like their human parent, require a wand to cast spells.
DEMON | open, open, Zwei.
Demons generally look like humans, but may have demonic traits (such as horns, a tail, fangs, different eyes, wings, claws, etc.) depending on the species of their demonic parent. Half-demons can emphasize or hide their traits when they reach maturity, but quarter-demons are stuck with their traits when they reach puberty. All students are quarter-demons unless they have explicit staff approval and a very, very good reason. Half-demons are not immortal, but have infinite natural lifespans. Quarter-demons will only live a bit longer then a human.
MERPERSON | imogen thorne, open, open.
Half merpeople have green, seaweed-like hair, leathery skin, and webbed fingers and toes. They can breathe air for a time, but need to submerge their head in water to breathe every 24 hours (at least) to survive. They may also have scales on their legs like the scales on a merperson's tail.
VAMPIRE | open, open, open for adult.
Half vampires usually have pale skin and sharp fangs for piercing the skin of their victim. They do not turn into ash when hit by sunlight (though it is irritating) and they can survive off of normal food for a time, but they must have blood to survive. AND NO, THEY DON'T SPARKLE.
VEELA | magnus von blitzkrieg, open, open for adult.
Veelas are always female, but half-veelas can be either gender. They are undeniably beautiful and have a magically seductive aura. When a Veela is enraged, their faces transform into beaked bird heads and wings explode from their shoulders, making the extremely dangerous. Half-veelas may or may not have this ability, and if they do, they may only get a few bird-like traits.
Special Abilities
ANIMAGI | Héctor Alvarez, open, open.
A wizard or witch who can transform themselves into an animal at will. You can be born with this power or you can acquire it through hard work and perseverance. To be able to have this power you MUST register with the ministry, otherwise some Auror's will be busting down your door.
ANIMAL LINGUISTICS | open, open, open.
What, so you thought snakes were the only animals with a language? That's not true! Some determined wizards have learned the language of a certain species of animal (such as cats, dogs, or birds), and become fluent in their language.
EMPATHY | open, open, open.
Empathy is not Legilimency. First of all, it only allows someone to feel other's emotions as if they were their own. Secondly, it is genetic and is an ever-functioning ability. However, other's emotions can be dulled with proper mental training.
INVISIBILITY | open, open, open.
This ability allows a person to turn their body (no, unfortunately it does not include clothes) invisible without the assistance of an invisibility cloak or some other charm. Some people have a predisposed skill for turning themselves invisible and can learn it when they are young, but most have to train for years before they can master it.
LEGILIMENS | Sion Jenkins, open, open.
Legilimency is the ability that allows you to (basically) read people's minds. It can also allow you to know how people are feeling and it allow the transfer of memories. This can be blocked by a skill called Occlumency.
MAGIC ABSORBTION | open, open.
This is an incredibly rare genetic ability only seen in some squibs. Although they themselves are not capable of using magic, magic does not direct affect them. It's almost as if they're a black hole of magical energy.
MEDIUMSHIP | open, open, open.
Mediums have the ability to see, and sometimes talk to, spirits of the dead without the use of the Resurrection stone. No, they cannot use this ability to get information about the future, but they can ask the spirits about the past (assuming they feel like talking). Powerful mediums can even allow a spirit to posses their body for a short time.
METAMORPHMAGI | open, open, open.
This ability is an gained at birth and is purely genetic. It CANNOT be learned. It allows the wizard or witch to change their appearance (color, physical appearance, perceived age, etc.) without the use of potions or spells.
OCCULMENS | Robin Lovegood, open, open.
Occlumency is the counter to Legilmency by preventing a Legilmens from extracting memories and feelings or thoughts. They can also, if powerful enough create fake memories and fake thoughts.
PARSELMOUTH | open, open, open.
Being a Parselmouth means that you are able to speak in Parseltongue, the language snakes use to communicate. This can be a skill known since birth or a language learned from study (though the former is more common). Those who were born with this ability only hear themselves speaking in their native language.
SEER | open, open, open.
Being a seer means that you can see glimpses of the future. However, what actually occurs is usually much more complicated than what they perceive in their visions. You can't just tell everyone what you saw plainly and simply! Usually, you have to write down or say your prophecies so people can decipher them.
WEREWOLF | blain channing, open, open.
Lycanthropy is an incurable disease which is scorned by the wizard community. During the three nights of the monthly full moon, the wizard's body completely transforms into that of a wolf (except their eyes). When transformed, unless the wizard drank a Wolfsbane potion, they will forget who they are and lose all of their human mind. And, even if they do drink the potion, they will have a craving for human flesh.
