Anthony Arkham
Physical Description: 14-year old Anthony Arkham is an average sized freshman at 5 6 and 125 pounds, with dark hair, striking blue eyes, wiry build, and a scruffy collection of jeans, shorts, and band t-shirts. His resting expression is amused, as if he was listening to a comedy track no one else could hear. He is pleasing to look at but not unnaturally so, but there is about him an energy that is compelling.
Attractive 0, Presence 5
History:
The official story is, the Arkham family is a very old family from northern coastal Massachusetts, with ties to the Lovecraft family. Strange magic runs in their blood, and Anthony inherited that in spades. Unfortunately, his mischievous nature lead him to seek less upstanding outlets for his magical talents, landing him in difficulties with his family, other powerful spellcasters, and finally, in Baneberry.
His family was not to blame. Not overly demonstrative, they nevertheless have deep affection for their wayward son, and harbor (probably misplaced) optimism that hell experience an epiphany, leaving his untoward ways behind him like a modern-day Henry V. In short, he was raised well, and his chaotic nature was the fault of himself, and no one else.
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The Real History
Anthony William Arkham is the son of Elizabeth Grey Arkham and Thomas William Arkham, both carrying recessive genes of Faerie. In Anthony, the genes combined and gifted him with a number of significant transformation powers. The Grey and Arkham bloodlines have produced full-blooded Fae before, but they tended toward the Summer Court. The cut of Anthony's jib, it should be noted, is different.
His calling to the Autumn Court is slanted toward the end of September, when his birthday is, and is therefore the magic of the glorious fall, when the colors are more vibrant, the evenings cool, and the world transforms from a place of growing to one last glorious hurrah before the inevitable cold, and death of winter.
Personality:
Hes brutally frank, frequently crossing into impolite, occasionally venturing into downright rudeness, but he is definitely not a bully. He is a champion of the underdog, and the chance hell be your friend is inversely proportional to your social standing or popularity. He gravitates toward the misfits and outcasts, and tends to see the beauty in what other people consider ugly.
He has a wicked sense of humor. He enjoys a sick burn (given or taken) and really, really likes people who can take it as well as dish it out. His overwhelming preference is to use his magic to amuse himself, and the hell with the kids who cant take a joke.
Meta Information
- Senses - Anthony has no special senses, except when he travels as a Raven and has Darkvision.
- Aura - Anthony's aura is strong, full of magic, and reminds one of haystacks, and pumpkins, and Sleepy Hollow and the denizens that dwell therein.