squirrelgm

Sebastian's player contacted me and wanted me to pass on to you all that his recent absence was the result of a hospital visit. Sounds okay now though.

Yes, this is really an experiment. I'm working on a significant thesis here, and you have a chance to actually be the ones in my study! Yes, you, now, get to be the squirrels in the spinning wheel, the rats in the maze, the hounds with the bell and the drool and the... Right...

No doubt many of you are curious just what I am studying, and how, and why, and all that good jazz.

The squirrel knows all, but tells nothing!

Seriously, if you stick with the program through to the end of the experiment (March 15, 2009) you'll get to take a survey, after which I'll explain it all, really. But for me to tell you now would actually distort my results and damage my academic credibility. So, consider the experiment like that nut that I buried last week and can't remember where I put it. It's going to taste so darned good as soon as I find it!

Adley, Micah



Age: 18
Gender: Male
LJ: micahadley 
Major: Transformations
Clubs: ROTC, Literature
Bio:  Micah Adley is short and compact, with regulation-cut brown hair, hazel eyes, and freckles. Upon graduation, he plans to join the army and become a Ranger. When he's not training with the ROTC cadets, his nose is stuck in a book.

Alyson



Age: 15
Gender: Female
LJ: proud_liberal 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Cheerleading, Cooking
Bio: Alyson is in her first year at Mary Parker Academy. She loves clothes and makeovers and can't believe that they have to wear school uniforms. Alyson has beautiful green eyes and long, wavy red hair. She is tiny but her chest has started to sprout perky double-D breasts, which make all the boys interested in her. She doesn't care, however; she only has eyes for the pretty brunette girl in her Familiars class.

Alyson is lucky because her family is very liberal and open-minded. They were surprised when she got invited to a school of magic, but they are very proud of her talents. Her family is also very well off, so Alyson can always afford the fanciest clothes and jewelry and makeup that money can buy. She is very fashion-conscious, so she spends a lot of money on such things, despite the fact that she is forced to wear that icky uniform.

Amah, Thuvos
Name: Thuvos-Nhaloh-Psak-Hea'Amah  (aka Thuvos Amah, in the mundane world)
Age: 19
Gender: Male
LJ: thuvos 
Major: Demonology
Clubs: Drama
Bio: The creation of an unknown sorcerer, Thuvos' soul is held within a fist-sized ruby carved in intricate runes. Big, strong, and not very bright, he was raised by foster parents. Until the age of 16, he appeared to be mundane, despite his supernatural origin, with no ability to use magic, and attended normal schools.
On his 16th birthday, programming inherent in the enchanted ruby activated, capturing a number of books and games to store inside itself. And converting them so that the fictional magic became real magic. While still unable to learn to use normal magic, Thuvos could use this translated magic. Sent to study at the school for mages, he's been in remedial classes a lot, trying to get him caught up with other students who've known magic for most of their lives. And thanks to a preponderance of books about demons and evil in his "library", the administration assigned him to major in demonology. Despite his own preference for the theater and home economics - he wants to be either a chef or a professional clown.

Balasubramaniam, Archana



Age: 19
Gender: Female
LJ: girl_from_goa 
Major: Healing Magic
Clubs: Literature, Dueling
Bio: Archana spent most of her life in Goa, India though her family is from Southern India. Her parents ran an ayurveda center there and in spite of the Portuguese Catholic influences, they are Hindu. (Archana feels a special closeness to Hanuman and Durga)
They moved to the States and opened a bigger center in Florida at the same time Archana got invited to attend the school.

Her life has been one of contemplation and practice, both martial arts and the healing arts. Archana was taught mostly by tutors and hasn’t had a whole lot of practice being with others her own age, especially boys. She doesn’t quite ‘get’ them. Archana is usually pleasant and happy with a good sense of humor but she does have a temper. She enjoys dancing both traditional and Bollywood style. She loves bright colors and sparkly jewelry. Tends to wear saris, salwar kameez and kurtis when not in uniform. Archana is @ 5’6”, dark brown hair, eyes and cinnamon-skinned.

Bob



Age: 16
Gender: Male
LJ: the_dreaded_bob 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Extreme Sports, Dueling
Bio: Bob never knew his parents, for most of his life we lived with he best friend George. At the age of 15 he stated being able to control shadows. Has gotten pretty good at making basic solid shapes and moving about through the shadows. His major down side is that he is a deranged, paranoid idiot. He has a mortal fear of chickens and believe their cult leader, Trevor, is out to kill him.

Carroll, Charles



Age: 20
Gender: Male
LJ: charlescarroll 
Major: Offensive Magics
Clubs: Dueling
Bio: Charles Carroll is the older brother of Holly Carroll.  He's slender and tall, and very over-protective of his little sister.  Currently, he's a university student majoring in Offensive Magics in the hopes he can join the Magical Enforcement branch of the FBI.  He's a member of the Dueling Club.

