Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2021 11:42:20 GMT -7
rowena ronda root
WAND 14 inches, Vine, Hippogriff feather
APPEARANCE Height: 5'8 She looks exactly like her playby without any real differences. People are usually surprised when they find out she is quarter druid until she brings up that her grandfather and mother were not druid and biracial. | pronunciation Row-ee-nah nickname Ro, Winnie age & birthday 38 February 2, 1988 gender & pronouns Female She/her blood status half-blood quarter druid (quarter druids don't have any druid abilities) sexuality Straight face claim Dichen Lachman | ||||||||||
PERSONALITY Rowena is the type of person that comes off as very open minded, accepting, and willing to change but also very close minded when it comes to "outdated" ideas. She is forward thinking and is always looking for ways to do things better. Very much a "just because it works, doesn't mean it can't be better" way of thinking. She is in many ways a stereotypical Slytherin. She's very ambitious and cunning. Though considering her track record can you blame her? She's been in politics her entire adult life. You don't survive in politics without being cunning. Though she's never been "corrupt". After spending so many years in countries known for their corruption she has a strong moral compass and holds fast to what is right and wrong. Her resolve and beliefs are like a mountain. You cannot make it bend no matter how hard you try. When it comes to people she can come off as very dominate. She has a personality that commands a room or conversation. Though, thankfully it isn't to a degree that means she'll overshadow others that are trying to speak up. She's someone that respects every point of view and wants to hear what people have to say (though maybe she's just way to polite for her own good in these moments. She always listens to what people have to say.). Heaven help you if you interrupt her though. She doesn't put up with any sort of disrespect being directed to her or others and she'll make sure you know your place if you do. ORIGIN & RELATIONS Ireland, though she did spend many holidays at Hy-Brasil growing up. Ronda Root - Great Grandmother, deceased. Lived to the ripe old age of 165. High druid from 2000 to 2020. Was sort of a crazy old lady the last 20 years of her life. She was very much in the " I do what I want cause I'm old" phase. but hey, can you blame her? She got called as High Druid very late in life when she thought she was done with work. Rudolf Root (nee Wilson.) - Halfblood Wizard/druid convert Great Grandfather, alive and kicking. He's enjoying his "retirement". He's moved to a small druid community in Italy to enjoy the sun, visits from his great grandchildren. Yes, he did convert to Druidism. He also took on his wife's surname upon their marriage as the family name would have died out otherwise. Rudolf Root II - Half druid/half wizard Grandfather. He's just living his best life. He chose to follow his father to the Italian druid community. Joy Root (nee Fleetfoot) - half druid/half witch Grandmother. She's just enjoying her days with her husband and father-in-law at the Italian druid community. Her druid mother married a pureblood wizard, thus making her a fell half druid. Rudolf Root III - half druid and halfblood wizard Father, passed away four years ago. He'd always had a weak body and it just didn't improve as he got older. He passed away in his sleep surrounded by loving family, with no regrets. Madeline Root (nee Robinson), Halfblood witch/non druid Mother, alive. She did not convert to druidism but highly respected her husband and his family's beliefs. She currently lives in Italy (not at the druid community her father-in-law is at, though she visits often) and spends her days researching magical cultures and writing books on them (basically she's a magical culture researcher). Rudolf Root IV- quarter druid and halfblood-wizard brother, alive. born in 1986. Brother's spouse/partner, alive. Eldest niece/nephew - born 2010 Middle niece/nephew - born 2011 Youngest niece/nephew - born 2021 Her brother and his spouse either couldn't have children themselves, or chose not to and all three children are adopted. They currently reside in Ireland and their two oldest attend Hogwarts. Regina Madeline Root - quarter druid halfblood-witch sister, alive. born 1990. Delilah Lightwood - Italian druid sister-in-law, alive. Gabriel - nephew. born 2022 Adele - niece. born 2025 They live in Italy, running their own vineyard near the druid community (close enough to let all the Roof and Lightwood relatives babysit the kids all they wants). Basically Regina and Delilah met when Regina's great grandfather and grandparents moved to the Italian druid community and the rest was history. Mama Madeline lives with them. They used magical IVF and a sperm donor to have their children. Ex-husband - alive and well. They divorced 6 years ago. He was a Russian diplomat. They were married from 2016-2021. Basically they were just very different people and it was never really meant to work out. They split amicably. (there may be other Root relatives as her grandfather and father were not only children, but I chose to only expand on her direct lineage for the moment) HISTORY Rowena is the second born child of Rudolf III and Madeline Root, the union of a halfblood druid and witch. Some might raise an eyebrow from her heritage but for the Roots? Intermarrying with nondruids had long been accepted. Her childhood was a happy one, though if not a bit unusual. Her parents had settled in Ireland though she still spent a great many holidays at Hy-Brasil. When Rowena was old enough to begin school her parents were quite concerned. But who would blame them? Her first year at Hogwarts was just a few months after the terrible final battle between the Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort! None the less, off to Hogwarts she went. That first night she was sorted into Slytherin. It wasn't a surprise to her parents. She'd always been an ambitious child. When she set her mind to something, nothing could stop her. Her years at Hogwarts weren't too eventful but they were informative. She did well in her studies, she played quidditch her sixth and seventh year, she made friends, etc. Overall a very normal education! Though she did at least find her passion during these years of diplomacy. During the summer and winter breaks she spent time with her family on Hy-Brasil. With her great grandmother being High Druid at the time she spent a great deal of that time following her great grandmother around, and learning everything she could about politics. Upon her graduation she immediately applied for a position at the ministry. She did her time as an intern before being promoted to an organizer for visiting diplomates. It wasn't what she wanted to do forever, of course, but she knew she needed to learn more and more about politics and foreign policies. The position also let her make many connections with visiting diplomates. After a few years her great grandmother reached out to her with an offer that was hard to refuse: the druid advisor to the ministry. The position's purpose was to help the Ministry understand Druid culture, and also help represent the druids to the Ministry. Perhaps there was some nepotism in the decision, but she was also quite qualified. Having been raised in both cultures she was ideally positioned to represent both interests to the groups. She served in that position for several years before she was offered the job of a lifetime. She became a diplomat for the Minister and spent a majority of her time in Eastern Europe and Russia. During these years she met a diplomat from Russia who she would marry. Their marriage was... rocky to say the least. It wasn't that he was a bad man, just that they rushed into the marriage and once the honeymoon phase faded they realized just how incompatible they were. The eventually divorced and went their separate ways, thankfully before there were any children. Rowena was soon called back to the Ministry and offered a new position. To represent the UK Ministry of Magic at the International Confederation of Wizards. This was Rowena's dream. Where could she go from here, after all? She'd be content to stay in the position as long as possible. So, she worked tirelessly to ensure that she did the best job she could so there'd never be any reason to remove her from the position. It was during her time as the representative that many events were set in motion, particularly the issue of the Purifiers. Without going into too many details, Rowena has been extremely upset and infuriated by how the Ministry has handled many of the events of the last few years. She felt the Ministry's actions were either insufficient, or completely wrong. But unfortunately her position did not give her any sort of power or authority at the Ministry itself. This frustration grew even more when Krum was voted into office. It wasn't her ambition to have him removed from office, or to take the position of Minister. She'd been very vocal about her dissatisfaction though that when he was removed from office she wasn't surprised. If anything she was relieved others felt similarly. Though she was surprised when the position fell into her own lap. After being frustrated with the politics of the Ministry in past years she suddenly finds herself in a position to do something about it. OOC
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