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darkfirebornhey look it's an application! stick it in a comment! fill it out! come play with us!
please be sure to check the taken characters page before submitting an app! face-doubles are allowed; however, multiples of a character are not.
please be sure to check the taken characters page before submitting an app! face-doubles are allowed; however, multiples of a character are not.
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Date: 2014-06-23 04:29 am (UTC)Name: Ella
Invited By: Kay and Lisa, so I hope this is okay!
Other characters you (may) have: None.
Character Info
Name: Selin Solak
Canon (if applicable): Original Character
Canon point (if applicable): N/A
Background, etc: Selin Solak is a sister and she is a witch.
These are not the only aspects that define her character, nor should they be, but they are perhaps the most important ones. Most other traits branch off of these two in some way. Magic has always been a part of her. Her sisters have always been a part of her. She is boundlessly loyal to her family, and she is and always has been committed to her craft; both because it has been in her family for generations, and because she believes once a gift - if it can be called that - is bestowed upon you, it is your responsibility to use it wisely. She has seen what happens when you don't.
Selin is the second-born of four sisters. Her parents were immigrants Havva and Emre Solak, both of whom were born in Moldova. As a result, their ethnicity is quite mixed and Selin is fluent in several different languages. The sisters lost their father when Selin was nine, and in a roundabout way, they lost their mother as well, as she was never seen again. This left an indelible impression on Selin, who internalized much of her feelings on the matters - love, family, marriage, magic, duty - and chose to focus on the family she had left instead. She went on to become a formidable peacemaker, a role she found all but necessary to take on while growing up with her three sisters, all of whom possessed unique and forceful personalities. She was often the voice of reason, however futile her attempts were at arbitration. This role didn't quite wear off as they all got older, either. They didn't always get along, and Selin did not always agree with their choices, but there wasn't a thing she wouldn't do for them.
Eventually, this became the root of her problem; Selin could not be certain of her own identity outside of who she was as a Solak sister. Having always felt a bit different and with no one to really turn to once everyone went their separate ways, she turned to her schooling; learning had always come easy to her. Selin has her own strong opinions about how problematic and exclusive academia can be, but she also knows how transformative it can be, as well. She was accepted at the University of Hampshire in Durham, having chosen to stick a bit closer to home than most in case her Aunt Gizem needed her. It is there she met a brilliant professor named Atticus Crane. Having always believed in the occult, and even teaching certain seminars on it, it comes as no surprise he grew fascinated with Selin's magic. In turn, she helped him with his research, and they proved to be a formidable intellectual match.
The mentoring relationship did not end well, for reasons Selin never quite discloses, and once she has completed her Masters program, decided to settle back home and work as a curator for the town's auction house - with her knowledge as a historian, it never hurts to have close access to precious artifacts many would consider ordinary. It is there in Dover she will be reunited with her sisters after having not seen them in nearly a decade.
It may end in horrors.
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Date: 2014-06-23 11:21 am (UTC)Please friend the mod journal and join the communities (
Upon arrival in Chicago, your character will find themselves in Rogers Park on the north side of the city, with an iPhone connected to a network that only seems to allow them to contact a limited number of people. Good luck!
Feel free to introduce yourself in the OOC community, comment around on the CR post, or hop into the opening day log. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and have fun!