Carroll, Holly



Age: 14
Gender: Female
LJ: holly_carroll 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Archery
Bio: Holly is the younger sister of Charles Carroll, and likes to think of herself as a young sorcery genius in training. She's rather petite and naturally thin, has strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes, and a faint smattering of freckles across her nose. Holly wants to know everything about everything, and has a fiery personality. She's also rather exceptionally powerful, and her abilities often lead people to expect more of her than they should expect from any 14 year old. Her familiar is a young exotic shorthair named Bear.

Chatari, Alliya



Age: 20
Gender: Female
LJ:alliyachatari 
Major: Healing Magic
Clubs:
Bio: Descended from the old, powerful, massive, and rather... 'eccentric' Chatari mage family of Italy, Alliya's parents moved to America with a small group of the family to start expanding business ventures.

Alliya has always been very inquisitive, enjoying reading and learning new things, and was very excited when she found out that she had been accepted to Polymagic University. A bit on the shy side, but generally very open and friendly.


Claves, Sebastian



Age: 18
Gender: Male
LJ: smashingrequiem 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Fencing, Dueling
Bio: Sebastian is from a very old and aristocratic magical family. Because of that, he's had tutors and is in advanced study in some subjects. Is a very skilled young mage, but sees people as being silly/stupid and gets easily bored.

Knows a lot about how the non-magical world works - or at least understands why other students (not from magical families, or who married out) have a hard time.

Is six feet tall, with black hair tied in a ponytail. His eyes are hazel - they change color depending on light and his mood. (Most blame the light though.) Wiry and tends to wear more formal clothes, due to his upbringing and the emphasis on being 'cultured'.

Delilah



Name: Delilah
Gender: Female
LJ: myoukitty 
Major: Mrr...? Haven't decided yet~
Clubs: Haven't decided~ it's all so confusing!
=
A young woman has been spotted by the university and the haunted woods, answering to this name.

Irene

Name: Irene
Gender: Female
LJ: hrh_morningstar
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: None

Bio: Irene (pronounced IrEnE) is a princess from another world, sent (along with her guardian Andrew) to attend Mary Parker Academy, both to expand upon her education and to keep her safe. Back at home, her kingdom is engulfed in a war as her uncle attempts to seize the throne. She is very artistic, and can often be caught daydreaming (especially when she shouldn't be). Irene's hair is an unusual shade of honey gold, and her eyes are a gorgeous blue.

Jones, Cleopatre Lynn Skylar Edith



Age: 17
Gender: Female
LJ: cleolynn 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Photography
Bio: I am Cleolynn. I am 17, but I will be 18 on the 4th of July! I'm about 5'6" tall with kind of blonde colored shoulder length hair. I like to wear black, not because I'm emo, but because I find it to be very witchy. I'm from the midwest and have a little brother. He's really little, he's only 7. My parents call him their "oops" baby, but I love Ryan very much....even if he's rude sometimes. I kind of keep to myself here, well I talk to the girls in my dorm and the kids in photo club, but I much prefer the company of my kitten Scorn. I made him sparkle! Pink sparkles!! I'm working on the spell to translate his meows for me, but I'm not having much success.....which is why I'm going to major in Enchantments next year. My spellwork is seriously lacking. ::sigh:: Well I suppose I've rambled on enough! It will be nice to get to know some other people here!

Kimura, Aiko



Age: 27
Gender: Female
LJ: polymagic_ash 
Major: Faculty
Clubs: Computer
Bio: The infamous sorceress/demoness Ash is doing community service after several years of hard time for the vicious murder-by-pyromancy of her parents. Rumors abound that the authorities' leniency with this known wielder of the dark arts had something to do with her membership in a secretive cult known only as the "Instigators", and turning states' evidence. Whether those rumors are true or not, the faculty of Polymagic University assures the parents of the class that she poses no risk to the student body. Indeed, who better to teach defense against demons, dark arts, and being set on fire than someone who used to do all of that to people? Used to. Definitely isn't still doing it. Honest.

Ash appears to be of Pakistani origin, and pretty, but her appearance has been changed by interaction with supernatural forces, giving her hair red streaks and her skin stylish silver lines that at first appear to be some kind of metallic tattoo.

Ash will be giving guest lectures in forensic necromancy, defense against dark arts, and anything else she can convince the administration to let her teach. She may be investigating some of the campus hauntings in her spare time, and trying to bond with the students as the faculty thinks she's creepy.

Ash is attended by Bob the Remarkably Durable Zombie, her necromantic minion/demonstration dummy.


Llewellyn, Sophia



Age: 17
Gender: Female
LJ: watches_the_sky 
Major: Mary parker Academy Student
Clubs: Dueling, Track
Bio: Sophie has never felt like she fit in to any school she’s attended. She has a tendency to be somewhat reserved which can come off as being shy or being an ice queen, depending on the other person’s reactions. She likes wearing dark clothes, which make her look even paler than she already is. Her family and extended family is very important to her. She hates bullies and posers.

Mandrake, Johnathan



Age: 17
LJ: john_mandraque 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs:
Bio: A bit of a loner, and not much one to talk to people face to face. he tries to be polite and kind, but has a slightly cynical, dry sense of humour that often gets in the way.  Raised abroad, his family settled near PUMPA several years ago.  He shows a fair degree of skill in the Offensive and Defensive magical arts, although his abilities in Maths and  the more creative and visual aspects of English  weigh him down in terms of grades

McCarthy, Charlotte Lillian
Age: 20
Gender: Female
LJ: spirit_drifter 
Major: Demonology/Enchantments/Summoning
Clubs:
Bio: A quiet, shy girl that has a tendency to keep to herself and shadows. Mostly due to having to conceal her spirtual powers from others from the age of 12, (of which her grandmother gave her secret tips and lessons on how to properly use them). At 16 she was awakened as a witch, which she discovered after doing a bit of research and then finding nothing, asked her grandmother, turned out to be some sort of strange linage within her family.

After that she began to live a double life secretly being taught what she could from her grandmother, and attempting to lead a 'normal' girl's life at school and at home.

Morgaine, Caleb



Age: 23
Gender: Male
LJ: apostate_star 
Major: Demonology/Defensive Magicks
Clubs:
Bio: I am the last of 3 children. I have two older sisters, both of which are pretty cool, I'm the only one to actually go to Polymagic, though the sister nearest to me in age was invited to attend. I'm 6'3", something the aforementioned sister mitigates by almost always wearing nosebleeder heels around me *laugh* I have 7 inches on her heightwise, and she gets touchy about it sometimes. I have black hair that I long ago stopped trying to get to behave, so it does it's own thing and I adapt, though admittedly it only matters when this one girl in my DEM101 class sits near me. I have brown eyes and an athletic build though I do almost nothing to maintain it...another reason for the middle sister to hate me...but somehow she doesn't. We're tight but not in a pervy way...I know no matter what she has my back, though.

We spent a lot of time growing up having to defend one another so uniting against a common enemy is second nature. Mom says Sis is just a squib, but I don't think so. Observing the serious injuries sustained by people watching her work out, swim...well okay, ANYTHING makes me wonder if Sis could be right and powers beyond wand-waving exist.

I think both of us like for the first time not really being compared to one another...both of us were expected to be brains and sports, but as it fell out, she is the former and I'm the latter. With me finally not at the same school as her, and her off doing her own thing, we are both starting to be comfortable in our own skins.

Morgan, Alice



Age: 18
Gender: Female
LJ: lady_of_noodles 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Archery
Bio: Looks like this, if anyone is curious.
Clumsy, accident-prone, and with an ability to somehow always find trouble, or attract it, Alice is surprisingly shy, preferring to interact more with her online friends than speak with someone IRL, unless you count her familiar Delilah, (a snarky, troublemaking cat,) or the fairies that seem to occasionally be attracted to her like moths to flame. Her father is Zachary Morgan, official keeper of the International Preserve for Magical and Mythical Creatures, (and CEO of the worldwide nonprofit corporation built to fund it.) where she grew up, and who's position she is expected to inherit when he is no longer able to fulfill his duties. (Provided she can stay in one school long enough to graduate, which thus far seems a herculean task.) Mother unknown. Due to her ability to find trouble, her companions' abilities in causing it, and the fact that her clumsiness can occasionally qualify her as a major disaster area in her own right, she's been kicked out of more schools than anyone even knew existed in the magical world. PUMPA is her last, (and possibly best) chance before she has to result to correspondence courses, or simply not graduate. There have also been questions surrounding her heritage, due to her affinity with the fairies, and rumors of a strange tattoo that may or may not cover her entire upper back. Noone can confirm it's existence due to the fact that she only seems to use the showers at odd times, and typically wears clothes that aren't terribly revealing, even on days where uniforms aren't required.

Riedley, Konrad



Age: 19
Gender: Male
LJ: superbattlemage 
Major: Offensive Magic
Clubs: None
Bio: They say good things come in small packages, right? Well there ain't nothing small about me, except maybe my height. But 5'6" isn't doing to bad, am I right? Anyway, I'm here to learn how to kick butt with magic and snag some good times with the girls while I'm at it. I'll be like Jackie Chan only cooler. Chan never shot flames out of his fingers!

Rodgers, Maximillian



Age: 17
Gender: Male
LJ: maxthemerciless 
Major: Mary Parker Academy Student
Clubs: Computer Club
Bio: Max is a senior in the high school. He originally wanted to be a computer programmer when he grew up. Learning about magic has given him a new ambition in life. He wants to find a way to use magic to perform breast enhancements! He thinks this is a brilliant idea and will make him filthy rich.

Physically, Max is pretty average, but boasts soft, wavy, long blonde hair and magnetic blue eyes. He's a total fucking babe magnet.

Savage, Jake

Age: 19
Gender: Male
LJ: jake_savage 
Major: Time Manipulation
Clubs: Debate, Archery
Bio: Jake is a newcomer to PUMPA, having transferred from a smaller school on the East Coast after his freshman year. Of average height but stocky build, he resembles a boxer- the human kind, not the dog. Bright and inquisitive, Jakes main failing is that he has too many interests and not enough willpower to effectively pursue them. He’d be a regular Renaissance man, if he could be bothered. As is, he’s simply eclectic, capable of switching from a conversation on Plato’s Cave to the merits of a four-stroke diesel with unsettling speed. The speed with which he bores of a topic and rotates to a fresh one hints at his dislike of overly static situations- should he feel that life around him is getting boring, he occasionally takes it upon himself to make things more... dynamic.

Jake’s intense investment into his hobbies has caused (or may have been the result) of a lack of confidence in social situations- though he has the skills, he feels uncomfortable in any interaction not governed by Roberts Rules of Order. As a consequence Jake often begins conversations with an elevated diction, only to slip into slang when he remembers himself.

Smitty, Maria



Age: 19
Gender: Female
LJ: mariamurgatroyd 
Major: Enchantments
Clubs: None
Bio: Maria is a somewhat shy young woman in her sophomore year at the University; she has difficulty working up the courage to meet people, so she generally keeps to herself. In fact, she experiences mild panic if anyone approaches her. She acquired a single dorm room, through luck and precisely one carefully pulled string; she's been there long enough that, whenever there's any sort of crisis that doesn't actually require evacuating, she almost immediately puts up the right ward around her dorm room. She's never gotten rid of her books from her Defensive Magic classes.

Ever since she was very young, she's had an interest in stringless (magically-animated) puppets and dolls, so she's more or less always focused on enchantments in her studies. At first, she was somewhat unenthusiastic about learning any other kinds of enchantments, but she has since broadened her horizons, and found enchantments in general to be rather interesting. She knows just enough transformation magic to give herself cat-ears and a tail one Halloween a few years back -- she has a weakness for the adorable -- though this ended almost immediately when people started hitting on her and trying to pet her.

Her remaining guilty indulgence is the internet, through which she can meet people without actually ... meeting people. The pressure of maintaining the "masquerade" makes this a bit difficult, though (everyone who's in on the "masquerade" is also doing their best to maintain it, so there's no way to know who else is out there ...). She has also found another passion in the form of various Japanese video games, one of which -- the Touhou Project series -- contains a character with whom she actually identfies. It is from this character (who is named Alice Margatroid, after the titular character from Alice in Wonderland and a misspelling of Agatha Christie's character Miss Murgatroyd) which she derived the screen name which she uses everywhere now: "MariaMurgatroyd."

She's about five feet tall and has short brown hair which she usually keeps in a ponytail. She generally dresses somewhere between "casual" and "pretty", with simple dresses and skirts, mostly in cool colors. She still has her uniform from high school somewhere, though obviously it's too small for her to actually wear anymore.


St_Cyr, Cynnamon



Age: 20
Gender: Female
LJ: hot_bibabe 
Major: Potions
Clubs: Photography (but only for the extra credit)
Bio: Nicknamed Cyn.  She's the hawtest 21-year old magician you'll ever meet. This is her third year of uni, but she can't wait to get out into the real world! No more rules.

Stalin, Roy



Age: 20
Gender: Male
LJ: roystalin 
Major: Offensive Magic
Clubs: Football, Dueling, Tennis, Track, working on establishing a skiing club
Bio: Every college needs someone like me: Blonde, cocky, rich and with the world at my fingertips. I'm on top and no ragtag bunch of lovable misfits is going to dethrone me. Now excuse me, I have a race to win and a sweet young thing to seduce. Ooooh yeeeah.

Sullivan, Brietta



Name: Brietta Sullivan
 

Age: 20
Gender: Female
LJ:

l33t_magician 
Major: Spellcrafting, Summoning, Offensive Magic
Clubs: Photography, Cooking

 

Bio: Brietta has been on her own as far back as she can remember and as a result holds a distrust of others. She was blessed with a natural talent for magic which she has adapted and used for her own benefit. As a result her spells can be rather crude in their construction and she struggles in adhering to the more academic way of doing things. Magic is in essence her life. It's the one thing that has always been there for her. She has an interest in all forms of magic but primarily her focus is on magical items and she hopes to build quite a collection.

One of her drawbacks is her possessive nature. If she feels someone doesn't hold enough respect for magic she feels that they are beneath her. In general, she tends to be the quiet type but is capable of having a biting tongue. Despite her flaws she did have one close friend and ally but has since lost contact with them. She's observant, almost calculating, but is trying to put on the appearence of being "just-like everyone else". It's the main reason she joined the cooking club even though she has absolutely no cooking talent to speak of.

Her hair is purple, tied back into two braided pigtails. Her long bangs almost obscure her blue eyes. As far as clothing goes she prefers frilly dresses, long boots, gloves, chains and various accessories. She's rarely seen without her beaded hat and veil which are situated on the right side of her head at a slight angle. Her magical item of choice is her bag of casting runes which unlock different powers depending on which rune is cast and rely heavily on chance.

Brietta was surprised when she learned of a school for magic and her natural curiousity led her there. She's not really sure what she wishes to gain from school.

Terry

Age: 19
Gender: Male
LJ:

driverterry 
Major: Offensive Magic (although that's a fancy name for 'blowing shit up'.)
Clubs: None. (I ain't got time for that shit, and the team won't accept me. I think the bastards are just holding a grudge from when I fireballed that asshole in the stands in my first game in high school.)
Bio: 6'1", medium build, light brown hair, blue eyes, strong jaw, muscled arms, small scar above right eye.



Tumal, Adon

 

Age: 22
Gender: Male
LJ: adontumal 
Major: Demonology and Ancient History, Joint Honours
Clubs: Archaeology Society, Ancient History Society, Literature
Bio: Adon Tumal was born to unassuming Somali immigrants in the UK, spending his time in primary and secondary school studying almost manically. His concerned parents took him to a doctor, who identified him as having an almost clinical addiction to attaining new information. This was hardly a drawback, however, and actually delighted his father, though his mother was still a little uncomfortable with the fact that, even at 22, Adon hasn't had a girlfriend, nor exhibited much interest in parties, drinking, magical tomfoolery and the like. Now in his third year of university, Adon is well on his way to scholastic excellence, and his professors anticipate a ground-breaking dissertation from him in the future.

He's withdrawn, not antisocial, and loves the extensive library facilities, where he spends hours at a time.

Umosh, Nedol



Age: 18
Gender: Male
LJ: daplaya69 
Major: Magica and Technology
Clubs: None
Bio: Ned doesn't know why he's even at this school.  One day he was cruising around enjoying himself, thinking that boring school stuff is finally over forever, and the next moment he's on campus.  He's a manly man full of testosterone.  The only things he loves more than talking about sports is his car, and the only thing he loves more than his car are women.  "Magic" to Ned is more "smoke and mirrors" than what this school is famous for.  And yet, the otherwise unbelievable things he sees every day don't surprise him, and he seems to have a natural knack for various magical arts.  Ned hasn't decided on a club quite yet, as he's not built up enough for college football, he doesn't have the finesse for dueling, and nothing else seems manly enough.  So for now he'll just stick to what he does best: cars and girls.

Whittington, Amber



Age: 19
Gender: Female
LJ: sexy_bitch724 
Major: Transformations
Clubs: Cheerleading, Dueling
Bio: Amber is the oldest daughter of the Massachusetts Whittingtons, an old wizarding line. She's crazy, but she's still loved by her friends. Here, she wants to make a big name for herself, and look good doing it.

She's 5'2", blonde haired, green eyed, 113 lbs, and very well endowed. She tends to wear the latest fashions, flaunting her looks for everyone to see.

So, I've decided to Join Polymagic U!  Now what?

Okay, first thing's first.  Create a new LiveJournal for your character.  Please do NOT use your already existing LJ, because the players don't want to have to sift through a large number of your RL posts to get to player posts.

Alright.  I've created a new LJ, what next?

Join the community!  Go to polymagic_u</lj> and look at the top of the page for the link that reads "join this community."  Click that.  Too easy! (You'll also want to do that for polymagic_ooc</lj> and polymagic_logs</lj> )

And then?

Next, please go to polymagic_u</lj> and post an introduction!  (To post to a community, select the link labeled "Post to this community" on the top bar of the screen, beneath the community name.)  That way everyone knows to add you to their friends list.  Please include the following information:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
LJ:
Major (if in University):
Clubs (if any):

And create a bio for the character.

Example:

Name: Charles Carroll
Age: 20
Gender: Male
LJ: charlescarroll</lj> 
Major: Offensive Magics
Clubs: Dueling Club
Bio:  Charles Carroll is the older brother of Holly Carroll.  He's slender and tall, and very over-protective of his little sister.  Currently, he's a university student majoring in Offensive Magics in the hopes he can join the Magical Enforcement branch of the FBI.  He's a member of the Dueling Club.

Anything else?

Yes!  Please repeat what you just posted in a REPLY to this very post.  Then go and add everyone already shown below to your friends list!  (Note:  When I add you to the Friends List below, I'll erase your reply to this post.  Don't be alarmed when that happens!  it's for neatness sake.)

That it?

Yep!  Now you can play!  Have fun!

Friends List: Updated 15 Feb 2009, 00:12 MST

(These are LJs or communities you really should follow to play the game.  It's updated regularly.)

polymagic_u</lj> 
polymagic_ooc</lj> 
polymagic_logs</lj> 

adontumal</lj> 
alliyachatari</lj> 
charlescarroll</lj> 
daplaya69</lj> 
girl_from_goa</lj> 
holly_carroll</lj> 
hot_bibabe</lj> 
jake_savage</lj> 
hrh_morningstar</lj> 
john_mandraque</lj> 
lady_of_noodles</lj> 
mariamurgatroyd</lj> 
maxthemerciless</lj> 
micahadley</lj> 
proud_liberal</lj> 
roystalin</lj> 
sexy_bitch724</lj> 
smashingrequiem</lj> 
squirrelgm</lj> 
superbattlemage</lj> 
the_dreaded_bob</lj> 
thuvos</lj> 
watches_the_sky</lj> 

ABOUT POLYMAGIC UNIVERSITY AND MARY PARKER ACADEMY

Polymagic University and Mary Parker Academy (PUMPA) is a combined campus sharing the principle University for magicians, wizards, witches, and sorcerers in North America.  Polymagic University is a fully accredited four year university with a number of degrees tailored to the needs of our hidden magical world recognized world wide for it's high scholarship and professionalism.  The attached High School, Mary Parker Academy is one of the best boarding schools for young scholars, with a strong program of education ensuring entry into either the work force or University for our next generation of young magi.  Centrally located in the United States it is ideally placed for students from all over North America, and indeed, throughout the world.

MAP OF THE CAMPUS


Administration Building: Housing the offices and other facilities for those tasked with the non-educational side of keeping the place going.  This ranges from those having to keep the place supplied in eyes of newt and staples to those tasked with maintaining records for all of the students, as well as the executive body, to include the school head.  The campus nurse is also located in this building.  (Definitely haunted)

Auditorium and Fine Arts Building:  Four stories tall with a tower two stories taller at the North East corner.  Shared building used by both the High School and University.  Consists of a large auditorium, surrounded by classrooms for the fine arts.  Many of the more art oriented High School Clubs can be found here.  Most ceremonies for campus are conducted in the Auditorium.  Divination and astronomy related classes are held in the tower.  (Rumored to be haunted)

Auxiliary Building: Two stories tall.  Used by both the High School and the University.  Contains both overflow space as well as more technical classes best kept away from the main buildings because of noxious fumes or risks of problems with familiars or magical creatures.  Many of the more tech oriented Clubs can be found in here.

Cafeteria: Large dining facility serving food and providing spaces to eat it.  Serves three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) as well as having both snack bars 24/7 and a short order line open from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M.  Meals usually have four or five different options for main dish, side dish, and deserts.  Several different large, open rooms provide seating, each decorated with its own theme.  Staff have their own, separate dining hall within the building, complete with its own serving lines.

Campus Store:  More a two story tall mini-mall.  Includes the campus book store (which includes all essentials, including uniform sales, school supplies, souvenirs, and basic living needs like soap, shampoo, and the like.)  Also has two small restaurants (Burger Mage and Taco Cauldron), an arcade, a pool hall, video rental store, and an electronics store.

Facilities Maintenance Building: Building housing the offices, workshops, and garages for all of the necessary equipment to keep the place running.  Lawnmowers, plumbing supplies, industrial sized boxes of soap, electrician tools, all of it, this is where it's supposed to be.

Faculty Dorm:  Two stories tall along with a basement.  Consists of small, apartment-like suites for faculty who live on campus (most don't.)  Basement holds a laundry, private gym, lounge area, snack area, storage area, and kitchen.

Gym:  Two story tall building (though the actual Gym itself rises three stories) shared by both the High School and the University.  The Gym is in the center of the building.  North of it is the swimming pool, and south of it is the weight room.  Along either side can be found small playing courts for things like racquetball as well as changing rooms and showers.  The second floor holds class rooms.  Most Clubs involving physical activities can be found here.

High School Boys Dorm: Three stories tall plus a basement, consisting of rooms for the boys.  Rooms are double occupancy.  Each floor has two wings (North and South) separated by a lounge area.  Each wing has a shared bathroom/shower room, except the South Wing of the basement, which holds a recreation room, snack room, small kitchen, and laundry facilities.  The Dorm Master lives in the North Wing of the Basement in an expanded suite, making the rest of the boys living in "Dungeon North" nervous.

High School Girls Dorm: Three stories tall plus a basement, consisting of rooms for the girls.  Rooms are double occupancy.  Each floor has two wings (North and South) separated by a lounge area.  Each wing has a shared bathroom/shower room, except the South Wing of the basement, which holds a recreation room, snack room, small kitchen, and laundry facilities.  The Dorm Master lives in the North Wing of the Basement in an expanded suite, making the rest of the girls living in "Dungeon North" nervous.

High School Building:  Three stories tall plus a basement.  Most High School Classes can be found here along with offices for the instructors.  The basement is mostly utility spaces.

Offensive Magics Building: Two stories, set off to the side where if it blows up it won't take out any other buildings.  Shared by both High School and University.  Classes practicing martial magics and dealing with dark arts all take place here, in this reinforced and warded facility.  Also home to the ROTC and JROTC programs.

Quad: Open area with flower arrangements, walking paths, open grassy areas,trees,  statues, park benches and the like.  Nice place to hang out and goof off on warm days.

Track/Sports Field:  Standard area for track and field events, including relay races, discus throwing, archery, and broom races.  Center area has a combined soccer/ American Rules football space.  Tennis courts can be found in the outer corners of the space.  Has stands on both north and south sides of the area.

University Boys Dorm: Three stories tall.  Rooms consist of four man suites, with four small bedrooms, a bathroom, and a small living area/kitchen each.  The ground floor has a lounge area, laundry, kitchen, and storage space.  The Dorm Master lives on the north end of the ground floor in his own expanded suite.

University Building: Three story tall building hosting most of the University classes, along with offices for the professors.

University Girls Dorm: Three stories tall.  Rooms consist of four woman suites, with four small bedrooms, a bathroom, and a small living area/kitchen each.  The ground floor has a lounge area, laundry, kitchen, and storage space.  The Dorm Master lives in the northeast corner of the ground floor in her own expanded suite.  (Rumored to be haunted)

MARY PARKER ACADEMY:

The High School is fairly regimented.  All students wear a uniform to class.  It consists of four classes a semester, two semesters a year.  Students live in their own dorms, separated from the University students.  Familiars are permitted, but otherwise, no pets allowed!

UNIFORM:

All students are required to wear the school colors of Blue and White.

Male: White button down shirt, blue tie, blue slacks, blue jacket with school crest on breast.
Female: White blouse, blue skirt, blue jacket with school crest on breast.

CLASSES:

Required:

Course	Instructor	Years	Location
Defensive Magics	Cadmus, Hendry	1-3	Offensive Magics Building
Enchantments	Byron, Edward	2-4	High School Building
English	Morgan, Natalia	1-3	High School Building
Math	Robinson, Agnus	1-3	High School Building
Offensive Magics	Caine, Elizabeth	3-4	Offensive Magics Building
Pentagrams	Morris, Katherine	2	High School Building
Physical Ed	Handlos, Ed/McCourt, Melyssa	1	Gym
Potions	Hoffman, Darby	1-3	Auxiliary Building
Science	Smith, Joseph	1	High School Building
Transformations	Wayne, James	1-3	High School Building

Optional:

Course	Instructor	Years Available	Location
Art	Solano, Lorena	1-4	Auditorium/Fine Arts
Computer Ed.	Enright, Ron	1-4	High School Building
Divination	Plumpenell, Susan	1-4	Auditorium/Fine Arts
Drama	Grey, Robert	1-4	Auditorium/Fine Arts
Familiars	Wylde, Mary	1	Auxiliary Building
French	Petit, Marie	3-4	High School Building
Geography	Greger, Kenneth	1-4	High School Building
German	Braun, Helga	3-4	High School Building
Home Ec.	Ocoyne, Jacqueline	3-4	High School Building
Health	Spille, Deborah	1-4	High School Building
History	Stevenson, Betty	1-4	High School Building
Latin	Parsons, Andrea	3-4	High School Building
Music	Soliz, Damien	1-4	Auditorium/Fine Arts
Physical Ed.	Handlos, Ed/McCourt, Melyssa	3-4	Gym
Shop	Longbrake, Joe	3-4	Auxiliary Building
Social Studies	Samul, Richard	1-4	High School Building
Spanish	Alfaro, Bajro	3-4	High School Building
Summonings	Jones, Jessica	4	Offensive Magics Building
Sylvan	Celendril	3-4	High School Building

SCHEDULE:
2 semesters, fall and spring

First Period: 9:15-10:30
Second Period: 10:35-11:55
Lunch: 11:55-1:00
Third Period: 1:00-2:15
Fourth Period: 2:20-3:35
Club Activities: 3:40-

CLUBS:
Archery
Art
Band
Cheerleading
Computer
Cooking
Debate
Drama
Dueling
Football
Journalism
Literature
Photography
ROTC
Soccer
Tennis
Track

Example Schedule for a Freshman:

First Semester

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:15-10:30	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
10:35-11:55	Science	Science	Science	Science	Science
LUNCH!
1:00-2:15	Transformations	Transformations	Transformations	Transformations	Transformations
2:20-3:35	Familiars	Familiars	Familiars	Familiars	Familiars
CLUB ACTIVITIES	Piano Lessons			Archery Club

Second Semester

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:15-20:30	Potions	Potions	Potions	Potions	Potions
10:35-11:55	Physical Education	Physical Education	Physical Education	Physical Education	Physical Education
LUNCH!
1:00-2:15	Defensive Magic	Defensive Magic	Defensive Magic	Defensive Magic	Defensive Magic
2:20-3:35	English	English	English	English	English
CLUB ACTIVITIES	Piano Lessons			Archery Club

POLYMAGIC UNIVERSITY:

The University has two semesters (plus a summer session for the ambitious.) 

MAJORS:

(note: only major profs are listed.)

Defensive Magic (Stubblefield, Mark and Maxfield, Troy)
Demonology (McMillan, Lyle)
Divination (Carrier, Brenda)
Enchantments (Gimlin, Don and London, Gary, and Fishburn, Jerie)
Healing Magic (Housley, Frank and Munsey, Peggy, and Sooter, Rhonda, plus about ten others.)
Magica and Technology (Jordan, Darrell and Mills, Linda)
Offensive Magic (Miyasako, Yuuji, and Sollars, Craig)
Pentagrams (Hintze, Gail)
Potions (Schimanski, Dennis, and Kids, Nelson, and Souba, Rose)
Spellcrafting (Novikoff, Ivan, and Callister, Angela)
Summoning (McMonigle, Tara, and Pintler, Brad)
Time Manipulation (Dinglethorperheisenmeisterwickleweight, Huminababajaralthrop and Bob)
Transformations (Janke, Melissa, and Jakovic, Myron)
CLASS TIMES:

M-W-F: 7:30-8:35, 8:45-9:50, 10:00-11:05, 11:15- 12:25, 1:00-1:05, 1:15-2:20, 2:30-3:35, 3:45-4:50, 6:00-7:05, 7:15-8:20, 8:30-9:35
T-TH: 7:30-9:15, 9:30-11:15, 1:00-2:45, 3:00-4:45, 6:00-7:45, 8:00-9:45
WEEKLY: 6:00 P.M.- 9:15 PM. (One night a week.)

Example Schedule for a University Freshman:

MONDAY:
8:45-9:50 DEFM101: Introductory Defensive Magics
2:30-2:35 HIST223: LGNM101: Gnomish
3:00-4:30 Debate Team Practice
6:00-9:15 HIST223: History of the Magus Wars, 1066-1775
TUESDAY:
7:30-9:15 SUMM110: Summoning Theory
1:00-2:45 GEOL102: Introductory Geology
WEDNESDAY:
8:45-9:50 DEFM101: Introductory Defensive Magics
2:30-2:35 HIST223: LGNM101: Gnomish
3:00-4:30 Debate Team Practice
THURSDAY:
7:30-9:15 SUMM110: Summoning Theory
1:00-2:45 GEOL102: Introductory Geology
FRIDAY:
8:45-9:50 DEFM101: Introductory Defensive Magics
2:30-2:35 HIST223: LGNM101: Gnomish
3:00-4:30 Debate Team Practice

What Is Polymagic_U all about, anyway?

Polymagic University and Mary Parker Academy (PUMPA) was created as a game in which I (SquirrelGM) could research certain internet phenomenon.  For reasons I can't divulge at this time I can't tell you what I am studying, but suffice it to say all I need from you, my players, is to... well... play the game, and occasionally take surveys.  Once the research study is completed, the game will continue on without any further need to take surveys.

For more information, go here: http://squirrelgm.livejournal.com/1585.html

So how do I play?

Simple!  You create a LiveJournal account for a student at the High School or University, and join the community polymagic_u !  Then you run your LJ as your character, talking about to your daily life as a student, reacting to GM posted events, and respond to other character's posts as well.

Are there any restrictions?

Yes.  Because there is an actual academic research project being conducted, I do ask that those under the age of 18 not participate in the game until after the research phase has been completed, after which I will be opening it up to anyone who wants to play.

So, do I have to do that silly survey thing you're asking for?

I can't force you to.  But since that's the whole reason I started this thing, the squirrels really would like you to.  Please... think of the squirrels.

Alright, enough about that.  What's the game about?

Well, consider it a sort of spoof of a certain very popular seven book series involving a magical school in England but with a number of key differences.  Like that one, the Magical World is hidden from normal folk, but is still large enough to need schools to educate it's young magical minds.  Polymagic University and the attached high school, Mary Parker Academy, is one of those schools.

You are students at either the University or at the attached High School.  Because there are so few magic users scattered about, it's a boarding school, drawing most of the magic using youth from throughout the central United States.  So the students not only attend school there, they live there as well, in this hidden niche of magic users amongst the mundanes.

Of course, being a magic school full of teens and young men and women, there's always some sort of mayhem going on!  The game involves your posting on your (character) LJ about these happenings, and responding to other people's LJ events as well!

So all I do is just post blogs as my character?

And respond to other people's posts.

What if I want to write a scene with a couple other people so that we can post about it in our LJs?  Do I do that on my LJ?

Nope.  That's what polymagic_logs is for.  Just go there, and post to that community with who is involved and what is happening.  Then, all of you involved can just reply back and forth until the scene is written!

What if I need to talk to someone out of character about something?  Or I want to make an announcement, bounce ideas off of people, anything like that?

Conveniently enough, you can use polymagic_ooc for that.

Is there any particular reason why we need to friend everyone individually if we've already friended the 3 communities, and everyone is supposed to be posting specifically in those three communities?

Knowing people the way I do, I'm pretty sure that a lot of people will post to their LJs, rather than to the community as a whole. By friending the individual blogs, we can still see those rather than them being missed altogether.

Besides, the squirrels like it.  Be nice to the squirrels.

You're cool, you know that?

I'm a squirrel, of course I'm cool.

This sounds good!  But is there anything I'm not allowed to do?

Mostly this is a common sense thing.  But just a few things that come to mind include not doing major damage or destruction, not seriously messing up another player's character without their permission, and keeping any REALLY adult sort of subjects safely off screen.  I'm sure this list will grow longer.

Well, what about character types?  Anything I'm not allowed to do with that?

Well, you have to be a student at the High School or University.  So you can't be a professor or a ghost or something.  And while I won't insist you have to be pure human, I would prefer you are able to pass yourself off as one.

What about an activity requirement?  Is there a minimum number of posts a month I have to make?

Well, obviously, the more often you post, the happier I'll be, and the more other people get to play with you.  But no, there's no minimum.  No maximum either!

I have another question.

Great!  Go ahead and post it below, and I'll get right on it!